[ad_1] Transfer allows Dropbox users to send a copy of files. Recipients won’t need a Dropbox account to receive Transfers, and alterations made by recipients won’t change the original file. Dropbox says it’s “designed for times when you need to turn over large collections of final files to clients and other people outside your company.” […]
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NVIDIA’s RTX GPUs give a speed boost to Adobe’s AI features
[ad_1] As it does with games, RTX GPUs will also allow Adobe Dimension users to speed up rendering of 3D environments (an example is shown above) that use dynamic lighting, reflections and soft shadows. “We’re also adding interactive ray tracing that will enable artists to render fantastic 3D photorealistic scenes that take their environments to […]
8chan returns without its most notorious community
[ad_1] The new site doesn’t currently include /pol/, the 8chan board where shooters posted their manifestos. It’s not yet clear if that’s by choice, but the absence is conspicious. The community was frequently seen as a haven for racism and other extremist ideologies, and it’s arguably the main reason why companies like Cloudflare and Tucows […]
Garmin’s Venu is a great fitness wearable pretending to be a smartwatch
[ad_1] The Venu is a 43mm-wide crossover watch, designed to sit in the grey area between fitness watches, where Garmin is strong, and smartwatches, where it isn’t. It’s a Vivoactive 4 with a nicer-looking body and a higher-res display, which is the main selling point. Where the Vivoactive 4 has a 260 x 260 low-power […]
Adobe Illustrator is coming to the iPad in 2020
[ad_1] The details are scarce for now, and even Adobe admits the process is “still in the early stages.” The company did say that it’s “reimagining the Illustrator experience,” which includes leveraging the “unique capabilities” the iPad offers — things like touch and the Apple Pencil. Adobe says what you create in Illustrator on the […]
The Morning After: Russia’s ‘sovereign internet’ law takes effect
[ad_1] Its policy is about to get an early test.Facebook will let politicians run false ads during UK elections Facebook’s loose policy of allowing politicians to run false ads is going to get tested in short order. The social network won’t fact-check candidates’ ads in the weeks ahead of the forthcoming UK elections on December […]
Wikipedia references now include book previews hosted by the Internet Archive
[ad_1] So far, 130,000 references have been linked to 50,000 digitized books that are hosted by the Archive. To see an example of the new digital referencing in action, you can head to the Wikipedia page for Martin Luther King, Jr. If you look at the reference for Adam Fairclough’s book To Redeem the Soul […]
Chinese hacking group targeted governments in six countries
[ad_1] As uncovered by enterprise security company Positive Technologies, the Calypso APT (or Advanced Persistent Threat) group has been active since 2016 and has targeted state institutions in India, Brazil, Kazakhstan, Russia, Thailand and Turkey. The attacks worked by hacking the perimeter of an organization’s systems, then using special utilities and malware to gain access […]
SpaceX completes crucial tests of its Crew Dragon parachutes
[ad_1] That’s a pretty big milestone, as it beats a goal that CEO Elon Musk had set last month. “We certainly want to get … at least on the order of 10 successful tests in a row before, before launching astronauts,” he said. “So that seems like where the behavior of the parachutes is consistent, […]
Russia is making more Soyuz spacecraft to help NASA’s ISS missions
[ad_1] The other Soyuz vessel would be used for a space tourist flight due in late 2021, although this would help free resources for other missions. Not surprisingly, Russia used the order as a chance to criticize American planning. The country reportedly warned the US that it should have asked for more seats in advance […]