A court in Colombia’s capital Bogota ordered the release of the city’s former police commander after the prosecution failed to timely call him to trial on corporate spying charges. Retired General Humberto Guatibonza was given house arrest almost a year ago after he was linked to a criminal organization that used the Prosecutor General’s Office’s […]
Google on Wednesday rolled out a series of updates to its Android developer tools, including releasing the developer preview of Jetpack Compose. The updates, announced at the Android Dev Summit, are part of Google’s overall effort to give more guidance to developers, offering simple tools and best practices. techrepublic cheat sheet Android Jetpack is a […]
The phenomenon of AIOps, a software movement that combines artificial intelligence with IT management tasks, is less than it appears, according to IBMs, and the company intends to fill the void with a future product offering. “AIOps is an interesting catchphrase, but there’s not a lot of reality to it today,” said Rob Thomas, who […]
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU member states on Wednesday delayed a decision on whether to grant Britain a three-month Brexit extension, while Prime Minister Boris Johnson said if the deadline is deferred to the end of January he would call an election by Christmas. Britain appears closer than ever to resolving its 3-1/2-year Brexit conundrum, after […]
Having never been to Cyprus before, the sense of familiarity came as a surprise. The western-Mediterranean island may be two thousand miles, or a 4.5-hour flight, away from London, but things like high English literacy rates, right-hand drive cars and UK plug-sockets make arriving here feel relatively stress free. My destination was the Amara, which […]
If your cat is the outdoorsy type, it’s important to know the rules of winter safety. While most cats enjoy the safety four walls bring, some cats just aren’t content unless they’re able to spread their legs outside. While that fluffy coat might help stave off the winter blues, it won’t keep your kitty from […]
The US publisher of a new book by Naomi Wolf has cancelled its release after accuracy concerns were raised. Outrages: Sex, Censorship and the Criminalisation of Love details the persecution of homosexuality in Victorian Britain. But during a BBC radio interview in May, it came to light that the author had misunderstood key 19th Century […]
BERLIN (Reuters) – Google (GOOGL.O) said on Wednesday it had achieved a breakthrough in computer research, by solving a complex problem in minutes with a so-called quantum computer that would take today’s most powerful supercomputer thousands of years to crack. A handout picture from October 2019 shows Sundar Pichai with one of Google’s Quantum Computers […]
Issued on: 23/10/2019 – 18:16Modified: 23/10/2019 – 18:39 US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday the United States would be lifting sanctions on Turkey, hailing the success of a ceasefire along its border with Syria, which he says is now permanent. Advertising Read more “Earlier this morning, the government of Turkey informed my administration that […]
Two businessmen from the former Soviet Union, who are linked to efforts by U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer to investigate his political foes, have pleaded not guilty to charges of attempting to hide illegal campaign contributions to politicians. Ukrainian-born Lev Parnas and Belarus native Igor Fruman made the pleas on October 23 in a […]