Linux first appeared on the TOP500 list in 1998, and by 2004 Linux had become the favorite operating system in supercomputing. There were 485 Linux-powered systems in the TOP500 list in 2015, which increased to 498 out of 500 in 2016 and in 2017 it is running on all the 500 supercomputers in the list. “Linux [became] the driving force behind the breakthroughs in computing power that have fueled research and technological innovation,” as reported in The Linux Foundation’s 20 years of Top500....

An attempt to gauge public opinion This group is suspected to be the same one that hacked into American government systems during the period when the crisis Iraq had come to a serious boil and the world opinion was strongly biased towards pro US action against the IS terrorists. This group seems to be carrying out hacking activities as per the political interests of its nation’s government. Mr Alperovitch said he could not name the media organisations targeted because of confidentiality reasons....

The Indian team is expected to be located either in Bengaluru or Delhi and will consist of some other 50 members, adding a third to the company’s existing employee headcount. Once the setup is over, the group will be focusing on adding local flavors to its custom Android operating system, most probably in the form of some local apps and will feature that Cyanogen talked about before. Quality testing and assurance in the country will also be controlled from the new base....

The PC-maker expanded its Alienware, XPS, Inspiron and tablet series with the release of the Alienware 15 and 17, XPS 13, Dell Inspiron 5000 laptops and the Venue 8. The XPS 13 will be up for sale at a starting price of Rs.70,990, while the Inspiron 5000 Series will be available at a starting price of Rs.39,990 for the Inspiron 15, which includes a 2 year at home (on-site) warranty....

Dubbed as Dropbox Passwords and first spotted by Android Police, this is an invite-only (Early Access) Android app, which can be now downloaded from the Google Play Store. Similarly, an iOS version of the app too is available on the Apple App Store. Although the current version of the app can be downloaded from the Stores, you won’t be able to use it unless you have not received the invite....

For those unaware, Neuralink, co-founded by Musk in 2016, is into developing a brain-computer interface, known as a BCI, which can help treat people with brain disorders and diseases as well as help disabled patients to move and communicate again. The company is aimed at connecting “humans and computers” to “understand and treat brain disorders, preserve and enhance one’s own brain, and create a well-aligned future”. In recent years, Neuralink has been carrying out tests on animals as it seeks U....

The Company took to Twitter account after hearing a lots of buzz and questions from their users to assuage their fears. The Company was able to resume its service after 4 hours from the start of the attack, however they also informed the users that the service may take 24 hours to completely come back to normal. CEO of Feedly, Edwin Khodabakchian said in a blog post that, The Company is working with law enforcement agencies, and the Network provider to mitigate the attack....

ExtraTorrent shuts down permanently; Top 3 alternatives Migration of the masses A few days after the news broke, things have begun to settle with the users of ExtraTorrent migrating over to other sites with The Pirate Bay, Torrentz2 and RARBG reporting a significant increase in their users. What has also been confirmed – definitely allaying a lot of people’s fears – is that many prominent uploaders and uploader groups were not going down with the site....

The plaintiffs have alleged through the lawsuit that Facebook routinely scans private messages. While the company does that to scan for URLs for malware protection and industry-standard searches for child pornography, the lawsuit claims that Facebook also uses this data for advertising and other purposes. Campbell and his team also alleged that Facebook also saves the scanned results in a database which is stored in searchable form. Campbell claims that Facebook is violating the Electronic Communications Privacy Act and the California Invasion of Privacy Act by doing so....

As per rumors in the past, Facebook has considered the idea of paid- subscription before as well, however, this time there’s more internal momentum to pursue it, which is mainly because the company is facing a crisis of public trust after the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal. It is a known fact that Facebook has been the leading platform for social media advertising and marketing due to its enormous online audience and high user engagement rates....

“Facebook is releasing the Express Wi-Fi app in the Google Play store to give people another simple and secure way to access fast, affordable internet through their local Express Wi-Fi hotspots,” a Facebook spokesperson told TechCrunch confirming about the app’s rollout. For those unaware, Express Wi-Fi is a part of Facebook’s Internet.org, where it collaborates with carriers, internet service providers, and local entrepreneurs to help expand internet connectivity to underserved locations around the world....

Since the announcement, besides Ireland, the new photo transfer tool has been rolled out to users in countries across Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Europe. Facebook has now expanded the availability of the new photo transfer tool to users in the U.S. and Canada also. This new transfer tool is built directly into the Facebook app. You can access the tool in Facebook settings under the “Your Facebook Information” menu on the left....

Now, the much-awaited feature has been rolled on Android and iOS devices that can be enabled with a little trick. According to a Reddit thread, Facebook has added a “hidden” setting in the Messenger app that allows you to turn on or off the dark mode feature. Here’s how you can activate Messenger’s secret, hidden dark-mode theme on your devices without waiting for Facebook to officially announce the feature. Note, if you have tried sending the crescent moon emoji and still don’t have the dark mode in Settings, then turn off the Messenger app completely and relaunch it before tapping on the moon emoji....

Facebook is looking to make it easy for anyone to create profile frames that can be used by support teams, political causes, businesses and special events. However, Facebook says that all custom frames must stick to its policies in order to go live. According to a company spokesperson, Facebook employees will review each submitted frame to make sure it’s not offensive or illegal. If you are interested in creating a Facebook frame for anyone to use, just head here and download Facebook’s templates to get started....

This move is planned to establish his control over the company’s sprawling divisions. It was necessary because “in past” it was clearly evident by the fact that the company’s business has been thumped by scandals. The move is described by four people involved in the effort requires thousands of Facebook employees to reconfigure how WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger function at their most basic levels. Though all the three services will continue operating as stand-alone apps....

This Internet through solar-based plane is a part of the bigger Internet.org project that Facebook is launching in India. Daniels stated that Facebook is working on alternate low cost internet delivery technologies other than traditional ways of providing connectivity including solar planes and satellites. By using solar-based planes to provide Internet access to Indian users, Facebook hopes to keep the cost of providing Internet very low. Also as a part of its Internet....

For those unaware, Certificate Pinning is designed to ensure the security of data transmission of Facebook users and avoid them from being victims of network-based attacks by automatically rejecting website links that use fake SSL credentials. Since almost all Facebook-owned apps by default use Certificate Pinning, it made it difficult for Whitehat researchers to test Facebook-owned mobile apps for server-side security vulnerabilities. With the introduction of the new option, researchers can now easily bypass Certificate Pinning on the Facebook-owned mobile apps like Facebook’s main app, its Messenger instant messaging client, and the Instagram app by:...

According to a letter addressed to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), written by U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, and obtained by Motherboard, the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) often uses ad blockers extensively. For those unaware, the IC is a group of separate U.S. government intelligence agencies and subordinate organizations, that work separately and together to conduct intelligence activities to support the foreign policy and national security of the U....

What is DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN or DNS Probe finish error? The DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN or DNS Probe Finished NXDomain error simply restricts the web browser to have a connection with a website. Yes, this is what all it does. Now, the question arises. Is there any way to fix it?, the answer is yes. In this article, we are providing you with every possible way to fix it. So keep reading it till the end....

You’d be amazed to see what is packing inside Samsung’s Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 EdgeDisplays of both smartphonesSmartphone bracket: What does this do?The unique cooling solutionOther components that make it a breeze to use the device Displays of both smartphones Samsung retains the beautiful Super AMOLED display and 1440p display on both of its smartphones, giving them the same sharpness, and contrast that you are used to seeing in the previous generation flagship smartphones belonging to the company....