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The future belongs to those who understand technology and drive it into a bright and unpredictable future. While it's believed that a large number of IT specialists are 'sucked up' by the USA, there are other countries where IT specialists are heading. In this article, you will learn: Why Switzerland is an attractive jurisdiction for IT specialists? How to obtain a work permit and […]
Oracle has introduced a new product, Autonomous Linux, which is an enhancement to Oracle Linux. Its key feature is that it operates autonomously, without the need for manual maintenance or administrator involvement. This product is offered as a free option for Oracle Cloud users who subscribe to the Linux Premier Support program. Autonomous Linux allows for the automatic execution of tasks such as delivering updates […]
Beta testing has begun for the Fedora 31 distribution. The beta release marks the transition to the final testing stage, during which only critical bugs can be fixed. The release is scheduled for October 22 or 29. This release includes Fedora Workstation, Fedora Server, Fedora Silverblue, and Live images provided as spins with desktop environments such as KDE Plasma 5, Xfce, MATE, Cinnamon, LXDE, and LXQt. The builds are prepared for […]
One day, you might want to sell something on Avito, and after posting a detailed description of your item (for example, a RAM module), you will receive this message: Clicking the link, you will see a seemingly harmless page notifying you, the happy and successful seller, about the purchase: After clicking the “Continue” button, an APK file will be downloaded to your Android device with an icon and […]
During the ongoing CppCon 2019 conference, Microsoft announced the opening of the source code for its implementation of the C++ standard library (STL, C++ Standard Library), which is part of the MSVC toolchain and the Visual Studio development environment. The library implements features described in the current C++14 and C++17 standards and is also evolving towards supporting the upcoming C++20 standard, keeping pace with changes […]
After six months of development, Oracle has released Java SE 13 (Java Platform, Standard Edition 13), which uses the open project OpenJDK as its reference implementation. Java SE 13 maintains backward compatibility with previous releases of the Java platform, ensuring that all previously written Java projects will work without modifications on the new version. Installation-ready builds are available […]
American Casey Viner was sentenced to 15 months in prison for conspiracy related to swatting due to a conflict in the shooter game Call of Duty. As reported by PC Gamer, he will also be banned from playing online games for two years after his release. Casey Viner admitted to being an accomplice of Tyler Barriss, who was convicted for a deadly swatting incident […]
There is a strong stereotype about the backwardness of the African continent. Yes, there are indeed a lot of problems. However, IT in Africa is developing rapidly. According to venture firm Partech Africa, in 2018, 146 startups from 19 countries raised $1.16 billion. Cloud4Y has provided a brief overview of the most interesting African startups and successful companies. […]
The release of the CentOS 7.7 distribution (1908) is now available, incorporating changes from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7. The distributions are fully binary compatible with RHEL 7.7, and the changes made to the packages generally consist of rebranding and design updates. CentOS 7.7 builds are currently available for x86_64, Aarch64 (ARM64), i386, ppc64le, Power9, and ARMv7 (armhfp) architectures. For the x86_64 architecture […]
Today, the developers announced that they are shortening the release preparation cycle. Starting in 2020, the next stable version of Firefox will be released every 4 weeks. For the past few years, Firefox development has looked approximately like this: Nightly 93 (development of new features) Developer Edition 92 (evaluation of new features' readiness) Beta 91 (bug fixing) Current Release 90 (critical bug fixes until the next […]
Nine months after the formation of the last significant branch, Oracle has released the first beta of the VirtualBox 6.1 virtualization system. Key improvements include: Support for hardware mechanisms introduced in the fifth generation Intel Core i (Broadwell) processors for nested virtualization; The old 3D graphics support method based on the VBoxVGA driver has been removed. For 3D, the new VBoxSVGA drivers are recommended […]
Firefox developers have announced a reduction in the release preparation cycle for new browser versions to four weeks (previously, releases were prepared in 6-8 weeks). Firefox 70 will be released according to the old schedule on October 22, followed by the release of Firefox 71 six weeks later on December 3, after which subsequent releases will be formed every four weeks (January 7, February 11, March 10 […]