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Michael Smyers, 1983-2023: Gifted engineer and startup founder sparked Coinme and Zipwhip

GeekWire

Michael Smyers was a talented software engineer and serial startup founder. Michael Smyers , a software engineer and startup entrepreneur who played a formative role in Seattle tech companies Zipwhip and Coinme, died April 30 , seven months after learning he had colon cancer. He was 39 years old.

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BlackBerry will die on January 4th — for real this time

The Verge

As of January 4th, any phones or tablets running BlackBerry’s own software — that’s BlackBerry 7.1 or earlier, BlackBerry 10, or its tablet operating system BlackBerry PlayBook — will “no longer reliably function,” says the company. Its parent company, BlackBerry Limited, has pivoted to selling cybersecurity software.).

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iDOS 2 emulator gets App Store takedown notice

The Verge

Apple may be removing iDOS 2 , a popular (or, at the very least, popular for a DOS emulator designed to run decades-old software and games) emulation app that allows users to run DOS games and software on Apple’s iPhone and iPad devices. on an iPad) may have caused Apple’s change of heart.

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Switch hacker Gary W. Bowser given 40-month sentence, owes Nintendo $14.5M

GeekWire

“GaryOPA” Bowser was initially indicted in Seattle in August 2020 alongside Max “MAXiMiLiEN” Louarn and Yuanning Chen. Nintendo had previously sued several storefronts that offered Team Xecuter’s products in June 2020. 2020 and extradited to stand trial in New Jersey.

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8 enterprise web application development trends to watch in 2020

mrc's Cup of Joe Blog

The research firm, Forrester, sums it up nicely with this quote: “The software you deploy, and especially the custom software you create, will increasingly be part of your competitive edge.”. While this certainly isn’t an exhaustive list, here are some of the most important trends to watch in 2020: 1. Automated Interactions.

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UNCOVERING OPENWRT REMOTE CODE EXECUTION (CVE-2020-7982)

ForAllSecure

For ForAllSecure, I’ve been focusing on finding bugs in OpenWRT using their Mayhem software. OpenWRT is a free, Linux-based operating system geared towards use in embedded devices in general and network routers in particular. To install or update software on an OpenWRT system, a utility called opgk is used.

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Uncovering OpenWRT Remote Code Execution (CVE-2020-7982)

ForAllSecure

For ForAllSecure, I’ve been focusing on finding bugs in OpenWRT using their Mayhem software. OpenWRT is a free, Linux-based operating system geared towards use in embedded devices in general and network routers in particular. To install or update software on an OpenWRT system, a utility called opgk is used.

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