Oracle has published a corrective release of the virtualization system VirtualBox 6.0.12, which contains 17 fixes. Major changes in release 6.0.12: In additions for guest systems with Linux, the problem with the inability of an unprivileged user to create files inside shared directories has been resolved; In additions for guest systems with Linux, the compatibility of vboxvideo.ko with the kernel module assembly system has been improved; Build problems fixed […]
After five months of development, the release of the system manager systemd 243 is presented. Among the innovations, we can note the integration into PID 1 of a low-memory handler in the system, support for attaching your own BPF programs for filtering unit traffic, numerous new options for systemd-networkd, a bandwidth monitoring mode network interfaces, using 64-bit PID numbers instead of 22-bit by default on 16-bit systems, switching to […]
At E3 2019, the game GhostWire: Tokyo was announced, and Ikumi Nakamura, creative director of Tango Gameworks, spoke about it from the stage. Her appearance became one of the brightest events of the event, judging by the further reaction on the Internet and the appearance of many memes with the girl. And now it has become known that Ikumi Nakamura will leave the studio. After […]
The developers of the Exim mail server notified users that a critical vulnerability (CVE-2019-15846) has been identified that allows a local or remote attacker to execute their code on the server with root rights. There are no publicly available exploits for this problem yet, but the researchers who identified the vulnerability have prepared a preliminary prototype of the exploit. A coordinated release of package updates and […]
The Document Foundation has announced the release of LibreOffice 6.3.1, the first maintenance release in the LibreOffice 6.3 “fresh” family. Version 6.3.1 is aimed at enthusiasts, power users and those who prefer the latest versions of software. For conservative users and enterprises, an update to the stabilized branch of LibreOffice 6.2.7 “still” has been prepared. Ready-made installation packages are prepared for Linux, macOS and Windows platforms. […]
Hi-Rez Studios, known for Paladins and Smite, announced its next game called Rogue Company at the Nintendo Direct presentation. This is a multiplayer shooter in which users choose a character, join a team and fight against opponents. Judging by the trailer that accompanied the announcement, the action takes place in modern times or the near future. The description reads: “Rogue Company is a secret group of famous […]
A day late, the release of a specialized distribution kit, Tails 3.16 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System), based on the Debian package base and designed to provide anonymous access to the network, was created. Anonymous access to Tails is provided by the Tor system. All connections other than traffic through the Tor network are blocked by the packet filter by default. To store user data in user save mode […]
Google has published the source code of the “Differential Privacy” library with the implementation of differential privacy methods that allow statistical operations to be performed on a data set with sufficiently high accuracy without the ability to identify individual records in it. The library code is written in C++ and is open under the Apache 2.0 license. Analysis using differential privacy techniques enables organizations to conduct analytical sampling […]
There were a ton of announcements made during the latest Nintendo Direct broadcast. In particular, the publishing house Focus Home Interactive announced the release dates of two of its projects on the Nintendo Switch: the horror game Call of Cthulhu will be launched on October 8 and the action role-playing game Vampyr will be launched on October 29. On this occasion, fresh trailers for these games were presented. Vampyr, Focus Home Interactive's first collaboration […]
A new version (5.11) of the Telegram messenger is available for download, which implements a rather interesting feature - the so-called Scheduled Messages. Now, when sending a message, you can specify the date and time of its delivery to the recipient. To do this, just press and hold the send button: in the menu that appears, select “Send later” and specify the necessary parameters. After that […]
Apparently, Microsoft designers are working on new icons for core Windows 10 apps, including File Explorer. This is indicated by numerous leaks, as well as the company's early actions. Let's remember that earlier this year Microsoft began updating various logos for office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and OneDrive. The new icons are said to reflect a more modern aesthetic and […]
The next major update to the macOS operating system, called OSX Catalina, is due out in October 2019. And after that, it will reportedly stop supporting all 32-bit apps and games on Mac. As Italian game designer Paolo Pedercini notes on Twitter, OSX Catalina will essentially “kill” all 32-bit applications, and most games running on Unity 5.5 […]
