# News & Articles **URL:** https://onehack.st/c/news-articles/30.md?page=72 [Latest](https://onehack.st/latest.md) · [Categories](https://onehack.st/categories.md) · [Tags](https://onehack.st/tags.md) **Page:** 73 --- ## [Windows PCs Prioritized Over Chromebooks in Components Shortage](https://onehack.st/t/windows-pcs-prioritized-over-chromebooks-in-components-shortage/213696)
**Author:** [@Astrid](https://onehack.st/u/Astrid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2022, 10:56am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/windows-pcs-prioritized-over-chromebooks-in-components-shortage/213696 "2022-02-03T10:56:30Z")
In a tech world still hindered by component shortages, choices have to be made. And in the world of laptops, it seems that choice is Windows-based devices over those running Chrome OS.… --- ## [Microsoft Says Windows May Need Up To 8 Hours of Online Time To Update ](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-says-windows-may-need-up-to-8-hours-of-online-time-to-update/213621)
**Author:** [@Hannah](https://onehack.st/u/Hannah)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2022, 10:12am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-says-windows-may-need-up-to-8-hours-of-online-time-to-update/213621 "2022-02-02T10:12:39Z")
According to a post on the Microsoft IT Pro Blog, Windows computers will need at least eight hours of online time to obtain and install the latest OS updates successfully. Tom’s Hardw… --- ## [World's Fastest Gaming Monitor Hits 500 Hz Refresh Rate](https://onehack.st/t/worlds-fastest-gaming-monitor-hits-500-hz-refresh-rate/213566)
**Author:** [@Astrid](https://onehack.st/u/Astrid)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 10:57pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/worlds-fastest-gaming-monitor-hits-500-hz-refresh-rate/213566 "2022-02-01T22:57:42Z")
According to Chinese news outlet Sina, BOE has made breakthroughs in monitor technology and has built the world’s first 500 Hz gaming monitor. Tom’s Hardware reports: The monitor fea… --- ## [O'Reilly Reports Increasing Interest in Cybersecurity, AI, Go, Rust, and C++ ](https://onehack.st/t/oreilly-reports-increasing-interest-in-cybersecurity-ai-go-rust-and-c/213468)
**Author:** [@WhiteHat](https://onehack.st/u/WhiteHat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2022, 11:45am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/oreilly-reports-increasing-interest-in-cybersecurity-ai-go-rust-and-c/213468 "2022-01-31T11:45:21Z")
“Focus on the horse race and the flashy news and you’ll miss the real stories,” argues Mike Loukides, the content strategy VP at O’Reilly Media. So instead he shares trends observed o… --- ## [YouTube-DL Forks to Continue Supporting Older Versions of Python ](https://onehack.st/t/youtube-dl-forks-to-continue-supporting-older-versions-of-python/213402)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2022, 10:58am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/youtube-dl-forks-to-continue-supporting-older-versions-of-python/213402 "2022-01-30T10:58:19Z")
Wikipedia defines youtube-dl as “a free and open source download manager for video and audio from YouTube and over 1,000 other video hosting websites.” It was created in 2006, and “According to libraries.io, 308 other… --- ## [Apple Finally Removing Python 2 In macOS 12.3](https://onehack.st/t/apple-finally-removing-python-2-in-macos-12-3/213306)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2022, 7:22pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/apple-finally-removing-python-2-in-macos-12-3/213306 "2022-01-29T19:22:48Z")
https://images.macrumors.com/t/3HTT-cQ5KZXK2b7ruvSlsSNislY=/800x0/article-new/2022/01/macOS-Monterey-Python.jpg?lossy Apple will no longer bundle Python 2.7 with macOS 12.3, according to developer release notes for the … --- ## [macOS 12.3 Will Break Cloud-Storage Features Used By Dropbox and OneDrive](https://onehack.st/t/macos-12-3-will-break-cloud-storage-features-used-by-dropbox-and-onedrive/213227)
**Author:** [@WhiteHat](https://onehack.st/u/WhiteHat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2022, 10:28am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/macos-12-3-will-break-cloud-storage-features-used-by-dropbox-and-onedrive/213227 "2022-01-28T10:28:52Z")
If you’re using either Dropbox or Microsoft OneDrive to sync files on a Mac, you’ll want to pay attention to the release notes for today’s macOS 12.3 beta: the update is deprecating a… --- ## [Researchers Build AI That Builds AI](https://onehack.st/t/researchers-build-ai-that-builds-ai/213150)
