Oracle is announcing a new product to provide distributed transaction management services for microservice based applications. — Read on blogs.oracle.com/database/post/announcing-oracle-transaction-manager-for-microservices-free
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Achieving Data Sovereignty with Oracle Sharding (Part 1)
Oracle Sharding meets data sovereignty requirements and supports applications that require low latency and high availability. — Read on blogs.oracle.com/database/post/achieving-data-sovereignty-with-oracle-sharding-part-1
No, Apple isn’t spying on the files in your Mac | Cult of Mac
Claims that Apple is phoning home to analyze every image on your Mac have been proven false. It’s all due to a bug that’s already been fixed. — Read on http://www.cultofmac.com/804054/apple-isnt-spying-on-you-in-this-particular-way-at-least/
Apple could bring USB-C to AirPods and Mac accessories by 2024
Changes to Apple device charging due to EU legislation
TikTok confirms that its own employees can decide what goes viral
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge TikTok has confirmed to Forbes that some of its US employees have the ability to boost videos in order to “… “TikTok confirms that its own employees can decide what goes viral” by…
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How macOS schedules background activities
The story of how Mac OS X went from cron, to launchd, and ended up with Duet Activity Scheduler, to schedule background activities like backups.How macOS schedules background activities
10 open source projects you should be aware of in 2023
A well curated list of the most interesting development tools and projects on GitHub in 2023. ... Tagged with opensource, programming, webdev, productivity. — Read on dev.to/hr21don/10-open-source-projects-you-should-be-aware-of-in-2023-19c7
ChatGPT is enabling script kiddies to write functional malware | Ars Technica
For a beta, ChatGPT isn't all that bad at writing fairly decent malware. — Read on arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/01/chatgpt-is-enabling-script-kiddies-to-write-functional-malware/
Inside APFS: from containers to clones
How APFS containers and volumes work. What hard links, clones and sparse files are, and when they break down.Inside APFS: from containers to clones
Apple’s battery replacement prices are going up by $20 to $50
If you need a new battery, now might be the time. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge Apple is raising the price of getting a new battery installed… “Apple’s battery replacement prices are going up by $20 to…
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Why Apple’s Mac chime is off key
Popular Science has published an excerpt from What the Ear Hears (and Doesn’t): Inside the Extraordinary Everyday World of Frequency by Richard …Why Apple’s Mac chime is off key
Bring back personal blogging
Twitter is creaking. Social media seems less fun than ever. Maybe it’s time to get a little more personal. In the beginning, there were blogs, and … “Bring back personal blogging” by Monique Judge
How does macOS tell the type of a file?
How does the Finder know the right app to open a file with? Or QuickLook how to preview its contents? Or other services like Spotlight know how to …How does macOS tell the type of a file?
Mastodon 101: how to follow (and unfollow) other accounts
Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge The torrent of former tweeters streaming toward alternative social networks seems to be ongoing, and the … “Mastodon 101: how to follow (and unfollow) other accounts” by Barbara Krasnoff