# News & Articles **URL:** https://onehack.st/c/news-articles/30.md?page=78 [Latest](https://onehack.st/latest.md) · [Categories](https://onehack.st/categories.md) · [Tags](https://onehack.st/tags.md) **Page:** 79 --- ## [Microsoft Backtracks On Dark Mode; Windows 11 Will Ship In Light Mode By Default](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-backtracks-on-dark-mode-windows-11-will-ship-in-light-mode-by-default/194928)
**Author:** [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2021, 11:10pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-backtracks-on-dark-mode-windows-11-will-ship-in-light-mode-by-default/194928 "2021-07-23T23:10:43Z")
New submitter SofiaWW writes: A few days ago, at Microsoft Inspire, it was announced that Windows 11 would ship with dark mode activated by default. This was not a case of rumor or s… --- ## [Leaked Intel i9-12900K Benchmark Shows Gains Over the Ryzen 5950X ](https://onehack.st/t/leaked-intel-i9-12900k-benchmark-shows-gains-over-the-ryzen-5950x/194787)
**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2021, 11:55pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/leaked-intel-i9-12900k-benchmark-shows-gains-over-the-ryzen-5950x/194787 "2021-07-22T23:55:11Z")
https://icdn.digitaltrends.com/image/digitaltrends/11900k-vs-5900x-featured-768x768.jpg UnknowingFool writes: An engineering sample of Intel’s next flagship processor, the i9-12900K, was shown to beat AMD’s current fla… --- ## [Microsoft Acquires Security Startup CloudKnox ](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-acquires-security-startup-cloudknox/194635)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 9:15pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-acquires-security-startup-cloudknox/194635 "2021-07-21T21:15:21Z")
Microsoft said Wednesday it’s acquiring CloudKnox, a start-up whose software helps companies reduce the amount of access they provide to their cloud resources. Terms of the deal weren… --- ## [Amazon Shuts Down NSO Group Infrastructure](https://onehack.st/t/amazon-shuts-down-nso-group-infrastructure/194413)
**Author:** [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2021, 10:40pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/amazon-shuts-down-nso-group-infrastructure/194413 "2021-07-19T22:40:12Z")
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has shut down infrastructure and accounts linked to Israeli surveillance vendor NSO Group, Amazon said in a statement. From a report: The move comes as a gr… --- ## [The Case Against SQL](https://onehack.st/t/the-case-against-sql/194352)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2021, 1:32pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/the-case-against-sql/194352 "2021-07-19T13:32:52Z")
Long-time Slashdot reader RoccamOccam shares "an interesting take on SQL and its issues from Jamie Brandon (who describes himself as an independent researcher who’s built database engines, query planners, compilers, d… --- ## [New Study Verifies Safety of Rust](https://onehack.st/t/new-study-verifies-safety-of-rust/194232)
**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2021, 1:13pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/new-study-verifies-safety-of-rust/194232 "2021-07-18T13:13:45Z")
Slashdot reader Beeftopia writes: Rust has two modes: its default, safe mode, and an unsafe mode. In its default, safe mode, Rust prevents memory errors, such as “use-after-free” errors. It also prevents “data races”… --- ## [Microsoft Puts PCs in the Cloud With Windows 365](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-puts-pcs-in-the-cloud-with-windows-365/193846)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 7:40pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-puts-pcs-in-the-cloud-with-windows-365/193846 "2021-07-14T19:40:12Z")
Microsoft is putting Windows in the cloud. Windows 365 is a new service that will let businesses access Cloud PCs from anywhere, streaming a version of Windows 10 or Windows 11 in a w… --- ## [Google Meet Now Enforces Group Call Length Limit For Free Gmail Users](https://onehack.st/t/google-meet-now-enforces-group-call-length-limit-for-free-gmail-users/193788)
**Author:** [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 1:24pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/google-meet-now-enforces-group-call-length-limit-for-free-gmail-users/193788 "2021-07-14T13:24:36Z")
In light of COVID-19 driving all communication online, free Google Meet users with personal Gmail accounts could take advantage of group calls without a duration limit over the past y… --- ## [Android 12 Will Let You Play Games Before They Finish Downloading](https://onehack.st/t/android-12-will-let-you-play-games-before-they-finish-downloading/193711)
**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 12:21pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/android-12-will-let-you-play-games-before-they-finish-downloading/193711 "2021-07-13T12:21:21Z")
At its Game Developer Summit today, Google announced a new feature for Android game developers that will let users play games before all the game’s assets have been downloaded. TechCr… --- ## [Tor Project Hopes to Replace 'Complex', 'Fragile' C Code With Rust ](https://onehack.st/t/tor-project-hopes-to-replace-complex-fragile-c-code-with-rust/193578)
**Author:** [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 10:47am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/tor-project-hopes-to-replace-complex-fragile-c-code-with-rust/193578 "2021-07-12T10:47:23Z")
CoinDesk reports that “A project is in the works to make the Tor Client more adaptable and easier for third parties to use, with some help from Zcash Open Major Grants (ZOMG).” ZOMG announced on Tuesday that it is aw… --- ## [Microsoft Edge Beats Firefox To Become the Third-Most Popular Browser](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-edge-beats-firefox-to-become-the-third-most-popular-browser/193464)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2021, 11:00am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-edge-beats-firefox-to-become-the-third-most-popular-browser/193464 "2021-07-11T11:00:48Z")
