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Production of the hull of the spacecraft "Federation" has begun

Production of the body of the first copy of the promising Federation spacecraft has begun in Russia. This was reported by the online publication RIA Novosti, citing information received from sources in the rocket and space industry. Let us recall that the Federation manned vehicle, developed by RSC Energia, is designed to deliver people and cargo to the Moon and to orbital stations located in low-Earth orbit. The ship is reusable, for [...]

Started accepting applications for the independent award of freelancers "Golden Spear 2019"

The organizing committee of the Second Independent Prize for Russian-speaking freelancers announced the start of accepting applications for the Golden Spear 2019 award. The term “freelancer” unites self-employed specialists of various professions: designers and illustrators, web programmers and application developers, copywriters and translators, content managers and optimizers, directologists and SMM specialists, photographers and motion designers, and many others. Freelancers are independent, responsible and [...]

Aorus M4 gaming mouse is suitable for right-handers and left-handers

GIGABYTE has introduced a new gaming-class mouse under the Aorus brand - the M4 model, equipped with proprietary multi-color RGB Fusion 2.0 backlighting. The manipulator has a symmetrical design, making it suitable for both right-handers and left-handers. Dimensions are 122,4 × 66,26 × 40,05 mm, weight is approximately 100 grams. The Pixart 3988 optical sensor is used, the resolution of which is adjustable in the range from 50 to 6400 […]

The new Microsoft Edge still got a "reading mode" by default

Microsoft is actively working to prepare the Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser for release. Canary builds are updated every day and receive numerous improvements. In one of the latest updates, Canary 76.0.155.0, the long-awaited “reading mode” appeared. Previously, this mode could be forced in Microsoft Edge builds in the Canary and Dev channels using the appropriate flags. […]

srsLTE open 4G stack release 19.03

The srsLTE 19.03 project was released, developing an open stack for deploying components of LTE/4G cellular networks without special equipment, using only universal programmable transceivers, the signal shape and modulation of which are set by software (SDR, Software Defined Radio). The project code is supplied under the AGPLv3 license. SrsLTE includes the implementation of LTE UE (User Equipment, client components for connecting a subscriber to the LTE network), a basic […]

Beeline will help Internet companies deploy voice services

VimpelCom (Beeline brand) announced the launch of a specialized B2S platform (Business To Service), focused on various Internet services. The new solution will help web companies organize effective communication with clients. A set of APIs will allow developers to create voice services and mobile applications for business without capital infrastructure costs, allowing companies to save up to several million dollars. The platform provides the ability to use different scenarios [...]

Virgin Galactic moves to a new home - a spaceport in New Mexico

Richard Branson's privately held Virgin Galactic is finally finding a permanent home at Spaceport America in New Mexico, preparing for commercial suborbital launches for wealthy adventurers. The futuristic spaceport has been relatively quiet and deserted since it formally opened back in 2011. The state of New Mexico took the risk of building in the middle of the desert […]

Rockstar to buy Indian studio Dhruva from bankrupt Starbreeze for $7,9 million

Sweden's Starbreeze Studios is on the verge of bankruptcy: in its latest financial report, CEO Mikael Nermark said that without additional funding it would not be able to survive until the end of the year. Rockstar Games will help ease its situation: the creator of Grand Theft Auto will buy from the company specializing in art production Dhruva Interactive, one of the largest Indian game studios. Transaction amount […]

11. Check Point Getting Started R80.20. Threat Prevention Policy

Welcome to Lesson 11! If you remember, back in lesson 7 we mentioned that Check Point has three types of Security Policy. These are: Access Control; Threat prevention; desktop security. We have already covered most of the blades from the Access Control policy, the main task of which is to control traffic or content. Blades Firewall, Application Control, URL Filtering and Content […]

WhatsApp found a serious vulnerability that can be used to spy on users

A vulnerability was discovered in the WhatsApp messaging application that was exploited by hackers. Using the flaw, they installed surveillance software and were able to monitor users' activities. A patch for Messenger that closes the flaw is said to have already been released. The company's management stated that the attack was aimed at a limited number of users and was organized by advanced specialists. WhatsApp clarified that the service […]

New version of open billing system ABillS 0.81

**A release of the open billing system ABillS 0.81 is available, the components of which are supplied under the GPLv2 license. New features: Internet+ module Information about multi-service is now also displayed in the subscriber’s personal account Configurable period for saving logs without rotation for the IPN service Visual monitoring of houses now shows guest sessions Automatic MAC address formatting Uniqueness of s-vlan and c-vlan Linking tariffs to location In arpping [ …]

Improving Wi-Fi performance. General principles and useful things

Everyone who collected, bought, or at least tuned a radio receiver probably heard such words as: sensitivity and selectivity (selectivity). Sensitivity - this parameter indicates how well your receiver can receive a signal even in the most remote areas. And selectivity, in turn, shows how well the receiver can tune to a particular frequency without the influence of other frequencies. […]