# News & Articles **URL:** https://onehack.st/c/news-articles/30.md?page=91 [Latest](https://onehack.st/latest.md) · [Categories](https://onehack.st/categories.md) · [Tags](https://onehack.st/tags.md) **Page:** 92 --- ## [Linux Milestone: EdX's Free 'Intro to Linux' Course Surpasses One Million Enrollments](https://onehack.st/t/linux-milestone-edxs-free-intro-to-linux-course-surpasses-one-million-enrollments/119838)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 11:31am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/linux-milestone-edxs-free-intro-to-linux-course-surpasses-one-million-enrollments/119838 "2020-09-28T11:31:23Z")
The Linux Foundation has announced that its free Introduction to Linux training course on edX has surpassed one million enrollments. The course helps students develop a good working knowledge of Linux using both th… --- ## [Eric S. Raymond: Is Microsoft Switching To a Linux Kernel That Emulates Windows? ](https://onehack.st/t/eric-s-raymond-is-microsoft-switching-to-a-linux-kernel-that-emulates-windows/119837)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2020, 7:39pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/eric-s-raymond-is-microsoft-switching-to-a-linux-kernel-that-emulates-windows/119837 "2020-09-29T19:39:23Z")
Most of Microsoft’s money now comes from its cloud service Azure, points out open-source advocate Eric S. Raymond. Now he posits a future where Windows development will “inevitably” become a drag on Microsoft’s busine… --- ## [The Best Chrome Extensions To Prevent Creepy Web Tracking](https://onehack.st/t/the-best-chrome-extensions-to-prevent-creepy-web-tracking/119576)
**Author:** [@NoBody](https://onehack.st/u/NoBody)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2020, 10:16pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/the-best-chrome-extensions-to-prevent-creepy-web-tracking/119576 "2020-09-26T22:16:07Z")
Wired has highlighted several browser extensions that “are a simple first step in improving your online privacy.” Other steps to take include adding a privacy-first browser and VPN to further mask your web activity. A… --- ## [Microsoft's New Xbox App Will Let You Stream Xbox One Games To Your iPhone](https://onehack.st/t/microsofts-new-xbox-app-will-let-you-stream-xbox-one-games-to-your-iphone/119575)
**Author:** [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2020, 1:53pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsofts-new-xbox-app-will-let-you-stream-xbox-one-games-to-your-iphone/119575 "2020-09-26T13:53:56Z")
Microsoft is about to release a big Xbox app update for iOS that includes the ability to stream Xbox One games to an iPhone. The Verge reports: A new Xbox app will arrive in the App Store soon that includes a remote … --- ## [Microsoft To Release a Non-Subscription Office Suite in 2021](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-to-release-a-non-subscription-office-suite-in-2021/119254)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2020, 2:45pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-to-release-a-non-subscription-office-suite-in-2021/119254 "2020-09-24T14:45:14Z")
In a blog post announcing the next version of its Exchange Server, Microsoft has slipped in a single line that’s bound to make those who hate paying subscription fees for Office apps happy. From a report: “Microsoft … --- ## [Researchers Found the Manual For the World's Oldest Surviving Computer](https://onehack.st/t/researchers-found-the-manual-for-the-worlds-oldest-surviving-computer/119253)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2020, 6:03pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/researchers-found-the-manual-for-the-worlds-oldest-surviving-computer/119253 "2020-09-24T18:03:04Z")
Researchers will be able to gain a deeper understanding of what’s considered the world’s oldest surviving (digital) computer after its long-lost user manual was unearthed. Engadget reports: The Z4, which was built in… --- ## [Linux Journal Is Back](https://onehack.st/t/linux-journal-is-back/119139)
**Author:** [@NoBody](https://onehack.st/u/NoBody)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2020, 3:09pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/linux-journal-is-back/119139 "2020-09-23T15:09:14Z")
On August 7, 2019, Linux Journal laid off all staff members and was left with no operating funds to continue in any capacity. Today, the technology magazine announced that they’ve secured a deal to keep the site alive… --- ## [Google Is Pulling the Plug On Paid Chrome Extensions Over the Next Year ](https://onehack.st/t/google-is-pulling-the-plug-on-paid-chrome-extensions-over-the-next-year/119138)
