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Zig 0.9.0
Zig is a general-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaining robust , optimal , and reusable software.
Elementary OS 6.1
We come bearing gifts and Yule tidings!
ReactOS 0.4.14
ReactOS is a free, opensource reimplementation of windows
New EU data blockage as German court would ban many cookie management providers
Alston & Bird’s Dan Felz and Peter Swire look at the recent Wiesbaden Administrative Cou
Writing embedded firmware using Rust
AnyLeaf Articles: Writing embedded firmware using Rust
A deep dive on a Facebook reseller of bikes stolen in Colorado
Bike Index tracks a Colorado-to-Mexico stolen bike pipeline - and learns things along the way
Why Wolfram tech isn’t open source (2019)
Wolfram's Director of Technical Communication & Strategy, Jon McLoone, shares his thoughts on why it would not have been possible to create the Wolfram technology stack using a free and open-source model.
Third High Severity CVE in Log4j Is Published
The Logging Services Security Team takes security seriously. This allows our users to place their trust in Log4j for protecting their mission-critical data. On this page, we will help you find guidance on security-related issues and access to known vulnerabilities.
What scientists must know about hardware to write fast code (2020)
Socolive là địa chỉ được nhiều người hâm mộ bóng đá tìm đến khi muốn cập nhật và theo dõi trực tiếp bóng đá trên nền tảng trực tuyến. Nội dung tại Socolive được xây dựng xoay quanh nhiều giải đấu và cuộc đối đầu đáng chú ý, giúp người xem dễ dàng tìm thấy trận đấu đang được quan tâm. Cách phân loại thông tin theo từng…
Postgres is a great pub/sub and job server (2019)
If you need a publish/subscribe or job server at any point in your project, try using Postgres. It'll give you lots of data integrity and performance guarantees, and it doesn't require you or your team learning any new technology.
Notches Gone Wild
This holiday season we have a special gift for Mac users everywhere, especially ones with a new MacBook Pro and notch. We’re proud to announce the immediate availability of Notchmeister. So what does Notchmeister do? Think of it as a fun way to spruce up your notch. Or as a screen saver for something you […]
Why Zulip will stand the test of time
Quill, a team chat company with $16 million in venture capital funding, was acquired by Twitter and shut down their product last week. Users were given a mere four days to export their data prior to deletion; direct messages and private channels could not be exported at all. Our sympathies go out to …
California’s AV testing rules apply to Tesla’s “FSD”
Five years to the day after I criticized Uber for testing its self-proclaimed "self-driving" vehicles on California roads without complying with the testing requirements of California's automated driving law, I find myself criticizing Tesla for testing its self-proclaimed "full self-driving" vehicles on California…
Tokio Console
Tokio is a runtime for writing reliable asynchronous applications with Rust. It provides async I/O, networking, scheduling, timers, and more.
Using an ETL framework vs. writing yet another ETL script
Writing an ETL script is easy; making it production-ready and maintainable is much harder. Why to use an open-source EL(T) framework instead.
Two custom React hooks
Open-source, swappable packages and an AI that assembles them into full-stack apps that scale.
Nim 1.6.2
The Nim team is happy to announce version 1.6.2, our first patch release for Nim 1.6.
Newly identified hormone may be a critical driver of type 1 and type 2 diabetes
A newly discovered hormone named fabkin helps regulate metabolism and may play an important role in the development of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, according to research led by the Sabri Ülker Center for Metabolic Research at Harvard Chan School.
Pegasus vs. Predator
Two Egyptians—exiled politician Ayman Nour and the host of a popular news program (who wishes to remain anonymous)—were hacked with Predator spyware, built and sold by the previously little-known mercenary spyware developer Cytrox. The phone of Ayman Nour was simultaneously infected with both Cytrox’s Predator and NSO…
The Web3 Fraud
By now effectively all ;login:’s readers have heard the term “web3” and “dapps” bandied about as if they are some great revolution. They are not. The technical underpinnings are so terrible that it is clear they exist only to hype the underlying cryptocurrencies. The actual utility of these “decentralized” systems is…
Using AI to Animate Children’s Drawings
We’ve built a first-of-its-kind method for using AI to automatically animate children’s drawings of people.
Cryptocurrency scams cost owners $7.7B in 2021, driven by DeFi-based “rug pulls”
Crypto scams were once again the largest form of crypto crime, with over $7.7 billion worth of cryptocurrency taken from victims worldwide.
What's New in ClickHouse 21.12
What’s New in ClickHouse 21.12
Log4j 2.15.0 – Previously suggested mitigations may not be enough
Log4j 2.15.0 and previously suggested mitigations may not be enough, Author: Renato Marinho
General relativity passes a range of precise tests set by pair of extreme stars
The theory of general relativity passes a range of precise tests set by pair of extreme stars
Rails 7 Released
This version of Rails has been years in the conceptual making. It’s the fulfillment of a vision to present a truly full-stack approach to web development that tackles both the front- and back-end challenges with equal vigor. An omakase menu that includes everything from the aperitif to the dessert.
IBM and Samsung Unveil Semiconductor Breakthrough
IBM and Samsung Electronics jointly announced a breakthrough in semiconductor design utilizing a new vertical transistor architecture that demonstrates a path to scaling beyond nanosheet, and has the potential to reduce energy usage by 85 percent.
Crypto wallet security as seen by security engineers
How to build secure crypto wallets, analysing issues found during crypto wallet security audits.