Canonical has introduced Ubuntu Core 24, a compact variant of the Ubuntu distribution designed for use on Internet of Things (IoT) devices, containers, consumer, and industrial equipment. Ubuntu Core is provided as an indivisible monolithic image of the base system, without being split into separate deb packages. The images of Ubuntu Core 24 are synchronized with the package base of Ubuntu 24.04, […]
The release of the open monitoring system Zabbix 7.0 has occurred, classified as a version with extended official support period (LTS). Zabbix is a comprehensive system for monitoring the performance and availability of servers, engineering and networking equipment, applications, databases, virtualization systems, containers, IT services, web services, and cloud infrastructure. The system implements a complete cycle from data collection, processing, transformation, to analysis of this data […]
After six months of development, the release of FreeBSD 14.1 has been finalized. Installation images have been prepared for amd64, i386, powerpc, powerpc64, powerpc64le, powerpcspe, armv7, aarch64, and riscv64 architectures. Additionally, builds for virtualization systems (QCOW2, VHD, VMDK, raw) and cloud environments like Amazon EC2, Google Compute Engine, and Vagrant have been made. Key changes include improvements to the sound stack and the implementation of audio disconnection features […]
In the latest update of the secure mobile platform GrapheneOS version 2024053100, an emergency data lock function has been introduced. Users can set an additional password and PIN code, which will clear all keys in hardware storage, including those used for encrypting data on the disk, as well as wipe the eSIM and reboot the device. Thus, in situations involving pressure […]
Asus presented the ROG Thor 1600W Titanium III — a flagship power supply supporting the latest power standards. Unlike its predecessor, which lacked a dedicated 12+4-pin connector for graphics cards, the new ROG Thor III includes this connector. Image source: Asus Source: 3dnews.ru
Andreas Kling, the creator of the SerenityOS operating system, announced his resignation as the 'benevolent dictator for life' (BDFL) of the project and his shift to developing a fork of the Ladybird web browser, which was previously developed as part of SerenityOS. According to Andreas, for the past two years, he has stepped back from OS development and focused solely on advancing his own browser engine based on […]
The NixOS 24.05 distribution has been released, based on the Nix package manager, offering a range of proprietary developments that simplify the setup and maintenance of the system. For instance, in NixOS, all system configuration is done through a single configuration file (configuration.nix), allowing for quick rollback to a previous configuration version, supporting switches between different system states, and enabling individual users to install custom packages, […]
Hugging Face has disclosed details about a compromise of the Hugging Face Spaces platform's infrastructure, which provides tools for creating demonstration applications for machine learning models and supports a catalog of such applications. Hugging Face employees uncovered traces of unauthorized access to the platform, which could have led to a leak of users' confidential data, including keys and tokens. The affected tokens have been revoked, and users have been notified accordingly […]
After nearly three years of development, the release of the MATE desktop environment 1.28 has been officially announced, continuing the evolution of the GNOME 2.32 codebase while preserving the classic desktop paradigm. The release announcement is dated February, but the announcement on the project's website appeared just a few hours ago, after the new branch had only been mentioned as tags in the project's Git repository without explicit […]
The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has warned about the growing security threats to mobile devices. Regularly turning off the phone, disabling Bluetooth when it's not needed, and using only trusted accessories are just a few recommendations made by the agency. Image source: Kandinsky Source: 3dnews.ru
Hello, LOR! As our experts predicted, the latest release of the Linux OS distribution NixOS 24.05, code-named 'Uakari', occurred on the last day of spring. NixOS features a declarative approach to software installation, allowing users to describe the desired state of the OS using the special Nix configuration language, and includes characteristics such as atomic system updates and reproducible builds. Among the changes in this release […]
An engineer from Intel, Noah Goldstein, has optimized the memset() function in the glibc library. This optimization provides a performance boost of about 7.5% on desktop versions of Skylake-X and Ice Lake architecture processors. The performance gain is slightly lower for server versions, primarily due to the lower overall performance of a single core. The previous implementation of the memset() function used the assembly instruction rep stosb. […]