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February 27, 2020
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Let’s Encrypt issues one-billionth web security certificate

It wasn’t that long ago that most websites weren’t secured with Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption. You could tell because the sites started with HTTP instead of HTTPS. Today, 81% of web pages use HTTPS globally, and 91% are secured in the US. For that vast increase in secure web browsing, we owe a large debt of gratitude to Internet Security Research Group (ISRG) with its Let’s Encrypt project. Let’s Encrypt has just issued its billionth web security certificate.

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February 26, 2020
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The for-profit takeover of the non-profit ‘.org’ top-level domain

At first glance, the proposed deal makes little sense. The Internet Society is trying to sell the non-profit Public Interest Registry (PIR), the registry for the “.org” top-level domain (TLD), to the new private-equity firm Ethos Capital for $1.135 billion. There are about 10.5 million .org domains, and most — but not all — are non-profits. Where’s the money?

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February 26, 2020
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AI comes to the Edge with SolidRun and Gyrfalcon’s AI inference server

Do you need AI video smarts on the edge? Then, SolidRun, a developer and manufacturer of high-performance edge computing hardware, and application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) chip manufacturer Gyrfalcon Technology has a server for you: The Arm-based, Linux-powered Janux GS31 AI inference server.

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February 25, 2020
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Microsoft previews Microsoft Defender ATP for Linux

First thing is first, the new beta Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) is not an antiviral program for Linux desktops. No, it’s an enterprise platform designed to help you prevent, detect, investigate, and respond to Linux server and network threats.

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February 24, 2020
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Mirantis co-founder leaves to create open-source 5G startup

Open source revolutized technology and networking but it’s done almost nothing in cellular technology. That’s because Boris Renski, co-founder of OpenStack and Kubernetes power Mirantis, explained, “cellular wireless is an oligopoly black box primarily due to historic government regulation.” But, now that the FCC has opened up the 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) band, there’s room for new open-source based companies to offer 4G LTE and eventually 5G voice and data. Renski will be one of its pioneers.

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