# News & Articles **URL:** https://onehack.st/c/news-articles/30.md?page=77 [Latest](https://onehack.st/latest.md) · [Categories](https://onehack.st/categories.md) · [Tags](https://onehack.st/tags.md) **Page:** 78 --- ## [Happy Birthday, Linux: From a Bedroom Project To Billions of Devices in 30 Years](https://onehack.st/t/happy-birthday-linux-from-a-bedroom-project-to-billions-of-devices-in-30-years/199225)
**Author:** [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2021, 3:25am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/happy-birthday-linux-from-a-bedroom-project-to-billions-of-devices-in-30-years/199225 "2021-08-27T03:25:53Z")
On August 25, 1991, Linus Torvalds, then a student at the University of Helsinki in Finland, sent a message to the comp.os.minix newsgroup soliciting feature suggestions for a free Unix-like operating system he was de… --- ## [Firefox Follows Chrome and Prepares To Block Insecure Downloads](https://onehack.st/t/firefox-follows-chrome-and-prepares-to-block-insecure-downloads/199003)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2021, 10:23pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/firefox-follows-chrome-and-prepares-to-block-insecure-downloads/199003 "2021-08-23T22:23:19Z")
https://therecord.media/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Firefox-block-downloads.png Mozilla developers are putting the finishing touches on a new feature that will block insecure file downloads in Firefox. From a report: Ca… --- ## [Linux Distros are So Much Better Than They Were 30 Years Ago](https://onehack.st/t/linux-distros-are-so-much-better-than-they-were-30-years-ago/198858)
**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2021, 12:18am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/linux-distros-are-so-much-better-than-they-were-30-years-ago/198858 "2021-08-23T00:18:51Z")
With the 30th birthday of Linux coming up, TechRepublic’s Jack Wallen argues that its distros “are so much better today.” I remember like it was yesterday. The very first time I booted into the Linux desktop. The dis… --- ## [2G and 3G Networks Are Shutting Down. Should You Consider 5G For IoT? ](https://onehack.st/t/2g-and-3g-networks-are-shutting-down-should-you-consider-5g-for-iot/198720)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2021, 9:41pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/2g-and-3g-networks-are-shutting-down-should-you-consider-5g-for-iot/198720 "2021-08-21T21:41:33Z")
https://iot.eetimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/08/header-1.jpg “There is no simple answer to this question,” argues an article at EE Times. At least, not yet… Slashdot reader dkatana shares their report: For … --- ## [The World's Largest Computer Chip](https://onehack.st/t/the-worlds-largest-computer-chip/198604)
**Author:** [@NoBody](https://onehack.st/u/NoBody)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2021, 6:40pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/the-worlds-largest-computer-chip/198604 "2021-08-22T18:40:26Z")
silverjacket writes: A feature article at The New Yorker: ‘A typical computer chip is the size of a fingernail. Cerebras’s is the size of a dinner plate. It is the largest computer c… --- ## [Intel Previews Its Alder Lake Chip, Promises Hybrid CPUs for Desktops and Laptops](https://onehack.st/t/intel-previews-its-alder-lake-chip-promises-hybrid-cpus-for-desktops-and-laptops/198478)
**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2021, 9:36pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/intel-previews-its-alder-lake-chip-promises-hybrid-cpus-for-desktops-and-laptops/198478 "2021-08-19T21:36:02Z")
Intel has spent much of 2021 announcing plans for its future: a new IDM 2.0 strategy, new naming schemes for its process nodes, and new desktop GPUs. At Intel’s Architecture Day 2021,… --- ## [Updated App from Apple Brings iCloud Passwords To Windows ](https://onehack.st/t/updated-app-from-apple-brings-icloud-passwords-to-windows/198323)
**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2021, 9:39pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/updated-app-from-apple-brings-icloud-passwords-to-windows/198323 "2021-08-18T21:39:57Z")
Apple has released a new version of iCloud for Windows, numbered 12.5. The update adds the ability to access and manage passwords saved in iCloud from a Windows machine, a feature tha… --- ## [How Google Bought Android -- According To Folks in the Room](https://onehack.st/t/how-google-bought-android-according-to-folks-in-the-room/197919)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2021, 10:03pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-google-bought-android-according-to-folks-in-the-room/197919 "2021-08-16T22:03:59Z")
