Author: ProHoster

Rust programming language 1.36 release

The release of the system programming language Rust 1.36, founded by the Mozilla project, has been published. The language focuses on safe memory management, provides automatic memory management, and provides the means to achieve high job parallelism while avoiding the use of a garbage collector and runtime. Rust's automatic memory management saves the developer from manipulating pointers and protects against issues that arise from […]

Data center everyday life: unobvious little things for 7 years of operation. And a sequel about a rat

I’ll say right away: that rat in the brought server, which we gave tea a couple of years ago after an electric shock, most likely escaped. Because we once saw her friend on a round. And we immediately decided to install ultrasonic repellers. Now there is a cursed land around the data center: no birds will land on the building, and probably all the moles and worms have escaped. We were worried that the sound […]

Report Engine in Satellite 6.5: What it is and Why

Red Hat Satellite is a system management solution that makes it easy to deploy, scale, and manage Red Hat infrastructure across physical, virtual, and cloud environments. Satellite allows users to customize and update systems to ensure they operate efficiently and securely to a variety of standards. By automating most tasks associated with maintaining system health, Satellite helps organizations increase efficiency, reduce […]

From High Ceph Latency to Kernel Patch with eBPF/BCC

Linux has a large number of tools for debugging the kernel and applications. Most of them have a negative impact on application performance and cannot be used in production. A couple of years ago, another tool was developed - eBPF. It makes it possible to trace the kernel and user applications with low overhead and without the need to rebuild programs and download third-party […]

Stupid brains, hidden emotions, insidious algorithms: the evolution of face recognition

The ancient Egyptians knew a lot about vivisection and could distinguish a liver from a kidney by touch. By swaddling mummies from morning to evening and doing healing (from trephination to removing tumors), you will inevitably learn to understand anatomy. The wealth of anatomical detail was more than offset by confusion in understanding the function of the organs. Priests, doctors and ordinary people boldly placed reason in the heart, and [...]

The Lurk virus hacked into banks while it was written by ordinary remote workers for hire

Excerpt from the book “Invasion. A Brief History of Russian Hackers" In May of this year, the publishing house Individuum published a book by journalist Daniil Turovsky, "Invasion. A Brief History of Russian Hackers." It contains stories from the dark side of the Russian IT industry - about guys who, having fallen in love with computers, learned not just to program, but to rob people. The book develops, like the phenomenon itself, from [...]

The Honor brand has become a leader in the Russian smartphone market

Data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) indicate that in the first quarter of this year, the Honor brand took first place in smartphone shipments in Russia. Recall that Honor belongs to the Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei. “Created for the young generation of the digital age, Honor offers a wide range of innovative products that open up new horizons for creativity and empower young […]

International drone racing will be held in Moscow

The Rostec State Corporation announces that the second international drone racing festival Rostec Drone Festival will be held in Moscow in August. The venue for the event will be the Central Park of Culture and Leisure named after. M. Gorky. The races will take place over two days - August 24 and 25. The program includes qualifying and qualifying stages, as well as the final […]

Mobile app revenue was about $2019 billion in the first half of 40

Sensor Tower Store Intelligence estimates that Play Store and App Store users worldwide spent $2019 billion on mobile games and apps in the first half of 39,7. Compared to the same period last year, income increased by 15,4%. During the reporting period, users around the world spent […]

Microsoft releases 'very strange' nostalgic Windows 1.11 game Stranger Things

Microsoft has been releasing teasers related to Windows 1 for a while now. As revealed on July 5 via an Instagram post, this unusual bout of nostalgia is tied to the launch of the third season of the hit Netflix series Stranger Things. Now Microsoft has released Stranger Things Edition 1.11 on its Windows Store. The description of this unique game reads: “Experience the nostalgia of 1985 […]

Smart TV market in Russia is growing rapidly

The IAB Russia association has published the results of a study of the Russian Connected TV market - televisions with the ability to connect to the Internet for interacting with various services and viewing content on the big screen. It is noted that in the case of Connected TV, connection to the Network can be made in various ways - through the smart TV itself, set-top boxes, media players or game consoles. So, it is reported that based on the results [...]

Mozilla launches website showing how users can be tracked

Mozilla has introduced the Track THIS service, which allows you to visually evaluate the methods of advertising networks that track visitor preferences. The service allows you to simulate four typical profiles of online behavior through the automated opening of about 100 tabs, after which advertising networks begin to offer content corresponding to the selected profile for several days. For example, if you select the profile of a very rich person, the advertisement will start to […]