**Author:** [@Hannah](https://onehack.st/u/Hannah)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2022, 12:16pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/researchers-build-ai-that-builds-ai/213150 "2022-01-27T12:16:58Z")
https://d2r55xnwy6nx47.cloudfront.net/uploads/2022/01/Meta\_Net\_2880x1620\_Lede.jpg By using hypernetworks, researchers can now preemptively fine-tune artificial neural networks, saving some of the time and expense of tra… --- ## [Major Linux PolicyKit Security Vulnerability Uncovered: Pwnkit](https://onehack.st/t/major-linux-policykit-security-vulnerability-uncovered-pwnkit/213061)
**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2022, 9:51am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/major-linux-policykit-security-vulnerability-uncovered-pwnkit/213061 "2022-01-26T09:51:38Z")
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: \[S\]ecurity company Qualys has uncovered a truly dangerous memory corruption vulnerability in polkit’s pkexec, CVE-2021-4034. Polkit, f… --- ## [Linux Foundation Launches Open Source Software Development, Linux, and Git Certification](https://onehack.st/t/linux-foundation-launches-open-source-software-development-linux-and-git-certification/212990)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 11:20am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/linux-foundation-launches-open-source-software-development-linux-and-git-certification/212990 "2022-01-25T11:20:07Z")
The Linux Foundation has released three new training courses on the edX platform: Open Source Software Development: Linux for Developers (LFD107x), Linux Tools for Software Developmen… --- ## [Blender 3.0 Released With More New Features and Improvements](https://onehack.st/t/blender-3-0-released-with-more-new-features-and-improvements/212906)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2022, 8:52am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/blender-3-0-released-with-more-new-features-and-improvements/212906 "2022-01-24T08:52:00Z")
https://i0.wp.com/news.itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/blender-3.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1 Long-time Slashdot reader Qbertino writes: The Free Open Source 3D production software Blender has been released in versi… --- ## [Microsoft Released an Out-of-Band Update to Rollback January Patch's VPN Issues ](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-released-an-out-of-band-update-to-rollback-january-patchs-vpn-issues/212824)
**Author:** [@WhiteHat](https://onehack.st/u/WhiteHat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2022, 9:08am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-released-an-out-of-band-update-to-rollback-january-patchs-vpn-issues/212824 "2022-01-23T09:08:19Z")
“Microsoft’s first Patch Tuesday for 2022 was a rocky start to the year, giving admins and users numerous headaches to deal with…” reports ZDNet. “The Windows Update on January 11 was… --- ## [2022 Could Be a Turning Point In the Study of UFOs ](https://onehack.st/t/2022-could-be-a-turning-point-in-the-study-of-ufos/212779)
**Author:** [@NoBody](https://onehack.st/u/NoBody)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2022, 2:40pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/2022-could-be-a-turning-point-in-the-study-of-ufos/212779 "2022-01-23T14:40:38Z")
In 2021, there was an upsurge in peculiar sightings reported, thanks to people with smartphones or other video gear that captured these strange glimmers in the sky. In 2022, UAP will … --- ## [Crypto.com CEO Confirms Hundreds of Accounts Were Hacked](https://onehack.st/t/crypto-com-ceo-confirms-hundreds-of-accounts-were-hacked/212621)
**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 2:20pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/crypto-com-ceo-confirms-hundreds-of-accounts-were-hacked/212621 "2022-01-20T14:20:57Z")
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: The CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com, Kris Marszalek, has finally confirmed that hundreds of user accounts were indeed co… --- ## [AMD Returns To Smartphone Graphics ](https://onehack.st/t/amd-returns-to-smartphone-graphics/212546)
**Author:** [@Astrid](https://onehack.st/u/Astrid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2022, 1:50pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/amd-returns-to-smartphone-graphics/212546 "2022-01-19T13:50:48Z")
AMD’s GPU technology is returning to mobile handsets with Samsung’s Exynos 2200 system-on-chip, which was announced on Tuesday. The Register reports: The Exynos 2200 processor, fabricated using a 4nm process, has Arm… --- ## [Linux Malware Sees 35% Growth During 2021 ](https://onehack.st/t/linux-malware-sees-35-growth-during-2021/212493)
