Monthly Archives: August 2020

3-D printing of ‘greener’ buildings with local soil

Scientists have developed a method to 3D print structures using local soil. Credit: Aayushi Bajpayee The construction sector currently faces two major challenges: the demand for sustainable infrastructure and the need to repair inferior buildings, bridges and roads. While concrete is the material of choice for many construction projects, it …

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VMware Fusion 12 announced with support for macOS Big Sur, eGPUs, and more

VMware today announced Fusion 12, the next major update to Fusion, its virtualization software that allows users to run a variety of operating systems on virtual machines within macOS. Fusion 12 brings several new updates and enhancements, including eGPU compatibility, support for container-based applications built with Kubernetes, DirectX 11 and …

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How Trump’s favorite tech company could win TikTok

Oracle is a rare creature: a tech giant that managed to stay completely in the good grace of President Trump. Well, that position could help get TikTok over Microsoft. Between the lines: Typically, a company’s relationship with the president would have little bearing on who appears in competing M&A bids. …

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Thousands die as migrant boat capsizes in Mediterranean Sea

CAIRO – A boat carrying dozens of migrants bound for Europe capsized in the Mediterranean Sea outside Libya and at least 45 people drowned or were missing and killed to death, the United Nations said on Wednesday. The capsizing, which this year marked the largest number of deaths in a …

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