Daily Byte from Infosys Campus Connect : 2018/234

Dear Professor, Greetings from Infosys Campus Connect Team!!! Please find below links for the information related to latest technology and trends. This could help your faculty members and/or your college students. Tech News for the Day This year’s Nobel Prize in economics was awarded to a Python convert Economist Paul Romer, a co-winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize in economics, is many things. Canada and France plan an international panel to assess AI’s dangers Other nations may soon join a council to discuss the impact and the potential of artificial intelligence. Malicious sites abuse 11-year-old Firefox bug that Mozilla failed to fix Bug dealt with in Chrome and Edge, but still a problem for Firefox users. Programmer News for the Day CSI: Python Type System, episode 2 The goal of this episode is not to give the ultimate solution to the problem, but to approach it from different perspectives and provide some (fairly simple) suggestions. Choosing and implementing the right one depends on the specific use case. 3 Popular Types Of Blockchains You Need To Know For now, there are three types of Blockchain, since it is an emerging field I can’t assure you a number. The Rise of Microsoft Visual Studio Code With 17% of the pie, VS Code was the editor used by the plurality of Triplebyte candidates last year. Word for the Day amputate verb am· pu· tate | \ˈam-pyə-ˌtāt  \ : to remove by or as if by cutting His arm was badly injured and had to be amputated. More Puzzle for the Day Missing Puzzle Can you tell what this rebus is? OZ E Solution (Previous Puzzle): We have to be careful what we are adding together. Originally, they paid £30, they each received back £1, they now have only paid £27. Of this £27, £25 went to the manager for the room and £2 went to the porter. Innovation of the Day In 1769, Venetian blinds were patented in London by Edward Bevan in England. In 1888, American inventor, H. Creamer was issued a U.S. patent for a Steam Trap Feeder (No. 394,463). He also patented five steam traps between 1887 and 1893. In 1911, at Stockholm, Sweden, Marie Curie became the first person to be awarded a second Nobel prize. She had isolated radium by electrolyzing molten radium chloride. Video for the Day Animation basics: The art of timing and spacing - TED-Ed Expert timing and spacing is what separates a slide show from a truly amazing animation. TED-Ed demonstrates, by manipulating various bouncing balls, how the smallest adjustments from frame to frame can make all the difference. Wiki for the Day Bloom filter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloom_filter Quote for the Day “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” Neale Donald Walsch Thanks & Regards, Team Campus Connect, Infosys Limited