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During the R2con conference, the release of Cutter 1.9.0, codename 'Trojan Dragon', was announced. Cutter is a graphical interface for the radare2 framework, written in Qt/C++. Like radare2, it is intended for reverse engineering programs in machine code or bytecode (e.g., JVM). The developers aimed to create an advanced and extensible FOSS platform for reverse engineering. […]
The State of the Art community has presented a new version of the Handy 3D Scanner 0.5.1 and published the project's source code on GitHub. The project develops a portable interface for three-dimensional scanning of objects and terrain using accessible Intel RealSense D400 stereo cameras. The code is written in C++ (with a Qt5 interface) and is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. It supports Linux and Android. The program features […]
This article was born in response to the article 'The Ideal Local Network.' I disagree with most of the author's points and want to not only refute them in this article but also put forward my own points, which I will defend in the comments. Next, I will talk about several principles I adhere to when designing the local network of any business. The first principle is […]
Discussing the acquisition of a virtualization software developer and Avi Networks. / photo by Samuel Zeller Unsplash What You Need to Know In June, VMware announced the acquisition of startup Avi Networks. They develop tools for deploying applications in multi-cloud environments. It was founded in 2012 by former Cisco vice presidents and directors responsible for various business development sectors of the company. […]
Hello everyone. In this article, I will explain why we at Avito chose Kafka nine months ago and what it is all about. I will share one of the use cases — message broker. Finally, we will discuss the benefits we gained from implementing Kafka as a Service. The Problem To start, a bit of context. Some time ago we […]
The Chinese drone manufacturer DJI has made significant changes to the prices of its products in response to the increase in tariffs on Chinese goods by the Donald Trump administration. The news of rising prices for DJI products was first reported by DroneDJ. This might be the first recorded instance where a Chinese gadget manufacturer or a brand predominantly producing in China has added a customs fee imposed by the Trump administration, […]
The Document Foundation announced the release of LibreOffice 6.3.1, the first bug-fix release in the LibreOffice 6.3 'fresh' family. Version 6.3.1 is aimed at enthusiasts, experienced users, and those who prefer the latest software versions. For conservative users and enterprises, an update to the stabilized branch, LibreOffice 6.2.7 'still', has been prepared. Ready installation packages have been prepared for Linux, macOS, and Windows platforms. […]
Google has published the source code for the 'Differential Privacy' library, which implements differential privacy methods that allow for fairly accurate statistical operations on datasets without the possibility of identifying individual records within them. The library's code is written in C++ and is open-sourced under the Apache 2.0 license. Analysis using differential privacy methods enables organizations to perform analytical sampling […]
A year after the last major release, the email client Thunderbird 68 has been released, based on the Firefox 68-ESR codebase. Key changes include: The main application menu is now in the form of a single panel, with icons and separators [pic]; The settings dialog has been moved to a tab [pic]; The ability to assign colors in the message composition window and tags has been added, beyond the standard palette [pic]; Improved […]
Whether long or short, Daniel Robbins has presented another release: welcome Funtoo Linux 1.4. Features include a meta-repo based on the 21.06.2019 snapshot of Gentoo Linux (with back-ported security fixes); basic system components: gcc-9.2.0, binutils-2.32, glibc-2.29, openrc-0.41; debian-sources-lts-4.19.37; updates in the OpenGL subsystem: libglvnd (alternative to eselect opengl), mesa-19.1 (vulkan support), nvidia-drivers-430.26; Gnome 3.32, KDE Plasma 5.16; as an alternative to the 'manual' installation […]
After five months of development, the release of the system manager systemd 243 has been presented. Notable new features include integration of a memory shortage handler into PID 1, support for attaching custom BPF programs for filtering traffic of units, numerous new options for systemd-networkd, a monitoring mode for network interface throughput, and the default use of 22-bit PID numbers on 64-bit systems instead of 16-bit. […]
"I am now a cyborg!" proudly declares Australian Liam Zabidi, a young programmer, blockchain/Fullstack engineer, and writer, as he presents himself on his blog pages. In early August, he completed his DIY project of creating a wearable device that he unashamedly calls an 'artificial pancreas.' It is really more of a self-regulating insulin pump, and our cyborg in some […]