Author: Aneesa

Tasks in Teams is currently being rolled out to a small number desktop users, which will continue through September.     Microsoft has started the rollout of the new Tasks app in Microsoft Teams, which brings together both Microsoft Planner and Microsoft To Do within its popular workplace collaboration platform. Microsoft announced in April that it would … Continue reading Microsoft Teams: Here comes the new Tasks app so get ready Continue Reading →

The move aims to improve new GPU-accelerated machine-learning training on Windows 10’s Subsystem for Linux.     Microsoft is now officially the maintainer of the Windows version of PyTorch, a popular open-source machine-learning library created by Facebook.  Microsoft’s decision to take a bigger role in the maintenance of PyTorch for Windows is part of an … Continue reading Microsoft: We’re taking over Windows 10 PyTorch AI library from Facebook Continue Reading →

The researchers created MosAIc, an algorithm that looks for links that humans wouldn’t have thought of.     When MIT CSAIL PhD student Mark Hamilton saw the “Rembrandt and Velazquez” exhibit in Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum last year, he was surprised to see that some works of art that have no connection on paper, can look eerily … Continue reading This AI can discover the hidden links between great works of art Continue Reading →

Hyundai’s hot hatch is getting a new transmission option, with the 2021 Veloster N offering a high-tech dual-clutch automatic alongside the standard six-speed manual. Headed to dealerships in 2021 model year cars come October, the new N Eight-Speed Wet Dual-Clutch Transmission promises what only a few years ago would’ve been unthinkable to enthusiasts: day to … Continue reading 2021 Hyundai Veloster N gets an automatic – but no, it’s not blasphemy Continue Reading →

Microsoft 365 contributed $20 billion in billed revenues to Microsoft’s FY’20 total, sources say. And that number, fueled by accelerating E5 SKU growth, is only likely to grow faster.   Credit: Microsoft Microsoft trumpeted last week that it had surpassed $50 billion in “commercial cloud” revenues in FY’20. As usual, officials didn’t share publicly during the … Continue reading Microsoft 365 is big and getting bigger fast Continue Reading →

The next generation of Red Hat’s flagship business Linux distribution is on its way. Every six months Red Hat releases a new minor update to its core Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), and it’s almost that time again. So, Red Hat just released the beta for RHEL 8.3 on July 28, 2020.  The beta will work on all … Continue reading Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3 beta released Continue Reading →

Another massive switch was clicked overnight, bringing Pokemon GO Battle League into fruition here on July 28, 2020. This update jacked up several key moves in the Go Battle League Season 3 meta, including such oddities as Blizzard, Powder Snow, Infestation, Hex, Drill Peck, and Brave Bird, to name a few. Changes made to the … Continue reading Big Pokemon GO League changes mean ‘Great League’ top 10 just got weird Continue Reading →

Yesterday, Sony revealed the PlayStation Plus free games lineup for August, and now Microsoft is following suit. Today the company revealed the Xbox Live Games with Gold for the month of August, and we’ve got something of a strange sight: not a single Xbox 360 game is included. It isn’t often that happens, but nevertheless, … Continue reading Xbox Games with Gold for August go heavy on classic Xbox nostalgia Continue Reading →

Google today announced plans to lay a new transatlantic undersea cable that connects the United States to two different points in Europe. The cable, which is named after computer scientist Grace Hopper, will connect New York to the town of Bude in the United Kingdom and the city of Bilbao in Spain. This private cable … Continue reading Google sinks new tech to avoid Gmail outages Continue Reading →

Sony has revealed the eagerly-awaited Alpha 7S III, its latest mirrorless camera, though some of the company’s decisions about its capabilities may leave photographers torn. The latest in the A7 series, the camera has a new 12.1-megapixel full-frame sensor along with Sony’s new BIONZ XR image processor, but videographers may be frustrated to find that … Continue reading Sony A7S III official: New sensor & world-first EVF tech but no 8K Continue Reading →