Mastodon rolls out revamped notifications, a refreshed look and more
Mastodon is releasing new features in its stable version, some of which were previously in nightly releases.
Users can now filter notifications from specific groups, like unsolicited private mentions, and follow recommendations will be improved during onboarding and in the feed. Other updates include a redesigned post composer, refreshed icons, link previews for user profiles, and clickable author bylines on posts for better exposure.
Future plans include quote posts and server blocklist management options.
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Mastodon is releasing new features in its stable version, some of which were previously in nightly releases.
Users can now filter notifications from specific groups, like unsolicited private mentions, and follow recommendations will be improved during onboarding and in the feed. Other updates include a redesigned post composer, refreshed icons, link previews for user profiles, and clickable author bylines on posts for better exposure.
Future plans include quote posts and server blocklist management options.
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Kasperksy is closing down in UK and laying off dozens
Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky is closing its UK office, laying off fewer than 50 employees. This comes after the shutdown of its U.S. operations, with the company shifting its UK strategy to partner channels and relying on its European team for support.
Kaspersky has faced scrutiny over alleged ties to the Russian government, which it denies. In June, the U.S. banned Kaspersky products, leading to layoffs and transferring its U.S. customers to UltraAV, resulting in some users facing a forced software transition.
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Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky is closing its UK office, laying off fewer than 50 employees. This comes after the shutdown of its U.S. operations, with the company shifting its UK strategy to partner channels and relying on its European team for support.
Kaspersky has faced scrutiny over alleged ties to the Russian government, which it denies. In June, the U.S. banned Kaspersky products, leading to layoffs and transferring its U.S. customers to UltraAV, resulting in some users facing a forced software transition.
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Snapchat is bringing ads to the Chat tab
Snapchat is introducing ads to its main Chat tab, introducing "Sponsored Snaps" from advertisers alongside messages from friends. Users won't be notified about these ads, and they can unopen them.
The app is also launching "Promoted Places" on Snap Map, allowing national brands to advertise their locations. Snapchat's CEO, Evan Spiegel, said these placements will help drive return on investment.
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Snapchat is introducing ads to its main Chat tab, introducing "Sponsored Snaps" from advertisers alongside messages from friends. Users won't be notified about these ads, and they can unopen them.
The app is also launching "Promoted Places" on Snap Map, allowing national brands to advertise their locations. Snapchat's CEO, Evan Spiegel, said these placements will help drive return on investment.
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Turkey has banned Discord
Turkey has blocked access to Discord following a court ruling after Discord refused to share information. The ban was imposed due to concerns about alleged "child sexual abuse and obscenity" crimes committed by users on Discord.
The block comes after the murder of two women in Istanbul, and social media showed that the killing was praised by Discord users.
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Turkey has blocked access to Discord following a court ruling after Discord refused to share information. The ban was imposed due to concerns about alleged "child sexual abuse and obscenity" crimes committed by users on Discord.
The block comes after the murder of two women in Istanbul, and social media showed that the killing was praised by Discord users.
Since Discord refuses to share its own information, including IP addresses and content, with our security units, we were forced to block access.
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Ratan Tata, ex-chairman of the Tata group, passed away at the age of 86.
Ratan Tata tragically passed away just a while back. He was admitted in Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital since Monday due to a drop in blood pressure rate. His condition was critical.
Unfortunately, he passed away just a while back.
Ratan Tata has made severe breakthroughs in not only India, but in the entire world. We have truly lost a visionary.
It takes severe selflessness to think about every man of your country and beyond.
May his soul rest in peace.
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Ratan Tata tragically passed away just a while back. He was admitted in Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital since Monday due to a drop in blood pressure rate. His condition was critical.
Unfortunately, he passed away just a while back.
Ratan Tata has made severe breakthroughs in not only India, but in the entire world. We have truly lost a visionary.
It takes severe selflessness to think about every man of your country and beyond.
May his soul rest in peace.
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Internet Archive hacked, data breach impacts 31 million users
The Internet Archive has suffered a data breach, exposing 31 million user records. A 6.4GB authentication database named "ia_users.sql" was stolen by an unknown threat actor, containing email addresses, bcrypt-hashed passwords, and other internal data.
Exposed record of Scott Helme:
The breach was announced through a JavaScript alert on archive.org (image attached). It is unclear how the hack occurred.
Additionally, the site was hit by a DDoS attack by the BlackMeta hacktivist group
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The Internet Archive has suffered a data breach, exposing 31 million user records. A 6.4GB authentication database named "ia_users.sql" was stolen by an unknown threat actor, containing email addresses, bcrypt-hashed passwords, and other internal data.
