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The Lubuntu desktop looks and feels like an early 2000 UI. Jack Wallen/ZDNETThe LXQt desktop might not be one of the most popular Linux desktops, but it's one that any user, regardless of experience, would feel right at home on. It's simple, fast, keeps the effects and animations to a minimum, and is as reliable a desktop as any you've used.And it can be found as the default desktop on the official Ubuntu spin, aptly named Lubuntu.Also: How to choose the right Linux desktop distribution for youBecause Lubuntu is an…

Social media forum Reddit has launched new features for Redditors and publishers to share information on and off Reddit for iOS and Android users. Reddit revealed important upgrades and new resources for posting content to messaging services and other social networking channels. This new function will enable users to upload content directly from the site to Stories on Instagram without first taking a screenshot or downloading it.Before the launch, users couldn’t share any post outside of Reddit which Reddit took into…

Introduction and use casesPhoto by Brooke Cagle on UnsplashA large portion of any data-related job is data cleaning but often times writing SQL statements can be tedious, especially coding the same SQL logic over multiple columns in a table. This is until I discovered I could create user-defined functions (UDFs) in BigQuery to meet my specific data cleaning use case. Today I’d like to share a few data cleaning use cases where you can apply UDFs to simplify your SQL queries.IntroductionSince database permissions differ…

Speed Up Iteration and Cut Computation CostMany data teams begin by establishing an analytics practice on data warehouses such as BigQuery. However, solely relying on BigQuery for data science workloads may not be the best approach due to various reasons:Advanced needs beyond SQL: Use cases such as data validation, visualization, and machine learning forecasting may require more advanced functionalities beyond the limitations of SQL grammar.Costly for exploration: BigQuery may not be the most cost-effective solution for…

The @ drop-down in action on Google Docs. Screenshot by Jack Wallen/ZDNET The object will be added to your document. Changing the status of a project is simple. Screenshot by Jack Wallen/ZDNET    By default, there are three pre-defined statuses. If you need to add more, click a status in one of your projects and then click Add/Edit Options. In the resulting pop-up window, click New option to add a new status or you can edit one of the predefined statuses. The review tracker object is added to a…

Opening the Konsole app from the KDE Plasma menu. Screenshot by Jack Wallen/ZDNET In the terminal window, paste the following command and hit Enter on your keyboard: You'll be prompted for your user password. Once you've successfully typed that password, the installation will start and finish in just a few seconds. When that completes, close the terminal window. Opening the Konsole app from the KDE Plasma menu. Screenshot by Jack Wallen/ZDNET In the terminal window, paste the following command…

Creating synthetic proteins is a promising avenue of study, but could we take shortcuts on nature’s blueprint and make more efficient versions? Scientists at UC Berkeley have found that simpler combos of synthetic building blocks can make for protein alternatives that work just as well as, and in some cases better than, the real thing.Although hundreds of types of amino acids exist, natural selection has picked 20 that can be found in every living organism on Earth. This core set combines together into hundreds of…

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Image Source : MICROSOFT Microsoft Microsoft has recently announced the 'next generation' of AI product updates across its business applications portfolio, including the launch of the new 'Dynamics 365 Copilot', to provide interactive, artificial intelligence (AI)-powered assistance across all business functions. ALSO READ: Google, Meta file lawsuit against South…

Microsoft rolls out OpenAI’s GPT-3.5 technology premium teams to simplify meetings Microsoft Corp. launched a premium Teams messaging offering powered by OpenAI’s GPT-3.5 on Wednesday to simplify meetings with the AI chatbot that has taken Silicon Valley by storm. In this article, we have explained how Microsoft rolls out OpenAI’s GPT-3.5 –powered premium teams to simplify meetings. Read this article to know more. According to Microsoft, the premium service will cost $7 per month in June before increasing to $10 in July.…