Ventoy: A new bootable USB solution

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PHP 8.0.0beta2 Released!

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The PHP team is pleased to announce the fifth testing release of PHP 8.0.0, Beta 2. This continues the PHP 8.0 release cycle, the rough outline of which is specified in the PHP Wiki. For source downloads of PHP 8.0.0 Beta 2 please visit…

Why we decided against GraphQL for local state management

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Here at OkCupid, we're pretty big fans of using GraphQL. When it comes to fetching data on any of our client platforms, the abstraction that the query language provides grants the flexibility for us to fetch precisely the data that we need in each…

Kotlin 1.4 Brings New Language Features, Improved Compilers and Tools

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Kotlin 1.4 focuses on improving performance and tooling. It also contains a number of new language features, including single abstract method (SAM) conversion for interfaces, explicit API mode, and more. By Sergio De Simone

How Shopify reduced storefront response times with a rewrite

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In January 2019, we set out to rewrite the critical software that powers all online storefronts on Shopify’s platform to offer the fastest online shopping experience possible, entirely from scratch and without downtime. The Storefront Renderer is a server…

Google Fixes Major Gmail Bug Seven Hours After Exploit Details Go Public

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Twitter Launches New Developer API

InfoQ - Architecture & Design

Twitter recently released the new Twitter API (early access) to be used by third-party developers. The new Twitter API features three new product tracks: standard, academic research, and business. The new API offers conversation threading, poll results in…

Breaking the D-Link DIR3060 Firmware Encryption – Recon – Part 1

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Recently we came across some firmware samples from D-Link routers that we were unable to unpack properly. Luckily we got our hands on an older, cheaper but similar device (DIR882) that we were able to analyze more closely. The goal is to find a way to…

How to contact Google SRE by dropping a shell in Cloud SQL

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Note: The vulnerabilities that are discussed in this post were patched quickly and properly by Google. We support responsible disclosure. The research that resulted in this post was done by me and my bughunting friend Ezequiel Pereira. You can read this…

Show HN: The Wifi Block – Let your guests connect to WiFi with just a tap

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Connect to WiFi with just a tap Stop having to tell your friends, family, and guests your WiFi password. With a WiFi Block, your guests can just tap their phone and be instantly connected to your Wifi -- no password required 1. Setup Your Wifi Block with…