Exposed record of Scott Helme:
9887370, [email protected],$2a$10$Bho2e2ptPnFRJyJKIn5BiehIDiEwhjfMZFVRM9fRCarKXkemA3PxuScottHelme,2020-06-25,2020-06-25,[email protected],2020-06-25 13:22:52.7608520,\N0\N\N@scotthelme\N\N\N
The breach was announced through a JavaScript alert on archive.org (image attached). It is unclear how the hack occurred.
Additionally, the site was hit by a DDoS attack by the BlackMeta hacktivist group
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The Raspberry Pi 500 may be right around the corner
The Raspberry Pi 500 appears to be in development, as a device tree overlay for it was spotted on GitHub. It will likely use the same Broadcom BCM2712 SoC as the Raspberry Pi 5. Expected specs include 4GB of RAM, USB 3.0 and 2.0 ports, dual micro HDMI, a microSD slot, Gigabit Ethernet, and a USB-C power port.
There might be space for an M.2 SSD via PCIe. Cooling could rely on a heatsink like the Pi 400, but active cooling may be needed. A camera port may be added, but this is unconfirmed. No release date is known yet.
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The Raspberry Pi 500 appears to be in development, as a device tree overlay for it was spotted on GitHub. It will likely use the same Broadcom BCM2712 SoC as the Raspberry Pi 5. Expected specs include 4GB of RAM, USB 3.0 and 2.0 ports, dual micro HDMI, a microSD slot, Gigabit Ethernet, and a USB-C power port.
There might be space for an M.2 SSD via PCIe. Cooling could rely on a heatsink like the Pi 400, but active cooling may be needed. A camera port may be added, but this is unconfirmed. No release date is known yet.
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Apple and Amazon strike deal to sell Apple TV+ through Prime Video
Apple is partnering with Amazon to offer Apple TV+ as an add-on subscription for Prime Video subscribers.
The partnership aims to provide a convenient and one-billing relationship for Prime members, overcoming the hurdle of figuring out how to subscribe to Apple TV+ through Apple.
The subscription will cost the same as Apple TV+ directly from Apple, with Prime Video being a separate subscription ranging from $8.99/month to $17.98/month.
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Apple is partnering with Amazon to offer Apple TV+ as an add-on subscription for Prime Video subscribers.
The partnership aims to provide a convenient and one-billing relationship for Prime members, overcoming the hurdle of figuring out how to subscribe to Apple TV+ through Apple.
The subscription will cost the same as Apple TV+ directly from Apple, with Prime Video being a separate subscription ranging from $8.99/month to $17.98/month.
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Xbox will soon let players buy games directly in its Android app following Google antitrust ruling
Xbox President Sarah Bond announced that starting in November, players will be able to play and buy Xbox games directly from the Xbox App on Android, following a U.S. judge's ruling that stops Google from forcing developers to use its billing system.
Microsoft, no longer needing to share revenue with Google, is excited about the change.
Although Microsoft is also testing its own mobile game store, no specific details on available games via the Xbox app were shared. Google plans to appeal the ruling.
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Xbox President Sarah Bond announced that starting in November, players will be able to play and buy Xbox games directly from the Xbox App on Android, following a U.S. judge's ruling that stops Google from forcing developers to use its billing system.
Microsoft, no longer needing to share revenue with Google, is excited about the change.
Although Microsoft is also testing its own mobile game store, no specific details on available games via the Xbox app were shared. Google plans to appeal the ruling.
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Asahi Linux has added AAA gaming to Macs
Asahi Linux has released a toolkit that enables AAA gaming on M1/M2 Macs running Linux via Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL and OpenCL drivers. Fex, Wine, DXVK, and vkd3d-proton enable playing x86 Windows DirectX games on Arm. Because Apple uses 16K memory pages versus the x86's 4K, games run inside virtual machines.
Tessellation and geometry shaders are emulated via compute. Enhanced robustness has also been implemented. Other features like sparse texturing are still being worked on.
Newer AAA titles don’t hit 60fps yet. Games like Portal 2, Cyberpunk 2077, Ghostunner etc. perform well. Most games require 16GB of memory due to emulation overhead.
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Asahi Linux has released a toolkit that enables AAA gaming on M1/M2 Macs running Linux via Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL and OpenCL drivers. Fex, Wine, DXVK, and vkd3d-proton enable playing x86 Windows DirectX games on Arm. Because Apple uses 16K memory pages versus the x86's 4K, games run inside virtual machines.
Tessellation and geometry shaders are emulated via compute. Enhanced robustness has also been implemented. Other features like sparse texturing are still being worked on.
Newer AAA titles don’t hit 60fps yet. Games like Portal 2, Cyberpunk 2077, Ghostunner etc. perform well. Most games require 16GB of memory due to emulation overhead.
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