Enlarge BeeBright / Getty Images / iStockphoto A hacker compromised the server used to distribute the PHP programming language and added a backdoor to source code that would have made websites vulnerable to complete takeover, members of the open source project said. Two updates pushed to the PHP Git server over the weekend added a […]
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Chrome brings live-captioning to any web audio source
This gray box is live-captioning in action. It’s great for Jim Salter’s podcast and any other non-captioned audio on the web. Ron Amadeo The settings. This shows the tiny start-up download in action. Ron Amadeo It works on YouTube, too, but YouTube already has automatic captioning. Ron Amadeo Stress test! It did not do well […]
Take-Two DMCA takes down reverse-engineered GTA source code
Shots from the reverse-engineered version of Grand Theft Auto III showing off the graphical improvements over the 2002 original. The recompiled versions haven’t done anything about the ever-present fog shrouding far-off objects, unfortunately. Shiny roads. Cool guys walking away from sunrises. A Github project that generated reverse-engineered code for Grand Theft Auto III and Vice […]
Microsoft says SolarWinds hackers stole source code for 3 products
Enlarge Drew Angerer | Getty Images The hackers behind one of the worst breaches in US history read and downloaded some Microsoft source code, but there’s no evidence they were able to access production servers or customer data, Microsoft said on Thursday. The software maker also said it found no evidence the hackers used the […]
CD Projekt Red source code reportedly sells for millions in dark Web auction [Updated]
Enlarge / This bird has been hacked! Earlier this week, CD Projekt Red announced that it had been hit with a ransomware attack that allegedly exposed the source code for games including Cyberpunk 2077, Gwent, and The Witcher 3. Now, security experts are reporting that the source code has been auctioned off on a dark […]
Open source video player VLC will get a new UI this year with 4.0 launch
Enlarge / An orange traffic cone has long been the logo and symbol for VLC media player. News website Protocol ran an extensive piece on the history and status of the popular open source video player VLC, and the story includes new details about the next major version of the software. Among other things, VLC […]
The Linux Foundation takes control of open source Magma wireless ecosystem
How open banking is driving huge innovation Learn how fintechs and forward-thinking FIs are accelerating personalized financial products through data-rich APIs. Register Now The Linux Foundation announced today that an open source Magma platform for building wireless networks will now be managed under its auspices. Originally developed by Facebook, the founding members of the Magma […]
Microsoft Says Russian Hackers Viewed Some of Its Source Code
The hackers gained more access than the company previously understood, though they were unable to modify code or get into its products and emails. Microsoft said on Thursday that the far-reaching Russian hack of U.S. government agencies and private corporations had gone further into its network than the company previously understood. While the hackers, suspected […]
We traced Namco’s “new” Pac-Man demake to its source: A 2008 fan ROMhack
This 2017 video of “Pac-Man CE for NES” bears a striking resemblance to a “new” demake Bandai Namco released on Switch last month. Last month, Bandai Namco announced a special bonus for Switch players who invested in the new Namco Museum Archives Vol. 1. In addition to 10 emulated Namco classics, the game’s official Nintendo […]
Beyond emulation: The massive effort to reverse-engineer N64 source code
Enlarge Aurich Lawson Early this week, with little warning, the Internet was graced with a Windows executable containing a fully playable PC port of Super Mario 64. Far from being just a usual emulated ROM, this self-contained program enables features like automatic scaling to any screen resolution, and players are already experimenting with adding simple […]
Coronavirus: NHS reveals source code behind contact-tracing app
The NHS has released the source code behind its coronavirus contact-tracing app. More than 40,000 people have installed the smartphone software so far. The health service is targeting the Isle of Wight only, at this stage, but it says this is the first stage of the app’s rollout – not a test. Tests carried out […]
Microsoft: The open source company
Enlarge The news from Microsoft’s Build developer conference that surprised me most was that Microsoft will ship a genuine Linux kernel—GPLed, with all patches published—with Windows. That announcement was made with the announcement of Windows Terminal, a new front-end for command-line programs on Windows that will, among other things, support tabs. Microsoft’s increased involvement with […]
Windows 10 will soon ship with a full, open source, GPLed Linux kernel
Enlarge Microsoft Earlier today, we wrote that Microsoft was going to add some big new features to the Windows Subsystem for Linux, including native support for Docker containers. It turns out that that ain’t the half of it. The current Windows Subsystem for Linux uses a Microsoft-authored kernel component that provided the same kernel API […]
Id Software’s open source shooters get ported to Apple’s iOS, tvOS
Doom 3 running on iOS via Tom Kidd’s recent port. A lone coder has ported many of id Software’s classic shooters to Apple’s iOS and tvOS, though you’ll have to do a bit of work to get them working on your iDevices. The porting story goes back to 2009, when id Software brought official versions […]
Amazon is partnering with Netflix and Expedia as it fires back at the startups that accuse it of unfairly profiting from their open source code
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