Gabriel Nunes
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Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Canonical has removed two apps from the Ubuntu Snap Store due to malware
Two apps being distributed through the Ubuntu Snap Store were found to run a сryptocurrency miner in the background. Canonical has since removed them but the Store is still vulnerable to such apps. → Read More
Google Duplex shows off its real world conversational skills
Google Duplex is a technology capable of carrying out human-like conversations for specific tasks. Its first audio demos are staggering and the company will soon integrate it into Assistant. → Read More
Here's everything that has changed in Ubuntu Desktop 18.04 since versions 16.04 and 17.10
Canonical released today a new LTS version of Ubuntu, 18.04, which will be supported until April 2023. It arrives with several new features and some major changes to the user interface and experience. → Read More
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS is now available for download
Canonical is officially ditching the Unity desktop with the release of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS today, in favor of GNOME. The new version arrives full of new features and will be supported until April 2023. → Read More
YouTube removed over eight million videos in last quarter of 2017
YouTube's transparency report for the last three months of 2017 shows that almost 8.3 million videos were removed as the company tries to better enforce its community guidelines via automation. → Read More
ZTE, now considered a 'national security risk' to U.K., may also lose Android license
ZTE, which won't be allowed to buy from U.S. companies for the next seven years, probably including the Android license, is now considered a "potential risk" to U.K.'s national security. → Read More
Cloudflare Spectrum brings DDoS protection to any TCP protocol
Cloudflare has announced its new Spectrum service, which extends the company's DDoS protection service to any TCP protocol, including gaming services, remote server access, and email. → Read More
Cloudflare has launched the internet's fastest, privacy-first DNS service, 1.1.1.1
Cloudflare announced today its first consumer product ever, the 1.1.1.1 DNS service, which focuses on privacy and is already the fastest available. No, this is not an April Fools prank. → Read More
Microsoft quantum computing scientists have captured a Majorana quasiparticle
Theoretically predicted about decades ago, the Majorana is expected to revolutionize quantum computing, particularly the topological-based, more stable approach, which is being led by Microsoft. → Read More
Adobe is helping some 60 companies track people across devices
Amid the latest Facebook data harvesting scandal, Adobe has announced a new platform agnostic service to track people across devices for marketing purposes. The company claims it respects privacy. → Read More
The latest version of the TLS internet security protocol has been approved
After four years of debates, including attempts from the financial sector to soften it, Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol version 1.3 has been finished and is ready to be implemented. → Read More
Uber suspends use of self-driving vehicles after pedestrian death
A 49-year-old woman was killed on Sunday night after being hit by an Uber self-driving car in Tempe, Arizona. The company has since halted its self-driving car operations in a number of cities. → Read More
New Xbox One Redstone 4 preview build released into Beta ring
Microsoft has released its latest Redstone 4 build for Insiders in the Xbox One Beta ring. This build only brings three new fixes, with a long list of known issues and no new features. → Read More
New Xbox One Alpha ring preview enables two new video settings
Microsoft has just released another Redstone 4 build for Insiders in the Xbox One Alpha ring. This build enables FreeSync support and Auto-Low Latency Mode along with a number of other fixes. → Read More
Microsoft to roll out the new Mail experience to all Outlook.com users
In the coming weeks, Microsoft will update all Outlook.com accounts to the new Mail experience. Also, both Calendar and People will receive new beta experiences that will be available to everyone. → Read More
Code for memcached-based DDoS attack is now public
The tools to perform a terabit-level DDoS attack were made available this week with a list of 17,000 IP addresses of unsecured memcached servers. The same attack was used against GitHub last week. → Read More
Ubisoft's new AI catches bugs before developers' commit
Ubisoft's latest AI application, Commit Assistant, was trained on more than ten years worth of code and designed to find bugs before they become a problem, which may help decrease development costs. → Read More
Amazon will no longer sell Google's Nest devices
In another development in the feud between Amazon and Google over smart home devices, Nest has announced it will no longer restock its products at Amazon because it's not allowed to offer all of them. → Read More
Microsoft's co-founder wants to teach common sense to machines
The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, founded by Microsoft's Paul Allen in 2014, has announced the Project Alexandria, which wants to develop common sense for artificial intelligence. → Read More
Waymo wants you to understand how its autonomous cars perceive the world
Waymo has released a 360-degree video featuring the technology behind its self-driving cars and a virtual ride on the backseat, in a push to convince people of the technology's safety. → Read More