CODE Magazine
Can an LLM Make a Video Game?
In the Summer of 1980, I played Asteroids at a gas station in rural West Texas. I stood on a stool to reach the controls and see the screen. Ever since then, I’ve wanted to make a video game. I’ve also wanted to have the time, skills, and resources to make a video game.
3 min |
November - December 2024
CODE Magazine
AI with No Internet Connection
AI, or artificial intelligence; are you bored of hearing about of it yet? Between the stock market and CEO keynotes, we can’t seem to get away from it. It promises to revolutionize everything around us.
8 min |
November - December 2024
CODE Magazine
CODE: 5 Years Ago
And just like that, we've arrived at the last installment of our \"30 Years of CODE\" celebratory column. Wow. Time flies! Seems like \"just the other day\" we had our 30-year anniversary celebration in Orlando, yet that was in December of 2023. But it's even wilder to think back five or six years. \"Just before the pandemic,\" really. How much has changed in those few short years!
10 min |
November - December 2024
CODE Magazine
Threads, Asynchrony, Parallelism, and Concurrency in C#
The concepts of process, thread, and task are fundamental to understanding the working of an operating system. You should have a good understanding of threads and how they work to learn asynchrony, parallelism, and concurrency. This article discusses the concepts related to these concepts in detail with relevant code examples wherever appropriate.
5 min |
November - December 2024
CODE Magazine
First Rule of ARIA: Don't Use ARIA
As you expand your accessibility knowledge, you've probably heard the term ARIA a few times, maybe with an explanation, maybe not. Let's start there: ARIA (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA) is a standard from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) (https://www.w3.org/) via the Web AccessibilityInitiative (WAI) (https://www.w3.org/WAI/).
10+ min |
November - December 2024
CODE Magazine
Exploring .NET MAUI: Data Entry Controls and Data Binding
In the first parts of this ongoing series on exploring .NET MAUI (https://codemag.com/Article/2408041/Exploring-.NET-MAUIGetting-Started and https://codemag.com/Article/2409041/Exploring-.NET-MAUI-Styles-Navigation-and-Reusable-UI), you created your first .NET MAUI application and ran that application on both a Windows computer and an Android emulator.
4 min |
November - December 2024
CODE Magazine
Career Development and Staffing Reinvented
You think great talent and cool positions only exist in Silicon Valley? Think again!
4 min |
November - December 2024
CODE Magazine
CODE Magazine Presents: The State of AI Mini Conference Tour
CODE has recently started a new series of inperson events focusing on the topic of artificial intelligence and its practical uses in business scenarios.
2 min |
November - December 2024
Techlife News
SUPREME COURT ALLOWS RULE LIMITING POLLUTION FROM COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS TO REMAIN IN EFFECT
The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed a Biden administration regulation aimed at limiting planet-warming pollution from coal-fired power plants to remain in place as legal challenges play out.
3 min |
October 19, 2024
Techlife News
Robotaxi
THE FUTURE IS GOLD FOR TESLA AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES AND MORE
5 min |
October 19, 2024
Techlife News
NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY HONORS 3 SCIENTISTS WHO USED AI TO DESIGN PROTEINS - LIFE'S BUILDING BLOCKS
Three scientists who discovered powerful techniques to decode and even design novel proteins — the building blocks of life — were awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry last week. Their work used advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence, and holds the potential to transform how new drugs and other materials are made.
4 min |
October 19, 2024
Techlife News
AMAZON, GOOGLE MAKE DUELING NUCLEAR INVESTMENTS TO POWER DATA CENTERS WITH CLEAN ENERGY
Amazon this week said that it was investing in small nuclear reactors, coming just two days after a similar announcement by Google, as both tech giants seek new sources of carbon-free electricity to meet surging demand from data centers and artificial intelligence.
4 min |
October 19, 2024
Techlife News
TECH TIP: HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO DO BEFORE AND AFTER YOUR PHONE IS STOLEN OR LOST
Phones hold so much of our digital lives emails, social media and bank accounts, photos, chat messages and more — that if they ever get stolen or go missing, it can cause major disruption beyond just the loss of a device.
4 min |
October 19, 2024
Techlife News
VOLUNTEERS BRING SOLAR POWER TO HURRICANE HELENE'S DISASTER ZONE
Nearly two weeks after Hurricane Helene downed power lines and washed out roads all over North Carolina’s mountains, the constant din of a gas-powered generator is getting to be too much for Bobby Renfro.
4 min |
October 19, 2024
Techlife News
US CONSIDERS ASKING COURT TO BREAK UP GOOGLE AS IT WEIGHS REMEDIES IN THE ANTITRUST CASE
The U.S. Department of Justice is considering asking a federal judge to break up Google after its ubiquitous search engine was declared an illegal monopoly, but it is just one of many possible remedies under review, according to a court filing.
