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Release of Wine 9.13 and Wine staging 9.13

An experimental release of the open implementation of the Win32 API — Wine 9.13 — has been published. Since the release of 9.12, 22 bug reports have been closed and 336 changes have been made. Key changes include: support for loading ODBC drivers compiled for Windows into databases has been added. Work continues to place data structures from the user32 library in shared memory. The rewriting of the engine used in the CMD.EXE command interpreter has also continued.

The Gemini neural network was caught scanning users' PDF files from Google Drive.

The rapid development of neural networks has long raised concerns among experts regarding privacy when interacting with such algorithms. This week, there was further confirmation that these concerns are not unfounded. A user on the social media platform X, Kevin Bankster, pointed out that Google’s Gemini neural network automatically scans PDF files stored in Google Drive without obtaining […]

Rspamd 3.9 spam filtering system is available.

The release of the spam filtering system Rspamd 3.9 has taken place, offering tools to evaluate messages based on various criteria, including rules, statistical methods, and blacklists, which are used to generate the final weight of messages for determining blocking decisions. Rspamd supports almost all the features implemented in SpamAssassin and includes several capabilities that allow for filtering mail at an average rate of 10 […]

Release of package manager Pacman 7.0

The release of the package manager Pacman 7.0, used in the Arch Linux distribution, is now available. Key changes include: A new parameter DownloadUser added to the configuration, allowing privilege dropping during file download operations and saving the downloaded files in a temporary directory owned by the user specified in the directive. Isolation mechanisms in systems based on the Linux kernel prevent the process performing downloads from writing to […]

gpu.cpp — a library for GPU computing

gpu.cpp is a lightweight portable library for computations on graphic coprocessors. It requires only a C++ compiler that supports the C++17 standard (developers strangely insist on using clang) and the library itself. It is claimed to work on any devices that support Vulkan, Metal, or DirectX. The developers highlight the advantages of the library as follows: compilation speed, claimed to be less than 5 seconds on modern PCs; simplicity of the API; minimal […]

PCSX2 2.0

The release of PCSX2 version 2.0 has taken place. PCSX2 is a cross-platform emulator for PlayStation 2, available on Linux, macOS, chromeOS (x64), and Windows. The emulator has been in development since 2002. Notable innovations include a new graphical interface based on Qt6; integration with RetroAchievements; native support for DualShock 4 and DualSense gamepads; a prototype Big Picture mode; the elimination of the plugin system; and native support for Mac on Apple Silicon; […]

Update of Qubes OS 4.2.2, using virtualization for application isolation.

The release of the Qubes 4.2.2 operating system is now available, implementing the idea of using a hypervisor for strict isolation of applications and OS components (each class of applications and system services runs in separate virtual machines). A system with 16 GB of RAM (minimum — 6 GB) and a 64-bit Intel or AMD CPU with support for VT-x with EPT/AMD-v with RVI is recommended for operation; […]

War Thunder players have once again published secret military documents—this time related to Russian tanks.

Despite all the efforts of the developers, members of the War Thunder community continue to dig into secret documents and occasionally publish them to prove their point. This time, documentation related to the Russian tanks T-90M, T-80BVM, and T-90C has surfaced online. All three vehicles are in service with the Russian army, and their digital counterparts are present in War Thunder. […]

Google has made personnel changes to revive AR devices, now focused on AI.

Google is reevaluating its plans regarding augmented reality glasses, attempting to catch up and stop the exodus of qualified specialists to competitors, as well as to convince partners to use its Android XR software, which is still in development, reports Business Insider. The demonstration of Project Astra — a virtual assistant — at the Google IO developer conference in May was memorable to everyone. […]

Release of Whonix 17.2, a distribution for ensuring anonymous communications

The Whonix 17.2 distribution aimed at providing guaranteed anonymity, security, and privacy protection is now available. The distribution is based on Debian GNU/Linux and uses Tor to ensure anonymity. Project developments are distributed under the GPLv3 license. Images of virtual machines in ova format are prepared for download for VirtualBox (2.1 GB with Xfce and 1.4 GB console). The image can also be […]

Razer has added dynamic sensitivity and angled movement support to its esports mice.

Razer has sought to simplify mouse control for gamers by taking into account their individual preferences and preferred genres. The proprietary Synapse application has added Mouse Rotation and Dynamic Sensitivity features, now available on Razer's esports-oriented mice models, the Razer Viper V3 Pro and Razer DeathAdder V3 HyperSpeed. The Mouse Rotation feature allows users to adjust the angle of input […]

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