Chet Haase, who worked at several Silicon Valley tech companies and in 2010 joined the Android engineering team at Google and watched Android rise from the bottom of the smartphone fi… --- ## [Fight Piracy With a Blockchain-Based Bounty System, Suggest Microsoft Researchers ](https://onehack.st/t/fight-piracy-with-a-blockchain-based-bounty-system-suggest-microsoft-researchers/197805)
**Author:** [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2021, 12:52am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/fight-piracy-with-a-blockchain-based-bounty-system-suggest-microsoft-researchers/197805 "2021-08-16T00:52:29Z")
TorrentFreak reports: A new paper published by Microsoft’s research department proposes to tackle piracy with a blockchain-based bounty system titled “Argus.” The system allows volun… --- ## [Report: Java 'Surges' Back Up in Programming Language Popularity ](https://onehack.st/t/report-java-surges-back-up-in-programming-language-popularity/197701)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2021, 10:57pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/report-java-surges-back-up-in-programming-language-popularity/197701 "2021-08-14T22:57:58Z")
https://www.zdnet.com/a/hub/i/r/2021/05/04/4294ad8e-2004-4012-9482-0f3f6f50aa6b/resize/220x165/835840435fb0f30c79ca92dcfc870deb/shutterstock-1687431796.jpg “The programming language Java’s popularity has been slowly dec… --- ## [Cryptomining Botnet Alters CPU Settings To Boost Mining Performance](https://onehack.st/t/cryptomining-botnet-alters-cpu-settings-to-boost-mining-performance/197582)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2021, 10:42pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/cryptomining-botnet-alters-cpu-settings-to-boost-mining-performance/197582 "2021-08-13T22:42:06Z")
Uptycs Threat Research Team has discovered malware that not only hijacks vulnerable \*nix-based servers and uses them to mine cryptocurrency but actually modifies their CPU configurati… --- ## [Windows 11 is Getting Updated Snipping Tool, Calculator, and Mail Apps](https://onehack.st/t/windows-11-is-getting-updated-snipping-tool-calculator-and-mail-apps/197442)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2021, 10:49pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/windows-11-is-getting-updated-snipping-tool-calculator-and-mail-apps/197442 "2021-08-12T22:49:14Z")
Microsoft is improving some of the built-in apps available in Windows 11. From a report: Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel can now test new updates to the Snipping Tool, Calculator… --- ## [WhatsApp Gains the Ability To Transfer Chat History Between iOS and Android ](https://onehack.st/t/whatsapp-gains-the-ability-to-transfer-chat-history-between-ios-and-android/197318)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2021, 10:55pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/whatsapp-gains-the-ability-to-transfer-chat-history-between-ios-and-android/197318 "2021-08-11T22:55:26Z")
WhatsApp users will finally be able to move their entire chat history between mobile operating systems – something that’s been one of users’ biggest requests to date. From a report: T… --- ## [TikTok Overtakes Facebook As World's Most Downloaded App ](https://onehack.st/t/tiktok-overtakes-facebook-as-worlds-most-downloaded-app/197168)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2021, 11:24pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/tiktok-overtakes-facebook-as-worlds-most-downloaded-app/197168 "2021-08-10T23:24:40Z")
https://www.ft.com/\_\_origami/service/image/v2/images/raw/https%253A%252F%252Fs3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com%252Fpsh-ex-ftnikkei-3937bb4%252Fimages%252F0%252F2%252F7%252F7%252F35767720-1-eng-GB%252Fphoto\_SXM2021073000013… --- ## [Valve is Working With AMD To Make the Steam Deck Windows 11-Ready](https://onehack.st/t/valve-is-working-with-amd-to-make-the-steam-deck-windows-11-ready/197008)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2021, 10:52pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/valve-is-working-with-amd-to-make-the-steam-deck-windows-11-ready/197008 "2021-08-09T22:52:21Z")
