How to Set Up and Use the Google Titan Key Bundle

Google recently released a set of two-factor authentication (2FA) security keys called the Titan Security Bundle. This set includes a traditional USB-based Universal Second Factor (U2F) key for use on a computer and a combination Bluetooth/USB key for mobile. Here’s how to get it all set up.

The Best Creative Building Games (That Aren’t Minecraft)

Minecraft is great! Until your two-week project recreating the Sistine Chapel gets anachronistically exploded by Creepers.

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How to Record Skype Calls

Skype now lets you record calls with no additional software. Microsoft’s new call-recording feature works for both audio and video calls, and even records shared screens in video calls. Skype notifies everyone on the call that it’s being recorded.

AI will diversify human thinking, not replace it: Tata Communications study

According to the study, 90% leaders agreed that cognitive diversity is important for management and 93% believe AI will enhance decision making.

Here’s What’s New in Google Chrome 69

Chrome 69, which marks the browser’s 10-year anniversary, is a huge release. The slick new theme is the most visible change, but there are more new features. For example, you can now personalize Chrome’s New Tab page with background images and custom shortcuts.

Larger PlayStation Controllers

A little over two years after the initial release of the PlayStation, Sony released updated controllers that were 10 percent larger to afford a more comfortable grip for players and had a longer cord with a ferrite bead to suppress high-frequency noise.

Fastest growing jobs in tech: Survey

The top five – as also eight of the top 10 – fastest growing jobs for professionals in India are in technology, according to an analysis by LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional networking site.

Make Chrome Look Normal Again With This Hidden Option

Chome 69 has a new, rounded look, but some people prefer the old style. Here’s how to get it back.

How to Search for Cool Wallpapers Online

The default wallpapers that come with your computer, phone, or tablet aren’t necessarily terrible, but if you want to give your device a unique look, using a custom wallpaper is the best option. Here’s how and where to find cool wallpapers online.

Best SD Cards for Your Camera

Digital cameras save your photos and videos to SD cards.

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Geek Trivia: The First Automobile Road Trip Was Through?

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Solving the Needs of DevOps / Developers with Streams Messaging Manager

Two weeks ago, we announced the GA of Streams Messaging Manager (SMM) 1.0 to cure enterprises of their Kafka Blindness. We discussed how SMM addresses the needs of three groups in the enterprise: Platform Operations, DevOps/Developers and Security/Governance teams. In this second installment of the SMM blog series, we focus on the DevOps/Developers persona and explain […]

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Building a Cybersecurity Eco-System on a Shared Data Platform

In recent years, the number of cyber security vendors has multiplied, nearly as fast as the number of attacks. With this profusion of new tools, security practitioners are faced with complex buying and implementation cycles, and integration challenges across increasingly numerous silos. It’s not just our attack surfaces that are increasing thanks to new, and […]

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Uber Will Deactive Riders With Low Average Ratings, Just Like They Do For Drivers

It’s well known by now that anything less than a five-star rating can lead to negative consequences for Uber drivers.

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8 Must-Have Items To Keep In Your Car

Whether you spend a lot of time in your car for your daily work commute or just use it mostly for trips to the store, there are a handful of m…

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The Best Power User Tips for Discord

Discord rocks a sleek, minimalist design, at least compared to alternatives like Teamspeak and Skype. Many of the most useful features aren’t apparent until you dig into the settings and turn them on.

Chrome 69 Generates Strong Passwords For New Online Accounts

Chrome now recommends strong passwords when you create an account, meaning you’ve got no excuse for re-using a password ever again.

How to Opt Out of the macOS Mojave Beta

Apple will likely release the stable version of macOS Mojave sometime in September or October of 2018. If you’ve already opted into the beta and want to opt back out, you can downgrade back to High Sierra.

What Does The Hz-KHz Range For Speakers And Headphones Mean?

If you’ve looked at high-end headphones or speakers, you’ve probably noticed numbers on the spec sheet that read something like “20Hz-20KHz.” What do these numbers mean?

The Best Budget 4K TVs

4K TVs are finally getting cheap enough that you can afford them without borrowing money or missing a rent payment.

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Why Mac Hard Drives Don’t Need Defragmenting

On Windows, traditional hard drives (but not solid state drives) typically need defragmenting—a process that can take quite a long time. On macOS (and Linux), you don’t need to worry about it at all. Why is this, and what is defragmenting, anyway? Let’s take a look.

Why Do Websites Redirect to Fake “Congratulations” Gift Card Pages?

It’s probably happened to most people by now: You’re viewing a web page on your phone and, suddenly, you see a popup saying you’ve won a $1000 Amazon gift card or similar fake prize. What’s going on?

Dr. Seuss Pronunciation

Today, we pronounce Dr. Seuss like his surname rhymes with “goose”, but he pronounced it like it rhymed with “voice”.

A Guide to Apache Spark Use Cases, Streaming, and Research Talks at Spark + AI Summit Europe

For much of Apache Spark’s history, its capacity to process data at scale and capability to unify disparate workloads has led Spark developers to tackle new use cases. Through innovation and extension of its ecosystem, developers combine data and AI to develop new applications.

