Starting with the update improvements, Microsoft says Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S consoles now automatically detect when game updates are available. While the console has always done this, consoles will now find updates faster. Microsoft says this should result in a noticeable improvement when launching a game and in the game collection. Secret Achievements The big news in this update is Secret Achievements, which will be available across Xbox consoles....

“Skype has always been the easiest way to share your screen with others and now we’re taking one of our most popular features to Skype for Web Preview on a Chrome browser!” said Microsoft’s Karah. “Thanks to this new feature, you no longer need extensions or plugins, just login to Skype for Web Preview on your desktop through your Chrome browser and start sharing your screen by clicking on the share screen icon....

“As the 343 Team looks ahead and works on the future of Halo, we periodically take stock of everything we currently operate and support across the entire franchise ecosystem,” the developer said on Thursday. “As time goes by, various applications and services fall out of scope and are de-prioritized as they are no longer a key component of our future plans and aspirations. Ceasing support and operation of these legacy offerings frees up resources that can be re-deployed on better services for the future”....

There are various problems that cause 100 Disk Usage Problem in Windows 10. Start with Corrupted system files, Buggy windows updates, Any windows service stuck running, security software (antivirus), third-party app or Disk drive errors and more. Whatever the problem here 5 working solutions you may apply to Fix 100 Disk Usage Problem in Windows 10, 8.1 and 7. How to fix 100 disk usage in Windows 10 For starters, always start by disabling any third-party anti-virus/anti-malware program as those programs can have a tendency to access the disk all the time....

The significance here is that the AI’s natural language processing usually utilizes huge rooms of servers to function. With them, it can return answers in milliseconds, perform complex computations, and reference location data. Perfect Hashing and Smart Vehicles “Traditional hash functions sometimes produce collisions. We address this problem by using a more advanced hashing technique called perfect hashing, which maps a specific number of data items to the same number of memory slots but guarantees there will be no collisions,” he explains....

Winning the JEDI contract from the Pentagon has been a complicated process. Other companies were removed for the running for simply lacking the cloud infrastructure necessary. Some of those companies, notably Oracle and IBM called for the contract to be split amongst vendors. Political Influence “I think when you have a sitting president who’s willing to publicly show his disdain for a company and the leader of a company, it’s very difficult for government agencies including the DoD to make an objective decision without fear of reprisal....

Tech careers have become more and more sought by candidates dreaming of a rewarding profession, and software development is one of the favorites in this case. Every tech enthusiast’s goal is to have a go at popular, big-name companies like Microsoft, but this career path might be unclear for most. So, what does it take to become a renowned Microsoft developer? A lot of work, of course, but you should also possess some valuable skills we will discuss in the following....

According to Nikkei Asia, Foxconn and Luxshare Precision Industry are testing production runs of the Apple Watch in Vietnam. It is worth noting that this diversification is specific to the Apple Watch and potentially MacBooks. Apple already has a manufacturing presence in Vietnam, with the iPad and AirPod devices made in the country. However, the manufacturing of Apple Watch hardware requires more precision and skilled workers. Foxconn is testing Vietnam to see if it can supply those skilled employees....

1 Azure Data Explorer2 Azure Data Factory Mapping Data Flow (Preview) Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) Gen2 provides more compatibility, especially the Apache system. Microsoft has built ADLS on top of Blob Storage through Gen2. This allows the service to function on Apache, including integration with Apache Spark and Hadoop. Microsoft has reduced compute operations while boosting overall performance by developing a hierarchical namespace (HNS). The HNS supports atomic and folder file operations in Azure Data Lake....

iSunshare CloneGo Key Features This Windows system/partition clone software adopts a partition-to-partition mode and enables you to clone the whole hard disk to new HDD/SSD. You can copy, backup and restore the partition in a Windows computer to another hard disk quickly. 1 iSunshare CloneGo Key Features1.1 Copy Windows OS to another hard drive without reinstallation1.2 Backup and Restore Windows partition safely1.3 Clone dynamic volume to basic disk1.4 Make boot disk1....

