Category: Internet News

Cable television networks for the youngest. Part 8: Optical backbone network

For many years, optical media has been the basis for data transmission. It is hard to imagine a reader unfamiliar with these technologies, however, it is impossible to proceed in my series of articles without at least a brief description. Contents of the series of articles: Part 1: General architecture of the CATV network Part 2: Composition and form of the signal Part 3: Analog component of the signal Part 4: Digital component of the signal […]

Release of Wine 4.10 and Proton 4.2-6

An experimental release of the open implementation of the Win32 API — Wine 4.10 is now available. Since the release of version 4.9, 44 bug reports have been closed and 431 changes have been made. The most significant changes include: More than a hundred DLLs are configured by default with the built-in msvcrt library (provided by the Wine project, and the DLLs from Windows) in the PE (Portable Executable) format; Expanded support for PnP (Plug […]

The distribution for the corporate sector ROSA Enterprise Desktop X4 has been released.

ROSA has introduced the ROSA Enterprise Desktop X4 distribution, aimed at corporate use and based on the ROSA Desktop Fresh 2016.1 platform with the KDE4 desktop. The focus during the preparation of the distribution is on stability, including only tested components that have been vetted by users of ROSA Desktop Fresh. Installation ISO images are not publicly available and are provided […]

Release of the music creation package LMMS 1.2.

After four and a half years of development, the free project LMMS 1.2 has been released, providing a cross-platform alternative to commercial music production software like FL Studio and GarageBand. The project is coded in C++ (with a Qt interface) and is distributed under the GPLv2 license. Ready-made builds are available for Linux (in AppImage format), macOS, and Windows. The program […]

Vulnerabilities in HSM modules that could lead to attacks on encryption keys.

A group of researchers from Ledger, a company that produces hardware wallets for cryptocurrency, has discovered several vulnerabilities in Hardware Security Module (HSM) devices that could be exploited to extract keys or conduct remote attacks to tamper with HSM device firmware. Currently, the report on this issue is only available in French, with an English version planned for publication in August during the Blackhat conference […]

What is known about ITIL 4 certification

This year saw the release of the ITIL 4 update. We explain how certification for specialists in IT service management will proceed under the new standard. / Unsplash / Helloquence How the certification process is changing The last update for the ITIL 3 library was presented eight years ago. During this time, the IT industry has undergone significant changes and has 'acquired' new technologies. Many companies have started implementing practices […]

Blender's stance on the free nature of the project and paid GPL add-ons

Ton Roosendaal, the creator of the 3D modeling system Blender, has published an assurance that Blender has always been and will always be a free project, distributed under the copyleft GPL license and available without restrictions for any use, including commercial applications. Ton emphasized that all Blender developers and those creating plugins that utilize the internal API must open their code.

Xinhua and TASS showcased the world's first Russian-speaking virtual presenter

The Chinese state news agency "Xinhua" and TASS, during the 23rd St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, introduced to the public the world's first Russian-speaking virtual TV presenter with artificial intelligence. This was developed by Sogou, with the prototype being a TASS employee named Lisa. It is reported that her voice, facial expressions, and lip movements were used to train the deep neural network. After that, […]

What's new in Veeam Availability Console 2.0 Update 1?

As you may remember, at the end of 2017, a new free solution for service providers, Veeam Availability Console, was launched, which we talked about on our blog. With this console, service providers can remotely manage and monitor the security of virtual, physical, and cloud user infrastructures where Veeam solutions operate. The innovation quickly gained recognition, leading to the release of a second version.

Release of PrusaSlicer 2.0.0 (formerly known as Slic3r Prusa Edition/Slic3r PE)

PrusaSlicer is a slicer, which is a program that takes a 3D model in the form of a mesh made of regular triangles and converts it into a special command program for a 3D printer. For example, in the form of G-code for FFF printers, which contains detailed instructions on how to move the print head (extruder) in space and how much hot plastic to extrude through it.

What can an applied linguist contribute?

"What's the matter? It is many a glorious path." N.A. Nekrasov Hello everyone! My name is Karina, and I am a "dual-tasker" — balancing my master's studies and working as a technical writer at Veeam Software. I want to share how I managed this. Additionally, some may find out how to enter this profession and what opportunities I see for myself.

Release Scala 2.13.0

Scala is a quite complex language, but this complexity allows for high performance and unconventional solutions at the intersection of functional and object-oriented programming. Two major web frameworks have been created on it: Play and Lift. Play leverages the platforms Coursera and Gilt. The projects of the Apache Foundation, Apache Spark, Apache Ignite (the open-source version of the main product by GridGain), and Apache Kafka are primarily written in […]

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