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Microsoft's Edge web browser has seen little success since its debut on Windows 10 in 2015.  Edge was designed to be fast, lightweight, and secure, but due to its instability users had rejecting it. Chromium is an open-source Web browser project started by Google, to provide the source code for Google Chrome browser. The two browsers share the majority of code and features, though there are some minor differences in features and logos, and they have different licensing. Microsoft could soon shift to a Chromium-based browser in Windows 10. Thus using Chromium in Windows 10 means websites should behave just like they do on Google Chrome in Microsoft's new browser, meaning users shouldn't suffer from the same instability and performance issues found in Edge today.

IBM announced today it would pay $34 billion to acquire Red Hat the open source provider. This is the biggest software acquisition in history. It’s not the biggest tech acquisition ever, though, as that title belongs to Dell’s $67 billion buyout of data storage business EMC. Here is a list of top software Acquisitions 1. $34 billion (pending) – IBM buys Red Hat in 2018 2. $26.2 billion – Microsoft buys LinkedIn in 2016 3. $22 billion –Facebook buys WhatsApp in 2014 4. $13.5 billion –Symantec buys Veritas in 2004 5. $11 billion –Oracle buys PeopleSoft in 2004 The Red Hat deal is proof that the scalability of software can massively create wealth. Unlike other industrial giants that require physical resources, software industry requires almost no material cost to create or distribute.

A stunning video from NASA shows a cooling system to reduce extreme heat and energy generated by a rocket launch. “On Oct. 15, 2018, the Ignition Overpressure Protection and Sound Suppression water deluge system at Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39B was tested, sending water about 100 feet (~30 meters) in the air. The test is part of preparation for launching our Space Launch System rocket on Exploration Mission-1 and subsequent missions. Modifications were made to the pad after a previous wet flow test, increasing the performance of the system. During launch, this water deluge system will release approximately 450,000 gallons of water across the mobile launcher and Flame Deflector.” NASA said.

Boston Dynamics keeps impressing us by developing more features and abilities intoits humanoid robots. Now they can open doors, go for a jog outside, jumping or the ability to parkour and even resist being pulled around by human engineers. According to Boston Dynamics, Atlas’ software uses all parts of the body to generate the necessary force to propel the robot up the platforms. Atlas uses computer vision and visible markers on the platforms to decide when and how to shift it weight. So, it’s not just executing a program, it’s making it up as it goes along. But what if in the near future an advanced one of this robot has the ability to use advanced AI to build a better version of itself using an advanced 3D printers. Well, let’s hope these robot don’t make up a plan to destroy us!

An incident took place during the Oct. 11 launch of a Soyuz spacecraft carrying two men to the International Space Station, with the status of the spacecraft and crew currently unknown. Luckily both NASA astronaut and Russian counterpart return to earth and are reported safe. The pair lifted off in Kazakhstan at around 2:40 p.m. local time from the Russia-leased Baikonur Cosmodrome atop a Soyuz booster rocket. Our next #AskNASA question comes from @ukvemsord , "Do the crew members do any jobs on the Soyuz?" pic.twitter.com/k2esgQcUKo — Intl. Space Station (@Space_Station) October 11, 2018 The pair was set to dock at the space station six hours after launch, but the booster rocket failed minutes after launch. LIFTOFF! Shooting into the sky at 4:40am ET, the Soyuz rocket carrying @AstroHague and Alexey Ovchinin leaves Earth on a four-orbit, six-hour journey to the @Space_Station . Watch: https://t.co/BjMDNrNorR pic.twitter.com/0Cfm0Uu2Jx — NASA (

Google is shutting down its Google+ social network. A bug exposed the private information of hundreds of thousands of Google+ users between 2015 and March 2018, when the company became aware of the breach, according to a recent report in The Wall Street Journal . Because the company kept a limited set of activity logs, it was unable to determine which users were affected and what types of data may potentially have been improperly collected. The bug existed since 2015, and it is unclear whether a larger number of users may have been affected over that time. In its contracts with paid users of G Suite apps, Google tells customers it will notify them about any incidents involving their data “promptly and without undue delay” and will “promptly take reasonable steps to minimize harm.” That requirement may not apply to Google+ profile data, however, even if it belonged to a G Suite customer.

Game streaming on Browser! A powerful experience. The new Google service Project Stream aims to allow anyone to play a video game live in a Chrome web browser at 60 frames per second with little to no lag. Google opened sign ups at the end of announcement for a beta test of Project Stream. If you signed up to participate, you should check your email as Google is sending out invitations right now. Google also posted a video showing what it claims was gameplay from Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey, captured on the Chrome browser via the streaming service, at 1080p resolution and 60fps. You should keep in mind that the project is only available in U.S.