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Earlier this year, Google announced the introduction of third-party cookie blocking for 1% of Chrome browser users, the most popular web browser in the world. However, since then, the company has made little progress in this area, and this week it was announced that cookie blocking for all browser users has been postponed again. Image source: Nathana Rebouças […]
Quietly and unnoticed, version 1.32.1 of the multi-system console emulator Mednafen was released. Mednafen uses multiple different 'cores' to emulate gaming systems, combining everything into a single shell with a minimalist OSD interface, network play capability, and a wide range of settings. Version 1.32.1 fixes issues with loading CloneCD images and WOZ files for Apple 2 from […]
The portable gaming console Asus ROG Ally is quite popular but has a serious hardware flaw. The issue is that the microSD card reader is located near one of the ventilation openings designed for heat dissipation, which can lead to failure of the card reader or memory card in case of overheating. Against this backdrop, Asus decided to extend the warranty period […]
After a year of development, a new stable branch of the high-performance HTTP server and multiprotocol proxy server nginx 1.26.0 has been released, incorporating changes accumulated in the main branch 1.25.x. Future changes in the stable branch 1.26 will focus on fixing serious bugs and vulnerabilities. A core branch of nginx 1.27 will soon be formed, where development of new […]
Among the highlights: Gnome 46, KDE Plasma 6.0.3, IPV4 Address Conflict Detection, PyTorch in the repo out of the box. Update as usual: dnf system-upgrade download —releasever=40 dnf system-upgrade reboot https://fedoramagazine.org/whats-new-fedora-workstation-40/ Source: linux.org.ru
A corrective release of Firefox 125.0.2 is available, which disables the file download blocking feature introduced in the Firefox 125 branch for URLs deemed untrustworthy. In certain situations, this functionality led to the download of other files instead of the requested ones (for example, with the 'dom.block_download_insecure' setting enabled, attempting to download a CSV file resulted in downloading a file with the HTML text of the page). The dangerous download blocking mode is planned for further development […]
The Fedora Linux 40 distribution release has been announced. Products prepared for download include Fedora Workstation, Fedora Server, Fedora CoreOS, Fedora Cloud Base, Fedora IoT Edition, and Live builds delivered as spins with desktop environments like KDE Plasma 5, Xfce, MATE, Cinnamon, LXDE, Phosh, LXQt, Budgie, and Sway. The builds are created for x86_64, Power64, and ARM64 (AArch64) architectures. The publication of Fedora Silverblue builds […]
The release of the specialized distribution Tails 6.2 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System), based on the Debian 12 package base, has been formed. It comes with the GNOME 43 desktop environment and is intended for anonymous internet use. Anonymous access in Tails is provided by the Tor system. By default, all connections except traffic through the Tor network are blocked by a packet filter. For storing user data in […]
Benjamin Summerton, the author of the PSRayTracing ray tracing system, analyzed the impact on application performance of using the C++ keyword 'final,' which emerged in the C++11 standard. The reason for the testing was the circulating claims online that using 'final' could enhance performance, which were limited to evaluative remarks without presenting results of the changes. The testing conducted by Benjamin showed that performance […]
The release of the Nmap 7.95 network security scanner has been published, intended for network auditing and identifying active network services. The project code is provided under the NPSL (Nmap Public Source License), which is based on the GPLv2 license, supplemented with recommendations (not requirements) for using the OEM licensing program and purchasing a commercial license if the manufacturer does not wish to open-source their product code in accordance with the requirements […]
The release of the NetBSD 9.4 operating system has been published, marking the end of the support cycle for the previous significant 9.x branch. NetBSD 9.4 is classified as a corrective update and mainly includes fixes for issues and vulnerabilities identified since the release of NetBSD 9.3 in August 2022. For those who need new functionality, a significant release of NetBSD 10.0 has recently been launched. The version is available for download […]
As part of the Raspberry Pi Home Media Center project, several compact open hardware devices are being developed to facilitate the operation of a home media center. The devices are based on the Raspberry Pi Zero board, paired with a digital-to-analog converter, allowing for high-quality audio output. The devices support connectivity via Wi-Fi or Ethernet and can be controlled using a remote control. Schematics […]