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Dark emerges from stealth with unique ‘deployless’ software model
Dark has been keeping its startup in the dark for the last couple of years while it has built a unique kind of platform it calls “deployless” software development. If you build your application in Dark’s language inside of Dark’s editor, the reward is you can deploy it automatically on
Social Media Has Normalized The Idea Of Sharing Without Consent
Social media has ushered in a new era of accountability in which ordinary people are emboldened by smartphones and social media to document the world around them, from the events they witness to the lived experiences that define their lives. At the same time, ubiquitous cameras and the pursuit
Latest 737 Max fault that alarmed test pilots rooted in software
As U.S. government test pilots ran through dozens of flight scenarios on the Boeing Co. 737 Max in recent weeks, a potential failure got their attention. The plane’s flight computer tried to push the aircraft’s nose down repeatedly during a simulator run, prompted by a stream of erroneous flight data. The Federal Aviation Administration pilot
The Destructive Power of Social Media—And How Successful Women Can Navigate The Hate
If there is a single thing the last decade has made crystal clear to the world, it’s the resounding power and influence of social media, not always for the better, and again and again, women have borne the brunt of the abuse of its worst actors. Now,
Revolutionizing the web development sector
IoT is a diligent technology that has totally transformed our daily lives. But how has the technology affected web developers? In this article, we attempt to understand the impact of IoT on the web development landscape. IoT is undoubtably a big tech-wave in the web development landscape. It
Facebook And Twitter Earnings: Social Media Takes The Stage
Earnings are in full swing this week and technology investors who hold any of the nation’s major social-media companies are likely preparing for a hectic few days. Facebook (FB) and Twitter (TWTR), two platforms on which millions of investors and non-investors alike share their memories, gripes and
Forget Windows, Linux or MacOS: Try these alternative operating systems
No Windows, no Linux, no macOS: is there really a desktop operating system that’s worth using outside of the big three? We’ve set out to answer that question, and while there are no absolute definitive answers here – everyone’s use case is different, after all – we’ve discovered ten distinct
Would Fining Social Media Companies Force Them To Tackle Horrific Content?
Facebook logo. (JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images) GETTY One of the greatest challenges confronting the modern Web is how to address the rise of the horrific content that is increasingly toxifying it. For their part, social media companies have largely pivoted from their public stances that once viewed free
The Social Media Filter Bubble’s Corrosive Impact On Democracy And The Press
Social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook have become the go-to lenses through which academics, pundits, policymakers and the press see the world. When it comes to fast-moving fields like politics, it seems Twitter has become the defacto publishing medium of the US government, with almost every
What The Open Mobility Foundation Says About Cities, Software And Standards
Analyzing data from the use of electric scooters, bicycles and other new mobility options is a priority for cities. GETTY Last month, 15 cities — Los Angeles included — created something unprecedented: their own standards body. A year after launching the Mobility Data Specification (MDS) — a suite of APIs