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Microsoft has announced major changes to its account login system, affecting over one billion users worldwide. The new login method using biometric access keys (passkeys) aims to reduce the risk of phishing and hacks while making authentication more convenient. According to Microsoft's statement, the company has implemented a series of improvements in recent years, including the possibility of fully removing passwords from […]
March 30, 2025 – A significant event has occurred in the world of graphical systems for Linux: the announcement of X12 and its reference implementation, Xero, which are already asserting themselves as serious competitors to the popular Wayland protocol. Developers are confident that their new creation will bring users numerous advantages that will help overcome the shortcomings of the older technology. The X12 protocol page […]
As everyone knows, the C++ programming language is perhaps the largest in terms of volume among programming languages. Even programmers who have been using it for decades cannot claim to know it fully. Consequently, the C++ standards committee made a tough decision: to keep the language competitive against emerging programming languages like Rust, it is necessary to remove all legacy […]
The FreeCAD project has announced the collection of telemetry data within the application. The data will help developers create an objective picture of FreeCAD usage—free from the emotions that flood the bug tracker and user forum. What data is being collected: System information (OS, architecture). User preferences (theme, interface configuration). A list of installed add-ons and macros from third-party developers. Crash logs. User errors that occur while using the program, such as […]
According to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, work is currently underway to adapt the userspace part of the popular Windows operating system to a new proprietary hybrid kernel based on the source code of the FreeBSD kernel. Thus, Windows 12 is the last OS from Microsoft to use the morally outdated NT kernel; subsequent releases will feature a new kernel codenamed […]
Firefox 137 is now available, featuring hardware acceleration for HEVC, tab grouping, and numerous improvements to the address bar. Linux: hardware acceleration for HEVC playback has been implemented. Tab grouping (browser.tabs.groups.enabled) will gradually become available to all users. To create a group, simply drag one tab onto another or use the corresponding option in the context menu. Groups can be assigned names and highlighted in color. All […]
In today's reality, data is an integral part of any business, including small ones. Losing important documents, whether operational information, customer data, accounting reports, contracts, or business agreements, can lead to serious disruptions in an organization's operations, as well as financial and reputational losses that can be prevented by data backup and recovery solutions. […]
Tailscale is a WireGuard-based solution for building mesh networks. Plan 9 allows this to be multiplied by private namespace spaces used for building distributed systems. Now users can work transparently with multiple systems as if they were one, and connect them as if they were in the same network. The integration of Tailscale and Plan 9 opens up new […]
A popular service for bypassing a provider's NAT and port forwarding for connections with a gray IP is no longer working with Russian IPs. Attempting to use the service results in the error: ERROR: authentication failed: We do not allow agents to connect to ngrok from your IP address (89.222.217.50). ERROR: ERROR: ERR_NGROK_9040 ERROR: https://ngrok.com/docs/errors/err_ngrok_9040 ERROR: The error message directs users straight to the official […]
The release candidate version of 'Alt Server' 11.0 is now available. The build is prepared for x86_64, based on kernel 6.12 (LTS). Download the image from ftp.altlinux.org. In the new image, the rescue login requests the root username with an empty password. The system installation occurs in minimal mode — with or without graphics. The 'Alt Server' and 'Alt Domain' editions are available for installation. The distribution features a new […]
The FESCo (Fedora Engineering Steering Committee), responsible for the technical aspects of the Fedora Linux distribution development, has approved the transition to the RPM 6 package manager in the fall release of Fedora 43. The release of RPM 6.0 is scheduled for the third quarter of 2025. The RPM 6 branch is notable for supporting a new format (RPM 6), enabling the creation of packages larger than 4 GB (overcoming this limitation is important, […]
Ryan Sipes, Director of MZLA Technologies Corporation, a subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation overseeing the development of the Thunderbird email client, has presented plans for new services aimed at expanding Thunderbird's usage capabilities. It is noted that Thunderbird is steadily losing users, remaining solely a client solution, as users increasingly prefer ecosystems that offer both email clients and services, such as […]