Author: ProHoster

FSB demanded encryption keys for Yandex user data, but the company does not transfer them

The RBC publication learned that several months ago the FSB sent a request to Yandex to provide keys for decrypting the data of users of the Yandex.Mail and Yandex.Disk services, but over the past period of time, Yandex has not provided the keys to the special service. although by law no more than ten days are allotted for this. Previously, due to the refusal to share keys in Russia by court decision [...]

openSUSE community discusses rebranding to distance itself from SUSE

Stasiek Michalski, one of the active members of the openSUSE Artwork Team, put up for discussion the feasibility of rebranding openSUSE. Currently, SUSE and the free project openSUSE share a logo, which causes confusion and a distorted perception of the project among potential users. On the other hand, the SUSE and openSUSE projects are inextricably linked, especially after the transition […]

Russians on the Moon: Sci-Fi Series Trailer for Apple TV+

As part of the WWDC 2019 developer conference, Apple presented the first full trailer for its upcoming series For All Mankind, which will be released on the company's upcoming streaming service Apple TV+ (similar to Netflix) this fall. The trailer is beautiful and aims to show what exclusive content Apple will be offering to subscribers. Created by the creator of Battlestar Galactica and the producer of Star Trek, […]

Tinder App Listed for Tracking Users

It became known that the Tinder dating service, which is used by over 50 million people, was included in the register of organizers of information dissemination. This means that the service is obliged to provide the FSB with all user data, as well as their correspondence. The initiator of the inclusion of Tinder in the register of organizers of information dissemination is the FSB of the Russian Federation. In turn, Roskomnadzor sends relevant requests to online services to provide […]

OpenBSD donation target exceeded for 2019

The OpenBSD team announced on its Twitter account a donation of $400 thousand from Smartisan Technology. Such a donation provides iridium status. In total, it was planned to raise $2019 in 300000. To date, more than 468 thousand have been collected; the current status can be found on The OpenBSD Foundation page. Everyone can contribute on the page https://www.openbsdfoundation.org/donations.html Source: linux.org.ru

Wing IDE 7.0

Quietly and quietly, a new version of the wonderful development environment for Python has been released. In the new version: The code quality control subsystem has been significantly improved. Added integration with Pylint, pep8 and mypy utilities. The display of data in the debugger has been improved. Improved code navigation tools. Added configuration menu. New update manager. Added 4 color palettes. Added presentation mode. Many bugs have been fixed. […]

There is an opinion: DANE technology for browsers has failed

We are talking about what DANE technology is for DNS domain name authentication and why it is not widely used in browsers. / Unsplash / Paulius Dragunas What is DANE Certification Authorities (CAs) are organizations that certify cryptographic SSL certificates. They put their electronic signature on them, confirming the authenticity. However, sometimes there are situations […]

School of interface development: analysis of tasks for Minsk and a new set in Moscow

Today a new enrollment has opened for the Yandex Interface Development School in Moscow. The first stage of training will take place from September 7 to October 25. Students from other cities will be able to participate in it remotely or in person - the company will pay for travel and accommodation in a hostel. The second, also known as the final stage, will last until December 3, and can only be completed in person. Me […]

“Look what a jetpack I have!” - "Ha, look what a rocket I have!" (notes from the rocketry championship)

The first All-Russian Rocket Championship took place in an abandoned Soviet camp near Kaluga called the Millennium Falcon. I asked myself to go there, because a jetpack is closer to rockets than to aviation. And look at 10 year olds who are assembling a really working contraption from tape, whatman paper and a plastic bottle, while their slightly older comrades are shooting a rocket […]

If not us, then no one: the only rare earth metal miner in the United States intends to dump dependence on China

In an interview with CNBC, the co-chairman of MP Materials, James Litinsky, which owns the only development in the United States for the extraction of concentrates with rare earth metals, bluntly said that only his company can save the American nation from dependence on Chinese supplies of rare earth metals. So far, China has not used this trump card in any way in the trade war with the United States. However, there is […]

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 phablet won't have 3,5mm headphone jack

Online sources have obtained a new piece of information about the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 phablet, which this year will replace the Galaxy Note 9 model shown in the images. It is reported, in particular, that the device may not have a standard 3,5 mm headphone jack. This will reduce the thickness of the device body and free up additional space for other components. […]