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A few hours ago, some DockerHub users received emails stating: “On Thursday, April 25, 2019, we discovered unauthorized access to one of the DockerHub databases that stores some non-financial user data. After discovery, we immediately took all necessary measures to secure user data. We would now like to share the information, […]
Aiming to make biomanufacturing more accessible, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, are combining 2D bio-printing, a robotic arm for 3D assembly, and instant freezing in a method that could one day allow for the printing of living tissues and even entire organs. By printing organs as thin sheets of tissue and then freezing them and stacking them sequentially, the new technology enhances the survival rate […]
Without a doubt, the number one premiere worldwide today is the release of the film ‘Avengers: Endgame.’ Google decided not to miss such an event: the company dedicated another doodle to it — a whimsical 'Easter egg' on the search page. If you enter queries like ‘Thanos,’ ‘Infinity Gauntlet,’ and so on in Russian, English, and obviously, […]
After three releases in the Apache Incubator, the NetBeans project became a Top-Level project in the Apache Software Foundation. In 2016, Oracle handed over the NetBeans project to ASF. According to the accepted procedure, all projects transferred to Apache first enter the Apache Incubator. During their time in the incubator, projects are aligned with ASF standards. An inspection for licensing [...].
According to leaked documents regarding Intel's upcoming plans in the processor market, the company's future appears anything but bright. If the documents are accurate, the increase in core counts in mainstream processors to ten will not occur before 2020, and 14nm processors will dominate the desktop segment until at least 2022, while the situation has become a sticking point [...].
Ted Ts’o, the author of the ext2/ext3/ext4 file systems, has accepted a set of changes into the Linux-next branch, which will form the basis for the release of Linux kernel 5.2, implementing case-insensitive operations support in the Ext4 file system. The patches also add support for UTF-8 characters in file names. The case-insensitive mode can be optionally enabled for individual directories using [...].
The latest version of Android 9 was released in August 2018. In October, 81 days after its launch, when Google published its latest public statistics, this version of the OS was installed on less than 0.1% of devices. The previous version, Oreo 8, released in August 2017, was running on 21.5% of devices 431 days after its launch. After a lengthy 795 days [...].
The OpenBSD 6.5 version has been released. Here are the changes in the system: 1. Support for new devices has been added: 1. The clang compiler is now available on mips64 2. Support for the OCTEON GPIO controller has been added. 3. A paravirtualized clock driver has been added in the KVM virtualization system. 4. Support for Intel Ethernet 700 series has been added to the ix(4) driver. 2. Changes in the networking subsystem: 1. [...].
Hello, dear Internet of Things enthusiasts. In this article, I would like to discuss housing and utility services and the survey of metering devices again. Periodically, another major telecom player announces how soon they will enter this market and dominate everyone. Every time I hear such stories, I think: 'Good luck, guys!' You have no idea what you're getting into. Just so you understand […]
I recently attended the DevOpsForum 2019 organized by Logrocon. At this conference, participants sought solutions and new tools for effective collaboration between businesses and IT development and technology maintenance specialists. The conference was a success: there were many valuable presentations, interesting formats, and plenty of interaction with the speakers. Importantly, no one tried to sell me anything, […]
This article is aimed at Java developers who need to quickly publish their products in Sonatype and/or Maven Central repositories using GitLab. In this article, I will discuss the setup of gitlab-runner, gitlab-ci, and the maven-plugin to achieve this task. Prerequisites: Secure storage of mvn and GPG keys. Secure execution of public CI tasks. Uploading artifacts (release/snapshot) to public […]
Microsoft has acknowledged in its blog that the basic security rules for Windows 10 and Windows Server, which require regular password changes, are essentially useless. The issue is that the system requires the creation of complex passwords, which are difficult to remember. As a result, users often change or add just one character, making it easier to guess. According to the company, scientific research has shown that periodic […]