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API management: Postman introduces a public communication area

The Postman team has launched a new platform to assist with API creation. Public workspaces are a public platform for exchanging information on the further development of APIs. In addition to those who provide the interfaces, the developers who use them also take part in the discussion. The concept has expanded the Postman workspaces that… Read more

Machine Learning: MLflow 1.12 improves PyTorch integration

Databricks has released MLflow in version 1. 12. The platform for managing machine learning projects (ML) in the current release mainly brings some improvements in interaction with PyTorch. The developers presented the innovations during the first PyTorch Developer Day, which took place on 12. November took place as a virtual event. MLFlow is a platform… Read more

macOS 11 Big Sur: Software manufacturers warn musicians about the update

Apple plans to officially release macOS 11, codenamed Big Sur, this week. Among other things, the operating system is a prerequisite for switching to the M1 processors, which were presented last Tuesday. However, it should also bring numerous innovations for Intel computers, including performance improvements and stronger safeguards for the Safari browser. Especially musicians Those… Read more

Machine learning: LinkedIn publishes Dagli, the Java ML framework

With Dagli, LinkedIn has published a machine learning framework that has some special features compared to the established systems. On the one hand, the underlying programming language is not Python as with TensorFlow or PyTorch, but Java. On the other hand, Dagli combines the training and the inference of the models in standardized pipelines. Developers… Read more

heise offer: Continuous Lifecycle Online 2021: Submit an English presentation now

heise offer The call for proposals for the online edition of Continuous Lifecycle London runs until 23. November. From Rainald quantity-solar day Dated 11. to 13. May 2021 the Continuous Lifecycle London will take place as an online conference. The organizers heise Developer and The Register are planning three topic-specific lecture days around DevOps, continuous… Read more

Containerization: Cilium 1.9 introduces bouncers and new load balancers

Version 1.9 of the open source tool Cilium for providing secure network connections between containerized applications has been released. The release works with Google’s Maglev Load Balancer and introduces Deny Network Policies to set guidelines to completely block certain connections. In addition, Cilium can now be used on any VM or bare metal node. Balancing… Read more

Hackers have tapped source code from SonarQube instances several times

The Cyber Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has had some attacks on US government agencies as well as private ones since April 2020 American companies, among others, in the technology and financial sectors. The target of the attack were insecurely configured instances of the open source platform SonarQube, which is designed for… Read more

Programming language: After 30 years, Haskell gets its own foundation

During the Haskell Exchange conference, Simon Peyton Jones announced the establishment of the Haskell Foundation. The foundation is primarily intended to promote the spread of the programming language. Peyton Jones is one of the designers of the functional language that 1990 saw the light of day. The Haskell Foundation is a non-profit organization and is… Read more

Documentation for web standards: MDN is preparing to move to the new platform

The team behind the MDN, formerly started as the Mozilla Development Network, announced plans to move the documentation site on the Mozilla Hacks web developer blog and published the first beta of the new platform. A GitHub-based approach replaces the previous Wiki. The MDN team obviously has a certain sympathy for Pokémon. (Image: Mozilla Hacks)… Read more

JavaScript package manager: Twilio brandjacking package opens back door

Sonatype has discovered an npm package with malicious code that was released on 30. October was released. The package, which has since been removed from the package manager, used the company name Twilio for brandjacking. It opens a reverse shell on the systems of developers who have installed it. The package appeared in three versions… Read more

Valuable raw material as a by-product: domestic lithium from geothermal systems

Generally speaking, data is considered to be the oil of 16. Century. But one raw material would also be entitled to this title: lithium. It is an elementary component of lithium-ion batteries and is what makes smartphones, laptops and electric vehicles mobile in the first place. In addition, there are non-rechargeable lithium batteries, which have… Read more

Framework Qt 6: Subscription model could be a pitfall for commercial customers

The Qt Company will offer the upcoming main version 6 of the framework for cross-platform development for commercial customers only as a subscription model. This puts companies that use or even offer software on the basis of a commercial Qt license into an unsafe situation: They are only allowed to use or sell it for… Read more

T-Mobile expands its mid-band 5G coverage, totaling 410 cities and towns in the US

With T-Mobile’s recent acquisition of Spring, the carrier has been working all year to strengthen its mid-band 5G reach. The 2.5GHz spectrum is what T-Mobile calls its “goldilocks” band – which strikes a balance between reach and speeds (low-band 5G doesn’t have the best speeds and mmWave has pretty bad reach). T-Mobile’s mid-band 5G spectrum… Read more

COVID tests: Google sister Verily ignores the reality of the poor

COVID – 19 – Tests only with Gmail account and smartphone, and only if you divulge health data and approve their disclosure to unknown third parties – that’s how the Alphabet subsidiary Verily launched government-funded coronavirus testing in California. The 55 million US dollar project was supposed to help poor and otherwise underserved people to… Read more

Here’s how to request a PS5 adapter for Sony’s PlayStation VR headset

Sony’s PlayStation VR headset is four years old, but the company isn’t giving up on it when the PlayStation 5 console launches next month. The headset is compatible with the new system, but you will need a special adapter. And Sony on Wednesday launched the online request form you’ll need to fill out if you… Read more