**Author:** [@NoBody](https://onehack.st/u/NoBody)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2022, 6:31pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/linux-malware-sees-35-growth-during-2021/212493 "2022-01-18T18:31:57Z")
The number of malware infections targeting Linux devices rose by 35% in 2021, most commonly to recruit IoT devices for DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks. BleepingComputer r… --- ## [When a Decades-Old Email Provider Used by Millions Suddenly Goes Down ](https://onehack.st/t/when-a-decades-old-email-provider-used-by-millions-suddenly-goes-down/212393)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 2:01pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/when-a-decades-old-email-provider-used-by-millions-suddenly-goes-down/212393 "2022-01-17T14:01:47Z")
https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c\_fill,f\_auto,fl\_progressive,g\_center,h\_675,pg\_1,q\_80,w\_1200/16a1a3c3b9ab7ad79bb793b995d3c0b7.jpg Mail2World hosts mailboxes for 2,150,000 different domains, according t… --- ## [Nvidia's AI-Powered Scaling Makes Old Games Look Better Without a Huge Performance Hit ](https://onehack.st/t/nvidias-ai-powered-scaling-makes-old-games-look-better-without-a-huge-performance-hit/212261)
**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2022, 8:30pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/nvidias-ai-powered-scaling-makes-old-games-look-better-without-a-huge-performance-hit/212261 "2022-01-15T20:30:29Z")
Nvidia’s latest game-ready driver includes a tool that could let you improve the image quality of games that your graphics card can easily run, alongside optimizations for the new God… --- ## [More Than 1 Million Fewer Students Are In College, the Lowest Numbers In 50 Years ](https://onehack.st/t/more-than-1-million-fewer-students-are-in-college-the-lowest-numbers-in-50-years/212145)
**Author:** [@Hannah](https://onehack.st/u/Hannah)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2022, 12:36pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/more-than-1-million-fewer-students-are-in-college-the-lowest-numbers-in-50-years/212145 "2022-01-14T12:36:56Z")
More than 1 million fewer students are enrolled in college now than before the pandemic began. NPR reports: According to new data released Thursday, U.S. colleges and universities sa… --- ## [Chrome Will Limit Access To Private Networks, Citing Security Reasons ](https://onehack.st/t/chrome-will-limit-access-to-private-networks-citing-security-reasons/212013)
**Author:** [@WhiteHat](https://onehack.st/u/WhiteHat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2022, 9:02pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/chrome-will-limit-access-to-private-networks-citing-security-reasons/212013 "2022-01-12T21:02:29Z")
https://therecord.media/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Chrome.png Google says that its Chrome browser will soon block internet websites from querying and interacting with devices and servers located inside local private net… --- ## [Mozilla Is Going To Track Facebook Tracking You ](https://onehack.st/t/mozilla-is-going-to-track-facebook-tracking-you/211957)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2022, 11:30am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/mozilla-is-going-to-track-facebook-tracking-you/211957 "2022-01-12T11:30:06Z")
https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c\_fit,f\_auto,g\_center,pg\_1,q\_60,w\_965/dbfa3b46bd400f84c590d12c12ce73c6.jpg An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: Researchers at Mozilla announced this week … --- ## [Netflix Gets Its First Golden Globe For Best Motion Picture (Drama) ](https://onehack.st/t/netflix-gets-its-first-golden-globe-for-best-motion-picture-drama/211865)
**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2022, 11:40am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/netflix-gets-its-first-golden-globe-for-best-motion-picture-drama/211865 "2022-01-11T11:40:43Z")
Last night, Netflix’s “The Power of the Dog” became the streamer’s first-ever movie to take home a Golden Globe for best motion picture (drama). The movie also won for best director (… --- ## [Are Social Media Companies Censoring Us? Is It Ever Justified?](https://onehack.st/t/are-social-media-companies-censoring-us-is-it-ever-justified/211779)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2022, 1:02pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/are-social-media-companies-censoring-us-is-it-ever-justified/211779 "2022-01-10T13:02:20Z")
