by alex | Jun 8, 2022 | Sustainability
New York state lawmakers have passed a two-year ban on energy-hungry proof-of-work crypto mining that uses carbon-based fossil fuel power plants. Energy-Hungry Crypto-Mining One of the big environmental challenges of cryptocurrency mining is that it requires a large...
by alex | Jun 8, 2022 | newsletter
The new AI-based interview Warmup tool from Google uses questions from a series of industry experts to help users prepare for job interviews. Tech Jobs And Skills Gap Googe says that this news Interview Warmup tool was developed as part of its own Google Career...
by alex | Jun 8, 2022 | newsletter
The new, free Firefox Translations browser extension translates websites in the browser without using the cloud, using machine learning. Client-Side Translations Firefox Translations provides automated translation of web content but, unlike cloud-based alternatives,...
by alex | Jun 8, 2022 | newsletter
In this tech-insight, we look at what a blockchain domain is, what it is used for, how to buy one, and what may bring them more into mainstream usage. What Is Blockchain? Blockchain is an incorruptible peer-to-peer network (a kind of ledger) that allows multiple...
by alex | Jun 8, 2022 | newsletter
The world’s first ‘exascale’ computer, called the ‘Frontier’ computing system (i.e. a supercomputer) from Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, has smashed the exascale computing speed barrier. What Is The Exascale? The exascale is a computing system threshold...
