Category: Internet News

Intel has laid off hundreds of IT administrators

According to several sources within Intel, the company laid off a significant number of IT workers across various departments this week. The number of layoffs reportedly reached hundreds, according to informants. Intel confirmed the layoffs but declined to explain the reasons for the cuts or specify the number of people who lost their jobs. "The changes in our workforce are driven by the needs and priorities of the business that we continually assess. We […]

Mozilla Unveils Ability to Use WebAssembly Outside the Browser

Experts from Mozilla have introduced the WASI (WebAssembly System Interface) project, which aims to develop an API for creating regular applications that run outside the browser. The focus is initially on cross-platform capabilities and a high level of security for such applications. As noted, they run in a special "sandbox" and have access to files, file systems, network sockets, timers, and so on. Meanwhile, […]

Experts have found 36 new vulnerabilities in the 4G LTE protocol

Every transition to a newer mobile communication standard not only means increased data exchange speeds but also enhances reliability and security against unauthorized access. This is achieved by addressing vulnerabilities found in previous protocols and implementing new security checks. In this regard, communication via the 5G protocol promises to be more reliable than […]

Programming voice control for a drone using Node.js and ARDrone.

In this tutorial, we will explore creating a voice-controlled drone program using Node.js and the Web Speech API. The drone is the Parrot ARDrone 2.0. Reminder: all Habr readers receive a discount of 10,000 rubles when enrolling in any Skillbox course with the promo code "Habr." Skillbox recommends: Practical Course "Mobile Developer PRO." Introduction Drones are amazing. I really enjoy […]

Customer Development as a Life Philosophy.

This is a Friday article about applying modern business methodologies in everyday life. Please take it with a sense of humor. Customer Development came to us as a methodology for identifying the needs of potential customers when creating new products. However, its principles can also be applied to solving many personal tasks. Moreover, CustDev can be part of the life philosophy of a modern individual. Applying the Cust Dev philosophy helps improve […]

Internship in IT: A Manager's Perspective.

The recruitment for the summer internship at Yandex is ongoing. It covers five areas: backend, ML, mobile development, frontend, and analytics. In this blog, as well as in other blogs on Habr and beyond, you can find plenty of insights into how the internship process works. However, much remains a mystery for those not working at the company. A […]

From Algorithms to Cancer: Lectures from the School of Bioinformatics.

In the summer of 2018, an annual summer school on bioinformatics took place near St. Petersburg, attended by 100 students and postgraduates to study bioinformatics and learn about its application in various fields of biology and medicine. The main focus of this school was on cancer research, but there were also lectures on other areas of bioinformatics, ranging from evolution to data analysis […]

How to commute to work on two wheels

Good day, esteemed Hub community. Exactly a year ago, it was a spring day just like today. As usual, I was commuting to work on public transport, experiencing all those delightful feelings familiar to anyone who travels during rush hour. Behind me, the bus door struggled to close. Hair from the girl sitting in front of me kept blowing into my face as she emotionally […]

SMS monitoring for the weight of three hives for $30

No, this is not a commercial offer; this is the cost of the components for a system you will be able to assemble after reading this article. A bit of backstory: Some time ago, I decided to start beekeeping, and indeed, they arrived... for a whole season, but didn't survive the winter. This was despite the fact that it seemed I did everything right — fall feeding, insulation before the cold. The hive was […]

Configuring Spark on YARN

Habr, hello! Yesterday at the meetup dedicated to Apache Spark, there were quite a few questions from participants related to the configuration of this tool. We decided to share our experiences in response. It’s a complex topic, so we invite you to share your experiences in the comments as well; perhaps we misunderstand and use something incorrectly too. A brief introduction — how we […]

How to create a DAG trigger in Airflow using the Experimental API

When preparing our educational programs, we periodically encounter difficulties regarding the use of certain tools. At times when we face these issues, there isn’t always enough documentation and articles available to help address the problem. This was the case, for example, in 2015 when we used […] in our program 'Big Data Specialist.'

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