“New data from Statcounter shows that Edge has now overtaken established rival Firefox in the rankings,” reports TechRadar: In recent months, the pair have been neck-and-neck, but Mi… --- ## [Could Python Overtake C and Java as the Most Popular Programming Language?](https://onehack.st/t/could-python-overtake-c-and-java-as-the-most-popular-programming-language/193463)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2021, 10:59am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/could-python-overtake-c-and-java-as-the-most-popular-programming-language/193463 "2021-07-11T10:59:37Z")
The TIOBE index of programming language popularity celebrates 20 years of continuous publishing this month. Started as a hobbyist project back in 2001, the site estimates each programming language’s popularity by coun… --- ## [Google's Unfair Performance Advantage in Chrome](https://onehack.st/t/googles-unfair-performance-advantage-in-chrome/193360)
**Author:** [@NoBody](https://onehack.st/u/NoBody)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2021, 10:59am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/googles-unfair-performance-advantage-in-chrome/193360 "2021-07-10T10:59:14Z")
An anonymous reader shares a post: Google Chrome for Android has a feature that gives Google Search an unfair advantage over its competition. Sure, it’s the default search engine and that’s a huge hurdle to overcome … --- ## [Intel Continues To Rehire Veterans: At Some Point They'll Run Out ](https://onehack.st/t/intel-continues-to-rehire-veterans-at-some-point-theyll-run-out/193136)
**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 12:08pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/intel-continues-to-rehire-veterans-at-some-point-theyll-run-out/193136 "2021-07-08T12:08:43Z")
https://images.anandtech.com/doci/16807/1625628555533\_678x452.jpg Intel has rehired 28-year veteran Shlomit Weiss into the position of Senior VP and Co-General Manager of Intel’s Design Engineering Group (DEG), a positi… --- ## [SQL Server Beta For Windows Server Containers Terminated 'With Immediate Effect' ](https://onehack.st/t/sql-server-beta-for-windows-server-containers-terminated-with-immediate-effect/192979)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 11:17am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/sql-server-beta-for-windows-server-containers-terminated-with-immediate-effect/192979 "2021-07-07T11:17:02Z")
Microsoft has suspended its SQL Server on Windows Container beta “with immediate effect.” The Register reports: The statement yesterday (early on a US public holiday) by Microsoft se… --- ## [Open Source Audio Editor Audacity Has Become 'Spyware' ](https://onehack.st/t/open-source-audio-editor-audacity-has-become-spyware/192867)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 1:05pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/open-source-audio-editor-audacity-has-become-spyware/192867 "2021-07-06T13:05:35Z")
Anyone deciding to download the free and open-source audio editor Audacity is being warned that the software may now be classified as spyware due to recent updates to its privacy poli… --- ## [World's Single-Biggest Ransomware Attack Hit 'Thousands' in 17 Countries ](https://onehack.st/t/worlds-single-biggest-ransomware-attack-hit-thousands-in-17-countries/192753)
**Author:** [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 6:00am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/worlds-single-biggest-ransomware-attack-hit-thousands-in-17-countries/192753 "2021-07-06T06:00:03Z")
It’s now being called “the single biggest global ransomware attack on record,” with thousands of victims in at least 17 different countries breached with ransomware Friday, reports th… --- ## [Speaking of Entrenched Tech Companies, Why Didn't Microsoft Die?](https://onehack.st/t/speaking-of-entrenched-tech-companies-why-didnt-microsoft-die/192595)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2021, 10:30am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/speaking-of-entrenched-tech-companies-why-didnt-microsoft-die/192595 "2021-07-04T10:30:12Z")
“Why didn’t Microsoft die?” And what does that mean for other entrenched tech companies today? That’s the question being asked by the New York Times’ On Tech newsletter: For a decade… --- ## [Apps With 5.8 Million Google Play Downloads Stole Users' Facebook Passwords](https://onehack.st/t/apps-with-5-8-million-google-play-downloads-stole-users-facebook-passwords/192480)
**Author:** [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2021, 12:10pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/apps-with-5-8-million-google-play-downloads-stole-users-facebook-passwords/192480 "2021-07-03T12:10:10Z")
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Google has given the boot to nine Android apps downloaded more than 5.8 million times from the company’s Play marketplace after… --- ## [Microsoft's Blue Screen of Death Is Changing To Black In Windows 11 ](https://onehack.st/t/microsofts-blue-screen-of-death-is-changing-to-black-in-windows-11/192350)
**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 6:56pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsofts-blue-screen-of-death-is-changing-to-black-in-windows-11/192350 "2021-07-02T18:56:57Z")
Microsoft is changing its famous Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) to black in Windows 11. The Verge reports: The software giant started testing its new design changes in a Windows 11 prev… --- ## [Intel's New Optane SSD P5800X Is the Fastest SSD Drive Ever Made](https://onehack.st/t/intels-new-optane-ssd-p5800x-is-the-fastest-ssd-drive-ever-made/192187)
