AMD Is Currently Hiring More Linux Engineers
According to Phoronix, AMD currently has several interesting job openings on the Linux front. From the report: While AMD has been delivering reliable Linux support with their recent launches, there is room for improvement in areas like more timely co.....»»
China top EV forum to be held in California in May
China's top electric vehicle forum, the World New Energy Vehicle Congress (WNEVC) will hold a conference in Sacramento, California from May 16-17, according to a statement from the Chinese Society of Automotive Engineers on Sunday......»»
XZ Utils backdoor: Detection tools, scripts, rules
As the analysis of the backdoor in XZ Utils continues, several security companies have provided tools and advice on how to detect its presence on Linux systems. What happened? The open-source XZ Utils compression utility has been backdoored by a skil.....»»
Modeling urban growth shows that cities develop in ways similar to cancerous tumors
A team of environmental engineers and city planners from University College London, the University of Sydney, and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne has discovered that cities grow in ways similar to the development of cancerous tumors. In t.....»»
The 6 best Linux desktop PCs in 2024
Trying to find the best desktop Linux PCs can be a challenge, as the market is dominated by Windows. If you need help, here's a look at some of our favorites......»»
NASA knows what knocked Voyager 1 offline, but it will take a while to fix
"Engineers are optimistic they can find a way for the FDS to operate normally." Enlarge / A Voyager space probe in a clean room at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 1977. (credit: Space Frontiers/Archive Photos/Getty Images).....»»
German state gov. ditching Windows for Linux, 30K workers migrating
Schleswig-Holstein looks to succeed where Munich failed. Enlarge (credit: Getty) Schleswig-Holstein, one of Germany’s 16 states, on Wednesday confirmed plans to move tens of thousands of systems from Microsoft Windows.....»»
Space experts foresee an “operational need” for nuclear power on the Moon
“We do anticipate having to deploy nuclear systems on the lunar surface." Enlarge / Engineers from NASA and the National Nuclear Safety Administration lower the wall of a vacuum chamber around the KRUSTY experiment, the Kilowat.....»»
Engineers "symphonize" cleaner ammonia production
Among the many chemicals we use every day, ammonia is one of the worst for the atmosphere. The nitrogen-based chemical used in fertilizer, dyes, explosives and many other products ranks second only to cement in terms of carbon emissions, due to the h.....»»
Backdoor found in widely used Linux utility targets encrypted SSH connections
Malicious code planted in xz Utils has been circulating for more than a month. Enlarge / Internet Backdoor in a string of binary code in a shape of an eye. (credit: Getty Images) Researchers have found a malicious backdo.....»»
Huge backdoor discovered that could compromise SSH logins on Linux
Updates required for Debian sid, Fedora 40, Fedora Rawhide, openSUSE Tumbleweed, and openSUSE MicroOS.....»»
XZ Utils backdoor update: Which Linux distros are affected and what can you do?
The news that XZ Utils, a compression utility present in most Linux distributions, has been backdoored by a supposedly trusted maintainer has rattled the open-source software community on Friday, mere hours until the beginning of a long weekend for m.....»»
Week in review: Backdoor found in XZ utilities, weaponized iMessages, Exchange servers at risk
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Beware! Backdoor found in XZ utilities used by many Linux distros (CVE-2024-3094) A vulnerability (CVE-2024-3094) in XZ Utils, the XZ format compres.....»»
Beware! Backdoor found in XZ utilities used by many Linux distros (CVE-2024-3094)
A vulnerability (CVE-2024-3094) in XZ Utils, the XZ format compression utilities included in most Linux distributions, may “enable a malicious actor to break sshd authentication and gain unauthorized access to the entire system remotely,”.....»»
Backdoor found in widely used Linux utility breaks encrypted SSH connections
Malicious code planted in xz Utils has been circulating for more than a month. Enlarge / Internet Backdoor in a string of binary code in a shape of an eye. (credit: Getty Images) Researchers have found a malicious backdo.....»»
New hydrogel can stretch to 15 times its original size
A team of molecular engineers at Tsinghua University, in China, has developed a new type of hydrogel that can stretch to 15 times its original size and then snap back to its original form. In their study, published in the journal Science, the group m.....»»
Proxmox gives VMware ESXi users a place to go after Broadcom kills free version
Proxmox is a Linux-based hypervisor that could replace ESXi for some users. Enlarge (credit: Proxmox) Broadcom has made sweeping changes to VMware's business since acquiring the company in November 2023, killing off the.....»»
Three-year study of young stars with NASA"s Hubble enters new chapter
In the largest and one of the most ambitious Hubble Space Telescope programs ever executed, a team of scientists and engineers collected information on almost 500 stars over a three-year period. This effort offers new insights into the stars' formati.....»»
Vision Pro engineers moved to folding iPhone project; delayed to 2027 – report
A new supply-chain report reiterates earlier reports that some engineers previously working on Vision Pro have been moved to working a folding iPhone or iPad project. It also claims that the planned launch of a foldable iPhone has been delayed fro.....»»
Artificial reef designed by engineers could protect marine life, reduce storm damage
The beautiful, gnarled, nooked-and-crannied reefs that surround tropical islands serve as a marine refuge and natural buffer against stormy seas. But as the effects of climate change bleach and break down coral reefs around the world, and extreme wea.....»»
Apple"s removable battery standard could change device charging forever
Apple's engineers are researching how to best make a series of standardized enclosures that would allow users to routinely swap batteries between higher-powered devices like an iMac, and lower powered ones like keyboards or other peripherals.Multiple.....»»