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In January 2019, Paul Simon awoke from a dream. Some voice in his head had informed him, deep within his REM cycle, that he was going to work on a project called “Seven Psalms.” The singer-songwriter behind “The Sound of Silence,” “A Bridge Over Troubled Waters,” “Love Me Like a Rock,” and several dozen other songs that have likely been part of the soundtrack of your life, willingly or unwillingly, had effectively been retired for several years. Music-wise, he had nothing on deck except for this lovely little riff he’d…

Make the most out of your BigQuery usage, burn data rather than money to create real value with some practical techniques.· 📝 Introduction· 💎 BigQuery basics and understanding costs ∘ Storage ∘ Compute· 📐 Data modeling ∘ Data types ∘ The shift towards de-normalization ∘ Partitioning ∘ Clustering ∘ Nested repeated columns ∘ Indexing ∘ Physical Bytes Storage Billing ∘ Join optimizations with primary keys and foreign keys· ⚙️ Data operations ∘ Copy data / tables ∘ Load data ∘ Delete partitions ∘ Get distinct partitions for a…

Millions of people across North America will soon have the opportunity to witness a rare and special astronomical event—a total solar eclipse—during which the Moon will completely obscure the Sun along an exceptionally long path of totality. To prepare you for the Great North American Solar Eclipse, we’ve put together this handy pocket guide.Prepping the Sandworm Scenes in Dune: Part TwoGonna date myself here, but I vividly remember the total solar eclipse of February 26, 1979. I was just 8 years old at the time, and…

Groq, a startup developing chips to run generative AI models faster than conventional hardware, has an eye toward the enterprise — and public sector. Today, Groq announced that it’s forming a new division — Groq Systems — focused on greatly expanding its customer and developer ecosystem. Within Groq Systems’ purview is serving organizations, including government agencies, that wish to add Groq’s chips to existing data centers or build new data centers using Groq processors. In forming the new…

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends AMD just released the best RDNA 3 graphics card we’ve seen yet in the form of the RX 7900 GRE. The GPU, originally released in China several months ago, sets its sights squarely on Nvidia’s RTX 4070 — and AMD comes out on top most of the time. I’ve tested both GPUs extensively — read my RTX 4070 review and RX 7900 GRE review for a full breakdown — and I’m here to compare them point-for-point. AMD comes out on top for raw performance, but there are a couple of key details to keep in mind…

Xbox Game Studios is currently hosting a New Year, New Age live stream to celebrate everything Age of Empires and reveal updates about its future. However, it’s not all about Age of Empires. After being teased in 2022, Age of Mythology: Retold has been revealed. A definitive edition of the original classic RTS Age of Mythology, Retold will release on PC and Xbox Serise X|S later this year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj_I0fc3lrI A bit more mystical If you’ve never played the original Age of Mythology but are a…

You’re ready to hire SEO help – where should you start?  This guide goes A to Z on selecting and vetting an SEO agency, including the exact things you need to watch for as you search for the perfect one.In this article: In-house SEO or SEO agency: Which is right for your business? One of the first questions many businesses face as they ramp up their SEO efforts is: Should we hire in-house or outsource?  The answer depends on your budget and your goals. Each option has its benefits. In a perfect world,…

How did the idea for the book originate, especially considering its connection to Jashn-e-Talat, the concert you organized? An early picture of singer Talat Mahmood The idea for the book originated from a personal experience. Growing up, I knew Talat Mahmood as my grand uncle and had interactions with him as a family member. It wasn’t until much later in my journalism career, around 15 years in, that the concept took shape. Despite having friends in Bollywood reporting, and legends like Lata didi, I never…

It’s no great secret that Grand Theft Auto: Trilogy – Definitive Edition had a very poor launch back in November 2021. With a litany of bugs, poor performance, and unpopular changes made to in-game signs, visuals, and more, it was one of the most controversial releases RockStar has delivered. Now that the entire trilogy is available on iPhone via Netflix, it’s thankfully a significantly better experience. If you’re looking for an easy way to play one of the most widely acclaimed sandbox titles of all time, you can now…

Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition is now available on both iOS and Android mobile platforms. It bundles three classic games — Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. For all Netflix subscribers, the games are free to play. Rockstar Games confirmed that users without a Netflix subscription can also now play the games on their smartphones. They will be required to buy the games on Play Store or App Store.In a press release, Grand Theft Auto developer…