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After a year of development, a new stable branch of the high-performance HTTP server and multiprotocol proxy server nginx 1.16.0 has been released, which incorporates changes accumulated in the main branch 1.15.x. Going forward, all changes in the stable branch 1.16 will relate to fixing serious bugs and vulnerabilities. Soon, the main branch nginx 1.17 will be formed, under which further […]
A popular Android app for finding Wi-Fi access points has exposed the passwords of over 2 million wireless networks. The program, used by thousands of people, is applied to search for Wi-Fi networks within the device's range. Additionally, users can upload passwords from known access points, allowing others to connect to these networks. It turned out that the database, […]
The State Corporation for Space Activities Roscosmos and the P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (FIAN) presented the project "Music of Pulsars." Pulsars are rapidly rotating neutron stars of extremely high density. They have a rotation period and a specific modulation of the radiation coming to Earth. Pulsar signals can be used as time references and guides for satellites, and by converting their frequency into sound waves, one can […]
SQLite version 3.28.0 has been released, a lightweight database management system implemented as a shared library. The SQLite code is released into the public domain, meaning it can be used freely and without restrictions for any purpose. Financial support for SQLite developers is provided by a specially created consortium, which includes companies such as Adobe, Oracle, Mozilla, Bentley, and Bloomberg. Key changes: Window functions have been extended (window functions […]
One of the most anticipated features in Windows 10 has been and continues to be support for tabs in File Explorer. After many years of ignoring user requests for this, Microsoft appears to have decided to add this capability to the operating system. However, reports suggest that these won't just be tabs like in a browser. They will be entire sets of features that will add support […]
Despite the evident difficulties in producing sufficient quantities of 14nm chips, Intel continues to steadily expand its lineup of ninth-generation Core processors, known by the codename Coffee Lake Refresh. However, this is achieved with mixed success. Formally, new products are indeed being added to the lineup, but they are quite reluctant to appear in retail, and […]
The developers of the Ruby programming language have announced the migration of the main repository from the centralized version control system Subversion to the distributed source code management system Git. Development of the new stable branch ruby_2_7 and the trunk branch has moved to Git, but the support for the branches ruby_2_4, ruby_2_5, and ruby_2_6 remains in SVN. A web interface based on […] has been proposed for navigating the code and changes in the main repository.
The first release of Termshark is now available, a console interface developed as an add-on to the ongoing Wireshark network protocol analyzer project TShark. The code is written in Go and is distributed under the MIT license. Ready builds are prepared for Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, and Windows. The Termshark interface stylistically resembles the standard graphical interface of Wireshark and provides familiar packet inspection functionalities for Wireshark users […]
The release of Windows 10 May 2019 Update is just around the corner. This version is expected to bring numerous innovations, including changes to the Start Menu. Reportedly, one of the updates will simplify the creation of a new user account during the initial setup. Additionally, the menu will have a lighter and simpler design, with a reduction in the number of tiles and other elements. However, visually […]
Microsoft is actively participating in the Chromium project, which forms the basis for browsers like Edge, Google Chrome, and many others. Currently, Chrome includes its own smooth scrolling feature, and the company from Redmond is working on enhancing this capability. In Chromium browsers, scrolling by clicking on the scrollbar can seem inconvenient. Microsoft aims to introduce classic smooth scrolling […]
Malware researcher Marcus Hutchins has pleaded guilty to two counts of creating and selling banking malware, bringing an end to his long and protracted battle with the U.S. prosecution. Hutchins, a British citizen and owner of the MalwareTech website and blog focused on malware and cybersecurity, was arrested in August 2017 while he was about to fly back […]
The Fermilab laboratory, which is responsible for developing the Scientific Linux distribution, has announced that it will cease the development of a new branch of the distribution. In the future, computer systems at Fermilab and other laboratories involved in the project will transition to the use of CentOS 8. A new branch of Scientific Linux 8, based on the package base of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, will not be formed. Instead of maintaining its own distribution, the developers from Fermilab […]
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