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The release of FreeBSD 12.1 has been announced, prepared for amd64, i386, powerpc, powerpc64, powerpcspe, sparc64, and armv6, armv7, and aarch64 architectures. Additionally, images for virtualization systems (QCOW2, VHD, VMDK, raw) and cloud environments Amazon EC2 have been prepared. Key innovations: the BearSSL cryptographic library has been included in the base system; the network stack has added support for NAT64 CLAT (RFC6877), implemented by engineers from Yandex; […]
A week ago, we discussed our educational programs, where comments highlighted the importance of internships and practical experience. This is undeniable, as theoretical knowledge must be reinforced by practice. With this post, we are launching a series of articles about summer internships for students: how they get there, what they do, and why it’s beneficial. In the first […]
KaOS is a Linux distribution featuring the latest version of the KDE desktop environment, the Calligra office suite, and other applications that utilize the Qt toolkit. KaOS uses the Pacman package manager and follows a rolling-release update model. This distribution is intended solely for 64-bit systems. The new version has removed Python 2 packages and transitioned to KDE Plasma 5.17. Additionally, among […]
The OpenSSH codebase has added experimental support for two-factor authentication using devices that support the U2F protocol, developed by the FIDO Alliance. U2F allows for the creation of inexpensive hardware tokens to confirm the user's physical presence, interfacing via USB, Bluetooth, or NFC. Such devices are promoted as a means for two-factor authentication on websites, are already supported by major browsers, and are being released […]
Google has begun testing the third version of the Chrome manifest, which disrupts the functionality of many content blocking and security extensions. Support for the new manifest, which defines the capabilities and resources available to extensions, has been added to experimental builds of Chrome Canary. This new manifest is developed as part of an initiative to enhance the security, privacy, and performance of extensions (the main goal is to simplify the creation of secure and […]
Microsoft developers continue to create software products for the Android mobile platform. The Microsoft office applications have achieved significant popularity among Android users. This likely prompted the developers to create a new application that combines tools such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Office Lens. The new application supports a collaboration mode, allowing users to create and edit […]
Microsoft has updated the logo of its Chromium-based Edge browser. The tech giant originally introduced its Edge icon over four years ago, clearly aiming to maintain continuity with Internet Explorer. The new Microsoft logo was discovered as part of a new surfing mini-game hidden in the latest releases of Edge in early Canary builds. It resembles […]
Fast food, quick results, rapid growth, high-speed internet, fast learning… Speed has become an integral part of our daily lives. We want everything to be simpler, faster, and better. The constant need for more time, speed, and productivity drives innovative technologies. And Armenia plays a significant role in this context. For instance, nobody wants to spend […]
In our previous publication, we discussed how buses and protocols function in industrial automation. This time, we will focus on modern workplace solutions: examining the protocols used in systems worldwide. We will look into the technologies of German companies Beckhoff and Siemens, Austrian B&R, American Rockwell Automation, and Russian Fastwel. Additionally, we will explore universal solutions that are not tied to […]
An experimental release of the open Win32 API implementation — Wine 4.19 — is now available. Since the release of version 4.18, 41 bug reports have been closed and 297 changes have been made. The most significant changes include: Enhanced capabilities for VBScript: functions String, LBound, RegExp.Replace have been added. New expressions have been implemented; in WineD3D, functions wined3d_stateblock_set_sampler_state() and wined3d_stateblock_set_texture_stage_state() have been added. StateBlock handling has been implemented in calls d3d9_device_SetSamplerState(), d3d9_device_SetTextureStageState(), […]
Mozilla, Cloudflare, and Facebook have jointly announced a new TLS extension, Delegated Credentials (DC), which addresses the issue with certificates when accessing a website through content delivery networks. Certificates issued by certification authorities have long validity periods, creating difficulties when access to a site is required through a third-party service, on behalf of which a secure connection must be established, since the certificate transfer […]
For over 20 years, we have been viewing web pages using the HTTP protocol. Most users don't even think about what it is and how it works. Others know that somewhere beneath HTTP is TLS, and beneath that is TCP, and beneath that, IP, and so on. And then there are the heretics who believe that TCP is a thing of the past, […]