Vox

APRIL 13, 2020

The contact-tracing tool Apple and Google want to create would have your smartphone log when you’ve come into close contact with other people. Apple and Google say that the new contact-tracing tool will work between iPhones and Android phones.) Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images. The new contact-tracing tool, explained.

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Vox

APRIL 16, 2020

Apple and Google’s contact-tracing tool has better privacy, but it isn’t perfect. Apple and Google are a month away from launching a series of updates to their smartphone operating systems that will use Bluetooth signals to track potential coronavirus cases. The tool could leave a dangerous door open. But that’s about it.

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Vox

APRIL 26, 2021

As this Apple promotional video explains, it all happens behind the scenes. Developers, not Apple, decide when to put up the prompt. Apple didn’t respond to request for comment on whether developers have a deadline to get the prompt up and running. Currently, Apple’s Search Ads only appear in App Store searches.).

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Vox

APRIL 26, 2021

On Monday, Apple is rolling out a long-awaited privacy feature for iOS. The biggest difference most people will see with the introduction of the new privacy tool, called App Tracking Transparency , is a pop-up that appears when you open an app that tracks you: Apple. John Smith/VIEWpress via Getty Images. The iOS 14.5

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Vox

OCTOBER 2, 2020

New York and New Jersey are the latest states to use the Apple-Google exposure notification tool. While a contact tracing app doesn’t have to use the Apple-Google tool — in fact, some states and countries have elected to go their own way here — those apps have had technical and privacy issues, and can’t work with each other.

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GeekWire

MARCH 21, 2024

But young consumer audiences use various social networking tools — Instagram, TikTok, and others —that typically have nothing to do with Microsoft. I am hoping that Apple will wow us all sooner rather than later. Microsoft’s recent acquisition of Activision Blizzard complements the company’s already strong position in gaming.

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The Verge

MARCH 24, 2022

As regards interoperability obligation for social networks, co-legislators agreed that such interoperability provisions will be assessed in the future. While the law isn’t passed yet, the language the EU’s referring to could compel companies like Apple and Meta to open up systems that they formerly controlled completely.

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Vox

APRIL 21, 2021

Apple’s Air Tags, which go on sale later this month, seem pretty similar to Tile’s item-tracking devices. Apple’s new AirTag looks and works a lot like the trackers produced by Tile. For Apple fans, it’s another handy product. Apple, for its part, has pushed back against this criticism.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Per screenshots shared online , changing the device name of an iPhone or Tesla to a special exploit string was enough to trigger a ping from Apple or Tesla servers, indicating that the server at the other end was vulnerable to Log4Shell. In short, the researchers tricked Apple and Tesla servers into visiting a URL of their choice.

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TM Forum

JANUARY 31, 2022

Typical sources vary from cloud sources (web and mobile apps) to communication networks (mobile and WiFi). The reality is that all sources of location data need to be consolidated to provide the best picture for location analytics. Location data from communications networks. Creativity-oftware.png.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The vulnerability is found in log4j, an open-source logging library used by apps and services across the internet. Nearly every network security system runs some kind of logging process, which gives popular libraries like log4j an enormous reach. Neither Valve nor Apple immediately responded to a request for comment.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 30, 2020

In February 2020, UK security researchers discovered a vulnerability in free, open source, automation servers that would allow cybercriminals to amplify a Distributed Denial of Service attack by 100. These larger, more destructive DDoS attacks occur when cyberattackers exploit built-in network protocols.

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Galido

MARCH 12, 2020

Built-in bandwidth booster – This auto-adjusts the Internet connection and network-dependent bandwidth usage to ensure quick file transfer. This update will only be available to Mac users on the Catalina version since Apple has decided not to support 32-bit applications like BitTorrent. qBittorrent. Less extension compared to others.

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CTOvision

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Federal jury finds Apple infringed on University of Wisconsin technology patent - Daily Journal. Can Campus Networks Ever Be Secure? Federal Jury Rules Apple Infringed on University of Wisconsin Patent - Wall Street Journal. Nextgov: Autonomic Resources' Open Source PaaS Gets FedRAMP Approval - ExecutiveBiz (blog).

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Networking Brent Salisbury shares some code intended to help you “ChatGPT your project documentation.” This is a slightly older article (from January of this year) in which Josh Saul of Hedgehog pays homage to the achievements of Cumulus Networks in the open networking movement.

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Phil Windley

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Apple recently announced that you can store your Covid-19 vaccination card in the Health app. The size of Apple and Android may help solve this problem since they already represent huge ecosystems. Fortunately, we have open-source technology, with multiple commercial providers , that can provide interoperable credentials.

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Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Networking. Ivan Pepelnjak has a post on running network automation tools in a container. Tom Hollingsworth likens networking disaggregation to “cutting the cord” and switching away from cable. Filippo Valsorda speculates on how open source maintainers need to evolve into professional maintainers.

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The Verge

JULY 7, 2020

266/VVC makes video transmission in mobile networks (where data capacity is limited) more efficient. With VVC, Fraunhofer says you can get something far better than AVC and HEVC without any of the licensing headaches. VVC promises to use half the data as HEVC to stream a 90-minute 4K video. Through a reduction of data requirements, H.266/VVC

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Network World

DECEMBER 22, 2016

It typically requires the use of virtual private networking (VPN) services or complex solutions like Tor, which can be banned too. Open Whisper Systems, the company that develops Signal -- a free, open-source app -- faced this problem recently when access to its service started being censored in Egypt and the United Arab Emirates.

