Google developers have introduced a new method of two-factor authentication, which involves using an Android smartphone as a physical security key. Many people have already encountered two-factor authentication, which involves not only entering a standard password, but also using some kind of second authentication tool. For example, some services, after entering a user password, send an SMS message […]
Last weekend our team participated in a hackathon. I got some sleep and decided to write about it. This is the first hackathon within the walls of Tinkoff.ru, but the prizes immediately set a high standard - a new iPhone for all team members. So, how it all happened: On the day of the presentation of the new iPhone, the HR team sent employees an announcement about the event: The first thought is why […]
Starting last year, our company began organizing hackathons. The first such competition was very successful, we wrote about it in the article. The second hackathon took place in February 2019 and was no less successful. The organizer wrote about the goals of the latter not long ago. The participants were given a rather interesting task with complete freedom in choosing a technology stack […]
Rumors that Samsung may abandon inexpensive smartphones from the Galaxy J-Series family appeared back in September last year. Then it was reported that instead of devices of the named series, affordable Galaxy A smartphones would be produced. Now this information has been confirmed by the South Korean giant itself. A promotional video has appeared on YouTube (see below), published by Samsung Malaysia. It is dedicated to mid-range smartphones [...]
Lately, manufacturers have shown a lot of interest in foldable smartphones, believing that this form factor is the future, but the market has not shown much interest in such smartphones due to their high price. So far, two foldable smartphones have been announced. Samsung Galaxy Fold costs $1980 and Huawei Mate X costs €2299/$2590. Such a high price remains the highest [...]
Alphabet startup Wing will launch its first commercial drone delivery service in Canberra, Australia. The company announced this on Tuesday in a blog post after receiving approval from the Australian Civil Safety Authority (CASA). A CASA spokesperson confirmed to Business Insider that the regulator has approved the launch of the drone delivery service following successful testing. According to him, […]
Journalists from PCGamesN visited the Frozenbyte studio, where they talked with the developers and played the expected Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince. The authors revealed many details of their next game. They are betting on a variety of puzzles - this time they will differ in single and cooperative playthroughs. To motivate users to interact, Frozenbyte created complex puzzles. To solve them it is necessary [...]
Search, interview, test task, selection, hiring, adaptation - the path is difficult and understandable to each of us - both the employer and the employee. The newcomer does not have the necessary specialized competencies. Even an experienced specialist has to adapt. The manager is pressured by the questions of what tasks to assign to a new employee at the start and how much time to allocate for them? While ensuring interest, involvement, [...]
Hello everyone, we are sharing with you the second part of the publication "Virtual file systems in Linux: why are they needed and how do they work?" The first part can be read here. Recall that this series of publications is timed to coincide with the launch of a new stream at the Linux Administrator course, which will start very soon. How to monitor VFS with eBPF and bcc tools The easiest […]
We are talking about multi-core CPUs from global manufacturers. / stock photo PD 48 cores At the end of 2018, Intel announced the Cascade-AP architecture. These processors will support up to 48 cores, have a multi-chip layout and 12 channels of DDR4 DRAM. This approach will provide a high level of parallelism, which is useful in processing big data in the cloud. The release of products based on Cascade-AP is scheduled […]
Hello! My name is Andrew. At Tinkoff.ru I am responsible for decision-making and business process management systems. I decided to radically reconsider the stack of systems and technologies in my project; I really needed fresh ideas. And so, not so long ago we held an internal hackathon at Tinkoff.ru on the topic of decision making. HR took over the entire organizational part, and […]
The LetsGoDigital resource reports that ZTE is designing an interesting smartphone, the screen of which is completely devoid of frames and cutouts, and the design does not provide connectors. Information about the new product appeared in the database of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The patent application was filed last year and the document was published this month. How […]
