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Apple has announced changes to its iOS, Safari, and App Store to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in the European Union (EU). The changes include new options for app distribution and payment processing for developers, as well as new controls and disclosures for users. Apple has introduced safeguards to reduce privacy and security […]
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In the early days of microcomputers, user interfaces were individually invented until an Apple-influenced IBM standard brought about harmony. The IBM PC legitimized microcomputers for business use in 1981, while Apple’s Macintosh made graphical user interfaces mainstream. IBM’s initiative called Systems Application Architecture influenced the design of software user interfaces for decades to come. However, […]
In 1822, the Valparaiso earthquake in Chile caused massive destruction, killing or injuring around 500 people and prompting a tsunami. Maria Graham, an on-the-spot eye-witness, described the aftermath of the earthquake, including the lifting of a 100-mile stretch of coast several feet above its former level. This earthquake sparked a controversial debate between Neptunists and […]
The author discusses their journey of restoring an IBM ThinkPad 701c through the help of the website 701c.org. The laptop was in poor condition, with leaked batteries, missing screws, and damaged parts. The author painstakingly dismantled the machines, cleaned up the battery mess, and replaced parts to create one working machine. They also stripped and […]
Hugging Face has announced a strategic partnership with Google Cloud to democratize machine learning. The collaboration aims to make the latest AI research and innovations more accessible to the community. Google has made significant contributions to open AI research and open-source tools like TensorFlow, while Hugging Face hosts over 1 million models, datasets, and AI […]
The planarian worm possesses the incredible ability to regenerate its body parts. Even after decapitation, the worm’s head can regrow a tail, while its tail can grow a new head. This led biologist Michael Levin to wonder if intelligence is not solely confined to the brain but distributed throughout the body’s cells. His research on […]
In this research, the authors investigate how Wi-Fi access points handle the security context of queued frames. By exploiting power-save features, they are able to trick access points into leaking frames in plaintext or encrypted with a group or all-zero key. This leads to various attacks against open-source network stacks. The authors attribute these vulnerabilities […]
Scientists from Stanford University and the American University of Beirut have developed a prototype device that could revolutionize communications at disaster sites. The device, known as a “bi-stable deployable quadrifilar helix antenna,” is a simple tubular antenna made of woven strips of conductive fiber composite material. It can be easily adjusted to emit a low-power […]
Trail of Bits has collaborated with the Python Cryptographic Authority to create cryptography-x509-verification, a new implementation of the X.509 path validation algorithm in Rust. This implementation provides a fast, standards-compliant, and memory-safe alternative to OpenSSL’s X.509 APIs for certificate verification. The implementation is included in Cryptography’s 42.0.0 release series, allowing Python developers to use it […]
In this web content, the author shares their experience with Jenkins, a popular automation tool. They first encountered Jenkins, known as Hudson at the time, while working on the Apache Nutch project in 2007. The author highlights that Jenkins supports pipeline scripts written in Groovy since version 2.0 and explores the possibility of using Jenkins […]