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Solus Linux 4.5

On January 8, the next release of the Solus Linux 4.5 distribution took place. Solus is an independent Linux distribution for modern PCs, using Budgie as its desktop environment and eopkg for package management. Innovations: Installer. This release uses a new version of the Calamares installer. It makes it easy to install using file systems like Btrfs, with the ability to specify your own partition layout, which is […]

OpenMoHAA alpha 0.61.0

The first alpha version of the open-source Medal of Honor engine, OpenMoHAA, has been released in 2024. The goal of the project is to make a cross-platform open source engine that is fully compatible with the original Medal of Honor. Game module: engine crashes fixed; fixed callvote with invalid strings; Fixed issuance of incorrect weapons (bad weapon attachments); Fixed grenade flight; mines are now fully operational; […]

Release of programming language V 0.4.4

After two months of development, a new version of the statically typed programming language V (vlang) has been published. The main goals in creating V were ease of learning and use, high readability, fast compilation, increased security, efficient development, cross-platform use, improved interoperability with the C language, better error handling, modern capabilities, and more maintainable programs. The project is also developing its graphics library and […]

Arch Linux switched to using dbus-broker

Arch Linux developers have announced the use of the dbus-broker project as the default implementation of the D-Bus bus. It is claimed that using dbus-broker instead of the classic dbus-daemon background process will improve reliability, increase performance and improve integration with systemd. The ability to use the old dbus-daemon background process as an option is retained - the Pacman package manager will provide a choice in the dbus-broker-units installation […]

Firefox Update 121.0.1

A maintenance release of Firefox 121.0.1 is available with the following fixes: Fixes a hang that occurs when loading some sites with multi-column content, such as doordash.com. Fixed an issue where the corner rounding specified via the CSS border-radius property would disappear for a video played on top of another video. Fixed an issue with Firefox not closing correctly, resulting in the inability to use FIDO2 USB keys in applications after […]

Rumors: Sea of ​​Thieves is headed for new platforms

In almost six years since its release, the pirate action game Sea of ​​Thieves has gone from an ugly duckling to one of the most popular games in the Xbox ecosystem, and now it seems to be set to sail to new target platforms. Image source: SteamSource: 3dnews.ru

For the first time, Europe has provided a subsidy to a battery manufacturer to prevent it from fleeing to the United States.

The European Commission has granted a subsidy to a battery manufacturer for the first time as part of its anti-drainage defense for US businesses. The recipient was the Swedish company Northvolt, a developer of original lithium batteries with competitive characteristics. Back in March 2022, Northvolt promised to build a battery megafactory in Germany, but later abandoned the promise and set its sights on a plant in the United States. Render of the future […]

Minder 1.16.0

A new version of the free Minder editor for creating mental maps (mindmaps) has been released. Features of the editor: You can create more than one root node in a map There is convenient keyboard control You can customize the appearance of maps and individual nodes A built-in set of stickers for nodes is available There is Markdown support in the text of nodes You can write headings to connections (as well as to nodes) […]

Vulnerability in implementations of the post-quantum encryption algorithm Kyber

In the implementation of the Kyber encryption algorithm, which won the competition of cryptographic algorithms resistant to brute force on a quantum computer, a vulnerability was identified that allows side-channel attacks to recreate secret keys based on measuring the time of operations during decryption of the ciphertext provided by the attacker. The issue affects both the reference implementation of the CRYSTALS-Kyber KEM key encapsulation mechanism and many third-party […]

Pivotal has started accepting orders for single-seat electric planes starting at $190 - they don't require a pilot's license

American startup Pivotal (formerly Opener.aero) has begun collecting pre-orders for the single-seat Helix octocopter. A pilot's license is not required to fly this ultralight aircraft. However, flying near airfields and crowded places will be prohibited. The price of the vehicle will start at $190 thousand, but the pleasure of being among the first to receive an electric plane will cost $290 thousand. Image source: Helix Source: 3dnews.ru