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The Document Foundation has announced the release of LibreOffice 6.4.1, the first bug fix release from the LibreOffice 6.4 'fresh' family. Version 6.4.1 is aimed at enthusiasts, power users, and those who prefer the latest software versions. Conservative users and businesses are still recommended to use the LibreOffice 6.3.5 'still' release. Installable packages are available for Linux, macOS, and Windows. […]
The nonprofit certificate authority Let’s Encrypt, community-driven and providing certificates free of charge to anyone, has announced it has reached the milestone of one billion generated certificates, which is ten times more than recorded three years ago. Daily, 1.2 to 1.5 million new certificates are generated. The number of active certificates is 116 million (each certificate is valid for three months) and covers approximately 195 million domains (annual […]
The developers of the Android-x86 project, which is developed by an independent community working on the port of the Android platform for the x86 architecture, have published the first stable release of the build based on Android 9 (android-9.0.0_r53). The build includes fixes and enhancements that improve the operation of Android on the x86 architecture. Universal Live builds of Android-x86 9 are prepared for x86 32-bit (706 MB) and x86_64 […]
Researchers from Eset revealed at the ongoing RSA 2020 conference details about a vulnerability (CVE-2019-15126) in Cypress and Broadcom wireless chips that allows for decrypting intercepted Wi-Fi traffic secured using the WPA2 protocol. The vulnerability has been given the codename Kr00k. The issue affects FullMAC chips (Wi-Fi stack implemented on the chip side rather than the driver), used in a wide range of […]
Researchers from Exodus Intelligence demonstrated a weakness in the vulnerability patching process in the Chrome/Chromium codebase. The issue stems from the fact that Google discloses that the patches are related to security issues only after their release but includes code to fix the vulnerability in the V8 engine in the repository prior to the release. For some time, the patches undergo testing […]
Researchers from Stanford University, the University of California, San Diego, and the University of Texas at Austin have developed the RLBox toolkit, which can be used as an additional layer of isolation to block vulnerabilities in function libraries. RLBox aims to address the security issue of untrusted third-party libraries that are not controlled by developers, but vulnerabilities in which can compromise the main project. Mozilla plans […]
The latest version of the ad blocker uBlock Origin 1.25 is now available, providing ad blocking, malware element removal, tracking code blocking, JavaScript miners, and other disruptions to normal operation. The uBlock Origin extension is known for its high performance and efficient memory usage, allowing users not only to eliminate intrusive elements but also to reduce resource consumption and speed up page loading. The new version […]
The release of the anonymous network I2P 0.9.45 and the C++ client i2pd 2.30.0 has taken place. It is worth noting that I2P is a multilayer anonymous distributed network operating on top of the standard internet, actively utilizing end-to-end encryption to ensure anonymity and isolation. In the I2P network, users can anonymously create websites and blogs, send instant messages and emails, share files, and organize P2P networks. The basic I2P client is written […]
A statistical report from AdDuplex has been released, analyzing the market state and share of the Windows 10 operating system for February 2020. According to the report, the Windows 10 November 2019 Update (version 1909) occupies 22.6%, which is 7.4% more than the previous month. The source indicates that the users who upgraded to Windows 10 October 2018 Update are transitioning to the new OS most actively […]
According to network sources, Microsoft plans to update the Start menu in Windows 10 by removing the tile interface that has been actively used in the corporation's operating systems for several years. It is expected that instead of the tile interface, the Start menu will display the applications that the user interacts with most frequently. Currently, Windows 10 uses the default Start menu, which contains […]
In the nightly builds of Firefox, which will form the basis of the release of Firefox 75 scheduled for April 7, the design of the address bar has been updated. The most noticeable change is the cessation of displaying the https:// protocol and the 'www' subdomain in the dropdown link block that appears while typing in the address bar (for example, the contents of https://opennet.ru and https://www.opennet.ru will become indistinguishable). The http:// protocol will continue to be displayed in […]
The Loon project, aimed at providing broadband Internet access using balloons, has found substantial support in the tech sector. It is worth noting that the implementation is being handled by Loon LLC, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., and HAPSMobile, part of SoftBank Group Corp. By the end of this week, a group of telecommunications, technology, aviation, and aerospace companies, including Airbus Defence and Space and […]