Valve is aiming to make its Steam Deck handheld gaming PC ready for Windows 11. From a report: While we’ve known for weeks that the Steam Deck can run Windows, it wasn’t clear how we… --- ## [Angry Windows Pioneer Blogs 'Screw You, Microsoft Edge' ](https://onehack.st/t/angry-windows-pioneer-blogs-screw-you-microsoft-edge/196900)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2021, 12:16am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/angry-windows-pioneer-blogs-screw-you-microsoft-edge/196900 "2021-08-09T00:16:03Z")
68-year-old technology writer Charles Petzold wrote about Windows programming for 25 years, including several books published by Microsoft Press. In 1994 he was one of seven “Windows … --- ## [Apple Accused of Promoting Scam Apps in Its App Store](https://onehack.st/t/apple-accused-of-promoting-scam-apps-in-its-app-store/196829)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2021, 1:49pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/apple-accused-of-promoting-scam-apps-in-its-app-store/196829 "2021-08-08T13:49:43Z")
“Developers are once again publicly highlighting instances in which Apple has failed to keep scam apps off of the app store,” reports Ars Technica: The apps in question charge users … --- ## [Can You Recycle a Hard Drive? Google is Quietly Trying To Find Out ](https://onehack.st/t/can-you-recycle-a-hard-drive-google-is-quietly-trying-to-find-out/196721)
**Author:** [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2021, 8:58pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/can-you-recycle-a-hard-drive-google-is-quietly-trying-to-find-out/196721 "2021-08-07T20:58:12Z")
Rare earth magnet recycling is about so much more than sustainable data centers. From a report: The U.S. alone generates nearly 17 percent of all used hard disk drives – the largest … --- ## [New Google Nest Cams Can Record Video Without a Monthly Subscription](https://onehack.st/t/new-google-nest-cams-can-record-video-without-a-monthly-subscription/196587)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2021, 1:00pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/new-google-nest-cams-can-record-video-without-a-monthly-subscription/196587 "2021-08-06T13:00:08Z")
In addition to new hardware announced today, Google has made a big change to its new line of Nest cameras: they no longer require a monthly subscription fee to record video. Ars Technica reports: We’ll get to the new… --- ## [Firefox Lost Almost 50 Million Users In 3 Years](https://onehack.st/t/firefox-lost-almost-50-million-users-in-3-years/196476)
**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2021, 3:04pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/firefox-lost-almost-50-million-users-in-3-years/196476 "2021-08-07T15:04:53Z")
https://i0.wp.com/news.itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/firefox-decline.jpg An anonymous reader quotes a report from It’s FOSS, written by Ankush Das: Mozilla’s Firefox is the only popular alternative to Chromium… --- ## [Google Chrome To No Longer Show Secure Website Indicators ](https://onehack.st/t/google-chrome-to-no-longer-show-secure-website-indicators/196343)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2021, 10:16am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/google-chrome-to-no-longer-show-secure-website-indicators/196343 "2021-08-04T10:16:04Z")
Google Chrome will no longer show whether a site you are visiting is secure and only show when you visit an insecure website. Bleeping Computer reports: To further push web developer… --- ## [AMD and Valve Working On New Linux CPU Performance Scaling Design](https://onehack.st/t/amd-and-valve-working-on-new-linux-cpu-performance-scaling-design/196227)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2021, 10:11am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/amd-and-valve-working-on-new-linux-cpu-performance-scaling-design/196227 "2021-08-03T10:11:00Z")
Along with other optimizations to benefit the Steam Deck, AMD and Valve have been jointly working on CPU frequency/power scaling improvements to enhance the Steam Play gaming experien… --- ## [Are Python Libraries Riddled With Security Holes? ](https://onehack.st/t/are-python-libraries-riddled-with-security-holes/196131)
