Neowin News Feed for: Go

New research exposes malicious Go modules that totally wipe out your disk

David Uzondu — Fri, 02 May 2025 11:22:01 +0000

Golang's popularity and open module system unfortunately makes it a prime target for supply chain attacks, now a report shows how attackers use malicious Go modules to wipe disks. Read more...

Microsoft is making TypeScript 10x faster for developers

Pradeep Viswanathan — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 20:12:01 +0000

Microsoft is developing a native Go-based version of the TypeScript compiler to improve performance, addressing scalability issues reported by developers. Read more...

Last chance to download Go For DevOps (a $5 value) for free

Sponsored — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 15:00:02 +0000

By the end of this Go for DevOps book, you'll understand how to apply development principles to automate operations and provide operational insights using Go; that's assuming you claim it now. Read more...

GitHub Copilot is now generally available, starts at $10/month

Usama Jawad — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 17:42:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced the general availability of GitHub Copilot, its AI-powered development assistant. If you're looking for an AI to help you write code, you can give it a go at $10/month. Read more...

How to watch the FOSDEM 2021 conference this weekend

Paul Hill — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 20:38:01 +0000

FOSDEM 2021 is due to take place this weekend. Due to the coronavirus, the event will take place entirely online for the first time in its history. FOSDEM covers a range of topics in the FOSS world. Read more...

The co-founder of DeepMind is joining Google to work on AI and its applications

Ather Fawaz — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 19:56:02 +0000

After almost a decade with DeepMind, the company's co-founder, Mustafa Suleyman, will now be joining Google directly to work on applied artificial intelligence starting January next year. Read more...

One of the biggest Go players retires due to the rise of invincible AI players

Ather Fawaz — Wed, 27 Nov 2019 19:34:01 +0000

Lee Se-dol, a renowned Go player and the only human ever to defeat the AI system AlphaGo, has retired from professional Go competitions citing the advent of invincible AI opponents. Read more...

Oculus Go now available for purchase, starts at $199

Timi Cantisano — Tue, 01 May 2018 18:46:01 +0000

After announcing its Oculus Go standalone VR headset late last year, the firm has now made it available for purchase. The headset will start at $199 for the 32GB model and $249 for 64GB. Read more...

Behold! The Oculus Go - a standalone VR headset that costs $199

Timi Cantisano — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 22:42:01 +0000

Today is the first day of the Oculus Connect event and it looks like the firm is going all out with announcements. The Oculus Go is the firm's first stand-alone VR headset priced at $199. Read more...

This week in science: A close-up on Jupiter, a new method to test self-driving cars, and AI

Gabriel Nunes — Mon, 29 May 2017 01:54:01 +0000

Juno's mission to Jupiter has delivered its first scientific results with some stunning images; autonomous vehicles could be tested with 99.9 percent less time and costs; and AlphaGo's crowning. Read more...

It's official: Google's AlphaGo has won all matches against world's number one Go player

Gabriel Nunes — Sun, 28 May 2017 06:12:01 +0000

AlphaGo, developed by Google's DeepMind AI division, has defeated the current world number one Go player in all three matches played during the "Future of Go Summit" in China this week. Read more...

Google's AlphaGo defeats world's number one Go player

Gabriel Nunes — Wed, 24 May 2017 02:46:01 +0000

AlphaGo, developed by Google's DeepMind AI division, has defeated the current world number one Go player at the "Future of Go Summit" in China. The AI will also play several collaborative matches. Read more...

Google DeepMind's AlphaGo to battle against world's number one Go player

Vishal Laul — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 13:16:02 +0000

Google's DeepMind division is preparing to test the limits of its AlphaGo AI as it plans to challenge the current world number one Go player, Ke Jie, at an event in China next month. Read more...

Google's AlphaGo finally succumbs to world champion

Paul Hill — Sun, 13 Mar 2016 17:04:01 +0000

Google DeepMind's AlphaGo program has finally lost a game of Go against world champion Lee Se-dol. The champion was able to cause the AI to make an irrecoverable move, losing it the game. Read more...

Google's DeepMind AlphaGo AI defeats world Go champion in first of five matches

Chris Dupres — Wed, 09 Mar 2016 11:06:01 +0000

Google's advanced artificial intelligence division DeepMind, using its AlphaGo software, has beaten Lee Se-Dol, the world's number one Go champion, in the first of five matches. Read more...