3 min |
October 19, 2024
Techlife News
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THIS YEAR'S SOCIAL SECURITY COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT
Tens of millions of older Americans will see an increase in benefits this January when a new cost-of-living adjustment is added to Social Security payments.
2 min |
October 19, 2024
Techlife News
HOW THE TINY CARIBBEAN ISLAND OF ANGUILLA HAS TURNED THE AI BOOM INTO A DIGITAL GOLD MINE
The artificial intelligence boom has benefited chatbot makers, computer scientists and Nvidia investors. It's also providing an unusual windfall for Anguilla, a tiny island in the Caribbean.
3 min |
October 19, 2024
Techlife News
THE FOUR TECH FEATURES YOU NEED TO GET ON YOUR NEXT VEHICLE
Technology features in modern vehicles can make driving easier and more enjoyable.
3 min |
October 19, 2024
Techlife News
THE WORLD'S SECOND SPHERE WILL BE BUILT IN THE UAE CAPITAL AFTER THE FIRST OPENED IN LAS VEGAS
The world’s second Sphere is planned to be built in the capital of the United Arab Emirates after the opening of the first giant dome entertainment complex in Las Vegas.
2 min |
October 19, 2024
Techlife News
US AGENCY ADOPTS RULE TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR CONSUMERS TO CANCEL UNWANTED SUBSCRIPTIONS
The Federal Trade Commission adopted a final rule this week that will require businesses to make it easy for consumers to cancel unwanted subscriptions and memberships.
1 min |
October 19, 2024
Techlife News
CHANGING OPENAI'S NONPROFIT STRUCTURE COULD HAVE BIG CONSEQUENCES
The artificial intelligence maker OpenAI may face a costly and inconvenient reckoning with its nonprofit origins even as its valuation recently exploded to $157 billion.
4 min |
October 19, 2024
Techlife News
US SHOPPERS SPENT MORE AT RETAILERS LAST MONTH IN LATEST SIGN CONSUMERS ARE DRIVING GROWTH
Americans stepped up their purchases at retailers last month as low unemployment, steady pay gains and rising stock and home values helped sustain their willingness to spend despite higher prices.
3 min |
October 19, 2024
Techlife News
META LAYS OFF STAFF ATWHATSAPP AND INSTAGRAM TO ALIGN WITH 'STRATEGIC GOALS'
Meta says it has laid off some employees, including staff at WhatsApp And Instagram, to realign its resources with its “strategic goals.”
1 min |
October 19, 2024
Techlife News
TIKTOK WAS AWARE OF RISKS KIDS AND TEENS FACE ON ITS PLATFORM.LEGAL DOCUMENT ALLEGES
TikTok was aware that its design features are detrimental to its young users and that publicly touted tools aimed at limiting kids’ time on the site were largely ineffective, according to internal documents and communications exposed in lawsuit filed by the state of Kentucky.
4 min |
October 19, 2024
Techlife News
UNITED AIRLINES IS ADDING 8 NEW INTERNATIONAL DESTINATIONS TO ITS ITINERARY FOR NEXT SUMMER
United Airlines is adding eight new international destinations to its itinerary for next summer.
1 min |
October 19, 2024
Techlife News
WHY YOU SHOULDN'T STORE YOUR MONEY IN PAYMENT APPS
Connor Tomasko grew up wary of credit cards. As she taught herself more about managing money, she realized that many people also have bad habits when it comes to payment apps.
4 min |
October 19, 2024
Techlife News
AI IS HAVING ITS NOBEL MOMENT.DO SCIENTISTS NEED THE TECH INDUSTRY TO SUSTAIN IT?
Hours after the artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton won a Nobel Prize in physics, he drove a rented car to Google's California headquarters to celebrate.
4 min |
October 19, 2024
AppleMagazine
AMAZON, GOOGLE MAKE DUELING NUCLEAR INVESTMENTS TO POWER DATA CENTERS WITH CLEAN ENERGY
Amazon this week said that it was investing in small nuclear reactors, coming just two days after a similar announcement by Google, as both tech giants seek new sources of carbon-free electricity to meet surging demand from data centers and artificial intelligence.
4 min |
October 18, 2024
AppleMagazine
US CONSIDERS ASKING COURT TO BREAK UP GOOGLE AS IT WEIGHS REMEDIES IN THE ANTITRUST CASE
The U.S. Department of Justice is considering asking a federal judge to break up Google after its ubiquitous search engine was declared an illegal monopoly, but it is just one of many possible remedies under review, according to a court filing.
3 min |
October 18, 2024
AppleMagazine
WHY YOU SHOULDN'T STORE YOUR MONEY IN PAYMENT APPS
Connor Tomasko grew up wary of credit cards. As she taught herself more about managing money, she realized that many people also have bad habits when it comes to payment apps.
4 min |