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That’s because the job of being an open-source maintainer is a hard one. While developers fix bugs and create features and reviewers look over their code, the code buck stops with the maintainer. They’re responsible for the ongoing work across broad swathes of an open-source project. As you might guess there are more developers than reviewers and more reviewers than maintainers. Maintainers are the conductors of an open-source project orchestra....

No, I’m not talking about attending an Apple launch event. I’m talking about choosing self-checkout over the human kind. It’s become a severely emotive subject, one that causes conniptions among the usually mild-mannered. Why, some supermarkets are even inserting barriers to prevent shoppers from leaving until they’ve had their self-checkout receipts inspected. Also: The No. 1 way AI is changing grocery shopping But who ever gets the receipt anyway?...

According to IDC, Chromebook shipments are expected to grow 33.5% year-on-year in 2021 and reach 43.4 million units. But looking forward, IDC is predicting that growth will vanish in 2022 and, in fact, decline in growth until 2025. Rival analyst Canalys in May reported worldwide Q1 2021 Chromebook shipments grew a massive 275% in a market led by HP, Lenovo, Acer, Samsung, and Dell. It noted that HP had 595,000 Chromebook shipments in Q1 2020 and grew to 4....

As more and more employees walk out on their (often low-paying) jobs, employers entertain themselves by using more and more surveillance software. Trust has been tossed to the winds. Yet here we are, careening toward Christmas, so you’d think that a little warmth would descend, a little spirit of the season. Sadly, a disturbing survey has descended onto my screen. Its results are likely to bring many to tears and quite a few to update their resignation letters....

The bipartisan provision was passed by the US Senate as part of the $1.5 trillion FY 2022 funding bill with language matching the related Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act, which unanimously passed Senate earlier this month and requires critical infrastructure operators and owners to report substantial cyberattacks, like ransomware, to CISA within 72 hours and within 24 hours of making a ransomware payment. It aims to give the US government, through CISA, greater visibility into the current threat landscape facing US private and public sector organizations....

Can AI play a role? If the answer to the housing crunch is more homes, then technology may help streamline the complex construction and development process. Companies like TestFit are using AI to streamline feasibility studies, a long and complex process that must be conducted prior to building. It’s part of a broader trend of introducing AI to an age-old sector in various small but powerful ways to speed up the pace of construction, everything from equipment management to 3D design....

In 1908, suffragettes came out in numbers to march the streets of New York City, demanding better pay and voting rights. A few months later, nearly half a million women would gather in London in a protest known as “Women’s Sunday,” marching for the same goals. (Women in the UK got the right to vote in 1920; white American women got the vote in 1928. Universal voting rights in the United States only date to 1965....

AI-powered 5G networks will accelerate the “fourth industrial revolution and create unprecedented opportunities in business and society,” Ronnie Vasishta, senior vice president of telecom at graphical chipmaker and software platform developer NVIDIA, said in a special address at the 2021 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona several weeks ago. “Billions of things are located throughout the network and data centers. A ubiquitous 5G network will connect these data centers and intelligent things at the rate, latency, cost, and power required by the application,” Vasishta said....

Of the more than 19,000 cryptocurrencies out in the ether, Bitcoin is the first and most recognized cryptographic digital currency. Despite recent declines in price, at just below $36,000 per coin, it’s still the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, at $683.6 billion as of May 6. And notwithstanding declining market values, Bitcoin remains the most reliable blockchain cryptocurrency, providing stability and security. The creator of Bitcoin is allegedly a computer programmer named Satoshi Nakamoto, whose true identity has yet to be revealed....

That is where CAF America stepped in to assist. The global grantmaking organization served as a conduit between individuals, corporations, foundations, and charities during the pandemic, processing $68 million in donations over the last year for its network of more than 1.8 million charities across 110 countries. The organization did all of this while managing its own digital transformation due to the pandemic, according to CAF America senior vice president Jessie Krafft and Kinga Ile, vice president of thought leadership....

