The Pentagon is slamming the brakes on its mega-competition to award a $10 billion cloud computing contract after President Donald Trump suggested the Defense Department might have rigged the contest in favor of Amazon, a frequent target of his criticism. Defense Secretary Mark Esper, who assumed his post July 23, is now reviewing accusations of … Continue reading Pentagon puts $10B contract on hold after Trump swipe at Amazon
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With the acquisition closed, IBM goes all in on Red Hat
IBM’s massive $34 billion acquisition of Red Hat closed a few weeks ago and today, the two companies are now announcing the first fruits of this process. For the most part, today’s announcement further IBM’s ambitions to bring its products to any public and private cloud. That was very much the reason why IBM acquired … Continue reading With the acquisition closed, IBM goes all in on Red Hat
How to Setup Reverse SSH Tunnel on Linux
Reverse SSH is a technique that can be used to access systems (that are behind a firewall) from the outside world. As you already know SSH is a network protocol that supports cryptographic communication between network nodes. Using this protocol, you can do a secure remote login, secure copy from/to a remote machine etc. You’ll … Continue reading How to Setup Reverse SSH Tunnel on Linux
An inside look at the startup behind Ashton Kutcher’s weird tweets
In 2017, Matthew Peltier walked barefoot into a pitch meeting with venture capitalists. Young, male, man bun intact, he certainly resembled the stereotypical successful entrepreneur, but it was his startup, an app designed to bring social media stars and their fans into conversation, that drew skepticism. Shimmur, as it was called, ultimately succeeded in raising … Continue reading An inside look at the startup behind Ashton Kutcher’s weird tweets
Elon Musk’s Boring Company snags $120 million in new funding
Elon Musk’s tunneling and transportation startup The Boring Company has raised its first outside investment through the sale of $120 million in stock, according to a securities filing. The details of authorized sale of stock were first reported by Bloomberg News, which reviewed the filing obtained by Prime Unicorn Index. Steve Jurvetson, a longtime friend, adviser … Continue reading Elon Musk’s Boring Company snags $120 million in new funding
Websites are (probably) making less money because of GDPR
The news: A new working paper suggests that websites are making less money because of the General Data Protection Rule (GDPR). It’s the first study of how the European privacy law affects the revenue of online businesses. GDPR went into effect in May 2018. The authors analyzed data from web marketing service Adobe Analytics and … Continue reading Websites are (probably) making less money because of GDPR
Forget the fine—we should have taken Facebook to court, says FTC commissioner
The $5 billion fine and accompanying order won’t force accountability or impose any restrictions on the way Facebook collects or uses people’s data, warned one of the FTC's five commissioners. It ain’t about the money: As it announced the fine yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission boasted that it has slapped Facebook with the biggest fine … Continue reading Forget the fine—we should have taken Facebook to court, says FTC commissioner
DeepMind is helping Waymo evolve better self-driving AI algorithms
Waymo’s self-driving cars now have something in common with the brains that guide regular vehicles: their intelligence comes partly from the power of evolution. Engineers at Waymo, owned by Alphabet, teamed up with researchers at DeepMind, another Alphabet division dedicated to AI, to find a more efficient process to train and fine-tune the company’s self-driving … Continue reading DeepMind is helping Waymo evolve better self-driving AI algorithms
In-N-Out Files Lawsuit Against Food Delivery Startup DoorDash
Fast food restaurant In-N-Out, known for its delicious burgers and secret sauce, is suing food delivery startup DoorDash, TMZ reported earlier today. In-N-Out, which filed the lawsuit on Nov. 6, 2015, claims trademark infringement and unfair competition. Basically, In-N-Out wants DoorDash to stop delivering their delicious food because of concerns around quality, food handling and safety. … Continue reading In-N-Out Files Lawsuit Against Food Delivery Startup DoorDash
Lagrangian formulation of classical mechanics
In order to begin to make a connection between the microscopic and macroscopic worlds, we need to better understand the microscopic world and the laws that govern it. We will begin placing Newton's laws of motion in a formal framework which will be heavily used in our study of classical statistical mechanics. First, we begin … Continue reading Lagrangian formulation of classical mechanics