**Author:** [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2021, 11:02am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/intels-new-optane-ssd-p5800x-is-the-fastest-ssd-drive-ever-made/192187 "2021-07-01T11:02:31Z")
MojoKid writes: Intel recently shifted its storage strategy somewhat and is now catering its flagship Optane SSD P5800X, which was formerly targeted solely at data centers, to workst… --- ## [Microsoft Clarifies Stance on Windows 11 Minimum System Requirements](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-clarifies-stance-on-windows-11-minimum-system-requirements/191837)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2021, 10:09am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-clarifies-stance-on-windows-11-minimum-system-requirements/191837 "2021-06-29T10:09:59Z")
Neowin: Microsoft today released the first-ever Windows 11 build to Insiders in the Dev channel, bringing build 22000.51. While most of the announced features made it to the build, t… --- ## [Rocky Linux 8.4 Achieves First General Availability Release, Proves Popular ](https://onehack.st/t/rocky-linux-8-4-achieves-first-general-availability-release-proves-popular/191606)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2021, 9:51pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/rocky-linux-8-4-achieves-first-general-availability-release-proves-popular/191606 "2021-06-27T21:51:14Z")
“When Red Hat killed off CentOS Linux in a highly controversial December 2020 announcement, Gregory Kurtzer immediately announced his intention to recreate CentOS with a new distribution named after his deceased mento… --- ## [Windows Users Surprised by Windows 11's Short List of Supported CPUs](https://onehack.st/t/windows-users-surprised-by-windows-11s-short-list-of-supported-cpus/191480)
**Author:** [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2021, 11:48pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/windows-users-surprised-by-windows-11s-short-list-of-supported-cpus/191480 "2021-06-29T23:48:01Z")
Slashdot reader thegarbz writes: While a lot of focus has been on the TPM requirements for Windows 11, Microsoft has since updated its documentation to provide a complete list of sup… --- ## [Half the World Now Owns a Smartphone ](https://onehack.st/t/half-the-world-now-owns-a-smartphone/191327)
**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2021, 11:25pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/half-the-world-now-owns-a-smartphone/191327 "2021-06-25T23:25:21Z")
According to new research from Strategy Analytics, half the world’s entire population now owns a smartphone in June 2021. Some 4 billion people use a smartphone today. It has taken 27 years to reach this historic mile… --- ## [Blockchain.com Will Let People Use Human-Readable Usernames In Blockchain Transactions ](https://onehack.st/t/blockchain-com-will-let-people-use-human-readable-usernames-in-blockchain-transactions/191188)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2021, 11:37pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/blockchain-com-will-let-people-use-human-readable-usernames-in-blockchain-transactions/191188 "2021-06-24T23:37:40Z")
https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/BlockchainxUnstoppable.jpg An anonymous reader quotes a report from VentureBeat: Blockchain.com will let people use human-readable usernames in blockchain transactions … --- ## [Microsoft Announces Windows 11 & Features](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-announces-windows-11-features/191187)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2021, 8:28am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-announces-windows-11-features/191187 "2021-06-26T08:28:35Z")
After weeks of leaks and hype, Microsoft today officially announced Windows 11, the next version of its desktop operating system. From a report: While the company may have once said … --- ## [Ubuntu-maker Canonical Will Support Open Source Blender on Windows, Mac, and Linux](https://onehack.st/t/ubuntu-maker-canonical-will-support-open-source-blender-on-windows-mac-and-linux/191013)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2021, 11:33pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/ubuntu-maker-canonical-will-support-open-source-blender-on-windows-mac-and-linux/191013 "2021-06-23T23:33:30Z")
An anonymous reader shares a report: Blender is one of the most important open source projects, as the 3D graphics application suite is used by countless people at home, for business… --- ## [Microsoft Fights Back Against Windows 11 Leak](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-fights-back-against-windows-11-leak/190666)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 3:39pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-fights-back-against-windows-11-leak/190666 "2021-06-22T15:39:56Z")
Mark Wilson writes: \*Just a few days ago – before it has even been officially announced – Windows 11 leaked online and remains available to download from numerous sites. The Windows 11 ISO torrent spread like wildfir… --- ## [Facebook Launches Its Clubhouse Clone ](https://onehack.st/t/facebook-launches-its-clubhouse-clone/190665)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2021, 11:20pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/facebook-launches-its-clubhouse-clone/190665 "2021-06-21T23:20:15Z")
Facebook’s Clubhouse competitor, Live Audio Rooms, is making its way stateside. From a report: The company announced today that some US-based public figures, as well as certain groups, can start hosting rooms through… [Previous page](https://onehack.st/c/news-articles/30.md?page=77) [Next page](https://onehack.st/c/news-articles/30.md?page=79)