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https://www.open-electronics.org/linux-foundation-launches-the-open-source-edgex-foundry-for-iot-standardisation/ Security is the Achilles heel of the Internet of Things, according to Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols on ZDNet. The lack of common IoT development standards is part of this problem. This is why the Linux Foundation, along with 50 companies, has announced The EdgeX Foundry. The group will build a common open framework for IoT →

http://inhabitat.com/worlds-cutest-solar-farm-in-china-is-shaped-like-a-panda/ Who says solar panel installations can’t be adorable? The Panda Power Plant in Datong, China is shaped like the country’s treasured animal – and the first phase offers 50 megawatts (MW) of clean energy.  →

https://opensource.com/article/17/6/javascript-frameworks Helpful hints on where frameworks make sense, and where they don’t. We should probably reduce our use of some of the frameworks we created. In other ways, we simply need to consider the cost of using a framework for the given task. →

https://fossbytes.com/outlawcountry-cia-hacking-tool-linux/ Wikileaks has published fresh documents that deal with the CIA’s hacking and spying on Linux machines using a malware strain called OutlawCountry. This tool consists of a kernel module that creates invisible netfilter table for creating new rules with iptables command. Those rules can modify and redirect the network traffic. The OutlawCountry’s prerequisites for operation are →

We have recently been facing a huge outbreak of a new Petya-like malware armed with an infector similar to WannaCry. With echoes of WannaCry, infections spread fast. The research is still in progress -Some security researchers describe malware as variant of Petya; others say it’s a brand new sample. The low-level attack works in the →

http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/edn-moments/4376579/1st-American-TV-station-begins-broadcasting–July-2–1928?utm_content=buffer0f991&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer Resolution was set at just 48 lines on the mechanical television sets that accepted the broadcasts. Mechanical televisions, also called televisors, were broadcast television systems that used mechanical or electromechanical devices to capture and display video images. Images themselves were usually transmitted electronically and via radio waves. The business lasted only few years, but →

http://www.aalto.fi/en/current/news/2017-06-30/ In a recent publication, Aalto University researchers show that in a transparent medium each photon is accompanied by an atomic mass density wave. The novel discovery solves the centennial momentum paradox of light.  If this theoretical finding is proven true with experiments, it can affect our understanding of universe: “Presently the Hubble’s law is explained →

http://fvca.fi/en/news/finnish_startups_attract_the_most_venture_capital_in_europe.1480.news Finland heads the charts in European venture capital investments in startup and early stage growth companies as percentage of GDP between 2012 and 2016. In 2016, Finnish startup and early stage growth companies raised the second highest amount of venture capital funding in Europe when looking at investments as percentage of GDP. →

https://opensource.com/business/16/8/top-5-open-source-web-servers?sc_cid=7016000000127ECAAY Statistics show us that well over 80% of web applications and websites are powered by open source web servers. This article takes a look at the most popular open source web servers.  →

https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/30/15899446/unity-cinemachine-unite-europe-2017-animation Use game engine for animation? It looks feasible soon. The new Cinemachine component that’s coming to Unity’s 2017.1 release  promises to allow that: directorial and cinematography powers. Unity’s Asset Store is full of free 3D models and environments — including the hugely impressive Adam character. Unity is adding a timeline view: Your entire game or animation can sit on multiple layered →