Software: Windows 10 support ending in late 2025
…version 22H2 will be the end of the road for Windows 10, according to a road map update posted yesterday. Microsoft product manager Jason Leznek reiterated that Windows 10 will…
Automation: Google says their AI can soon replace software engineers
Google can now see a time when coding is automated and human programmers “solve harder challenges.” Source: Google now sees a time when coding will be automated, rolls out AlphaCode…
Security: The scammers are out in full force this morning
This is the 2nd email phishing scam email I’ve received this morning – and it is still mid-morning on the west coast of the U.S. Note some of the oddities:…
Memory issues on the blog
I have several blogs running on a shared web server host. For several months, they have been offline 1-3% of the time – which is terrible uptime performance. Yesterday, the…
Business: Disney lays off entire virtual reality “metaverse” team
Disney has cut its metaverse division as part of the layoffs that will begin this week. Source: Disney cuts metaverse division under Iger’s restructuring It kinda, sorta looks like FB’s…
How the Lily Collins Facebook Hack May have worked
Details are here. I believe there were multiple attack vectors. The one described at the link is an analysis of a Google Chrome extension that grabbed the authentication cookie for…
Yes: “Is there a drop in software engineer job openings, globally?”
Peak hiring was back in 2021 and early 2022, but since then there has been a steady and fairly shop reduction in software engineer/software developer job openings
Business, Demographics: TechCos might drop 4-year degree requirement
She believes the mismatch is two-fold: the time it takes to hire is too long, and hiring overlooks underrepresented groups. For example, Colangelo said only half of GenZ workers plan…
Software-> Very nice: “Python-based compiler achieves orders-of-magnitude speedups”
Codon is a new tool that compiles Python code to run it more efficiently and effectively while allowing for customization and adaptation to various domains. Source: Python-based compiler achieves orders-of-magnitude…
Tech: Is interest in VR helmets waning?
Meanwhile, he acknowledged that the current Quest is struggling to keep new users engaged. “Right now, we’re on our third year of Quest 2,” he told employees. “And sadly, the…