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Sonos will release a new app and operating system for its speakers in June

Sonos is today detailing the future of its multiroom home audio strategy, which revolves around a new app and operating system called Sonos S2 that will run on many current Sonos products and be the foundation for all of the company’s future devices. Sonos S2 will be

How to prepare for COVID-19 as a social media manager

WGBH’s Forum Network livestreamed a community conversation on coronavirus Sunday from Boston’s Museum of Science. The stream was made available via Facebook, YouTube and Twitch for those uncomfortable with attending in person. When it comes to public health crises, social media is at the front lines of

Microsoft’s voting software is getting its first test in a small Wisconsin town

People in the small Wisconsin town of Fulton are the first to try out software Microsoft designed to confirm that votes are being properly counted. On Tuesday, Fulton residents are using the technology while choosing who will join the local school board and hold a seat on Wisconsin’s state

Chief Architect OpenLogic, Perforce: Free Software Is Not A Matter Of Price

Perforce’s Justin Reock: Free software in the cloud driving greater levels of innovation. PERFORCE There’s something of a storm brewing in open source. The movement that originated as something of an altruistic rebuttal to the dominance of proprietary software was at first spurned, later eyed with suspicious

Boeing’s passenger spacecraft actually suffered a second unknown software glitch during debut flight

An artistic rendering of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft Image: Boeing Boeing’s new passenger spacecraft suffered a second major software bug during its debut flight to space in December — one that would have ended in a “catastrophic spacecraft failure” had it not been corrected. Fortunately, Boeing patched the issue

From web design to marketing, IoT to bitcoin – there’s a meetup for almost everyone in the Triangle

Scores of organizations hold regular meetups across the Triangle. Here is the latest list. While you’re at it, be sure to check our interactive calendar and this week’s preview of upcoming events. The column is split into multiple parts: January events in the Triangle. January events in other regions

Want To Take A Social Media Break? Here Are Some Easy Ways To Do It

In a day and age where everything’s gone digital, social media has become one of society’s biggest influences. But with it, picture-perfect portrayals of everyday life have become the norm, and contributed to epidemic levels of self-doubt. If you’ve become caught up in the comparison game (or

Bigtincan to give Sephora’s training software a $2.8m makeover

Bigtincan’s (BTH) sales software will become the latest craze in Sephora stores after the company won a $2.8 million contract with the global beauty retailer The cosmetics giant has signed Bigtincan to provide AI software to its customer service staff While the software will only be brought

A Threat To Democracy? What Social Media Has Done To Us

From The Reading List The Atlantic: “The Dark Psychology of Social Networks” — “Suppose that the biblical story of Creation were true: God created the universe in six days, including all the laws of physics and all the physical constants that apply throughout the universe. Now imagine that

Learn these 6 technical skills for a career in software development — and its more than just programming languages

Companies are trying to stay competitive in the job market, investing in future technologies. This has lifted the demand for software engineers. Globally, software development is one of the highest paying tech jobs. With more and more Indians planning career overseas, the demand has surged over the