**Author:** [@NoBody](https://onehack.st/u/NoBody)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2020, 5:04pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/google-is-pulling-the-plug-on-paid-chrome-extensions-over-the-next-year/119138 "2020-09-23T17:04:44Z")
Google has announced that paid Chrome extensions will no longer be available and will be phased out over the next year. 9to5Google reports: Following a temporary suspension on paid extensions this year due to fraudul… --- ## [Samsung's Fast, PCIe 4.0-ready 980 Pro SSD Can Future-Proof Your PC Build](https://onehack.st/t/samsungs-fast-pcie-4-0-ready-980-pro-ssd-can-future-proof-your-pc-build/118829)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/samsungs-fast-pcie-4-0-ready-980-pro-ssd-can-future-proof-your-pc-build/118829 "2020-09-22T15:25:31Z")
Samsung has unveiled its next high-performance NVMe 2280-sized M.2 drive, the 980 Pro. So far, it comes in three capacities shipping this month: 250GB for $89.99, 500GB for $149.99, and 1TB for $229.99. A 2TB model wi… --- ## [Facebook Will Let People Claim Ownership of Images and Issue Takedown Requests](https://onehack.st/t/facebook-will-let-people-claim-ownership-of-images-and-issue-takedown-requests/118828)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/facebook-will-let-people-claim-ownership-of-images-and-issue-takedown-requests/118828 "2020-09-22T15:25:28Z")
Facebook is going to let people take more control over the images they own and where they end up. The Verge reports: In an update to its rights management platform, the company is starting to work with certain partne… --- ## [Google Returns to Using Humans (Instead of AI) to Moderate Content on YouTube ](https://onehack.st/t/google-returns-to-using-humans-instead-of-ai-to-moderate-content-on-youtube/118649)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2020, 5:16pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/google-returns-to-using-humans-instead-of-ai-to-moderate-content-on-youtube/118649 "2020-09-21T17:16:55Z")
“Google is bringing back human moderators to oversee YouTube content, taking over from automated systems that were given more responsibilities at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic,” reports Digital Trends: YouTube r… --- ## [Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services RCE Vulnerability PoC is available](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-sql-server-reporting-services-rce-vulnerability-poc-is-available/118646)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2020, 5:10pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-sql-server-reporting-services-rce-vulnerability-poc-is-available/118646 "2020-09-21T17:10:07Z")
Microsoft February 2020 Patch Tuesday security updates fix a critical vulnerability, which is a remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2020-0618) in Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS). Recently, we have … --- ## [Homeland Security issues Zerologon security vulnerability warning](https://onehack.st/t/homeland-security-issues-zerologon-security-vulnerability-warning/118645)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2020, 5:07pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/homeland-security-issues-zerologon-security-vulnerability-warning/118645 "2020-09-21T17:07:53Z")
When Microsoft released a cumulative update in August 2020, it also disclosed a high-risk elevation of privilege vulnerability (EoP), which rated the maximum 10.0 in severity. A score of 10 points means that this vul… --- ## [Oracle's Plan to Keep Java Developers from Leaving for Rust and Kotlin ](https://onehack.st/t/oracles-plan-to-keep-java-developers-from-leaving-for-rust-and-kotlin/118462)
**Author:** [@NoBody](https://onehack.st/u/NoBody)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2020, 2:03pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/oracles-plan-to-keep-java-developers-from-leaving-for-rust-and-kotlin/118462 "2020-09-20T14:03:43Z")
ZDNet reports: Oracle has released version 15 of Java, the language created 25 years ago by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems, which Oracle snapped up in 2009 for about $7.4bn to gain what it said was the “most impor… --- ## [Microsoft Submits Linux Kernel Patches to Make Linux Run as Root Partition on Hyper-V](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-submits-linux-kernel-patches-to-make-linux-run-as-root-partition-on-hyper-v/118461)
