Category: Internet News

System76 Adder WS: a mobile workstation based on Linux.

System76 has announced the Adder WS portable computer, designed for both content creators and researchers, as well as gaming enthusiasts. The mobile workstation features a 15.6-inch 4K OLED display with a resolution of 3840 × 2160 pixels. Graphics processing is handled by the discrete NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 accelerator. The maximum configuration includes an Intel Core i9-9980HK processor, which features eight computing cores with the ability to […]

Silent messages have appeared in Telegram

The latest update for the Telegram messenger for mobile devices running Android and iOS has been released: the update includes a considerable number of additions and improvements. First and foremost, we should highlight silent messages. Such messages will not produce sounds upon arrival. This feature will be useful when you need to send a message to someone who is, say, in a meeting or a lecture. For sending silent […]

Parrot 4.7 Beta released!

The Parrot OS 4.7 Beta has been released! Previously known as Parrot Security OS (or ParrotSec) — a Linux distribution based on Debian, focused on computer security. It is intended for penetration testing, vulnerability assessment and remediation, computer forensics, and anonymous web browsing. Developed by the Frozenbox team. Project website: https://www.parrotsec.org/index.php Download here: https://www.parrotsec.org/download.php Files are located […]

Mastodon v2.9.3

Mastodon is a decentralized social network made up of numerous servers connected into one network. The new version includes the following features: Support for GIF and WebP for custom emojis. A logout button in the dropdown menu in the web interface. A message indicating that text search is unavailable in the web interface. Added suffix to Mastodon::Version for forks. Animated custom emojis move when hovered over […]

Release GNOME Radio 0.1.0

The first major release of the new application developed by GNOME, GNOME Radio, has been introduced. It provides an interface for searching and listening to internet radio stations that stream audio online. A key feature of the program is the ability to view the locations of interesting radio stations on a map and select the nearest broadcast points. Users can choose an area of interest and listen to internet radio by clicking on the corresponding markers on the map. […]

Release GNU Radio 3.8.0

After six years since the last major release, GNU Radio 3.8 has been formed, a free digital signal processing platform. GNU Radio is a set of programs and libraries that allow the creation of arbitrary radio systems, with modulation schemes and the forms of received and transmitted signals defined programmatically, while basic hardware devices are used to capture and generate signals. The project is distributed […]

How to train a junior?

How to get into a big company if you're a junior? How to hire a worthy junior if you are a large company? Below, I'll share our story of hiring entry-level developers for the frontend: how we worked on test assignments, prepared for interviews, and structured a mentoring program for the development and onboarding of newcomers, as well as why standard interview questions often fail. [...]

Big Data, Big Billing: About Big Data in Telecom

In 2008, Big Data was a new term and a trendy buzzword. By 2019, Big Data had become a sales object, a source of profit, and a reason for new legislative initiatives. Last fall, the Russian government initiated a bill to regulate big data. It's prohibited to identify individuals based on information, but it is allowed upon request from federal authorities. Processing Big Data for third parties is only permissible after [...]

Freedomebone 4.0 is available, a distribution for creating home servers

The release of the Freedomebone 4.0 distribution has been introduced, aimed at creating home servers that allow the deployment of personal network services on self-controlled hardware. Users can utilize such servers for storing their personal data, launching network services, and ensuring secure communications without resorting to external centralized systems. Boot images have been prepared for AMD64, i386, and ARM architectures (there are builds for […]

What impact do internet outages have?

On August 3 in Moscow, between 12:00 and 14:30, the Rostelecom network AS12389 experienced a slight but noticeable drop. NetBlocks considers this the first 'government shutdown' in Moscow's history. This term refers to disconnection or restrictions on internet access by authorities. What happened in Moscow for the first time is already a global trend that has been noted over the past few years. In the last three years, 377 targeted […]

Three Lives in IT and Beyond

Anton Dyakin, Director of Academic Programs at Parallels, shared his thoughts on how the increase in retirement age is related to continuing education and what skills are essential to learn in the coming years. Here’s the story in the first person. By the will of fate, I am living my third, perhaps fourth, full professional life. The first was military service, which concluded with my commissioning as a reserve officer […]

Server platform based on coreboot

As part of the System Transparency project and in partnership with Mullvad, the Supermicro X11SSH-TF server platform has been migrated to the coreboot system. This platform is the first modern server platform featuring the Intel Xeon E3-1200 v6 processor, also known as Kabylake-DT. The following functions have been implemented: ASPEED 2400 SuperI/O and BMC drivers have been added. A BMC IPMI interface driver has been introduced. The boot functionality has been verified and measured. […]

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