Tag: interoperability
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Slashdot: FTC Urged To Stop Tech Makers Downgrading Devices After You’ve Bought Them
Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/09/08/0038246/ftc-urged-to-stop-tech-makers-downgrading-devices-after-youve-bought-them?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: FTC Urged To Stop Tech Makers Downgrading Devices After You’ve Bought Them Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a letter from digital rights activists to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) advocating for regulations that ensure device manufacturers disclose minimum support durations for their…
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Slashdot: Two Android Engineers Explain How They Extended Rust In Android’s Firmware
Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/24/09/08/0455238/two-android-engineers-explain-how-they-extended-rust-in-androids-firmware?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Two Android Engineers Explain How They Extended Rust In Android’s Firmware Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google is enhancing the security of its Android Virtualization Framework by rewriting firmware using the Rust programming language, which is known for its memory safety features. The move aims to…
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The Register: Google says replacing C/C++ in firmware with Rust is easy
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/06/google_rust_c_code_language/ Source: The Register Title: Google says replacing C/C++ in firmware with Rust is easy Feedly Summary: Not so much when trying to convert coding veterans Google recently rewrote the firmware for protected virtual machines in its Android Virtualization Framework using the Rust programming language and wants you to do the same, assuming…
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The Register: Snowflake claims Iceberg wins table format wars, and Databricks has just proved it
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/22/snowflake_table_format_databricks/ Source: The Register Title: Snowflake claims Iceberg wins table format wars, and Databricks has just proved it Feedly Summary: The data analytics vendor’s CEO says rival’s over $1 billion Tabular acquisition is the ‘vindication’ Databricks’ $1 billion plus purchase of Tabular demonstrates Iceberg has won the data table format wars, according to…