**Author:** [@NoBody](https://onehack.st/u/NoBody)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2020, 1:23pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-submits-linux-kernel-patches-to-make-linux-run-as-root-partition-on-hyper-v/118461 "2020-09-20T13:23:04Z")
“Microsoft has submitted a series of patches to Linux kernel developers,” reports ZDNet, “requesting that Linux run as the root partition on the Hyper-V, its hypervisor software for running Windows and non-Windows ins… --- ## [Picture-In-Picture Mode On iOS 14 No Longer Working With YouTube's Mobile Website Unless You Pay For Premium](https://onehack.st/t/picture-in-picture-mode-on-ios-14-no-longer-working-with-youtubes-mobile-website-unless-you-pay-for-premium/118365)
**Author:** [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2020, 11:38am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/picture-in-picture-mode-on-ios-14-no-longer-working-with-youtubes-mobile-website-unless-you-pay-for-premium/118365 "2020-09-20T11:38:50Z")
An anonymous reader quotes a report from MacRumors: Apple in iOS 14 added Picture in Picture to the iPhone, a feature designed to let you watch a video in a small screen on your device while you continue to do other … --- ## [Iranian Hackers Found Way Into Encrypted Apps, Researchers Say ](https://onehack.st/t/iranian-hackers-found-way-into-encrypted-apps-researchers-say/118364)
**Author:** [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2020, 9:02pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/iranian-hackers-found-way-into-encrypted-apps-researchers-say/118364 "2020-09-19T21:02:00Z")
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The New York Times: Iranian hackers, most likely employees or affiliates of the government, have been running a vast cyberespionage operation equipped with surveillance tools t… --- ## [Mozilla Shuts Down Firefox Send and Firefox Notes Services](https://onehack.st/t/mozilla-shuts-down-firefox-send-and-firefox-notes-services/118136)
**Author:** [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 12:48pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/mozilla-shuts-down-firefox-send-and-firefox-notes-services/118136 "2020-09-18T12:48:37Z")
Mozilla is shutting down two of its legacy products, Firefox Send and Firefox Notes, the company announced today. From a report: “Both services are being decommissioned and will no longer be a part of our product fami… --- ## [DuckDuckGo Is Growing Fast](https://onehack.st/t/duckduckgo-is-growing-fast/118135)
**Author:** [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2020, 6:49am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/duckduckgo-is-growing-fast/118135 "2020-09-19T06:49:55Z")
An anonymous reader quotes a report from BleepingComputer: DuckDuckGo, the privacy-focused search engine, announced that August 2020 ended in over 2 billion total searches via its search platform. While Google remain… --- ## [PlayStation 5 Launches Nov 12 For $500; Discless Digital Edition Priced at $400](https://onehack.st/t/playstation-5-launches-nov-12-for-500-discless-digital-edition-priced-at-400/118099)
**Author:** [@TheJoker](https://onehack.st/u/TheJoker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 9:19am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/playstation-5-launches-nov-12-for-500-discless-digital-edition-priced-at-400/118099 "2020-09-18T09:19:54Z")
The PlayStation 5 will cost $499 for the standard version of Sony’s next-gen console and $399 for the PS5 Digital Edition – the system without an optical disc drive – when it launches Nov. 12, Sony Interactive Enterta… --- ## [Apple Says Epic Is 'Saboteur, Not a Martyr' in App Store Battle ](https://onehack.st/t/apple-says-epic-is-saboteur-not-a-martyr-in-app-store-battle/114969)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2020, 4:34pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/apple-says-epic-is-saboteur-not-a-martyr-in-app-store-battle/114969 "2020-09-16T16:34:11Z")
Apple is asking a court to reject Epic Games’s latest bid to get Fortnite back on the App Store, saying the game maker is acting as “a saboteur, not a martyr” in its challenge to Apple’s payment system. From a report: … --- ## [Developers Frustrated at Apple for Just One Day's Notice To Submit Apps Ahead of iOS 14 Release Today](https://onehack.st/t/developers-frustrated-at-apple-for-just-one-days-notice-to-submit-apps-ahead-of-ios-14-release-today/114968)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2020, 4:34pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/developers-frustrated-at-apple-for-just-one-days-notice-to-submit-apps-ahead-of-ios-14-release-today/114968 "2020-09-16T16:34:10Z")
