ZooKeeper-free Kafka is out. First Demo
At the heart of Apache Kafka® sits the log—a simple data structure that uses sequential operations that work symbiotically with the underlying hardware. Efficient disk buffering and CPU cache usage, prefetch, zero-copy data transfers, and many other benefits arise from the log-centric design, leading to the high efficiency and throughput that it is known for. […]
Volkswagen will not change name of U.S. operations: sources
By Reuters Staff 1 Min Read FILE PHOTO: A Volkswagen logo is seen at Serramonte Volkswagen in Colma, California, U.S., October 3, 2017. REUTERS/Stephen Lam WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Volkswagen AG’s U.S. unit will not change its name even after the German automaker issued a statement on Tuesday saying it would, three sources briefed on the […]
Toxic people could become a reality, scientists researching snake venom say
Mice and even humans have the potential to become venomous – giving a new meaning to the description of someone as a toxic person – according to research. Scientists have found the genetic foundation needed for oral venom to evolve is present in both reptiles and mammals, and said their study shows the first concrete […]
Goolgle collects 20X more telemetry from Android devices than Apple from iOS
Academic research published last week looked at the telemetry traffic sent by modern iOS and Android devices back to Apple and Google servers and found that Google collects around 20 times more telemetry data from Android devices than Apple from iOS. The research, conducted by Professor Douglas J. Leith from Trinity College at the University […]
Whistleblower: Ubiquiti Breach “Catastrophic”
On Jan. 11, Ubiquiti Inc. [NYSE:UI] — a major vendor of cloud-enabled Internet of Things (IoT) devices such as routers, network video recorders and security cameras — disclosed that a breach involving a third-party cloud provider had exposed customer account credentials. Now a source who participated in the response to that breach alleges Ubiquiti massively […]
Arm Announces Armv9 Architecture: SVE2, Security, and the Next Decade
It’s been nearly 10 years since Arm had first announced the Armv8 architecture in October 2011, and it’s been a quite eventful decade of computing as the instruction set architecture saw increased adoption through the mobile space to the server space, and now starting to become common in the consumer devices market such as laptops […]
Leah Rowe Coups Libreboot
Leah Rowe Coups Libreboot It is with a heavy heart that I sit here today to inform you that Leah Rowe has effected a second coup on the Libreboot project (yes, a *second* one) as of Sunday March 28, 2021. Leah has violated our principles of democratic governance and removed myself (Andrew Robbins aka `and_who’), […]
Social media addiction linked to cyberbullying
As social media platforms like Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and others continue to grow in popularity, adolescents are spending more of their time online navigating a complex virtual world. New research suggests that these increased hours spent online may be associated with cyberbullying behaviors. According to a study by the University of Georgia, higher social media […]
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Online Anonymity
Welcome. This is a maintained technical guide that aims to provide introduction to various online tracking techniques, online id verification techniques and guidance to creating and maintaining (truly) anonymous online identities including social media accounts safely and legally. No pre-requisites besides English reading are required. This guide is an open-source non-profit initiative, licensed [Mirror][Archive.org] under […]
Pickle (YC W21) Is Hiring
About Pickle Brined in 2020, Pickle set out to build a platform that helps companies of any size understand their customer conversations and strengthen their relationships. Pickle transcribes any audio format into text with high fidelity, provides a search database to quickly find any call, then the conversation is analyzed and summarized for easy comprehension. […]