Last year, Microsoft introduced artificial intelligence in PowerPoint. It was integrated into the Ideas tool to enhance presentations. Now, the company is adapting Ideas for Microsoft Word, offering suggestions for improving texts. Unlike the traditional system for correcting typos and sentence structure, the Ideas system operates differently. It will analyze the text, the words used, their length […]
The release of the WordPress 5.2 content management system has been introduced. This release is notable for the completion of a six-year endeavor to implement the ability to check updates and plugins via digital signatures. Until now, the primary factor for security during updates in WordPress was trust in the WordPress infrastructure and servers (after download, hash verification was performed without source verification). In the event of a compromise of the project's servers, attackers […]
Released in 2015, Agar.io became the progenitor of the new genre of .io games, whose popularity has since surged. I have personally experienced the rise in popularity of .io games: in the last three years, I have created and sold two games in this genre. In case you have never heard of such games before: they are free multiplayer web games in which […]
At the Google I/O 2018 event, an intriguing technology called Duplex was showcased, which genuinely captivated the audience. Attendees were shown how the voice assistant autonomously arranges meetings or makes table reservations, adding realism by inserting interjections into its speech, responding to human words with phrases like 'uh-huh' or 'yeah.' At the same time, Google Duplex informs the conversation partner that the discussion […]
Ten months after the last test release, GTK 3.96 has been introduced, a new experimental release for the future stable GTK 4. The GTK 4 branch is being developed as part of a new development process that aims to provide application developers with a stable and supported API for several years, ensuring they do not have to rework their applications every six months due to API changes […]
Last December, Keenetic made several important announcements, but for this review, we are only interested in two. Firstly, the company continues to support older models by adding new features to the firmware. Secondly, among these new features, the Wi-Fi system has finally appeared in the release. We will explore this using devices from different generations: the 2015 model […]
Throughout the year, Russians regularly go on holidays – New Year breaks, May Day, and other shorter weekends. This is a traditional time for binge-watching series, spontaneous purchases, and sales on Steam. During the pre-holiday period, retail and logistics companies experience heightened demand: people order gifts from online stores, pay for their delivery, buy tickets for trips, and communicate. Calendar peaks […]
Following the release of .NET Core 3.0 this year, Microsoft will launch the .NET 5 platform, which will represent a significant enhancement to the overall development system. The main innovation compared to .NET Framework 4.8 will be support for Linux, macOS, iOS, Android, tvOS, watchOS, and WebAssembly. Meanwhile, version 4.8 will remain the last, as only the Core family will continue to evolve. It has been reported that […]
After the release of Windows 10 for ARM processors, enthusiasts began experimenting with running the OS on various mobile devices. Some have managed to run it on the Nintendo Switch, while others have done so on Windows Mobile and Android smartphones. Now, there is a way to easily install 'the tens' on the Lumia 950 XL. A group of enthusiasts called LumiaWOA has released a build of the OS along with a set of tools that allow […]
Hot on the heels of the release of Firefox 66.0.5 and 60.6.3 ESR, additional corrective updates have been published. These updates continue the work of restoring extensions that were disabled due to an expired intermediate certificate. In particular, the issue with updating the intermediate certificate when a master password is set, which controls access to the saved account database, has been resolved. Since replacing the certificate requires the master password to be entered, […]
Today we will examine the BGP protocol. We won’t spend too long discussing why it is used as the sole protocol. There is quite a bit of information available on this topic, for example here. So, what is BGP? BGP is a dynamic routing protocol and the only EGP (External Gateway Protocol). This protocol is used for building routing on the internet. Let's explore how […]
Welcome to the anniversary — 10th lesson. Today we will discuss another Check Point blade — Identity Awareness. At the very beginning, when we described NGFW, we established that it is essential to have the ability to regulate access based on accounts rather than IP addresses. This is primarily due to the increased mobility of users and the widespread adoption of […]