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Google's AI-Powered OSS-Fuzz Tool Finds 26 Vulnerabilities in Open-Source Projects
Google has revealed that its AI-powered fuzzing tool, OSS-Fuzz, has been used to help identify 26 vulnerabilities in various open-source code repositories, including a medium-severity flaw in the OpenSSL cryptographic library. "These particular vulnera...
2024-11-21 12:43
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YouTube Music testing a new UI for the Now Playing screen on its mobile app
It appears another UI change is in the pipeline, as YouTube Music has reshuffled a few buttons in the Now Playing screen as part of its ongoing UI redesign testing. Read more...
2024-11-21 12:34
Bob Iger remarkably (and accidentally) honest about Disney+ pricing and subscriptions
Disney CEO Bob Iger accidentally revealed a key piece of commercially-sensitive data during the company’s most recent earnings call: how many Disney+ subscribers are on ad-supported tier. He quickly realized his mistake, commenting shortly afterwards...
2024-11-21 12:31
Mesa 24.3 Released With Many Open-Source Vulkan Driver Improvements
Mesa 24.3 has managed to make it out today, one week ahead of the previous release plans due to the lack of any major blocker bugs appearing. Mesa 24.3 has a lot of new feature work on the contained open-source Vulkan drivers as well as evolutionary im...
2024-11-21 12:20
Apple will now be treated like a bank, says US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The popularity of Apple Pay will now see the Cupertino company regulated by the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a watchdog whose role is normally limited to banks and financial services companies. The decision means that the bureau wil...
2024-11-21 12:09
NodeStealer Malware Targets Facebook Ad Accounts, Harvesting Credit Card Data
Threat hunters are warning about an updated version of the Python-based NodeStealer that's now equipped to extract more information from victims' Facebook Ads Manager accounts and harvest credit card data stored in web browsers. "They collect budget de...
2024-11-21 12:04
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Meta is working on a feature to reduce spam from businesses on WhatsApp
Meta is testing a feature that will let users unsubscribe from certain types of messages from businesses. Read more...
2024-11-21 11:42
Brno JUG 2024
Brno JUG 2024 The second, and last, stop on this mini-Tour of Czech JUGs was Brno and BrnoJUG. I presented Jakarta EE Meets AI here as well. As usual, this presentation triggers questions, comments, and discussions that continued over food and drinks a...
2024-11-21 10:36
Linux 6.13 SoC Updates Land With Initial Support For Many Older Apple Devices
The four pull requests adding various SoC and board/platform support have now been merged for the Linux 6.13 kernel. This includes support for many older Apple iPad/iPhones, supporting another SoC with a combination of RISC-V and ARM cores, and a wide ...
2024-11-21 10:17
Turn on Windows 11’s hidden OCR feature in Photos app. It’s really good.
Photos app on Windows 11 gets OCR to scan text in images and joins the likes of Snipping Tool and Phone Link. The post Turn on Windows 11’s hidden OCR feature in Photos app. It’s really good. appeared first on Windows Latest
2024-11-21 10:10
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS end of life: standard support is coming to an end. Here’s how to prepare. 
In 2025, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) will reach the end of its standard five-year support window. It’s time to start thinking about your options for upgrading. What is an Ubuntu long-term support (LTS) release?  Ubuntu long-term support releases ...
2024-11-21 10:08
Zrythm 1.0 Released For Powerful Open-Source Digital Audio Workstation
Zrythm 1.0 released today as a big milestone for this open-source digital audio workstation (DAW) software that caters from professional users down to beginners...
2024-11-21 10:00
Khronos Announces Slang Initiative From Open-Source NVIDIA Code
On top of an exciting Vulkan spec update out today, The Khronos Group has announced the Slang Initiative based on NVIDIA's open-source Slang compiler code...
2024-11-21 09:42
Microsoft confirms problems with updating and uninstalling apps on Windows 10
Microsoft is working on fixing a bug that is causing problems with updating or uninstalling applications on Windows 10. Read more...
2024-11-21 09:24
Advanced programming with Java generics
Generics in Java enhance the type safety of your code and make it easier to read. In my last article, I introduced the general concepts of generics and showed examples from the Java Collections Framework. You also learned how to use generics to avoid ...
2024-11-21 09:00
Signal 7.34.0 brings official support to Windows on ARM devices
Signal Messenger has joined the Windows on ARM club with its latest 7.34.0 update fully optimized for PCs with ARM processors. Read more...
2024-11-21 08:52
Sling TV to hike prices for its base packages by $5.99 per month in December
One of the most affordable TV streaming services, Sling TV, has announced that it will increase the prices for its base packages by $5.99/month starting in December. Read more...
2024-11-21 08:40
VKD3D 1.14 Released With Initial Metal Shading Language Output
Ahead of the upcoming freeze for Wine 10.0, VKD3D 1.14 is now available for this prominent Wine component that allows Direct3D 12 to be implemented over the Vulkan API for enhancing Windows games/apps running on Linux and other platforms...
2024-11-21 08:35
Meta adds AI Backgrounds, HD Video Calls and more to Messenger Calling experience
Meta is releasing new features for Messenger, including AI backgrounds for video calls, HD video calls, noise suppression, and video messages. Read more...
2024-11-21 08:30
OpenAI releases updated GPT-4o model that reclaims the No.1 spot in Chatbot Arena
OpenAI has released an updated GPT-4o model with improved creative writing capabilities and better file handling. Read more...
2024-11-21 08:20