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The release of the open-source DBMS Nebula Graph 1.0.0 has taken place, designed for the efficient storage of large sets of interconnected data forming a graph that can contain billions of nodes and trillions of connections. The project is written in C++ and is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. Client libraries for accessing the DBMS have been prepared for Go, Python, and Java. The DBMS developing startup VESoft […]
Microsoft has announced the availability of the Microsoft Defender ATP (Advanced Threat Protection) package for the Linux platform. The product is designed for proactive protection, tracking unpatched vulnerabilities, and detecting and removing malicious activity in the system. The platform combines an antivirus package, a network intrusion detection system, an exploit protection mechanism (including zero-day), and additional […]
A new release of the free static analyzer cppcheck 2.1 is available, allowing for the identification of various classes of errors in C and C++ code, including when using non-standard syntax typical for embedded systems. A collection of plugins is provided, ensuring integration of cppcheck with various development, continuous integration, and testing systems, as well as capabilities such as compliance checking […]
In the 6.0.0 release of the hashcat program for password cracking across more than 320 types of hashes (using GPU capabilities), the developer introduced numerous improvements: A new plugin interface supporting modular hash modes. A new API interface supporting APIs other than OpenCL. CUDA support. Detailed documentation for plugin developers. GPU emulation mode — to run kernel code on the CPU (instead of […]
On June 22, the anniversary version 0.20.2 of the popular open-source planetarium Stellarium was released, visualizing the realistic night sky as if you were observing it with the naked eye or through binoculars or a telescope. The anniversary of the release marks the project's age — 20 years ago, Fabien Chéreau was tasked with the challenge of loading a new discrete graphics card. In total, between […]
The release of the decentralized file system IPFS 0.6 (InterPlanetary File System) has been published, forming a global version-controlled file storage deployed as a P2P network composed of participant systems. IPFS combines ideas previously implemented in systems like Git, BitTorrent, Kademlia, SFS, and the Web, and resembles a single 'swarm' of BitTorrent (peers participating in the distribution) exchanging Git objects. IPFS features content-based addressing, and […]
The release of FPC 3.2.0 has occurred! This version is a major new release containing bug fixes and package updates, new features, and new targets. Five years have passed since the release of FPC 3.0, so it is recommended to upgrade as soon as possible. New features: https://wiki.freepascal.org/FPC_New_Features_3.2.0 A list of changes that may break backward compatibility: https://wiki.freepascal.org/User_Changes_3.2.0 A list of new supported platforms: https://wiki.freepascal.org/FPC_New_Features_3.2.0#New_compiler_targets Download: https://www.freepascal.org/download.html […]
On November 25, a new version of the open-source Pascal and Object Pascal compiler — FPC 3.0.0 'Pestering Peacock' was released. The main changes in this release include: Compatibility improvements with Delphi: Support for Delphi-like namespaces for modules has been added. The ability to create dynamic arrays using the Create constructor has been introduced. Strings of type AnsiString now store information about their encoding. Changes in the compiler: A new […]
The company ELSA has announced the GeForce RTX 2070 Super Erazor X graphics accelerator, designed for use in gaming-class desktop computers. The 'heart' of the graphics card is the NVIDIA Turing architecture processor. The product contains 2560 CUDA cores and 8 GB of GDDR6 memory with a 256-bit bus. The core clock frequency of the chip reaches 1815 MHz in turbo mode. The graphics accelerator is equipped with a cooling system featuring two 90-millimeter […]
After a year of development, the release of Snuffleupagus 0.5.1 has been published, providing a module for the PHP7 interpreter aimed at enhancing the security of the environment and blocking typical errors that lead to vulnerabilities in PHP applications. The module also allows for the creation of virtual patches to address specific issues without modifying the source code of the vulnerable application, which is convenient for use in mass hosting systems where it is impossible to […]
The release of the library for scientific, mathematical, and engineering calculations SciPy 1.5.0 has occurred. SciPy provides a large collection of modules for tasks such as calculating integrals, solving differential equations, image processing, statistical analysis, interpolation, applying Fourier transforms, finding extrema of functions, vector operations, analog signal processing, working with sparse matrices, etc. The project's code is distributed under the BSD license and uses […]
Jason A. Donenfeld, the author of VPN WireGuard, announced the acceptance of the core 'wg' driver for the WireGuard protocol into the main branch of OpenBSD, which implements a specific network interface and modifies the user-space tooling. OpenBSD has become the second OS after Linux to have full and integrated support for WireGuard. The inclusion of WireGuard is expected in the OpenBSD 6.8 release. The patches include a driver for […]