In its latest study, the Linux Foundation’s Core Infrastructure Initiative discovered just how prevalent open-source components are in all software and their shared problems and vulnerabilities. …read more Source:: Linux
Month: February 2020
Reproductive genome from the laboratory
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•Researchers have for the first time developed a genome the size of a minimal cell that can copy itself. …read more Source:: Science
Warming, acidic oceans may nearly eliminate coral reef habitats by 2100
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•Rising sea surface temperatures and acidic waters could eliminate nearly all existing coral reef habitats by 2100, suggesting restoration projects in these areas will likely meet serious challenges, according to …read more Source:: Science
Red Hat finds enterprise users are adopting open-source software at a rapid pace
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•The Red Hat survey found that proprietary software usage is in decline as open-source software continues its take over of the enterprise software world. …read more Source:: Linux
Discovery at ‘flower burial’ site could unravel mystery of Neanderthal death rites
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•The first articulated Neanderthal skeleton to come out of the ground for over 20 years has been unearthed at one of the most important sites of mid-20th century archaeology: Shanidar …read more Source:: Science
OpenSSH adds support for FIDO/U2F security keys
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•OpenSSH 8.2 adds support for authentication via FIDO/U2F protocols, most commonly used with hardware security keys. …read more Source:: Linux
Microsoft’s Windows Terminal: This is the final preview of its new command-line tool
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•Microsoft’s Windows Terminal developers take a leaf from GNU terminal tmux. …read more Source:: Linux
Microsoft: Chromium Edge is about to get even faster, as these speed tests show
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•Microsoft’s new speed benchmarks suggest it’s no longer about Edge versus Chrome. …read more Source:: Linux
New Horizons team uncovers a critical piece of the planetary formation puzzle
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•Data from NASA’s New Horizons mission are providing new insights into how planets and planetesimals — the building blocks of the planets — were formed. …read more Source:: Science
Disappearing snakes and the biodiversity crisis
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•A new study should sound alarm bells regarding the ‘biodiversity crisis’ or the loss of wildlife around the world. …read more Source:: Science