Category: Internet News

Support for HTTP/3 has appeared in Firefox nightlies

Nightly builds of Firefox, which will form the basis for the release of Firefox 72 scheduled for January 7, have added support for the HTTP/3 protocol. By default, HTTP/3 is disabled and requires activation of the 'network.http.http3.enabled' option in about:config. HTTP/3 support in Firefox is based on the neqo project developed by Mozilla, which provides the client and server implementation for the QUIC protocol. The code components for supporting HTTP/3 and […]

A license for open-source projects that requires users to 'do no harm.'

Hello, Habr! I present to your attention a translation of the article 'An Open Source License That Requires Users to Do No Harm' by Klint Finley. China uses facial recognition technology to track Uyghur Muslims. The US military uses drones to kill suspected terrorists and nearby civilians as well. The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement — those who held […]

Bro vs. not bro

In this article, I propose to take a dive into sociobiology and discuss the evolutionary origins of altruism, kin selection, and aggression. We will briefly (but with references) review the results of sociological studies and neuroimaging studies that show how recognizing relatives among people can influence sexual behavior and foster cooperation, while on the other hand, the recognition of a member of an outsider social […]

Release of the distributed source control system Git 2.24

The release of the distributed version control system Git 2.24.0 is now available. Git is one of the most popular, reliable, and high-performance version control systems, providing flexible tools for nonlinear development based on branching and merging. To ensure the integrity of the history and resistance to changes made 'retroactively', implicit hashing of the entire previous history is used in each commit, and digital verification is also possible […]

FreeBSD 12.1 Release

The release of FreeBSD 12.1 has been announced, prepared for amd64, i386, powerpc, powerpc64, powerpcspe, sparc64, and armv6, armv7, and aarch64 architectures. Additionally, images for virtualization systems (QCOW2, VHD, VMDK, raw) and cloud environments Amazon EC2 have been prepared. Key innovations: the BearSSL cryptographic library has been included in the base system; the network stack has added support for NAT64 CLAT (RFC6877), implemented by engineers from Yandex; […]

How to Get an Internship at Google

A week ago, we discussed our educational programs, where comments highlighted the importance of internships and practical experience. This is undeniable, as theoretical knowledge must be reinforced by practice. With this post, we are launching a series of articles about summer internships for students: how they get there, what they do, and why it’s beneficial. In the first […]

Release of the KaOS 2019.10 Distribution

KaOS is a Linux distribution featuring the latest version of the KDE desktop environment, the Calligra office suite, and other applications that utilize the Qt toolkit. KaOS uses the Pacman package manager and follows a rolling-release update model. This distribution is intended solely for 64-bit systems. The new version has removed Python 2 packages and transitioned to KDE Plasma 5.17. Additionally, among […]

OpenSSH has added support for universal two-factor authentication.

The OpenSSH codebase has added experimental support for two-factor authentication using devices that support the U2F protocol, developed by the FIDO Alliance. U2F allows for the creation of inexpensive hardware tokens to confirm the user's physical presence, interfacing via USB, Bluetooth, or NFC. Such devices are promoted as a means for two-factor authentication on websites, are already supported by major browsers, and are being released […]

Chrome has begun testing the third version of the manifest, incompatible with uBlock Origin

Google has begun testing the third version of the Chrome manifest, which disrupts the functionality of many content blocking and security extensions. Support for the new manifest, which defines the capabilities and resources available to extensions, has been added to experimental builds of Chrome Canary. This new manifest is developed as part of an initiative to enhance the security, privacy, and performance of extensions (the main goal is to simplify the creation of secure and […]

Microsoft launches a new Office app for the Android platform

Microsoft developers continue to create software products for the Android mobile platform. The Microsoft office applications have achieved significant popularity among Android users. This likely prompted the developers to create a new application that combines tools such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Office Lens. The new application supports a collaboration mode, allowing users to create and edit […]

IT in Armenia: strategic sectors and technological fields of the country

Fast food, quick results, rapid growth, high-speed internet, fast learning… Speed has become an integral part of our daily lives. We want everything to be simpler, faster, and better. The constant need for more time, speed, and productivity drives innovative technologies. And Armenia plays a significant role in this context. For instance, nobody wants to spend […]

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