A few days ago, it became known that Google is working on bringing Google Assistant to the Chrome browser on Android. This will allow the web browser to interact directly with the voice assistant. The assistant will be integrated into the browser's Omnibox. Currently, this feature is available in Chrome Canary, but there is no information on when it will be released. To activate Assistant in […]
In the past two weeks, Mozilla has removed 197 add-ons from the addons.mozilla.org (AMO) directory that executed code loaded from third-party sites, transmitted sensitive data to external servers, engaged in malicious activities, or employed obfuscation methods. Among the removed add-ons, 129 were distributed by 2Ring, which specializes in B2B solutions. The specified add-ons were removed for loading and executing code from an external server (rules […]
Trans. note: This article is part of the freely accessible materials of the learnk8s project, which educates companies and individual administrators on how to work with Kubernetes. In it, Daniele Polencic, the project leader, provides a clear guide on what steps to take in the event of common issues with applications running in a K8s cluster. TL;DR: here's a diagram that will help you […]
In the latest update, Telegram developers have introduced several new features aimed at making work easier. The first is an enhancement to polls, which now include three new types of voting. Users can now create a public poll that shows who voted for which option. The second type is a quiz, where the results can be seen immediately—correct or incorrect. Finally, […]
As is known, support for Windows 7 ended on January 14, so Microsoft is no longer working on new patches for the system. The "posthumous" update of the OS has caused issues with wallpaper display. The cause was the patch numbered KB4534310, as confirmed in Redmond. It is reported that this update causes a crash if the "Stretch" option is used when setting wallpapers. The problem occurs on Windows […]
My main work involves data and programming in R, but in this article, I'd like to share my passion, which even brings in some income. I've always enjoyed explaining and teaching something to friends, classmates, and fellow students. Additionally, I have always found it easy to connect with children; I'm not sure why. Overall, I believe that education […]
Welcome! You are on the sixth lesson of the Fortinet Getting Started course. In the last lesson, we covered the basics of working with NAT technology on FortiGate and also released our test user to the Internet. Now it's time to focus on user security in that environment. In this lesson, we will discuss the following security profiles: Web Filtering, Application Control, and HTTPS […]
Windows 10 is experiencing issues again. This time, they are related to the security update KB4528760. When trying to install it, the system throws several errors, which have already been reported on the Microsoft support forum. The problem occurs both during automatic downloading and installation, as well as during manual installation of the update. Based on the available data, the patch […]
The South Korean company Samsung is developing its own version of Apple's AirDrop technology, which allows users to exchange files without using third-party applications. According to available information, the technology, named Quick Share, will soon be available to Samsung device users running Android. Quick Share is intended to be a straightforward tool for quickly sending files between two Samsung smartphones. In […]
A stable release of the composite server Weston 8.0 has been published, advancing technologies that facilitate full support of the Wayland protocol in Enlightenment, GNOME, KDE, and other desktop environments. The development of Weston aims to provide a high-quality codebase and practical examples for using Wayland in desktop environments and embedded solutions, such as platforms for automotive infotainment systems, smartphones, TVs, and other consumer devices. […]
The release of the DXVK 1.5.2 layer has been formed, providing an implementation of DXGI (DirectX Graphics Infrastructure), Direct3D 9, 10, and 11, operating through call translation to the Vulkan API. To use DXVK, drivers supporting Vulkan API 1.1 are required, such as AMD RADV 18.3, NVIDIA 415.22, Intel ANV 19.0, and AMDVLK. DXVK can be used to run 3D applications and games in […]
Researchers from the University of Maryland, as part of the Geneva project, have attempted to create an engine for automating the identification of methods used to censor access to content. Manually attempting to sift through possible vulnerabilities of deep packet inspection (DPI) systems is a challenging and lengthy process; the Geneva project attempted to use a genetic algorithm to evaluate DPI characteristics, identify implementation errors, and devise an optimal strategy […]