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BBC is developing its own voice assistant, which is set to compete with Alexa and Siri. Like other assistants, it is being positioned as a character. Currently, the project has a working title, Auntie, but before its launch, the name will be changed to something more modern. This was reported by the Daily Mail, citing observers. Insiders claim that the system will be available for free […]
The first job offer from Armenia came in late August or September 2018. At that time, I was job hunting, but the offer did not impress me. The HR agency's website had no information about the country, but the company (Vineti) had caught my attention back then. Later, the website played a key role, providing a detailed description of Armenia. In January-February 2019, I had formed […]
Fun competitions for Perl enthusiasts and anyone wanting to try their hand at black magic. Every week, two simple tasks are published. Participants can solve them or offer themselves as mentors to help beginners. The focus is on TIMTOWTDI. The organizer asks to avoid golf and JAPH; otherwise, 'Let a hundred flowers bloom.' A report will be written at the end highlighting the most interesting […]
The release manager of the lightweight desktop environment XFCE, Simon Steinbeiss, published the planned schedule for the release of the preliminary and final versions of XFCE version 4.14 in the project’s mailing list. The development team will follow the traditional release model for the new version: three pre-releases will be released first, followed by the final stable build. The schedule is as follows: May 19: 4.14-pre1 June 30: 4.14-pre2 […]
After two months of development, Linus Torvalds has announced the release of Linux kernel 5.1. Among the most notable changes are: a new interface for asynchronous input/output (io_uring), the ability to use NVDIMM as RAM, Nouveau support for shared virtual memory, scalable monitoring of very large filesystems through fanotify, the ability to set Zstd compression levels in Btrfs, a new cpuidle TEO handler, and the implementation of system calls […]
A corrective update for Firefox has been released, fixing the certificate issue and making disabled extensions, themes, search engines, and language packs available again. The update is available for Windows, Linux, and macOS (66.0.4 and 60.6.2 ESR) and Android (66.0.4). However, some problems remain unresolved (for example, some users report that investigations are included, but the extensions […]
Full corrective releases Firefox 66.0.4 and 60.6.2 ESR have been published, offering a fix for replacing the expired intermediate certificate and restoring disabled extensions. However, several unresolved side effects are noted: Some extensions, like Epubreader, do not restore in about:addons after the certificate update or remain in an unsupported state. This issue affects extensions without an identifier in the file […]
The smallest magnetic vortex structures called skyrmions (named after the British theoretical physicist Tony Skyrme, who predicted this structure in the 1960s) promise to become the foundation of future magnetic memory. These are topologically stable magnetic formations that can be excited in magnetic films and then read in their state. Both writing and reading occur using spin currents […]
Last night, Firefox users noticed an issue that arose with the browser's extensions. Current plugins were inactive, and installing new ones was not possible. The company announced that the problem was related to the expiration of a certificate. It was also stated that a solution is already being worked on. At this time, it is reported that the issue has been identified and a fix has been initiated. In the meantime, all […]
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The release of the Linux distribution ClearOS 7.6 has occurred, built on the package base of CentOS and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6. This distribution is aimed at serving as a server OS for small to medium-sized organizations, including for connecting remote offices into a unified network infrastructure. Installation images of 1.1 GB and 552 MB are available for download, compiled for the x86_64 architecture. […]
Google plans to cease the default playback of Flash content in the July release of Chrome 76. The change has already been implemented in the experimental Canary branch, which will serve as the basis for the Chrome 76 release. Until the release of Chrome 87, expected in December 2020, Flash support can be restored in the settings (Advanced > Privacy and Security > Site Settings) with subsequent explicit […]