Oracle has compiled corrective releases of the VirtualBox virtualization system 6.0.6 and 5.2.28, which contain 39 fixes. The new releases also fix 12 vulnerabilities, of which 7 are critical (CVSS Score 8.8). Details are not provided, but judging by the level of CVSS, the problems demonstrated at the Pwn2Own 2019 competition that allow […]
Microsoft has announced Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which combines Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Live Gold. “Your feedback directly contributes to the evolution of Xbox Game Pass—thank you for taking the time to continually help us improve the service. The main request you've made since day one is to provide an opportunity to get Xbox Game Pass and the most […]
Ysbryd Games and Witching Hour have announced that tactical RPG Masquerada: Songs and Shadows will be released on Nintendo Switch on May 9th. Masquerada: Songs and Shadows was released on PC in September 2016, and reached PlayStation 2017 and Xbox One in July 4. The game takes place in the city of Citte della Ombre, which […]
Oracle has published a scheduled release of updates to its products (Critical Patch Update), aimed at eliminating critical problems and vulnerabilities. The April update fixed a total of 297 vulnerabilities. Java SE 12.0.1, 11.0.3, and 8u212 releases address 5 security issues. All vulnerabilities can be exploited remotely without authentication. One vulnerability specific to the Windows platform is […]
Oracle has published a scheduled release of updates to its products (Critical Patch Update), aimed at eliminating critical problems and vulnerabilities. The April update fixed a total of 297 vulnerabilities. Java SE 12.0.1, 11.0.3, and 8u212 releases address 5 security issues. All vulnerabilities can be exploited remotely without authentication. One vulnerability specific to the Windows platform is […]
In 2016, after a lawsuit from a Connecticut resident, Valve began to combat illegal gambling based on Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. In mid-2018, the situation was aggravated by the ongoing war with “loot boxes”: in Belgium and the Netherlands, users were prohibited from opening containers in shooters and Dota 2, and also temporarily disabled trading and exchanging items in these games. The company continues to receive complaints against it, and [...]
As soon as work on Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II – The Sith Lords was completed, Obsidian Entertainment was ready to make the third game in the acclaimed RPG series. Unfortunately, it did not happen. Screenwriter Chris Avellone spoke about the plans at the time at the Reboot Develop event. “After finishing development of the second game, we tried to restore our […]
Online sources report that thousands of fake reviews and testimonials for products of different categories have been discovered on the Amazon marketplace. These results were reached by researchers from the American Consumer Association Which?. They analyzed reviews associated with hundreds of products available for purchase on Amazon. Based on the work done, it was concluded that false reviews help […]
On September 19, the first thematic meeting HUG (Highload++ User Group), which was dedicated to microservices, took place in Moscow. There was a presentation “Operating Microservices: Size Matters, Even If You Have Kubernetes,” in which we shared Flant’s extensive experience in operating projects with microservice architecture. First of all, it will be useful to all developers thinking about [...]
We are increasingly asked about developing microservices in Kubernetes. Developers, especially of interpreted languages, want to quickly correct code in their favorite IDE and see the result without waiting for build/deployment - by simply pressing F5. And when it came to a monolithic application, it was enough to locally install a database and a web server (in Docker, VirtualBox...), after which immediately […]
According to analysts from iKS-Consulting, by 2021 the growth in the number of server racks at the largest data center service providers in Russia will reach 49 thousand. And their number in the world, according to Gartner, has long exceeded 2,5 million. For modern enterprises, the data center is the most valuable asset. The demand for resources for storing and processing data is constantly growing, and along with [...]
According to analysts from iKS-Consulting, by 2021 the growth in the number of server racks at the largest data center service providers in Russia will reach 49 thousand. And their number in the world, according to Gartner, has long exceeded 2,5 million. For modern enterprises, the data center is the most valuable asset. The demand for resources for storing and processing data is constantly growing, and along with [...]
