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A release of the open-source platform for deploying decentralized social networks — Mastodon 3.0 — has been published, allowing users to create services on their own infrastructure that are not controlled by individual providers. If a user is unable to run their own node, they can choose a reputable public service to connect to. Mastodon belongs to the category of federated networks, which use […]
The third beta release of FreeBSD 12.1 has been published. The FreeBSD 12.1-BETA3 release is available for amd64, i386, powerpc, powerpc64, powerpcspe, sparc64, armv6, armv7, and aarch64 architectures. Additionally, images for virtualization systems (QCOW2, VHD, VMDK, raw) and Amazon EC2 cloud environments have been prepared. The FreeBSD 12.1 release is scheduled for November 4. You can find out about the new features in the announcement of the first beta release. Compared to […]
SQLite 3.30.0 has been released, a lightweight database management system presented as a dynamic library. The SQLite code is released into the public domain, meaning it can be used freely and without restriction for any purpose. Financial support for SQLite developers comes from a specially formed consortium that includes companies such as Adobe, Oracle, Mozilla, Bentley, and Bloomberg. Key changes: The ability to apply the expression […]
What is the difference between a human and a program? Neural networks, which currently make up almost the entire field of artificial intelligence, can consider significantly more factors when making decisions than humans, do this faster, and in most cases more accurately. However, programs only act as they have been programmed or trained. They can be very complex, taking many factors into account, and […]
OpenBVE is a free railway transport simulator written in C#. OpenBVE was created as an alternative to the BVE Trainsim railway simulator, which is why most routes from BVE Trainsim (versions 2 and 4) are compatible with OpenBVE. The program features physics and graphics close to reality, a side view of the train, animated surroundings, and sound effects. 18 […]
The release of SQLite database management system 3.30.0 has occurred. SQLite is a compact embedded database management system. The source code of the library has been placed in the public domain. What's new in version 3.30.0: The ability to apply the "FILTER" expression with aggregate functions has been added, allowing for limiting the scope of data processed by the function to only records that meet specified conditions; support for "NULLS FIRST" and "NULLS LAST" flags has been provided in the "ORDER BY" clause […]
Developers at Google aim to enhance the security and privacy of Chrome browser users. A further step in this direction will be a change in security settings. An announcement appeared on the developers' official blog stating that soon web resources will be able to load page elements only over the HTTPS protocol, while loading over HTTP will be automatically blocked. According to […]
DJI has scaled back its activity in the consumer drone sector recently, focusing instead on the more profitable industrial sector. However, the Chinese company faces competition in the area of filming drones only from its older models: no one can truly challenge it in terms of quality and capabilities. Yet, Skydio has introduced a rather interesting solution with a simple […]
A notification has just circulated through the ALT community mailing lists regarding the public availability of the first builds for the affordable single-board computers Raspberry Pi 4 based on the Sisyphus open-source software repository. The regular prefix in the build name indicates that it will now be produced regularly based on the current state of the repository. In fact, prototypes were already presented to the public […]
A group of researchers from Shanghai Technical University has published the Impersonator toolkit, which uses machine learning methods to simulate human movements from static images, as well as to change clothing, transfer to different environments, and alter the viewing angle of the object. The code is written in Python using the PyTorch framework. For building, torchvision and the CUDA Toolkit are also required. The toolkit receives […]
As is known, support for Windows 7 for regular users will end on January 14, 2020. However, businesses will continue to receive paid Extended Security Updates (ESU) for another three years. This applies to Windows 7 Professional and Windows 7 Enterprise editions, and companies of all sizes will receive them, although initially, it was intended for large corporations with significant orders for the operating system […]
Two years after the release of the third version, Calibre 4.0 has been released. Calibre is open-source software for reading, creating, and storing books in various formats in an electronic library. The program's code is distributed under the GNU GPLv3 license. Calibre 4.0 includes several interesting features, such as new content server capabilities and a new ebook viewer that focuses on the text […]