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The developers of the Tor anonymity network have published the results of their second audit, conducted by Radically Open Security from April to August 2023 (the first audit was conducted by Cure53 from November 2022 to April 2023). The audit covered the code that powers exit nodes, the Tor Browser, infrastructure components (metrics collection, SWBS, the Onionoo API), and […]
The Center for Banking Technologies company, one of the developers of software solutions for the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus, has begun creating a digital ruble platform - the third form of currency in the country. The platform will be based on the open blockchain Hyperledger Fabric, writes Ekonomicheskaya Gazeta. Image source: nkostyshev / unsplash.comSource: 3dnews.ru
In 2023, more than ⅔—approximately 69%—of Russian companies used servers from foreign suppliers for data storage and data protection systems. At the same time, about 40% of domestic enterprises are not going to give up such equipment. The corresponding figures, as reported by the Vedomosti newspaper, were obtained during a study by Searchinform. Analysts surveyed more than 5000 companies from different industries. It is noted […]
Information has been disclosed about two vulnerabilities in the JPEG XL format decoder supplied in the FFmpeg package, which can lead to the execution of an attacker's code when processing specially designed images in FFmpeg. The issues were fixed in the FFmpeg 6.1 release, but since JPEG XL support was enabled as of the 6.1 branch, the vulnerability only affects systems using experimental builds of FFmpeg 6.1 […]
The recently introduced MSI Claw portable gaming console has not yet received an official release date, but retail prices for its different versions are already known. The device is positioned as a premium product in comparison with ASUS ROG Ally and Lenovo Legion Go. Image source: msi.comSource: 3dnews.ru
The management of the Polish studio Starward Industries, in a presentation for investors held the day before, spoke about the state of affairs in the company, plans for the development of The Invincible and the development of the next game. Image source: Steam (waffle_king)Source: 3dnews.ru
In preparation for the first public release under the free MPL-2.0 license, the source code for the assembly tools and specific components of the Helios distribution developed by Oxide Computer has been opened. The entire software stack of the Oxide platform is open source. The Helios distribution is built on the developments of the Illumos project, which continues the development of the OpenSolaris kernel, network stack, file systems, drivers, libraries and a basic set of system utilities. […]
The non-linear video editor Shotcut 24.01, created on the basis of MLT and Qt6, has been released. Among the innovations, the following changes can be noted: Added Loop and Set Loop Range player functions. While working on a project, these functions allow you to start looping playback of the selected fragment. The Group/Ungroup function has appeared on the timeline. It allows you to combine selected project elements into a single group for [...]
The release of the video editor Shotcut 24.01 is available, which is developed by the author of the MLT project and uses this framework to organize video editing. Support for video and audio formats is implemented through FFmpeg. It is possible to use plugins with the implementation of video and audio effects compatible with Frei0r and LADSPA. Among the features of Shotcut, one can note the possibility of multi-track editing with the layout of video from fragments in […]
In preparation for the first public release under the free license MPL-2.0, the source code of the assembly tools and specific components of the Helios distribution kit, developed by Oxide Computer and used to support the operation of software-controlled cloud server racks Oxide Rack, has been opened. The entire software stack of the Oxide platform is open source. The Helios distribution is built on the basis of the developments of the Illumos project, which continues the development of the kernel, […]
One of the characteristic features of the pandemic was the forced migration towards remote work. Subsequently, some companies tried to maintain hybrid forms of organizing the work process, but among them there were also those who began to persuade employees to appear in the office more often. IBM, for example, generally recommended that employees move closer to their place of work, at a distance of no more than 80 km. Source […]
The State Services portal does not collect and store biometric data of platform users. A message about this appeared on the Telegram account of the Ministry of Digital Development of Russia. Earlier, news spread that Tinkoff Bank collects and transmits biometrics to Gosuslugi without the knowledge of clients. Image source: State ServicesSource: 3dnews.ru