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The auction house will mint the Rose Stereograph Company, a collection of original glass plate negatives from over 140 years of operation, via non-fungible token (NFT). NFTs are used to verify unique items. The blockchain-created certificate of authenticity is used for a digital asset such as art. SEE: NFTs cheat sheet: Everything you need to know about non-fungible tokens (TechRepublic) All physical glass plate negatives being auctioned have been minted as an NFT and ownership of the NFT will transfer to the highest bidder at the conclusion of the auction....

The TypeScript team and Microsoft technical fellow and father of C# Anders Hejlsberg unwrapped the first preview of TypeScript in October 2012, describing it as a superset of JavaScript that brought static typing to the dynamically typed language. The goal was to catch errors faster and extend JavaScript from building web pages to larger applications running in the browser, devices and the cloud. As Daniel Rosenwasser, a senior program manager on the TypeScript team, noted recently: “When TypeScript first debuted, there was a lot of skepticism – and understandably so....

Chromium, the project underpinning Microsoft Edge, Opera, Vivaldi, and dozens more browsers, will support the use of third-party Rust libraries from C++. The team is putting in place the tools to enable Rust code in the Chrome binary within the next year, according to Dana Jansens of the Chrome security team. “We are now actively pursuing adding a production Rust toolchain to our build system,” writes Jansens. Allowing Rust for third-party libraries in Chromium is a significant move towards a modern, memory safe language, but it’s far more limited than the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), which brought Rust in as a new platform language in April 2021 on top of C and C++....

City leaders in Peachtree Corners have spent the last few years investing heavily into technology to build out a smart city outfitted with dozens of sensors and digital tools. Brandon Branham, assistant city manager and chief technology officer of Peachtree Corners, told reporters that the city has long “stressed the importance of smart connected infrastructure to support all parts of an ecosystem,” listing off a slate of technological innovations ranging from autonomous vehicles to autonomous shuttles deployed for residents, pedestrians crossing the road, and smart traffic management....

These two phones are priced just below $400 but have compelling design elements and solid specifications. For those looking for a more affordable phone, one of these two may be a good fit. There are a ton of similarities between the two phones, with a couple of minor feature differences that may sway you to one over the other. The phones are priced about $85 apart, but the lower cost Note 11S may be the better buy for US customers....

A survey of more than 10,500 knowledge workers found that many company executives continue to view the office as the nerve centre of work, despite a growing preference for flexible-working policies amongst employees. See also: Developers wanted: Companies are hiring, and these are skills they’re looking for. The Future Forum Pulse survey, which quizzed knowledge workers in the US, UK, Australia, France, Germany and Japan between July and August 2021, also found that workers were largely being left out of the planning of post-pandemic working policies – suggesting that these plans are being designed around the working preferences of senior leadership....

Intezer security researchers Ryan Robinson and Nicole Fishbein wrote a report detailing the attack, noting that they have already found infected nodes. The two said the attacks were concerning because there are hundreds of misconfigured deployments, and attackers have been detected dropping crypto-miners like the Kannix/ Monero-miner through this attack vector. “We have detected exposed instances of Argo Workflows that belong to companies from different sectors including technology, finance and logistics....

But while many employers have decided to make the switch to remote working permanent, others are encouraging employees to return to the office – either permanently, or as part of a ‘hybrid’ policy. According to a survey of more than 1,100 employees by software company Glean, return-to-office plans are creating problems, setbacks and a general sense of unease among workers who have become accustomed to the freedom of remote working over the past two years....

It was VSS Unity’s fourth spaceflight and first test flight with a full crew in the cabin, which included Virgin Galactic chief astronaut instructor Beth Moses, lead operations engineer Colin Bennett, and VP of government affairs and research operations Sirisha Bandla, in addition to the company’s founder. The flight was the fourth rocket-powered spaceflight by Virgin Galactic and the 22nd test flight of VSS Unity. VSS Unity achieved a speed of Mach 3 after being released from the mothership, VMS Eve, and reached space at an altitude of 53....

Developed alongside clinicians at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, the AI model has been trained using CT scans of asymptomatic patients, with and without prostate cancer, to spot the smallest irregularities, features of disease, and where exactly to look for them, without the need to manually crop the images. In training the AI model, RMIT said the technology performed better than radiologists who viewed the same images and were able to detect cancerous growths “in seconds”....

