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Mozilla has announced the expansion of its initiative to offer monetary rewards for identifying security issues in infrastructure elements related to the development of Firefox. The bounty amounts for discovering vulnerabilities on Mozilla's websites and services have been doubled, and the bounty for identifying vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution on critical sites has been increased to $15,000 […]
The mobile operating system Android is based on the Linux kernel, but it is not standard; it's heavily modified. It includes 'upgrades' from Google, chip manufacturers Qualcomm and MediaTek, as well as OEM producers. Now, reportedly, the 'corporation of good' intends to transition its system to the main version of the kernel. At this year's Linux Plumbers Conference, Google engineers conducted […]
Microsoft plans to integrate several Google services with its email service Outlook.com. Some time ago, Microsoft began testing the integration of Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Calendar on certain accounts, as shared by one of the participants in this process on Twitter. During the setup, users need to link their Google and Outlook.com accounts, after which Gmail, Google […]
Recently, Microsoft introduced a new operating system called Windows 10X. According to the developer, it is based on the regular 'ten', but it also differs significantly from it. In the new OS, the classic 'Start' menu will be removed, along with other changes. However, the main innovation will be the unification of the desktop and mobile versions of the OS. And while it is still unclear what exactly is in store […]
The TopCoder Open 2019 finals took place in Houston from November 13 to 16, where Gena Korotkevich (Belarus) secured first place in both competitive tracks: Algorithm and Marathon. No one has achieved this in a single year before! This is a fantastic conclusion to the 2019 season, in which Gena had already triumphed in the finals of two other major competitions: Google Code Jam and […]
Following 'Our Winners: TopCoder Open 2019', I am publishing the problems from the Algorithm track (classic competitive programming. You have one and a half hours to solve three problems in Java, C#, C++ or Python.) 1. Pie for Six Problem Statement Time limit — 4 seconds. You have a pie. If viewed from above, the pie takes the shape of a (strictly) convex polygon. You are given the coordinates […]
At the recent Linux Plumbers 2019 conference, Google presented advancements in the initiative to merge changes developed for the Android kernel variant into the main Linux kernel. The ultimate goal is to enable the use of a single common kernel for Android, rather than preparing separate builds based on the Android-specific branch of the Android Common Kernel for each device. This goal […]
Oracle has released the universal virtual machine GraalVM 19.3.0, which supports running applications in JavaScript (Node.js), Python, Ruby, R, any languages for the JVM (Java, Scala, Clojure, Kotlin), and languages that can generate LLVM bitcode (C, C++, Rust). Version 19.3 is categorized as a long-term support (LTS) release and is notable for its support of JDK 11, among other features […]
Corrective updates for the free antivirus package ClamAV 0.101.5 and 0.102.1 have been published, addressing a vulnerability (CVE-2019-15961) that could lead to denial of service when processing specially formatted email messages (too much time is spent parsing certain MIME blocks). The new releases also resolve building issues with clamav-milter and the libxml2 library, reduce signature loading time, and add a build option […]
The group of companies CRT, part of the Sberbank ecosystem, announced the development of an advanced speech synthesis platform that reportedly ensures smooth and expressive reading of any text. The presented solution is the third generation of the speech synthesis system. High-quality audio signals are generated by complex neural network models. Developers claim that the result of these algorithms is the most realistic synthesis of Russian speech. The platform includes […]
At the end of the article, as usual, there is a brief summary. Do you read books on self-improvement, business, or efficiency? No? Great. Don't start. Still reading? Please don't do what those books suggest. Otherwise, you'll become an addict. Like me. The addiction period While I wasn't reading books, I was happy. Moreover, I was truly effective, […]
Hello, Habr! Today we continue the series of articles that will include 5 collections of free training courses from Microsoft. In the second part, we present the coolest courses for IT Administrators that colleagues enjoy the most. By the way! All courses are free (you can even try paid products for free); 5/5 in Russian; You can start learning immediately; Upon completion, you […]
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