The Insider News

The Brain Dump[^]:

When discussing C with C++ programmers I often notice a somewhat outdated view of C, usually a familiarity with a C dialect that lies somewhere between C89 and C99, because that’s essentially the “subset of C that’s supported by C++”.

ZDNet[^]:

Microsoft has designated Windows 10 1903 ready for deployment via Windows Update four months after it began rolling out -- and just ahead of the company finalizing the next Windows 10 client and server feature updates.

Bleeping Computer[^]:

A new malware downloader delivered via multiple campaigns uses detection evasion techniques and Microsoft SQL queries to drop malicious payloads onto compromised machines.

Vice[^]:

The greatest proofs have become so complex that practically no human on earth can understand all of their details, let alone verify them.

SBS News[^]:

The ozone layer is steadily repairing itself following a drastic global reduction in the use of ozone-depleting substances, the UN's environmental agency has found.

Idea Popcount[^]:

While working on our Spectrum server, we noticed something weird: the TCP sockets which we thought should have been closed were lingering around. We realized we don't really understand when TCP sockets are supposed to time out!

The Cloudflare Blog[^]:

During last year’s Birthday Week we announced preliminary support for QUIC and HTTP/3 (or “HTTP over QUIC” as it was known back then), the new standard for the web, enabling faster, more reliable, and more secure connections to web endpoints like websites and APIs. We also let our customers join a waiting list to try QUIC and HTTP/3 as soon as they became available.

ZDNet[^]:

GNOME Foundation has been issued with a lawsuit from Rothschild Patent Imaging (RPI) for allegedly infringing a patent regarding the wireless distribution of images.

The Atlantic[^]:

Microchip manufacturers contaminated the groundwater in the 1980s. Almost 40 years later, the cleanup still isn’t complete.

Ars Technica[^]:

On Monday night, Variety reported that film editors around Los Angeles who had Avid Media Composer software installed were suddenly finding that their Macs were unable to reboot. The publication speculated that malware may have been the cause. On Wednesday, Google disclosed the real cause—a Chrome browser update.

BBC[^]:

Microsoft has released an emergency update for its Internet Explorer browser to fix a bug that cyber-thieves are known to be exploiting.

phys.org[^]:

Quantum computing has the potential to revolutionize technology, medicine, and science by providing faster and more efficient processors, sensors, and communication devices.

Kyle Prifogle[^]:

After all of these years, I finally came to one simple conclusion. With all due respect: we are completely clueless about how long things should take.