Netflix open-sources security incident management tool

 NetworkWorld: Netflix has released under an open-source license an internal tool it developed to manage a deluge of security alerts and incidents.

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Google self-driving car gets rear-ended in 13th accident since 2009

1.8 million miles later, turns out Google self-driving cars seem pretty safe.

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Inside Out is Pixar's best feature in years

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Opening Fixed-Code Garage Doors With a Toy In 10 Seconds

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Spark Reaches for the Holy Grail: Federated Queries

Hallowed Ground: Data Federation

Data federation technology is software that provides end-users with the ability to aggregate data from disparate sources and formats with virtual database objects. The benefits of this technology includes increased availability and reliability as well as improved access times for BI and data analysis.

The major data warehouse players - IBM, Oracle, SAS, Teradata - set the bar for federation, and the solutions from these companies allow seamless access to data from multiple, external sources via the vendor’s SQL interfaces and APIs. In other words, if you have JSON files, DB2 data, XML, Sybase data... with these federation technologies, you can query across all these sources in a single SQL statement. Of course, these solutions have a cost, both in terms of software licenses and specialized engineers. Apache hopes to alter the landscape with its Open Source Spark project.

Oracle Keeps Pace

Oracle has aggressively kept up with supporting federated queries and providing a unified experience for working with data. Their latest suite of products, including GoldenGate for Big Data and ODI make it possible to tap into data across a wide range of sources, including Hadoop. This quote is from their Data Service Integrator website:

 

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Tiled is a free-to-use flexible map editor used in 2D game creation.

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Typing 'http://:' Into a Skype Message Trashes the Installation Beyond Repair

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How to Design Applied Filters — The most frequently observed issue during usability testing were filtering values changing placement when the user applied them – either to another position in the list of filtering values (typically the top) or to …

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NVIDIA Introduces AndroidWorks For Android Game Developers

Today NVIDIA is expanding their GameWorks developer program to the realm of Android devices. GameWorks encompasses a range of NVIDIA technologies and tools like PhysX, VisualFX, OptiX, and the NVIDIA Core SDK which allows developers to program for NVIDIA GPUs using NVAPI instead of APIs like DirectX or OpenGL. It also includes many tools to help developers test and debug their games.

AndroidWorks aims to simplify the experience of developing games on Android. It includes a number of libraries for developers to use, along with sample code. It also includes a number of tools for profiling performance and debugging. While AndroidWorks is based on NVIDIA's existing Tegra Android Developer Pack, it is not limited to being used on NVIDIA devices. NVIDIA has tested AndroidWorks programs on a number of devices, including the x86 based ASUS Memopad and Google Nexus Player, as well as other ARM devices like the Nexus 7 and the Galaxy Tab S.

To improve on the native development experience offered by the Android SDK and NDK, the tools and SDK included with AndroidWorks integrate with Microsoft's Visual Studio IDE on Windows. NVIDIA plans to provide frequent updates to AndroidWorks, and they hope that it will become the tool of choice for game developers targeting Android.

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Adobe acquires Mixamo, with plans to integrate its tech into Photoshop

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Today Adobe has acquired Mixamo, and has announced plans to integrate the company's 3D technology directly into Photoshop -- to offer its customers easier 3D workflows, as part of Adobe's Creative Cloud suite.
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Google’s Cardboard App Is the Go-To How-To for VR Design

The new app explains the medium's most important principles, using Google's own low-cost headset.

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Raspberry Pi 2 Spotted in Point Break Remake, CSI: Cyber, and Big Hero 6

The movie industry has started to take note that there are very small PCs out there, like the Raspberry Pi 2, and producers have started to add them to film. Point Break is just one example.

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Emulator Now Runs x86 Apps On All Raspberry Pi Models

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Using Logs to Build Solid Data Infrastructure — (Martin Kleppmann) — For lack of a better term, I’m going to call this the problem of ‘data integration.’ With that, I really just mean ‘making sure that the data ends up …

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'Pillar' is a personality test and much more in video game form

"When people think you're dying, they really, really listen to you instead of just -- " "Instead of just waiting for their turn to speak." This scene from Fight Club encapsulates one of the driving ideas behind Pillar, a video game starring a serie...

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Google announces the “Cloud Test Lab,” a free, automated testing service

Upload your APK and Google will test it against the top 20 Android devices.

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Project Brillo is Google's platform for the Internet of Things

Google wants to be everywhere in your home, not just hiding inside your thermostats and smoke alarms. That's why, as rumored, it's just announced Project Brillo, a super-slim operating system that's designed specifically for devices collectively know...

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Lego appears to be building a 'Minecraft' competitor

Lego's new Amiibo-like Dimensions figures haven't even hit stores yet, but already the company appears to be taking on another gaming phenomenon: Minecraft. The world's biggest toy brand has begun including small flyers inside some of its sets advert...

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