Category: Internet News

Release of KWin-lowlatency 5.15.5

A new version of the KWin-lowlatency composite manager for KDE Plasma has been released, which includes patches to improve interface responsiveness. Changes in version 5.15.5: New settings have been added (System Settings > Display and Monitor > Compositor) that allow you to balance responsiveness and functionality. Support for NVIDIA graphics cards. Support for linear animation has been disabled (it can be enabled in the settings). Use of glXWaitVideoSync instead of DRM VBlank. […]

A long time ago, I decided for a laugh to prove the reversibility of the process and learn to generate JavaScript (or rather, Asm.js) from machine code.

Today, I want to discuss what 'digital' means. Digital transformation, digital assets, digital products… These terms are everywhere today. In Russia, national programs are being launched, and even ministries are being renamed, but when reading articles and reports, you often come across vague phrases and unclear definitions. Recently, I attended a 'high-level' meeting at work, where representatives from a well-respected […]

New version of Astra Linux Common Edition 2.12.13

A new version of the Russian distribution Astra Linux Common Edition (CE), release "Eagle," has been released. Astra Linux CE is positioned by the developer as a general-purpose OS. The distribution is based on Debian, and it uses its own Fly environment as the graphical interface. Additionally, there are many graphical utilities to simplify system and hardware configuration. The distribution is commercial; however, the CE edition is available […]

A new version of Telegram has been released: chat archiving, sticker pack sharing, and a new design on Android

In the latest version of the messaging app Telegram, developers added many new features and improved existing ones. The main innovation is the ability to archive chats. A new design for the Android app was also introduced along with several other functions. Archiving Chats As the name suggests, this feature allows you to create archived copies of chats to remove them from the list if they are not needed but you want to keep […]

Microsoft will release a set of PowerToys utilities for Windows 10

The Microsoft PowerToys utility set for Windows 95 and Windows XP is well-known among users. In its time, this suite allowed for easy customization of the operating system by adding new features to context menus, enhancing the Alt + Tab application switcher, syncing files and folders, and so on. Unfortunately, these utilities are no longer functional in newer OS versions. But, […]

I had a vision… Revelations of the new Nostradamus

I had a vision of the future. Out of nowhere, during a mundane meal of mashed potatoes, I was overwhelmed by a wave of clarity that stunned and disoriented me, and when the wave receded, I was left with several phantasmagorical images. To ensure I wouldn’t forget them, I immediately transferred them to a file, and now I’m revealing them. I eagerly await April 12, 2026 – […]

Release of the GDB 8.3 debugger

The release of GDB 8.3 debugger has been announced, supporting source-level debugging for a wide range of programming languages (Ada, C, C++, Objective-C, Pascal, Go, etc.) on various hardware (i386, amd64, ARM, Power, Sparc, RISC-V, etc.) and software platforms (GNU/Linux, *BSD, Unix, Windows, macOS). Key improvements include the ability to determine terminal styles in CLI and TUI interfaces […]

Release of the KWin-lowlatency 5.15.5 composite manager

The release of the KWin-lowlatency 5.15.5 project has been announced, which includes a version of the composite manager for KDE Plasma 5.15, enhanced with patches to improve interface responsiveness and fix certain issues related to user action delays, such as input lag. The project's developments are distributed under the GPLv2 license. A ready PKGBUILD is available in AUR for Arch Linux. Inclusion in Gentoo […]

An attack by malicious encryptors on Git repositories has been reported

There are reports of a wave of attacks aimed at encrypting Git repositories on services like GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket. Attackers are wiping the repository and leaving a message requesting 0.1 BTC (approximately $700) for data recovery from a backup (in reality, only commit headers are damaged, and information can be restored). So far, 371 repositories have been affected in this manner on GitHub. Some of the attack victims […]

Release of the Russian distribution Astra Linux Common Edition 2.12.13

The company "NPO RusBITech" has released the Astra Linux Common Edition 2.12.13 distribution, built on the Debian GNU/Linux package base and supplied with its own Fly desktop (interactive demo), which uses the Qt library. ISO images (3.7 GB, x86-64), binary repository, and source codes of the packages are available for download. The distribution is distributed under a licensing agreement that imposes certain restrictions on users, for example, […]

New details about hybrid five-core Intel Lakefield processors

In the future, almost all Intel products will utilize the spatial architecture Foveros, with its active implementation beginning under the 10nm process. The second generation of Foveros will be used in the first 7nm Intel graphics processors, which will find application in the server segment. At an investor event, Intel clarified what five layers the Lakefield processor will consist of. Performance level forecasts have been published for the first time […]

GitHub has launched a package registry compatible with NPM, Docker, Maven, NuGet, and RubyGems

GitHub has announced the launch of a new service called Package Registry, which provides developers with the opportunity to publish and distribute packages containing applications and libraries. It supports the creation of both private package repositories, accessible only to specific groups of developers, as well as public repositories for delivering ready-made builds of their programs and libraries. The presented service allows for a centralized delivery process of dependencies […]

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