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSe0rNpynr7BeAsUGd-6U8xwwH-iZDTPZA6LQ&usqp=CAU The Washington Post asks what may be the ultimate question of our times. “Whether the largest social media companies ha… --- ## [Norton 360 Criticized For Installing a Cryptominer ](https://onehack.st/t/norton-360-criticized-for-installing-a-cryptominer/211677)
**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2022, 1:57am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/norton-360-criticized-for-installing-a-cryptominer/211677 "2022-01-10T01:57:54Z")
“Norton 360, one of the most popular antivirus products on the market today, has installed a cryptocurrency mining program on its customers’ computers,” reports security researcher Br… --- ## [PayPal Explores Launch of Own Stablecoin in Crypto Push ](https://onehack.st/t/paypal-explores-launch-of-own-stablecoin-in-crypto-push/211558)
**Author:** [@NoBody](https://onehack.st/u/NoBody)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 11:00am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/paypal-explores-launch-of-own-stablecoin-in-crypto-push/211558 "2022-01-08T11:00:58Z")
PayPal is exploring the launch of its own stablecoin as part of its cryptocurrency push, according to the company, which confirmed the development after evidence of the move was disco… --- ## [Mozilla Foundation Hits Pause on Crypto Donations Following Backlash ](https://onehack.st/t/mozilla-foundation-hits-pause-on-crypto-donations-following-backlash/211482)
**Author:** [@NoBody](https://onehack.st/u/NoBody)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2022, 10:07am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/mozilla-foundation-hits-pause-on-crypto-donations-following-backlash/211482 "2022-01-07T10:07:27Z")
The Mozilla Foundation is pausing accepting donations in cryptocurrency following a backlash from scores of people including a founder of the Mozilla Project. From a report: The foun… --- ## [First Microsoft Pluton-powered Windows 11 PCs To Start Rolling Out this Year](https://onehack.st/t/first-microsoft-pluton-powered-windows-11-pcs-to-start-rolling-out-this-year/211415)
**Author:** [@Astrid](https://onehack.st/u/Astrid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 9:14am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/first-microsoft-pluton-powered-windows-11-pcs-to-start-rolling-out-this-year/211415 "2022-01-06T09:14:32Z")
In November 2020, Microsoft took the wraps off its Pluton security chip, with the goal of bringing it to all Windows 10 PCs. It wasn’t until this week, that any of Microsoft’s OEMs an… --- ## [Intel Announces 12th Gen Core Alder Lake: 22 New Desktop-S CPUs, 8 New Laptop-H CPUs](https://onehack.st/t/intel-announces-12th-gen-core-alder-lake-22-new-desktop-s-cpus-8-new-laptop-h-cpus/211336)
**Author:** [@WhiteHat](https://onehack.st/u/WhiteHat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 10:16am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/intel-announces-12th-gen-core-alder-lake-22-new-desktop-s-cpus-8-new-laptop-h-cpus/211336 "2022-01-05T10:16:40Z")
https://images.anandtech.com/doci/17162/2022\_CES\_Pre-Brief\_Dec%2015%20Final-page-021a\_678x452.jpg When Intel launched its 12th Generation Core family of processors late last year, it was only a small set of overclockabl… --- ## [Mozilla Founder Slams Mozilla Foundation For Adopting Cryptocurrency Payments](https://onehack.st/t/mozilla-founder-slams-mozilla-foundation-for-adopting-cryptocurrency-payments/211259)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 11:50am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/mozilla-founder-slams-mozilla-foundation-for-adopting-cryptocurrency-payments/211259 "2022-01-04T11:50:57Z")
squiggleslash writes: Jamie “jwz” Zawinski, famous for being one of the original Netscape developers, being a founder of the Mozilla project, and for this axiom, has laid into Mozill… --- ## [Book Publishers Fight Libraries Demanding a New Deal on eBooks ](https://onehack.st/t/book-publishers-fight-libraries-demanding-a-new-deal-on-ebooks/211186)
**Author:** [@NoBody](https://onehack.st/u/NoBody)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2022, 5:11pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/book-publishers-fight-libraries-demanding-a-new-deal-on-ebooks/211186 "2022-01-03T17:11:04Z")
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