InfoQ

Hardwood Promises High-Speed JVM Apache Parquet Processing with Zero Mandatory Dependencies

Hardwood, the project Gunnar Morling kick-started handling of Parquet files in Java, reached version 1. Its multi-threaded approach and zero mandatory external dependencies promise a simpler, more ...

What Happens When 3 Billion WhatsApp Users Fight Over Usernames? We’re Starting to Find Out

To reserve your own username, open WhatsApp, then click on the “You” icon at the bottom right. Scroll down to “Account,” then ...
Security Boulevard

Cut your coding agent’s cost with Sonar Vortex

New benchmarks show semantic code graphs helping coding agents find change locations faster and complete updates more ...
Android Authority

Your Spotify username is about to become a lot less useful

Spotify is informing users that username-based logins will stop working on September 1, 2026. You’ll need to sign in using your email address and password instead ...
The Sun

Venezuela Fury’s new husband Noah struggles to pronounce Tommy & Molly-Mae’s baby’s name asking ‘is it a boy or a girl?’

NOAH Price was left baffled by Tommy Fury and Molly-Mae Hague’s unusual baby name, struggling to work out whether it belonged to a boy or a girl. The newlywed was left confused in a new clip shared on ...
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Asking a Trump supporter in a “stupid democrats” T-shirt to name the 3 branches of government

Asking a Trump supporter in a “stupid democrats” T-Shirt to name the 3 branches of government. Coffee found to have startling effect on aging, says new study He was fooling around on the edge - then ...
MarketWatch

I’m setting up brokerage accounts for my grandkids in my daughter’s name. Is that wise — or am I asking for trouble?

I will turn 68 this year and have two grandsons who will be ages 5 and 2, respectively. A third grandson is expected in late spring. Since my first grandson’s birth in 2021, I have contributed $1,000 ...
BGR

Google Is Finally Letting You Change Your Gmail Username - Here's How

Gmail has become one of the biggest email providers in the world, with Google proudly claiming that the service is used by more than three billion users. Despite all those users, though, the company ...
WIS TV

SC Senate approves resolution asking to name part of I-77 after Obama

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The South Carolina Senate approved a resolution Wednesday that would ask to name part of Interstate 77 after former President Barack Obama. The resolution, introduced by Sens.
WIS TV

SC lawmakers fully pass resolution asking to name future interstate after Trump

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Both chambers of South Carolina’s General Assembly have passed a resolution asking that a future interstate be named for President Donald Trump. The South Carolina Senate gave ...
The Verge

You can now ask Google Maps ‘complex, real-world questions’ — and Gemini will answer

‘Where’s the closest public bathroom that’s not completely disgusting’ is going to get asked a lot in my household. ‘Where’s the closest public bathroom that’s not completely disgusting’ is going to ...
CNBC

Google brings more AI to navigation with 'Ask Maps' feature that lets users ask complex questions

Google is launching a new chatbot feature called "Ask Maps" inside its popular maps app. The company is tapping its Gemini AI technology to answer complex navigation questions. Google is adding more ...