Weekly round-up: JDK 13 official schedule, Go’s growth, TypeScript, & more
JDK 13 schedule Just a few weeks ago, Mark Reinhold added a proposed schedule for JDK 13 to the JDK mailing list. It’s finally approved and...
Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin’s B Capital makes $406M first close of new fund
B Capital, the VC firm from Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, has made the first close of its second fund. The firm has closed out $406 million...
Geek Trivia: What Determined The Direction Of Clock Hand Movement?
What Determined The Direction Of Clock Hand Movement? Religious Tradition A Royal Decree Right-Handed Clock Makers Sundials Think you know the answer? Source : Geek Trivia:...
UK looks to crack down on social media companies which don’t stop harmful content
The UK is set to unveil new measures against the spread of harmful and violent content on the internet. The Online Harms white paper, set to...
‘Avengers: Endgame’ press conference left chairs empty to honor fallen comrades
Warning: This story contains spoilers for Avengers: Infinity War. Sometimes a press conference is just a press conference. But it’s not often a memorial that punches...
The Wing poaches Snap’s comms director
Women-focused co-working space The Wing has hired Rachel Racusen as vice president of communications. Racusen has been the director of communications at Snap, the developer of...
Kumail Nanjiani takes you on the most extreme Uber trip of your life in ‘Stuber’ trailer
Imagine a high-action buddy cop situation that kicks off during your next Uber ride. Comedian Kumail Nanjiani and Guardians of the Galaxy star Dave Bautista have...
The team behind Baidu’s first smart speaker is now using AI to make films
The HBO sci-fi blockbuster Westworld has been an inspiring look into what humanlike robots can do for us in the meatspace. While current technologies are not...
Misogyny at Microsoft, Farscape, and the New Airpods: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week
It’s April 2019—and perhaps the month that will later be known as the dawn of the Age of Fungus. A concerning report in the New York...
All the most relatable animals on Netflix’s ‘Our Planet’
On Friday Netflix released Our Planet, the newest David Attenborough nature documentary from the people who brought you Planet Earth 1 and 2. It’s stunning. More...