How to clean a flat screen TV or Monitor Materials needed: Distilled water ($1-$2 at your local market or dollar store.)A few microfiber cleaning cloths or lens cloths ($4-$7 for a multi-pack)A squeeze bottle or spray bottle ($4-$5.50)Optional: Mild dish soap ($2-$3 at your local market) Estimated time: 15 minutes Estimated cost: $11-18 for dozens or hundreds of cleanings Watch our step-by-step video below and skip ahead to read instead....

Not only can you use your Echo to answer questions, control your smart home devices, and master your media playback, but you can combine all of these tasks and more into Alexa Routines. Today, we’ll be focusing on the final step of running a routine: How Alexa responds to you. Also: How to change Alexa’s voice on your phone or Echo device Sure, you can just let her give her standard “OK” response, but that’s boring....

You think there must be something wrong with your phone’s earpiece. While it’s entirely possible there is a more complex electronic issue with your device, this problem is far more frequently caused by the bane of electronics everywhere: dirt. The microscopic holes in your iPhone or Android smartphone’s earpiece can easily become clogged with dust and debris, even if you’re meticulous about smartphone hygiene. Luckily, there’s a quick, easy fix that will cost you about a quarter, and could prevent the need for a very expensive, wasted trip to the smartphone repair shop....

But while the platform might be a more kid-friendly version of the original, it’s just as easy for kids to get sucked into their screens, watching video after video. If you’re a parent worried about your kids spending too much time scrolling through videos, YouTube Kids offers a simple solution: screen time limits. Setting screen limits can be a great way for your kids to digest just the right amount of fun content, and these limits are super easy to set up....

When you open a picture in Photoshop and edit the brightness and contrast, for example, an adjustment layer is created and added on top of the photo layer with the edit. So, if you need to copy that photo along with the brightness and contrast adjustment to paste it into another Photoshop window, you can do it quickly by merging them into one, enabling you to work with a single layer again....

I don’t enjoy those days. But, thankfully, I have a set of tools that makes the process manageable. I’m talking about scanning and faxing from your iPhone. Scanning is probably the one you’re most familiar with. Your iPhone has a camera. You take pictures of just about everything with it. So, scanning a document is a natural extension of the taking pictures of everything thing. But faxing? Seriously. Does anyone fax anymore?...

Because of my frequent use of the app (on my preferred mobile platform of choice, Android), on a number of occasions, I have sent the wrong message to the wrong person. It’s never been a catastrophe, but there have been moments of slight embarrassment. Recently, I accidentally discovered a nifty little feature on the mobile Facebook Messenger app that allows for the theming of individual discussions. I immediately employed the feature, applying it to some of my ongoing discussions with certain contacts....

You might be accustomed to apps that give you more options than Google Tasks has to offer. And on the surface, you might think Google Tasks is too simplified a feature to really be all that valuable. Don’t be so certain. Google Tasks does have a trick up its sleeve that elevates its simplicity. Also: Kindle Scribe vs ReMarkable 2: Which e-ink tablet is better for you? Said trick is lists....

Better use of technology to enable flexible learning models was also key to student success. Students who have a great experience reported having easy online access to data and resources (86% great experience vs. 49% poor experience), services available via mobile (82% vs. 61%), positive digital experiences (81% vs. 36%), access to sharing platforms (80% vs. 57%), and personalized experiences tailored to their needs (60% vs. 11%). More than half (57%) of staff anticipate that flexible learning will increase in the near future....

“We know that remote compute is absolutely an imperative for workstation customers and this hybrid environment,” Jim Nottingham, HP’s GM and global head of Advanced Compute and Solutions, said to reporters. HP’s first new plan, combining HP’s ZCentral Software and Teradici CAS, “is going to provide these customers with the most comprehensive remote compute solution for high-performance workflows,” Nottingham said. The ultimate goal of the new plan is to increase productivity for 3D design creators without compromising security, HP said....