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The expansion of AI technology usage and the increasing demand for data center computing power will drive copper demand to grow by 1 million tons per year by 2030, Reuters reports, citing a study by Trafigura. Trafigura claims that the transition to renewable energy sources, the implementation of AI technologies, and programs to reduce carbon emissions will […]
Google has begun beta testing of the open mobile platform Android 15. The release of Android 15 is expected in the third quarter of 2024. A preliminary testing program has been proposed to evaluate the platform's new capabilities. Firmware builds are prepared for Pixel 6/6a/6 Pro, Pixel 7/7a/7 Pro, Pixel 8/8a/8 Pro, Pixel Fold, and Pixel Tablet devices. Changes in Android 15 Beta1 compared to the second […]
The beta release of the Ubuntu 24.04 "Noble Numbat" distribution has been announced. After the formation of this version, the package base has been fully frozen, and developers have moved on to final testing and debugging. The release is scheduled for April 25th. The 24.04 branch is categorized as a long-term support (LTS) release, with updates provided for 12 years (5 years of general support, plus an additional 7 […]
A new malware for Windows called Keyzetsu Clipper has been reported on the GitHub platform, targeting user cryptocurrency wallets. To deceive users, attackers create fake repositories with names of popular projects, designed to look legitimate, tricking victims into downloading malware that threatens the security of their crypto assets. Image source: Vilkasss / Pixabay Source: 3dnews.ru
On March 25, 2024, the long-awaited Taskwarrior 3.0.0 was released. Taskwarrior is an advanced task and time management tool for the command line (GUI front-ends, libraries, and plugins are also available). Key changes include a complete rewrite of the synchronization code, with taskserver/taskd no longer supported. It is recommended to use cloud synchronization, with taskchampion-sync-server also available. The update is breaking, requiring the database to be exported from 2.x and re-imported […]
An experimental release of the dynamic tracing toolkit DTrace for Linux 2.0.0-1.14 has been introduced, implemented as a user-space process using the eBPF subsystem and built-in tracing mechanisms provided by the Linux kernel. Functionally, the eBPF-based implementation of DTrace is similar to the first implementation of DTrace for Linux, which was made as a kernel module. The project code is distributed under the GPLv2 license. The toolkit can […]
The 4% threshold was first surpassed in February. In March, this level was successfully maintained. According to StatCounter data, the share of Linux on desktops has increased by more than 1.2% over the past year. Here is the monthly Linux desktop share statistics: January 2023 - 2.91% February 2023 - 2.94% March 2023 - 2.85% April 2023 - 2.83% May 2023 - 2.7% June 2023 - 3.07% […]
The OpenZiti 1.0 toolkit has been released, allowing the integration of distributed networking features and service access in an isolated network environment into applications. OpenZiti enables the deployment of an application-specific overlay network that operates over the regular internet and uses mesh routing, where each network point connects through neighboring points. The project code is written in Go and […]
The organization ISRG (Internet Security Research Group), which is the founder of the Let’s Encrypt project and promotes the development of technologies to enhance internet security, has introduced the zlib-rs project to create a secure alternative to the zlib data compression library. The zlib-rs code is written in Rust and is distributed under the Zlib license. Development is conducted with reference to the zlib-ng project, which is advancing a high-performance variant of zlib. The project has developed […]
The release of the I2P 2.5.0 anonymous network and the i2pd 2.51.0 C++ client has taken place. I2P is a multilayer anonymous distributed network that operates over the regular internet, actively utilizing end-to-end encryption to ensure anonymity and isolation. The network is built in a P2P mode and formed through the resources (bandwidth) provided by the network users, which allows it to function without centralized servers (communications within the network […
The developers of the Gentoo distribution have announced the project's transition to the oversight of the non-profit organization SPI (Software in the Public Interest), which is delegated to handle administrative tasks unrelated to technology. This move will eliminate the need to maintain its own legal entity, reduce administrative burden, and increase attractiveness for commercial companies wishing to make donations, as such donations will provide a tax deduction […
Applications that execute scripts in bat and cmd format on the Windows platform using standard process launch functions are vulnerable to an exploit that allows the execution of custom code if arguments are passed without separately escaping special characters. The vulnerability has been dubbed BatBadBut and appears in applications that use standard libraries of languages such as Rust, PHP, Node.js, Python, Ruby, Go, […