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Sonos makes seven promises, including boosted warranties; customers seem unimpressed
Sonos has been struggling to regain the trust of its customers after its disastrous launch of a new version of the app. After initially doubling down on the new app, the company’s CEO later apologized for it, and he has now made seven promises about ...
2024-10-02 11:29
Researchers Sound Alarm on Active Attacks Exploiting Critical Zimbra Postjournal Flaw
Cybersecurity researchers are warning about active exploitation attempts targeting a newly disclosed security flaw in Synacor's Zimbra Collaboration. Enterprise security firm Proofpoint said it began observing the activity starting September 28, 2024. ...
2024-10-02 11:26
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Researchers Warn of Ongoing Attacks Exploiting Critical Zimbra Postjournal Flaw
Cybersecurity researchers are warning about active exploitation attempts targeting a newly disclosed security flaw in Synacor's Zimbra Collaboration. Enterprise security firm Proofpoint said it began observing the activity starting September 28, 2024. ...
2024-10-02 11:26
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Intel Xeon 6980P SNC3 vs. HEX Clustering Mode Performance
With the Intel Xeon 6900P "Granite Rapids" processors that launched last week there are SNC3 and HEX clustering modes for these new processors. The default Sub-NUMA Clustering 3 (SNC3) mode for the three compute dies while the HEX mode is like SNC1 mod...
2024-10-02 11:10
Latest Microsoft Office for Mac now available without subscription
Two new subscription-free versions of Office for Mac are now available from Microsoft, with Office Home 2024 costing $149.99. For my money, the standalone versions are by far the best value, letting you buy them once and use them as long as you like, o...
2024-10-02 11:04
PyPI Repository Found Hosting Fake Crypto Wallet Recovery Tools That Steal User Data
A new set of malicious packages has been unearthed in the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that masqueraded as cryptocurrency wallet recovery and management services, only to siphon sensitive data and facilitate the theft of valuable digital asse...
2024-10-02 11:01
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Xfce 4.20 Aiming For Release In December
A roadmap/schedule has been published for the lightweight Xfce 4.20 desktop. If all goes well this next iteration of the Xfce desktop will be out before Christmas...
2024-10-02 10:49
Rogue AI goes Admin-mode, installs updates that the PC could never reboot from
A recent incident highlights the importance of using AI carefully and responsibly. The AI went Admin-mode and installed a bunch of updates that it could never reboot from. Read more...
2024-10-02 10:44
Easy Anti Cheat isn't playing nice with Windows 11 24H2, but happily you SHOULDN'T be affected by it — here's why
Windows 11 24H2 has an issue on some PCs with Easy Anti Cheat causing BSOD errors, but most gamers shouldn't be affected as Microsoft has implemented mitigation measures for now.
2024-10-02 10:32
Discover Hidden Insights with Profiler’s External Code Decompilation
Have you ever wondered what’s happening under the hood of your .NET application? Do you want to quickly and easily identify and fix performance bottlenecks? If so, Visual Studio has the perfect tool for you: the profiler. The profiler allows you to a...
2024-10-02 10:00
Cerebras files for IPO, shows rapid revenue growth and declining losses
Cerebras proposes IPO at unknown valuation as its revenue grows, and losses decline.
2024-10-02 09:42
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Surface Laptop Go 3 and Go 2 get new firmware with battery improvements and display fixes
The Surface Laptop Go 3 and its predecessor received new firmware updates with battery improvements, fixes for display flashes, and more. Read more...
2024-10-02 09:26
Docker tutorial: Get started with Docker
Containers are a lightweight way to make application workloads portable, like a virtual machine but without the overhead and bulk typically associated with VMs. With containers, you can package apps and services and move them freely between physical, ...
2024-10-02 09:00
Spring AI: An AI framework for Java developers
Artificial intelligence has been something of a fiesta for programmers for the last few years, and one language—Python—has been the undeniable belle of the ball. Java and other languages have been a bit sidelined. But now we are entering a new pha...
2024-10-02 09:00
Canonical joins OPEA to enable Enterprise AI
Canonical is committed to enabling organizations to secure and scale their AI/ML projects in production. This is why we are pleased to announce that we have joined the Open Platform for Enterprise AI (OPEA), a project community at the Linux Foundation ...
2024-10-02 08:36
Microsoft improves File System in Windows 11 24H2 but sadly it's not for everyone
Alongside a paid study showing a ridiculous Windows 11 performance advantage, Microsoft has also published a real example of improvement in 24H2's file system. Read more...
2024-10-02 08:06
Fedora Linux Flatpak cool apps to try for October
This article introduces projects available in Flathub with installation instructions. Flathub is the place to get and distribute apps for all of Linux. It is powered by Flatpak, allowing Flathub apps to run on almost any Linux distribution. Please rea...
2024-10-02 08:00
Microsoft Edge Dev 131 is now available with fixes for InPrivate crashes and more
Microsoft Edge version 131 is now available in the Dev Channel. The first release fixes browser crashes when opening an InPrivate tab and other bugs. Read more...
2024-10-02 07:54
Microsoft won't mandate 5 days in office, takes more measured approach to work
A Microsoft executive said the company does not plan to mandate a five-day-a-week return to the office and will instead focus on monitoring productivity metrics. Read more...
2024-10-02 07:32
Microsoft releases official OpenAI library for .NET
Microsoft has released its official OpenAI library for .NET, with the goal of ensuring a smooth, reliable integration experience for developers working with OpenAI and Azure OpenAI services in .NET applications. Announced October 1, the now-stable lib...
2024-10-02 07:30