This week Microsoft .NET is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its .NET platform. It has been 20 years since the first Visual Studio .NET version launched and Microsoft is holding a month long celebration looking back over the last two decades. Over five million developers use .NET and the platform … [Read more...] about Microsoft .NET celebrates its 20th anniversary
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NVIDIA GTC 2022 virtual conference starts March 21st 2022
NVIDIA has today released more details about the upcoming GTC 2022 conference, taking place between March 21 - 24th 2022. This years event will feature a keynote from CEO Jensen Huang, together with over 900 sessions from industry and leaders in the field of artificial intelligence, high performance … [Read more...] about NVIDIA GTC 2022 virtual conference starts March 21st 2022
Indiegogo launch new Trust-Proven Program
This week the development team at Indiegogo have announced the launch of a new Trust-Proven Program for the crowdfunding campaign website. Over recent years crowdfunding has seen a rise in fraudulent campaigns which scam backers out of money providing no rewards for pledges and their hard and cash. … [Read more...] about Indiegogo launch new Trust-Proven Program
UK’s HMRC seizes NFTs in £1.4 million fraud case
The UK's HMRC is thought to be one of the first UK agencies to seize some NFTs (Non-Fungible Token) as part of a £1.4 million fraud case. Criminals have been turning to cryptocurrency and NFTs to hide assets, but law enforcement agencies are able to track these assets down. This is thought to be … [Read more...] about UK’s HMRC seizes NFTs in £1.4 million fraud case
New features to help organize Microsoft Teams breakout rooms
Microsoft has rolled out new features to its Microsoft Teams breakout rooms this week. Enabling organizers the ability to now reassign participants even when rooms are open, and allow them to persist across subsequent sessions and for recurring meetings if desired. This removes the need for … [Read more...] about New features to help organize Microsoft Teams breakout rooms
Windows 11 fixes rolls out to Beta and Preview Channels
Microsoft has this week announced the release of its new Windows 11 build in the form of version 22000.526. The latest release has been rolled out to the Beta and Preview Channels allowing those interested to check out the new features, tweaks and fixes before they are rolled out to the larger … [Read more...] about Windows 11 fixes rolls out to Beta and Preview Channels
Pilotless Black Hawk helicopter takes to the skies with automated flying system
US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and engineers and designers from Sikorsky a Lockheed Martin company. Have this week successfully flown a pilotless Black Hawk helicopter. The UH-60 Black Hawk military helicopter took to the skies with no crew aboard and could be controlled from … [Read more...] about Pilotless Black Hawk helicopter takes to the skies with automated flying system
Qualcomm announces the creation of XR Labs
Qualcomm has invested further in XR and the Metaverse, announcing the formation of XR Labs and a XR R&D hub in Europe. The company has opened its Extended Reality (XR) Labs to further improve its augmented and virtual reality community. With a focus on developing XR R&D projects, engineering … [Read more...] about Qualcomm announces the creation of XR Labs
Apple’s Tap to Pay on iPhone is a new contactless payment solution
Apple has unveiled a new contactless payment system for the iPhone called Tap to Pay on iPhone, the system will allow merchants to take payments with just their iPhone. The company has also revealed that Stripe will be the first payment platform to offer Tap to Pay on iPhone, more details are … [Read more...] about Apple’s Tap to Pay on iPhone is a new contactless payment solution
Peloton CEO John Foley steps down
Peloton has announced that its CEO and co-founder John Foley is stepping down, he will be replaced by Barry McCarthy who is a former CFO of Spotify and Netflix. Foley will move to the role of executive chair at Peleton, the company also announced that it reducing its workforce by around 2,800. The … [Read more...] about Peloton CEO John Foley steps down
Volvo is investing £800 million in new electric car plant
Volvo has announced that it is investing SEK 10 billion in a new electric cars plant, which is around £807 million at the current exchange rate. The company will make the investment at its Torslanda manufacturing plant in Sweden for the production of electric cars. As part of the planned … [Read more...] about Volvo is investing £800 million in new electric car plant
NVIDIA’s acquisition of ARM will not go ahead
NVIDIA's acquisition of ARM has today been terminated. Due to the " significant regulatory challenges preventing the consummation of the transaction, despite good faith efforts by the parties." Regulators throughout the European Union and United Kingdom have been blocking the deal from happening due … [Read more...] about NVIDIA’s acquisition of ARM will not go ahead
