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Here’s what’s new in Kotlin 1.4.0: A new, more powerful type inference algorithm is enabled by default. It automatically infers types in more cases, supports smart-cast even in complex scenarios, better handles delegated properties, and much more. New IR backends for JVM and JS are available in alpha mode. Once stabilized, they will be used by default. In Kotlin 1.4 […].
Google has begun implementing a new Raw Sockets API in Chrome, allowing web applications to establish direct network connections using TCP and UDP protocols. In 2015, the W3C consortium attempted to standardize the "TCP and UDP Socket" API, but the working group members did not reach consensus, and the development of this API was halted. The need to add a new API […]
Mozilla has made the Firefox Relay service available for testing to all interested users. Previously, access to Firefox Relay was by invitation only, but now it is available to any user with a Firefox Account. Firefox Relay allows users to generate temporary email addresses for signing up on websites, helping to protect their real addresses. Users are allowed […]
A vulnerability (CVE-2020-14367) has been identified in chrony, the NTP protocol implementation used for synchronizing accurate time across various Linux distributions, which allows overwriting any file in the system with access to the local unprivileged chrony user. The vulnerability can only be exploited through the chrony user, which reduces its danger. However, the issue compromises the isolation level in chrony and can be utilized in […]
QNAP Systems has announced the QXP-10G2U3A expansion card designed for use in personal computers, workstations, and network-attached storage (NAS). The new card allows the system to be equipped with two USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A ports. This interface provides a bandwidth of up to 10 Gbps. The card is based on the ASMedia ASM3142 controller. A PCIe Gen2 x2 slot is required for installation. It is said to be compatible with […]
Corrective updates have been released for the stable branches of the DNS server BIND 9.11.22 and 9.16.6, as well as for the experimental branch 9.17.4 currently in development. The new releases fix five vulnerabilities. The most critical vulnerability (CVE-2020-8620) allows remote denial of service to be triggered by sending a specific set of packets to the TCP port on which BIND accepts connections. Sending abnormally large AXFR requests to the TCP port may lead to […]
Microsoft announced support for the WSL2 (Windows Subsystem for Linux) in Windows 10 releases 1903 and 1909, which were formed in May and November of last year. Initially, the WSL2 subsystem, allowing for the execution of Linux executables on Windows, was introduced in the Windows 10 2004 release. Now, Microsoft has backported this subsystem to earlier Windows 10 updates, which […]
openITCOCKPIT is open-source software for configuring Nagios or Naemon. The most significant changes in this version include: Data collection via its own agent The frontend and backend fully interact through the API Notifications through various chat systems (Slack, RocketChat, Mattermost, …) Automatic conversion of measurement units in graphs to simpler units Numerous improvements to the web interface and much […]
Hello, LOR! Mesosphere is an open version of the Horizon operating system kernel for the Nintendo Switch gaming console, compatible with the original. The development is being handled by the creator of the custom firmware Atmosphere and a team of developers. Currently, the kernel loads and operates on the console, and games are functioning as well. However, there are still many bugs and missing features. The source code is published under […]
Co-founder and CEO of Paragon Software Group, Konstantin Komarov, published a patch in the Linux-Fsdevel mailing list implementing the NTFS filesystem driver, supporting all major operations — reading, writing, working with sparse and packed files, extended attributes, and data recovery and filesystem journaling. The code is provided under the GPL license and meets all basic patch acceptance requirements […]
Guardicore, a company specializing in data center and cloud system protection, has identified a new high-tech malware called FritzFrog, which targets Linux-based servers. FritzFrog combines a worm that spreads through a brute-force attack on servers with an open SSH port, and components for building a decentralized botnet that operates without control nodes and has no single point of failure. A proprietary […]
An update for the Solaris 11.4 operating system, SRU 24 (Support Repository Update), has been released, featuring a series of corrections and improvements for the Solaris 11.4 branch. To install the proposed fixes in the update, simply execute the command 'pkg update'. The new release includes: An updated Oracle Explorer to version 20.2, a toolkit for building detailed configuration and system status profiles; Added support for storage […]
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