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Outside of foldables, many people would argue that the smartphone market has stagnated, but this relative lack of innovation is great news if you’re shopping for a more affordable phone. In particular, mid-range handsets (which Tech Advisor defines as costing between £300/$300 and £700/$700 when bought outright) have seen a big leap forward in recent years. In 2025, the best mid-range smartphones are closer than ever to their flagship counterparts. But for every great mid-range phone, there’s at least one other that’s not worth your time. The goal of this article is to help you find the handsets that suit…
Highlights sparklyr and friends have been getting some important updates in the past few months, here are some highlights: spark_apply() now works on Databricks Connect v2 sparkxgb is coming back to life Support for Spark 2.3 and below has ended pysparklyr 0.1.4 spark_apply() now works on Databricks Connect v2. The latest pysparklyr release uses the rpy2 Python library as the backbone of the integration. Databricks Connect v2, is based on Spark Connect. At this time, it supports Python user-defined functions (UDFs), but not R user-defined functions. Using rpy2 circumvents this limitation. As shown in the diagram, sparklyr sends the the…
Databricks has been named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Database Management Systems for the fifth consecutive year.Download a complimentary copy of the report here. 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant for Cloud Database Management Systems That said, this year’s report is different from previous editions for Databricks, because 2025 marks the first year Databricks participated in the operational aspects of this Magic Quadrant in addition to the analytical criteria. We did this through a new architecture and offering for OLTP databases called Lakebase.Lakebase brings fully managed PostgreSQL capabilities into the same Databricks Data Intelligence Platform that already…
Broadcom is officially announcing the General Availability of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0. This significant release will be available starting June 17, 2025. VCF 9.0 marks a major milestone in our commitment to empower our VMware Cloud Service Providers (VCSPs) with a unified, modern cloud infrastructure platform that is purpose built for today’s enterprise IT demands. VCF 9.0 introduces improved performance, simplified lifecycle management, and deeper integration across the VMware stack enabling you to deliver consistent, scalable, and high-value cloud services to your customers across private and hybrid cloud environments. What is VMware Cloud Foundation? VMware Cloud Foundation is a…
Here’s how open-source intelligence helps trace your digital footprint and uncover your weak points, plus a few essential tools to connect the dots 20 Nov 2025 • , 5 min. read Whatever the reason, we spend vast amounts of time online, tapping into the untold expanse of information, communication and resources. Sometimes, the challenge isn’t finding some data, but knowing what’s relevant, real and worth trusting. Anyone working with information needs to be able to cut through the noise and discern the authenticity of the data, which requires being methodical and deliberate when choosing and using our sources – and…
The opinions expressed here by Trellis expert contributors are their own, not those of Trellis.At the beginning of November, the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) opened our second public consultation for the revision of our Corporate Net-Zero Standard. Designed as roadmap for businesses to navigate a carbon-constrained future, the updated draft proposes a range of new, innovative mechanisms that will not only unlock decarbonization potential across a range of businesses already engaged with the SBTi, but will also make corporate climate action more accessible and actionable to those that are just getting started. 3 overarching themes The standard puts renewed…
Published on: September 11, 2025Swift 6.2 comes with some interesting Concurrency improvements. One of the most notable changes is that there’s now a compiler flag that will, by default, isolate all your (implicitly nonisolated) code to the main actor. This is a huge change, and in this post we’ll explore whether or not it’s a good change. We’ll do this by taking a look at some of the complexities that concurrency introduces naturally, and we’ll assess whether moving code to the main actor is the (correct) solution to these problems.By the end of this post, you should hopefully be able…
The holiday season is just around the corner. Why not gift yourself a little something for your career? We’re thrilled to announce our Cisco U. Learning Deals 2025 week-long promotion to celebrate Black Friday and Cyber Monday, designed to empower lifelong learners and those just starting their tech journey with professional-level access to Cisco’s world-class training. Every person working in tech knows that keeping up with changes requires upskilling. It’s a necessity, not just an advantage. During Cisco U. Learning Deals 2025, we’re helping you access critical skills, prepare for industry-leading certifications, and explore cutting-edge technologies like Artificial Intelligence, all…
Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.Today’s NYT Strands puzzle has a fun theme, or so says this former farm girl. Some of the answers are difficult to unscramble, so if you need hints and answers, read on.I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.Read more: NYT Connections Turns 1: These Are the 5 Toughest…
Memristors with programmable conductance are considered promising for energy-efficient analog memory and neuromorphic computing in edge AI systems. To improve memory density and computational efficiency, achieving multiple stable conductance states within a single device is particularly important. In this work, we demonstrate multilevel conductance tuning in few-layer tin hexathiophosphate (SnP2S6, SPS) memristors, achieving 325 stable states through a pulse-based programming scheme. By analyzing conductive filament evolution, we devised a voltage-pulse approach that effectively suppresses current noise, thereby maximizing the number of distinguishable states within the device ON/OFF ratio. Furthermore, we experimentally emulated synaptic plasticity behaviors including long-term potentiation and depression,…