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LLVM has introduced rules for the use of AI tools. Curl and Node.js will limit bounties for AI-related vulnerabilities.

The LLVM project developers have approved guidelines for the use of AI tools in development. The need to regulate AI use stems from the increasing number of "junk" changes proposed for inclusion in the LLVM codebase. "Junk" refers to changes generated by AI tools and submitted as is, without understanding the nature of the changes, without review, and with the attitude that "the maintainer will figure it out." Such activity places increased burden on maintainers and forces them to […]

End of free unlimited data: Russian operators now require additional payment for the popular option.

MegaFon notified subscribers of the introduction of a fee for the "Unlimited Internet" option for some of them in the third ten-day period of January, Forbes reported, citing the operator's newsletter. Depending on the plan, the fee for unlimited internet will be 25 and 99 rubles per month. The operator announced the upcoming change in September 2025. For some VimpelCom subscribers, the unlimited internet option […]

ChatGPT has shaken another of Google's pillars: chatgpt.com is gaining popularity as a homepage.

Many paid ChatGPT users have started setting the service as their browser homepage or otherwise speeding up their access. This speaks to the service's significant importance, but Google previously dominated this segment. In the US, 72% of paid ChatGPT users set the service as their homepage on their desktop or mobile browser, replacing traditional search engines […]

COSMIC Desktop Environment Update 1.0.3

System76, a company developing LinuxPop!_OS, the distribution, has released the COSMIC 1.0.3 desktop environment and announced the availability of the 1.0.2 update released last week. Packages with COSMIC 1.0.3 are available in Pop!_OS 24.04 and are expected to be available in Fedora, NixOS, and Arch soon. Linux, openSUSE, Serpent OS, Redox, and CachyOS. COSMIC is being developed as a general-purpose project, not tied to […]

Google has brought back one of the popular features to the standard clock Android β€” the alarm clock is turned off again with a swipe

Last week, Google Clock app update 8.5 was released. The developer added a new feature: the ability to dismiss an alarm with a swipe, rather than a tap on the screen. This was highlighted by 9to5Google. The new feature is rolling out gradually and isn't available to all users immediatelyβ€”Google is activating it on the server side. […]

MySQL 9.6.0 Release

Oracle has released a new branch of the MySQL 9.6.0 database management system. MySQL Community Server 9.6.0 builds are available for all major distributions. Linux, FreeBSD, macOS ΠΈ WindowsIn accordance with the release model introduced in 2023, MySQL 9.6 is assigned to the "Innovation" branches. Innovation branches are recommended for those who want early access to new functionality and are released every three months […]

A Microsoft veteran finally explained why holding down the Shift key speeded up reboots. Windows 95

Microsoft's Raymond Chen explained why holding down the Shift key during reboot helped the system. Windows 95 will start faster than a full reboot of the computer. After receiving the EW_RESTARTWINDOWS reboot command while holding down the Shift key, the 16-bit Exit functionWindows terminated the 16-bit kernel Windows, then the 32-bit virtual memory manager terminated, then the processor […]

Pale Moon Browser 34.0.0 Release

The Pale Moon web browser, version 34.0.0, has been released. It forks from the Firefox codebase to improve performance, maintain the classic interface, minimize memory consumption, and provide additional customization options. Pale Moon builds are created for Windows ΠΈ Linux (x86_64). The project's code is distributed under the MPLv2 (Mozilla Public License). The project adheres to the classic interface organization, without […]

A vulnerability in telnetd allows root connections without authentication.

A vulnerability has been discovered in the telnetd server from the GNU InetUtils suite. This vulnerability allows connection as any user, including root, without password verification. A CVE identifier has not yet been assigned. The vulnerability has been present since InetUtils version 1.9.3 (2015) and remains unpatched in the current release 2.7.0. A fix is ​​available in patches (1, 2). The issue is caused by the fact that the password verification process […]

Release of Electron 40, a platform for building applications based on the Chromium engine

Electron 40.0.0 is now available. It provides a self-contained framework for developing cross-platform user applications using Chromium, V8, and Node.js components. Changes in the new release include: Updated versions of the Chromium browser engine to 144, Node.js to 24.11.1, and V8 to 14.4 JavaScript engine (the previous version used Chromium 142, Node.js 22.20.0, and V8 14.2). Support for the termination flag has been added […]

Release of the MX distribution Linux 25.1

The lightweight MX distribution has been released. Linux 25.1, created as a result of the collaboration between the communities formed around the antiX and MEPIS projects. The release is based on the package base Debian With improvements from the antiX project and packages from its own repository. The distribution offers a choice of sysVinit and systemd init systems. It comes with its own tools for system configuration and deployment. For […]

Release of Cozystack 0.40, an open source PaaS platform based on Kubernetes

The release of the open source PaaS platform Cozystack 0.40, built on Kubernetes, is now available. The project aims to provide a ready-made platform for hosting providers and a framework for building private and public clouds. The platform is installed directly on servers and covers all aspects of preparing the infrastructure for providing managed services. Cozystack allows you to launch and provision Kubernetes clusters, databases, and virtual machines. The platform code […]

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