While developers have had access to beta versions of the software updates since June, many were caught off guard by Apple’s much shorter notice of the final releases. By comparison, Apple started accepting apps built f… --- ## [IBM Publishes its Quantum Roadmap, Says it Will Have a 1,000-qubit Machine in 2023](https://onehack.st/t/ibm-publishes-its-quantum-roadmap-says-it-will-have-a-1-000-qubit-machine-in-2023/112021)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2020, 3:01pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/ibm-publishes-its-quantum-roadmap-says-it-will-have-a-1-000-qubit-machine-in-2023/112021 "2020-09-15T15:01:39Z")
IBM today, for the first time, published its road map for the future of its quantum computing hardware. There is a lot to digest here, but the most important news in the short term is that the company believes it is on… --- ## [Hate Speech on Facebook Is Pushing Ethiopia Dangerously Close To a Genocide](https://onehack.st/t/hate-speech-on-facebook-is-pushing-ethiopia-dangerously-close-to-a-genocide/112020)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2020, 3:01pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/hate-speech-on-facebook-is-pushing-ethiopia-dangerously-close-to-a-genocide/112020 "2020-09-15T15:01:34Z")
Ethnic violence set off by the assassination of a popular singer has been supercharged by hate speech and incitements shared widely on the platform. From a report: Throughout his life, Ethiopian singer Hachalu Hundes… --- ## [Hacking Everything The Dark Side of the Internet of Things | A Good Read!](https://onehack.st/t/hacking-everything-the-dark-side-of-the-internet-of-things-a-good-read/111550)
**Author:** [@Jenna](https://onehack.st/u/Jenna)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2020, 11:37am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/hacking-everything-the-dark-side-of-the-internet-of-things-a-good-read/111550 "2020-09-15T11:37:53Z")
Full read below! Click here download --- ## [The 41 Books Mark Zuckerberg Has Recommended on Facebook](https://onehack.st/t/the-41-books-mark-zuckerberg-has-recommended-on-facebook/110490)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2020, 9:32pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/the-41-books-mark-zuckerberg-has-recommended-on-facebook/110490 "2020-09-14T21:32:43Z")
Last week Slashdot featured “the 61 books Elon Musk has recommended on Twitter,” as compiled by a slick web site (with Amazon referrer codes) called “Most Recommended Books.” But the same site has also created a page … --- ## [Google To Launch Pixel 5, New Chromecast, and Smart Speaker Later This Month](https://onehack.st/t/google-to-launch-pixel-5-new-chromecast-and-smart-speaker-later-this-month/110487)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2020, 9:29pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/google-to-launch-pixel-5-new-chromecast-and-smart-speaker-later-this-month/110487 "2020-09-14T21:29:32Z")
Google is planning to launch its Pixel 5 smartphone, a new Chromecast, and a new smart speaker later this month. From a report: Google has started inviting members of the media to a special event on September 30th, p… --- ## [Did You Know Today Is 'The Day of the Programmer'?](https://onehack.st/t/did-you-know-today-is-the-day-of-the-programmer/109115)
**Author:** [@Astrid](https://onehack.st/u/Astrid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2020, 10:49pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/did-you-know-today-is-the-day-of-the-programmer/109115 "2020-09-13T22:49:10Z")
Long-time Slashdot reader destinyland shares Wikipedia’s entry reminding us that this year’s “Day of the Programmer” falls on September 13: The Day of the Programmer is an international professional day that is celeb… --- ## [C++ is About To Get a Huge Update ](https://onehack.st/t/c-is-about-to-get-a-huge-update/108403)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2020, 3:19pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/c-is-about-to-get-a-huge-update/108403 "2020-09-13T15:19:47Z")
ZDNet reports: The International Organization for Standardization’s (ISO) C++ group, Working Group 21 (WG21), has agreed upon the finalized version of ‘C++20’, the first major update to the 35 year-old programming la… --- ## [Microsoft's 'Patch Tuesday' Includes 129 Security Updates, Mostly to Windows ](https://onehack.st/t/microsofts-patch-tuesday-includes-129-security-updates-mostly-to-windows/108402)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2020, 3:17pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsofts-patch-tuesday-includes-129-security-updates-mostly-to-windows/108402 "2020-09-13T15:17:18Z")
This week Krebs on Security reported that Microsoft “released updates to remedy nearly 130 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating system and supported software.” None of the flaws are known to be current… [Previous page](https://onehack.st/c/news-articles/30.md?page=90) [Next page](https://onehack.st/c/news-articles/30.md?page=92)