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Release of the integrated development environment Qt Creator 4.10.0

The integrated development environment Qt Creator 4.10.0 was released, designed for creating cross-platform applications using the Qt library. It supports both the development of classic programs in C++ and the use of the QML language, in which JavaScript is used to define scripts, and the structure and parameters of interface elements are specified by CSS-like blocks. In the new version, the code editor has added the ability to attach [...]

Elements of the Spektr-M space observatory are being tested in a thermal pressure chamber

The Roscosmos State Corporation announces that the Information Satellite Systems company named after Academician M. F. Reshetnev (ISS) has begun the next stage of testing within the framework of the Millimetron project. Let us recall that Millimetron envisages the creation of the Spektr-M space telescope. This device with a main mirror diameter of 10 meters will study various objects of the Universe in the millimeter, submillimeter and far-infrared ranges […]

Ubuntu 19.10 will use a light theme and speed up loading

The release of Ubuntu 19.10, scheduled for October 17, decided to switch to a light theme close to the standard appearance of GNOME, instead of the previously offered theme with dark headers. A completely dark theme will also be available as an option, which will use a dark background inside the windows. In addition, the fall release of Ubuntu will make the transition to […]

MyPaint and GIMP packages conflict on ArchLinux

For many years, people have been able to use GIMP and MyPaint simultaneously from the official Arch repository. But recently everything changed. Now you have to choose one thing. Or assemble one of the packages yourself, making some changes. It all started when the archivist couldn’t build GIMP and complained about it to the Gimp developers. To which he was told that everyone [...]

Ren Zhengfei: HarmonyOS is not ready for smartphones

Huawei continues to experience the consequences of the US-China trade war. The flagship smartphones of the Mate 30 series, as well as the flexible display smartphone Mate X, will be shipped without pre-installed Google services, which cannot but worry potential buyers. Despite this, users will be able to install Google services themselves thanks to the open architecture of Android. Commenting on this point, the founder […]

LXLE distribution release 18.04.3

After more than a year of development, the LXLE 18.04.3 distribution has been released, developed for use on legacy systems. The LXLE distribution is based on the developments of Ubuntu MinimalCD and tries to provide the most lightweight solution that combines support for legacy hardware with a modern user environment. The need to create a separate branch is due to the desire to include additional drivers for older systems and redesign of the user environment. […]

Ubisoft boss on the future of Assassin's Creed: "Our goal is to fit Unity inside Odyssey"

Gamesindustry.biz spoke with Ubisoft publishing director Yves Guillemot. In the interview, we discussed the development of open-world games that the campaign is developing, touching on the cost of production of such projects and microtransactions. Journalists asked the director whether Ubisoft plans to return to creating smaller-scale works. Representatives of Gamesindustry.biz mentioned Assassin's Creed Unity, where […]

KDE now supports fractional scaling when running on top of Wayland

KDE developers have announced the implementation of fractional scaling support for Wayland-based Plasma desktop sessions. This feature allows you to select the optimal size of elements on screens with high pixel density (HiDPI), for example, you can increase the displayed interface elements not by 2 times, but by 1.5. The changes will be included in the next release of KDE Plasma 5.17, which is expected on 15 […]

Gett appealed to the Federal Antimonopoly Service with a request to terminate the Yandex.Taxi deal on the takeover of the Lucky group of companies

The Gett company appealed to the Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation with a request to prevent Yandex.Taxi from absorbing the Vezet group of companies. It includes taxi services “Vezyot”, “Leader”, Red Taxi and Fasten. The appeal states that the deal will lead to the dominance of Yandex.Taxi in the market and will limit natural competition. “We regard the deal as strictly negative for the market, creating insurmountable barriers to new investment […]

Netflix proposes implementation of TCP BBR congestion control algorithm for FreeBSD

For FreeBSD, Netflix has prepared an implementation of the TCP (congestion control) BBR (Bottleneck Bandwidth and RTT) algorithm, which can significantly increase throughput and reduce data transfer delays. BBR uses link modeling techniques that predict available throughput through sequential checks and round-trip time (RTT) estimation, without bringing the link to the point of packet loss […]

Video: a bad flight and a violent city in The Surge 2 cinematic trailer

IGN has shared an exclusive cinematic trailer for The Surge 2 from Deck 13 studio. It demonstrates the plot, the closed city in which the protagonist finds himself, battles and a huge monster. The beginning of the video shows the launch of a spaceship with people on board. The transport crashes due to a storm, and the main character, as the description says, comes to his senses in an abandoned […]

Google Releases Open Library for Differential Privacy

Google has released its differential privacy library under an open license on the company's GitHub page. The code is distributed under the Apache License 2.0. Developers will be able to use this library to build a data collection system without collecting personally identifiable information. “Whether you are a city planner, a small business owner or a developer […]