Category: Internet News

Chrome will introduce protection against third-party Cookie transmission and hidden identification.

Google has announced upcoming changes to Chrome aimed at enhancing privacy. The first part of the changes concerns cookie handling and support for the SameSite attribute. Starting with the release of Chrome 76, expected in July, the 'same-site-by-default-cookies' flag will be activated, which will default to 'SameSite=Lax' if the SameSite attribute is absent from the Set-Cookie header, limiting the sending of cookies for third-party inserts […]

YMTC plans to release devices based on 3D NAND memory.

Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) intends to begin production of 64-layer 3D NAND memory chips in the second half of this year. Network sources report that YMTC is currently negotiating with its parent company Tsinghua Unigroup, seeking approval to sell storage devices created using its own memory chips. It is known that at the initial stage, YMTC will collaborate […]

GCC 9.1

On May 3, the first public release of the ninth version of GCC: GCC 9.1 took place. It includes numerous significant improvements and additions compared to the eighth version. Overall changes include Command options that now support 64-bit values and suffixes for size indication; the addition of the -flive-patching option to manage optimizations potentially destructive to dynamic code replacement; the addition of the --completion option for supporting […]

Vulnerability in the SQLite DBMS

A vulnerability has been discovered in the SQLite database (CVE-2019-5018) that allows arbitrary code execution in the system when an attacker can execute a SQL query prepared by them. The issue stems from an error in the implementation of window functions and is present starting from the SQLite 3.26 branch. The vulnerability was fixed in the April release of SQLite 3.28 without explicit mention of security fixes. A specially crafted SQL query SELECT can lead to […]

The acquisition of NGINX by F5 Networks has been successfully completed

F5 Networks has announced the successful completion of the acquisition deal for NGINX that was announced in March. NGINX is now officially part of F5 Networks and will be transformed into a separate business unit. The deal totaled $670 million. F5 Networks will continue to develop the open-source NGINX project and support the community that has formed around it. The distribution of NGINX products will continue under the same […]

Updates for PostgreSQL 11.3, 10.8, 9.6.13, 9.5.17, and 9.4.22

Corrective updates have been released for all supported branches of PostgreSQL: 11.3, 10.8, 9.6.13, 9.5.17, and 9.4.22, which include a number of bug fixes. The release of updates for the 9.4 branch will continue until December 2019, 9.5 until January 2021, 9.6 until September 2021, 10 until October 2022, and 11 until November 2023. In the new […]

Toolbox for Researchers — Issue One: Self-Organization and Data Visualization

Today we launch a new section where we will discuss the most popular and accessible services, libraries, and utilities for students, researchers, and professionals. In the first issue, we will talk about basic approaches that can help improve efficiency, along with relevant SaaS services. Additionally, we will share tools for data visualization. Chris Liverani / Unsplash The "Pomodoro" Method. This is a time management technique. […]

Local autonomous data collection system (continued)

Start on this site via the link. The most convenient option for capturing information about the starter activation turned out to be the one using the optocoupler PC817. The schematic plates contain three identical circuits, all housed in ABS plastic boxes measuring 100x100 mm. Photos of the optocouplers. When connected to semiconductor relay starters, their leakage current is sufficient to trigger the PC817 […]

Windows XP has been launched on Nintendo Switch

Enthusiast Alfonso Torres, known by the nickname We1etu1n, posted a photo on Reddit showing a Nintendo Switch running Windows XP. The operating system, now 18 years old, took 6 hours to install, but Pinball 3D was able to run at full speed. It is reported that an L4T Ubuntu operating system and a QEMU virtual machine, enabling emulation of various architectures, were used for this […]

These devices can be hit, stabbed, or cursed — you will immediately feel better

Typically, techniques aimed at replacing negative emotions with positive ones are used for psychological relief. Meditation is widely utilized for this purpose, although watching a good family movie can also help. In psychotherapy, there is also treatment through catharsis techniques, which involve processing past negative experiences. This includes the 'poisoned pen therapy,' where the patient writes letters to express their grievances […]

Linux kernel 5.1

The release of Linux kernel version 5.1 has occurred. Significant new features include: io_uring — a new interface for asynchronous input/output. It supports polling, input/output buffering, and much more. The ability to choose the compression level for the zstd algorithm in the Btrfs file system has been added. Support for TLS 1.3 has been introduced. The Intel Fastboot mode is enabled by default for Skylake series processors and newer. Support for new hardware: GPU Vega10/20, a multitude of […]

Docker images of Alpine were shipped with an empty password for the root user.

Security researchers from Cisco have revealed details about a vulnerability (CVE-2019-5021) in the Alpine distribution builds for the Docker container isolation system. The essence of the identified issue is that a blank password was set by default for the root user, allowing direct login as root without restriction. Recall that Alpine is used to create official images from the Docker project (previously, official builds were based on […]

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