So it befits developers to come to this summit not just to hear about innovations from contributors—but to share their use cases, experiences, research, absorb knowledge, and explore new frontiers.

.@databricks @halfabrane & Frank explain how to build scalable genomics pipelines in the cloud @SparkAISummit #ApacheSpark #UnifiedAnalytics pic.twitter.com/Qc6wencS4k

— { Jules Damji } 📝 (@2twitme) June 6, 2018

In this final blog, we shift our focus to these developers who make a difference, not only in their contributions to the Apache Spark ecosystem but also in use of Spark at scale in respective industries.

Let’s start with CERN’s Next Generation Data Analysis Platform with Apache Spark. Enric Tejedor from CERN will share how Spark is used at scale to process exabyte of data from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in innovative ways. Similarly, Daniel Lanza of CERN will also discuss Stateful Structure Streaming and Markov Chains Join Forces to Monitor the Biggest Storage of Physics Data. Two fascinating talks that will demonstrate the Spark’s scope and scalability.

“Traditional data architectures are not enough to handle the huge amounts of data generated from millions of users,” writes Ricardo Fanjul of Letgo. Learn from his talk on why and how Spark is used in Designing a Horizontally Scalable Event-Driven Big Data Architecture with Apache Spark.

From atomic particles’ collision data in physical sciences to genomic data in life sciences, Spark is there to process data at scale. Thanks to advancement in unified analytics at scale, in particular, Spark’s ability to process distributed data and because of cheap cloud storage, Spark enters new frontiers in Health and Life Sciences. Databricks’ Henry Davidge will share: Scaling Genomics on Apache Spark by 100x.

Hearing from engineers who undertake migrating workloads from one architecture to another, in favor of Spark, is always insightful. Three speakers will chart their Spark migratory journeys: first, learn from Manuele Bardelli (OLX) as he will chart his technical migratory journey in his talk, “All-at-Once, Once-a-Day” to “A-Little-Each-Time, All-the-Time”; second, Matteo Pelati (DBS bank) will share his Spark journey: Migrating from RDBMS Data Warehouses to Apache Spark; and finally, Yucai Yu (eBay) will discuss Experience of Optimizing Spark SQL When Migrating from Teradata.

Research heralds technology shifts and innovation: at CERN it led to WWW; at Google, it led to TensorFlow and more; at UC Berkeley AMPLab, it led to Apache Spark. Two research sessions may interest you: Accelerating Apache Spark with FPGAs: A Case Study for 10TB TPCx-HS Spark Benchmark Acceleration with FPGA (Intel) and Spark-MPI: Approaching the Fifth Paradigm (NSLS-II). Continuously processing time-series data using Spark is one of many use cases. To address how to use it with Spark, Liang Zhang (Worcester Polytechnic Institute) will share his research work, Spark-ITS: Indexing for Large-Scale Time Series Data on Spark.

We take flying for granted just as we do driving. But what of the machinery that propels us to our desired destinations? Over time they tire. How do you monitor or detect or predict preventive maintenance? Messrs Peter Knight and Honor Powrie (both from GE) will show how to monitor engines in their talk, GE Aviation Spark Application – Experience Porting Analytics into PySpark ML Pipelines.

Uber’s ride-sharing service is as ubiquitous in a global city as its skyscraper skyline. Learn how Uber uses Apache Spark for running hundreds of thousands of analytical queries every day with their Hudi Platform, built with Spark. Messrs Nishith Agarwal and Vinoth Chandar (both from Uber) will discuss this use case in their talk: Hudi: Near Real-Time Spark Pipelines at Petabyte Scale

Finally, two structured streaming and machine learning related use cases of notable interest: First, from Vedant Jain (Databricks), A Microservices Framework for Real-Time Model Scoring Using Structured Streaming; and second, from Heitor Murilo Gomes (LIAAD) and Albert Bifet (LTCI, Telecom ParisTech), Streaming Random Forest Learning in Spark and StreamDM.

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Facebook woos Indian devs & creators to build AR effects via AR Studio; Windows version coming soon

A key incentive for these Augmented reality developers is access to an audience of 1.5 billion users who will be able to interact with these experiences across Facebook's family of apps.

Track the Stars From Your Browser With Stellarium Web

Like stargazing? Stellarium, the open source astronomy software used by universities all over the world, now runs in your browser.

The Best Razors for Head Shavers

Whether you’re a long-time headshaver or just thinking about slicking the ol’ dome, having the right razor makes a world o…

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Geek Trivia: Luxury Goods That Are In High Demand As A Result Of High Prices Are Referred To As?

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How to Set Up Your Google Home to Use Two Languages

If you live in a bilingual household, you likely switch back and forth between both languages all throughout the day. Google Assistant can now seamlessly transition between two languages, offering a more familiar feel in bilingual homes.

Google’s “Minis” are the Closest Thing to Memoji We’re Going to Get For Now

Emoji have opened new forms of communication—using little faces makes it easier to express sarcasm, sadness, and nearly any other emotion. Having an emoji that looks like you is even better.