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Is “realityOS” Apple’s newest operating system?

The Verge

Apple’s long-rumored virtual or augmented reality headset might not launch until 2023, but developers have spotted additional mentions of a new “realityOS” that could power it. 9to5Mac reports that developers have now found references to realityOS in GitHub repos and in App Store upload logs.

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Technology Short Take 173

Scott Lowe

A set of vulnerabilities in the open source reference implementation of the UEFI specification has been uncovered. The flaws, referred to as PixieFail, specifically affect the PXE network boot process. Operating Systems/Applications Julia Evans has a lovely article on Git commits that is well worth reading.

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Meta reportedly breaks up the 300-person team that was building a hybrid VR / AR OS

The Verge

This comes after recent reports — which Meta denied at the time — that the company had halted work on the team’s project creating a unified custom operating system for its VR and AR headsets. Currently, headsets like the Oculus Quest 2 use an operating system based on Android.

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Technology Short Take 172

Scott Lowe

Operating Systems/Applications Nick Janetakis shares another tip for determining how long a Docker container was running. Although this article references additional posts, it doesn’t appear that any more posts on this topic have been published (yet). x and ESXi 8.x.

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Browser Isolation: The Missing Piece in Your Security Puzzle

SecureWorld News

The browser isolation technique considers non-whitelisted websites unreliable and isolates them from the local machine in a virtual environment. A non-signature method for preventing web threats, referred to as Browser Isolation or remote browsing, has been introduced to securely present web pages without affecting the user's experience.

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Windows apps now run on Chromebooks with Parallels Desktop

The Verge

First announced earlier this year, Chrome OS will now boot a full version of Windows inside a virtual machine to gain access to existing desktop apps. Parallels Desktop for Chromebook Enterprise will launch a full copy of Windows, allowing Microsoft’s operating system to sit side by side with Chrome OS and Android apps.

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Technology Short Take 162

Scott Lowe

food references in the title of this article are almost too much. Operating Systems/Applications. It would seem that macOS 13 “Ventura” has introduced some problems with USB storage; these problems crop up when working with Raspberry Pi systems. Virtualization. But is it really a virtual machine ?

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