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After a year of development, the release of the nftables 0.9.1 packet filter has been presented, evolving as a replacement for iptables, ip6tables, arptables, and ebtables by unifying packet filtering interfaces for IPv4, IPv6, ARP, and network bridges. The nftables package includes user-space packet filtering components, while the nf_tables subsystem in the kernel handles operations […]
Firearms are increasingly being used in public places, such as the recent tragic news of mass shootings in Christchurch mosques. While social media attempts to halt the spread of bloody footage and the overall ideology of terrorism, other IT companies are developing technologies that could prevent such tragedies. For instance, Liberty Defense is bringing a radar scanning system to market […]
The company ELSA has announced the GeForce RTX 2080 ST graphics accelerator, suitable for use in computers with limited internal space. The graphics card is built on the NVIDIA Turing architecture. Its configuration includes 2944 CUDA cores and 8 GB of GDDR6 memory with a 256-bit bus. For reference models, the base core frequency is 1515 MHz, while the boost frequency is 1710 MHz. The memory operates at a frequency […]
Sberbank launched a service on June 25 for transferring money from credit cards to debit cards among its clients. Currently, this feature is available in the web version of the 'Sberbank Online' app, with mobile app users to gain access shortly, as reported by RBC citing the bank's press service. Instant money transfers from Sberbank credit cards to debit cards are available […]
ESET reports that malicious apps have appeared in the Google Play store aiming to access one-time passwords to bypass two-factor authentication. ESET specialists found that the malware is disguised as the legitimate cryptocurrency exchange BtcTurk. In particular, malicious programs named BTCTurk Pro Beta, BtcTurk Pro Beta, and BTCTURK PRO were discovered. After downloading and installing […]
Declared hardware: CPU BCM2711, 4 cores Cortex-A72, 1.5 GHz. Now at 28nm instead of 40. GPU VideoCore Vl, support for OpenGL ES 3.0, H.265 decoding, H.264 encoding and decoding, 1 4K monitor at 60fps or 2 4K monitors at 30fps. RAM options of 1, 2, or 4 GB (LPDDR4-2400). Gigabit Ethernet on PCI-E bus, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth […]
The release of nginx 1.17.1 has taken place. 1.17 is the current mainline branch of nginx, where active development of the web server is ongoing. The current stable branch of nginx is 1.16. The first, and so far the last, release of this branch occurred on April 23. Addition: the limit_req_dry_run directive. Addition: when using the hash directive in the upstream block, an empty hash key now leads to switching to round-robin […]
The first release of the PyOxidizer utility has been introduced, allowing users to package a project written in Python into a self-contained executable file that includes the Python interpreter and all necessary libraries and resources. Such files can run in environments without the Python toolchain installed or independently of the presence of the required version of Python. PyOxidizer can also create statically linked executables that are not dependent on […]
After six months of working on code stabilization, the beta version of the OpenXRay game engine port for Linux is now available (the latest Windows version remains the February build 221). Builds have currently been prepared only for Ubuntu 18.04 (PPA). The OpenXRay project focuses on the development of the X-Ray 1.6 engine, which is used in the game "S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat". The project was initiated after the source code of the engine was leaked and sets itself the objective of […]
The best traveler leaves no traces. The best leader inspires without words. A plan is perfect if there is no plan at all. And if the wise one closes the door, you will never unravel the secret of the Dao De Jing. The invisibility cloak and the fundamental question of philosophy. In childhood, everyone dreamed of an invisibility cloak. A child's imagination, combined with a lack of life experience, can produce the most thrilling […]
After a year of development, SUSE has released the industrial distribution SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP1. Packages from SUSE 15 SP1 have already been used as the foundation for the community-supported distribution openSUSE Leap 15.1. Based on the SUSE Linux Enterprise platform, products such as SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, SUSE Manager, and SUSE Linux Enterprise […]
The situation regarding the phasing out of 32-bit packages in Ubuntu has received a new impetus for development. On a discussion platform, Steve Langasek from Canonical announced plans to leverage library packages from Ubuntu 18.04. This will allow the use of games and applications for the x86 architecture; however, there will be no support for the libraries themselves. In other words, they will remain in that status, which […]