On Sunday, Russia’s Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Telecom, Information Technologies and Mass Communications, also known as Roskomnadzor, announced that it is banning Zello for spreading “false information” about the invasion of Ukraine. “On March 4, Roskomnadzor, based on the decision, sent the administration of the American Internet resource Zello a request to stop sending messages to users that contain false information about the course of a special operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine,” Roskomnadzor said in a translated statement....

In years past, many users would have hankered after upgrading to the latest smartphone, tablet or laptop at the earliest opportunity. But these days, several factors conspire to put the brakes on such enthusiasm. Chief among these is the recent global economic downturn, which has resulted in reduced consumer demand for new devices. In 2022, global smartphone shipments fell by 12% to 1.2 billion units, a 10-year low, according to analyst firm Canalys....

The claim comes days after Verizon and Samsung announced the completion of a fully virtualised 5G data session over C-band spectrum, from 4GHz to 8GHz. Samsung is currently the network equipment provider for the US telcos’ 5G network deployment, having signed a $6.6 billion supply contract last year. “Samsung has been partners with Verizon for a long time,” Samsung Networks vice president and head of advanced system design lab Jeongho Park told ZDNet....

The South Korean tech giant said in its earnings guidance on Friday that it expected an operating profit of 4.3 trillion won and a revenue of 70 trillion won for the fourth quarter of 2022. Revenue dropped approximately 9% from a year prior while operating profit dipped by 69% over the same time period. Also, operating profit dropped by more than half from the third quarter when Samsung saw its first year-on-year profit decline in three years as demand for chips began to weaken significantly....

That’s good, but professionals might need a little more. This is where the Satechi Pro Hub Max comes into play. This sleek dock connects to the two USB-C ports on the left-hand side of the MacBook and transforms those two USB-C ports into an array of ports that will be useful to professionals and power users. Here’s a rundown of the ports you get: 1 x USB 4 - up to 96W charging, up to 5K 60Hz display output, up to 40 Gbps data transfer (note that to get 5K you will need to use the appropriate Thunderbolt cable and compatible display)1 x HDMI port - up to 4K 60Hz 1 x USB-A 3....

Over at B&H, we’ve spotted a time-limited deal on the BenQ HT3550 4K UHD home theater projector. You would typically pay just under $1700 for the device, but the U.S. retailer is offering $500 off, bringing the cost down to $1200. The BenQ HT3550 4K UHD home theater projector offers users a 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) resolution, a brightness of 2000 ANSI lumens, a 30,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, HDR10 & HLG format compatibility, and zoom capabilities....

For my Slack users out there, allow me to share with you one basic but underutilized trick to stay on top of your thoughts. (But, also, if you use a different collaboration service, read on still. This is just as applicable to you.) Also: This is the free note-taking app Mac users have been looking for Self-messaging seems self-explanatory, right? You start a new conversation, but instead of typing in a co-worker’s name, you type your own and hit enter....

Why not start with the title that could turbocharge not just your skills but your entire career? You can find out how to prepare for a role in the enterprise that is more complex but also more rewarding in “The Software Architect Elevator”. This book is a crowd favorite; readers awarded it an impressive rating of 4.7 out of 5 stars. So you may want to take notes on this one....

But fear not! Here’s a rundown of the Apple purchases you shouldn’t make until the products are refreshed. (Updated following Apple’s September iPhone/iPad event.) Must read: How Apple convinces you to buy old stuff Apple Watch: Wait for the Apple Watch 7 to land soon. MacBook Pro: Big talk of an Apple Silicon upgrade being imminent, so unless you need to replace one urgently, best to hold off for the time being....

Credit cards have been around much longer, but that doesn’t mean they’re better. A tool for every occasion is a good sentiment to think of when choosing financial products. Credit cards certainly have their cons, which vary from card to card, but when used responsibly, they can build credit while putting some money back in your pocket. BNPL offers a convenient way to finance purchases but can negatively impact your credit and potentially lead to consumers purchasing unnecessary items or digging themselves deeper in debt....