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Scott Lowe

JUNE 18, 2021

Networking. The first is a post on Cilium and F5 load balancer integration , while the second discusses implementing Kubernetes network policies with Cilium and Linkerd. Second, the content reflects—in my opinion—the changing nature of what it means to be a “networking professional.” Servers/Hardware.

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 27, 2023

I’ve got another collection of links to articles on networking, security, cloud, programming, and career development—hopefully you find something useful! Networking William Morgan’s 2022 service mesh recap captures some of the significant events in service mesh in 2022, although through a Linkerd-colored lens.

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GeekWire

MARCH 3, 2021

And yet over the past 15 years as massive communities such as Facebook, Pinterest, Reddit and Twitter took root, questions arose over the immense power of these social networks. This sort of community is prevalent in the open source software world, but Li said it is spreading rapidly into other areas.

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 15, 2021

Networking. The popular open source cryptography library known as Bouncy Castle has uncovered a severe authentication bypass vulnerability. Heidi Howard and Ittai Abraham illustrate some of the challenges of the Raft consensus protocol when there is a network partition. Linux may be coming to the Apple M1 chip.

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The Verge

MARCH 5, 2021

Apple not switching to USB-C iPhones in the near future, according to Ming-Chi Kuo. Arizona advances bill forcing Apple and Google to allow Fortnite-style alternative payment options. OpenHaystack is a new open-source tool that lets you create DIY AirTags on Apple’s Find My network.

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Galido

MARCH 19, 2019

IT News strives to be the most comprehensive technology news site on the Internet, aggregating the output of the powerful brands that make up the vast IDG Network. Network Computing. Apple Insider. On the other side of the mobile and tech space, Apple Insider covers all things Apple and iOS. IT News from IDG.

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Scott Lowe

MAY 27, 2022

Networking. network virtualization). Is the relationship between network virtualization and service mesh closer than some folks might wish to admit? Researchers have uncovered a potential security flaw in Apple Silicon CPUs; more details in this 9to5Mac article. I certainly hope not! Servers/Hardware. Kubernetes 1.24

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Network World

JANUARY 24, 2017

The software package had been compatible up to El Capitan but wasn't working with Sierra, which was released by Apple in September. It adds support for the OpenPGP encryption standard, which is an open-source version of the PGP encryption package first developed in 1991.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 7, 2023

And they all rely on the open-source NoSQL database Apache Cassandra ®. Although open-source data stores like Redis are available, they lack the durability necessary to support AI applications that are intended to form the foundation of a business. This data in turn is used to train and serve machine learning models.

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Vox

AUGUST 20, 2020

Apple is facing increasing pressure to change its App Store practices. Apple’s App Store war against developers and its ongoing antitrust issues appear to be coming to a head. Apple, a $2 trillion company, has not only refused to consider changing its lucrative business model, but it’s also kicked Fortnite out of the App Store.

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Vox

JUNE 24, 2020

The Google announcement comes just a couple days after rival Apple announced some new privacy features for its software. The timing of this announcement is interesting, given that Apple announced two days ago that, in the upcoming releases of iOS 14 and macOS Big Sur, apps will be required to get user permission to track them.

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Galido

MAY 1, 2019

Gizmodo , is a popular tech site that went viral after they paid for a “lost” next-generation Apple iPhone — the news became front-page across the world. IT News strives to be the most comprehensive technology news site on the Internet, aggregating the output of the powerful brands that make up the vast IDG Network. Network Computing.

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Galido

MARCH 22, 2019

Gizmodo , is a popular tech site that went viral after they paid for a “lost” next-generation Apple iPhone — the news became front-page across the world. IT News strives to be the most comprehensive technology news site on the Internet, aggregating the output of the powerful brands that make up the vast IDG Network. Network Computing.

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Scott Lowe

JUNE 24, 2022

Networking. Tetragon is Isovalent’s newly open-sourced security framework. 9to5Mac outlines some details on the so-called PACMAN attack against Apple’s M1 chips. I still have quite the backlog of links to read!) Hopefully something I share here will prove useful to someone. Check out this write-up.

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Trends in the Living Networks

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Forbes has a nice story about the history of WordPress and the role the open-source software plays in the for-profit business Automattic. As a legacy of its open-source roots its 120 employees are spread across 26 countries and six continents. The article at one point says: Automattic has an idiosyncratic workplace.

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Vox

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Safari: Only for Apple and rather private. Safari is Apple’s native browser, which means it’s also only available for Apple devices (a Windows version is no longer supported). Privacy has long been a selling point for Apple, and it is for Safari as well. Open Sourced is made possible by Omidyar Network.

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Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Networking. Brian Boucheron provides a great article on how to inspect and debug Kubernetes network primitives. Apple’s response similarly denies the allegations in the report. Sathyajith Bhat covers five open source tools for container security. This has generated a lot of discussion. Virtualization.

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Dataconomy

JANUARY 24, 2024

With technologies like Apple’s Persona avatar in its VisionPro, D-ID’s real-time interactive Agents, and Runway’s text-to-video generator, the industry is moving towards a more interactive and lifelike mode of communication. You want your users to stay with you even when the next big open-source solution comes out.

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