**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2021, 1:09pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/are-python-libraries-riddled-with-security-holes/196131 "2021-08-02T13:09:05Z")
“Almost half of the packages in the official Python Package Index (PyPI) repository have at least one security issue,” reports TechRadar , citing a new analysis by Finnish researchers,… --- ## [Free Software Foundation Will Fund Papers on Issues Around Microsoft's 'GitHub Copilot'](https://onehack.st/t/free-software-foundation-will-fund-papers-on-issues-around-microsofts-github-copilot/195937)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2021, 11:29pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/free-software-foundation-will-fund-papers-on-issues-around-microsofts-github-copilot/195937 "2021-08-01T23:29:59Z")
GitHub’s new “Copilot” tool (created by Microsoft and OpenAI) shares the autocompletion suggestions of an AI trained on code repositories. But can that violate the original coder’s li… --- ## [After YouTube-dl Incident, GitHub's DMCA Process Now Includes Free Legal Help](https://onehack.st/t/after-youtube-dl-incident-githubs-dmca-process-now-includes-free-legal-help/195831)
**Author:** [@Astrid](https://onehack.st/u/Astrid)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2021, 3:43pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/after-youtube-dl-incident-githubs-dmca-process-now-includes-free-legal-help/195831 "2021-07-31T15:43:42Z")
https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/GitHub-screen.jpg “GitHub has announced a partnership with the Stanford Law School to support developers facing takedown requests related to the Digital Millennium Copy… --- ## [Windows 11 Now Has Its First Beta Release](https://onehack.st/t/windows-11-now-has-its-first-beta-release/195687)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2021, 9:38am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/windows-11-now-has-its-first-beta-release/195687 "2021-07-30T09:38:38Z")
Microsoft has released the first beta of Windows 11, available to those enrolled in its Windows Insider Program. From a report: Until today, getting access to Windows 11 meant instal… --- ## [What That Google Drive 'Security Update' Message Means](https://onehack.st/t/what-that-google-drive-security-update-message-means/195586)
**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2021, 10:42am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/what-that-google-drive-security-update-message-means/195586 "2021-07-29T10:42:45Z")
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: A security update will be applied to Drive," Google’s weird new email reads. If you visit drive.google.com, you’ll also see a m… --- ## [Instagram Makes Under-16s' Accounts Private By Default ](https://onehack.st/t/instagram-makes-under-16s-accounts-private-by-default/195454)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2021, 5:28pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/instagram-makes-under-16s-accounts-private-by-default/195454 "2021-07-28T17:28:48Z")
Instagram has made new under-16s’ accounts private by default so only approved followers can see posts and “like” or comment. The BBC reports: Tests showed only one in five opted for… --- ## [Google Updates Timeline For Unpopular Privacy Sandbox, Which Will Kill Third-Party Cookies In Chrome By 2023 ](https://onehack.st/t/google-updates-timeline-for-unpopular-privacy-sandbox-which-will-kill-third-party-cookies-in-chrome-by-2023/195345)
**Author:** [@NoBody](https://onehack.st/u/NoBody)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2021, 11:38am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/google-updates-timeline-for-unpopular-privacy-sandbox-which-will-kill-third-party-cookies-in-chrome-by-2023/195345 "2021-07-27T11:38:47Z")
Google has updated the schedule for its introduction of “Privacy Sandbox” browser technology and the phasing out of third-party cookies. The Register reports: The new timeline has sp… --- ## [Microsoft Warns of 'Evolving' LemonDuck Mining Malware Targeting Linux and Windows Machines ](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-warns-of-evolving-lemonduck-mining-malware-targeting-linux-and-windows-machines/195247)
**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2021, 1:36pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-warns-of-evolving-lemonduck-mining-malware-targeting-linux-and-windows-machines/195247 "2021-07-26T13:36:56Z")
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