The petition was made at the U.S Bankruptcy Court in the southern district of New York and revealed some financial information. The LLC listed assets between $100,001 and $500,000, and liabilities between $1 and $10 million. The submission was signed on behalf of the firm’s board by Jennifer and Rebekah Mercer, daughters of businessman Robert Mercer. Robert allegedly offered Cambridge Analytica’s services to Nigel Farage’s UKIP in order to secure a successful Brexit vote....

When thinking of Chinese companies, it is still easy to dismiss with a “Chinese Knockoff” jab. A cursory glance on eBay suggests that perception is warranted. However, in the tech sector, China has made its presence felt at all ends of the market. In the smartphone market, Chinese manufacturers sold 48% of all handsets during Q3. Xiaomi, Huawei (the 2nd largest smartphone seller), and Oppo (4th) have enjoyed success with good devices....

The offerings tie into the company’s plan to refocus the assistant from a standalone helper to an aide of sorts. Last year, it announced the ability for enterprises to build custom virtual assistants, and it seems that the theme will continue in 2019. Build will have demos of Microsoft’s Virtual Assistant technology, which uses ties in the company’s Conversational AI cognitive services and Bot Framework for a robust enterprise solution....

1 Neural Network Breakthrough2 From Google to Linguee to DeepL DeepL seeks to change that, combining a supercomputer with “a breakthrough in neural machine translation,” to achieve results translators prefer by a factor of 3:1. Its AI can allegedly capture slight nuances in language unreachable by any other service. It also wins out in some automated tests, with a record BLEU score of 31.1 in English-German and 44.7 in English-French. Google’s previous 2014 score for German was 28....

However, the DoD is asking for an additional 30 days to reach a decision. If allowed, the Pentagon would receive a new September 16 deadline. Specifically, there are concerns “resulting in multiple solicitation amendments, rounds of proposal revisions, and exchanges with the offerors’ that have led it to need more time.” Legal Battle The JEDI war cloud contract is worth $10 billion to a winner. It will upgrade aging DoD systems onto new cloud services....

Facebook has decided to embrace Visual Studio Code to drive its own development. Microsoft’s solution is a good choice considering its widespread support in the open source community. Indeed, VS is mature platform that is perfect of a major development environment. In a blog post, the social network explains why it chose Microsoft’s tool to drive internal development: “Visual Studio Code is a very popular development tool, with great investment and support from Microsoft and the open-source community....

More specifically, though, it won’t let Huawei pre-install Facebook, Instagram, or WhatsApp on its devices. Things should remain much the same for current users, who will still receive updates and will keep the apps. Arguably, then, this is a short-term positive for new consumers. They won’t have to put up with unwanted apps on their device and can instead install what they need. However, the future of Huawei’s phones is currently quite uncertain....

Facebook is introducing a new feature that shows more details about content on the platforms. Users will see a prompt when they decide to share content. This prompt pushes users to open a link and read the content before sharing in on a news feed. It also warns users that there is a risk that articles are missing key facts. It’s worth noting Facebook will only send the prompt when it detects users have not read an article....

Reuters reports that Facebook (Meta) will pay $725 million to settle the case. The 73-page document highlights how difficult the case has been and that it has had a positive impact on the tech industry. As for the result, this is the largest settlement in Meta/Facebook’s history. Furthermore, it is the highest payment ever in a class-action related to data privacy. However, as part of the settlement Meta is admitting no wrongdoing....

Easy Duplicate Finder (EDF) works on Windows and Mac and has some really advanced features we haven’t seen in other duplicate finders. Let’s have a look at what it has to offer. Scan for Duplicate Files Easy Duplicate Finder has 13 different scan modes, which are perfect for different types of duplicate files. When you open the app for the first time, the “File Search” mode is preselected. This scan mode works with all file types and it’s the one you’ll be using most of the time....