Author: Yuri Gagarin

The leak showed a handy innovation in iOS 14

iOS 14 is expected to introduce several new features, which the company is expected to detail at WWDC 2020 in June. However, information about one of the improvements has already surfaced online. The current and previous versions of the Cupertino-based mobile OS used a scrolling interface for switching between apps. The new version is expected to […]

Microsoft Edge browser for iOS gets two new features

Microsoft has released the latest update for its Edge browser in the Apple App Store. The new version, 44.13.1, brings two new features designed to make the product more appealing to iOS users. First, users iPhone and iPad users who prefer Microsoft's web browser to Apple's Safari now have the option to turn on tracking prevention, with options ranging from basic, balanced, or maximum blocking. […]

Innovative polymer for space and aviation created in Russia

The Rostec State Corporation reports that industrial tests of an innovative structural polymer that has no Russian analogues have been successfully carried out in our country. The material was called "Acrimid". This is a sheet of structural foam with record heat resistance. The polymer is also chemical resistant. It is expected that the Russian development will find the widest application. Among the areas of its use are the space and aviation industries, [...]

Vulnerabilities in OpenSMTPD that allow remote and local access to root

Qualys has identified another remote critical vulnerability (CVE-2020-8794) in the OpenSMTPD mail server developed by the OpenBSD project. Like the vulnerability discovered at the end of January, the new problem makes it possible to remotely execute arbitrary shell commands on a server with root user rights. The vulnerability has been addressed in OpenSMTPD 6.6.4p1. The problem is caused by an error in the code that delivers mail to a remote mailbox [...]

In Arch Linux the project leader has changed

Aaron Griffin has stepped down as the Arch project leader. LinuxGriffin had served as the project's leader since 2007, but his activity had recently slowed to a trickle, and he decided to step aside for another member capable of making tough decisions and steering the project's development in the right direction. The new project leader was selected through a developer vote […]

GIMP 2.10.18

A new version of the GIMP graphics editor has been released. Changes: Tools in the toolbar are now grouped (can be disabled or customized). A new compact style for easier interaction is used for sliders by default. The on-canvas transformation preview is improved: it takes into account layer relationships and their position within the project (the layer being changed no longer pops up, obscuring the layers above it), and cropping is immediately visible. […]

How 1500 bytes became the maximum unit of information transfer on the Internet

Ethernet is everywhere, and tens of thousands of manufacturers produce equipment that supports it. However, almost all of these devices have one common number - MTU: $ ip l 1: lo: mtu 65536 state UNKNOWN link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00 2: enp5s0: mtu 1500 state UP link/ether xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) [maximum transmission unit] […]

IdentityServer4. Basic concepts. OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.0 and JWT

With this post I want to open a thread of articles dedicated to IdentityServer4. Let's start with the basic concepts. The most promising authentication protocol at the moment is OpenID Connect, and the authorization protocol (providing access) is OAuth 2.0. IdentityServer4 implements these two protocols. It is optimized to solve common security problems. OpenID Connect is an authentication protocol and standard that does not […]

Cleaning up data like Rock, Paper, Scissors. Is it a game with or without a finish? Part 2. Practical

Part one described that this publication was made on the basis of a dataset of cadastral valuation results of real estate in the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug. The practical part is presented in the form of steps. All cleaning was done in Excel, since the most common tool and the described operations can be repeated by most specialists who know Excel. And quite well suited for hand-to-hand work. I’ll put stage zero […]

The only Essential smartphone will receive support Android 11 Developer Preview, despite the company's closure

Not long ago, the company Essential, owned by the co-founder Android Andy Rubin announced its closure. The announcement also stated that the last software update Essential Phone owners would receive would be the February security update that had already been released. Now it has been revealed that the smartphone will receive support for the recently launched Android 11 Developer Preview. This is evidenced by the new branch […]

Tesla climbs 8 positions in Consumer Reports rankings, Model 3 named 'best choice'

Tesla rose eight positions in the ranking of automotive brands by Consumer Reports, the magazine of the American non-profit organization Consumers Union. Tesla currently ranks 11th on Consumer Reports' list of 33 brands. The company reportedly owes much of this to the increased reliability of the Model 3 and Model S electric vehicles. In addition, the Model 3 won the “Top […]

Solid state drives will rise in price, and in Russia too

In China, solid-state drive prices have risen beyond expectations as the situation has been exacerbated by the coronavirus outbreak. The prerequisites for rising prices for SSDs are also being formed in the Russian market, according to Yandex.Market statistics. The balance of supply and demand in the solid-state memory market this year has long promised to shift towards rising prices, and various kinds of shocks such as the coronavirus outbreak in […]

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