Higher ratings are the ‘lifeblood’ of the smartphone app world but what if they are inflated? From a report: Rating an iPhone app takes just a second, maybe two. “Enjoying Skype?” a prompt will ask, and you click on a 1-5 star rating. Millions of people respond to these requests, giving little thought to their fleeting whim. Behind the scenes, though,…
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Apple Showing Signs It May Soon Launch a Search Engine To Compete Against Google Search
An anonymous reader shares a report from Coywolf News, written by Jon Henshaw: For several years, it’s been reported that Google pays billions of dollars to Apple to remain the default search engine on Safari for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. The deal ensures that iPhone, iPad, and Mac users search with Google when they use Safari. That is unless they manually…
Python Overtakes Java in New Language Popularity Ranking, As Rust Reaches Top 20
“Programming language Python is now firmly the second most popular programming language, for the first time knocking Java out of the top two places in RedMonk’s language popularity rankings,” reports ZDNet: It’s the first time since 2012 that Java is not one of the top two most popular languages in the developer analyst firm’s programming language popularity list. The company’s previous…
Python ‘Dominates’ IEEE Spectrum’s 2020 List of Top Programming Languages
IEEE Spectrum’s August issue will include an article titled “The Top Programming Languages.” Calculated using metrics from 11 online sources, it concludes that “One thing remains constant: the dominance of Python.”
Our default ranking is weighted toward the interests of an IEEE member, and looking at the top entries, we see that Python has held onto its comfortable lead, with Java and…
Announcing the Coursera 2020 Global Skills Index
By Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO, Coursera In a few short months, COVID-19 has profoundly reshaped our world. The economic devastation has been staggering, affecting the lives of more than 555 million workers and 200 million higher education students. As we begin to revive jobs and economies, it will be important to understand the impact of the […]
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Rust Enters ‘Top 20’ Popularity Rankings For the First Time
Programming language Rust has entered the top 20 of the Tiobe popularity index for the first time, but it’s still five spots behind systems programming rival Go. ZDNet reports: There’s growing interest in the use of memory-safe Rust for systems programming to build major platforms, in particular at Microsoft, which is exploring it for Windows and Azure with the goal of…
Pepper Spray Sales Soar On Amazon
The unrest following the death of George Floyd has prompted Amazon shoppers to buy pepper spray for self-defense. According to Bloomberg, “a $9.48 canister of Sabre ‘max police strength’ pepper spray shot up to the top-selling rank in Amazon’s sports and outdoors category Monday morning.” The No. 2 spot was a neck gaiter, which can cover the nose and mouth. From…
2020 Coursera Virtual Conference: Reflections and Resources
By the Coursera Conference Team The Coursera Conference is an opportunity for our global community to engage around innovative teaching and learning experiences. This year, after careful consideration for the growing concerns surrounding the spread of COVID-19, the Coursera Conference transitioned from a two day, in-person event to a free, fully virtual experience focused on […]
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16-Year-Old Beat World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen to Win ‘Banter Blitz Cup’
An anonymous reader quotes CNN:
A 16-year-old Iranian chess prodigy has upended the chess world by beating World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen in the final of the Banter Blitz Cup. Alireza Firouzja defeated the Norwegian 8.5-7.5 in the final of the online quickfire knockout contest — where players must comment verbally on their moves, and their opponents, during the game — to…
TIOBE Suddenly Ranks ‘Scratch’ as the 20th Most Popular Programming Language
Python knocked C++ out of the top 3 on TIOBE’s index of the most popular programming languages this month, while C# rose into the #5 position, overtaking Visual Basic. But the biggest surprise was when last month’s #26 most popular programming language suddenly jumped six spots into the #20 position, writes the CEO of TIOBE Software. “At first sight this…