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Many corporations still rely on legacy technology, says Mark Hinkle. For example, “mainframes still run a large amount of COBOL. In fact, our whole financial system relies on technology that is unlikely to move to the cloud in the near future.”
But, he notes, “just...
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Generative AI tools like GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT are now regularly used by software developers, says Heather Meeker, leading to many questions relating to copyright and open source license compliance.
“Organizations that manufacture generative AI tools like GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT train those tools...
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Open source software offers a way to refurbish old computers and keep them in service by installing Linux, says Howard Fosdick.
This article tells you how to approach the process in eight steps, including:
Finding an appropriate machine
Ensuring the hardware works
Preparing the disk
Selecting and installing software
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Web storage is a feature of HTML5 that allows web applications to store data locally within a user's browser, explains Boateng Dickson. “The two most common forms of web storage are LocalStorage and Session Storage.”
In this article, you will learn about the theoretical and...
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The Django team has announced the 5.0 release of the free and open source Django web framework.
Django is a “high-level Python web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design,” says the website. “It takes care of much of the hassle of web...
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GitHub’s private vulnerability reporting feature for open source repositories is now available to all project owners, says Helga Labus.
The feature, which has been available in public beta since November 2022, “provides a direct collaboration channel that allows researchers to more easily report vulnerabilities, and...
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Kubernetes comes with its own web UI, known as Dashboard, for deploying containerized applications to a cluster, says Mary Branscombe.
However, a wide range of alternative Kubernetes dashboards are available. “Some aim to simplify operations and provide guardrails, others add advanced features or integrate Kubernetes...
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“It’s becoming increasingly clear that we’re going to need an AI Bill of Materials (AIBOM),” says James Governor.
Such an AIBOM would provide detailed descriptions of sources, weighting, biases, etc. and “need to consider and clarify transparency, reproducibility, accountability and Ethical AI considerations,” he says.
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Interest and investment in European healthtech is booming. The (often archaic) health industry has adopted new technology like never before — from digital screening and diagnostics apps to patient engagement platforms and hardware.
Healthtech startups have...
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CodingDojo searched hiring data and employment statistics to find the hottest tech jobs of 2022, says Owen Hughes at ZDNet.
Based on information from Glassdoor and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the company compiled a list of 10 jobs that remain in high demand...
