Dropped Bits — Issue #6
Welcome to issue #6 of Dropped Bits, the humble tech newsletter delivered weekly to your inbox. I hope you find here some interesting readings.
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🇺🇦 Supporting the Ukrainian people
First things first. I support the Ukrainian people involved in a war nobody deserve. I invite you to do the same, please donate to trustworthy organizations trying to defend and take care of the Ukrainian people.
Thank you.
International Committee of Red Cross
🔝 Top News
Spectre-family vulnerabilities are back again.
BHI: The Newest Spectre Vulnerability Affecting Intel & Arm CPUs — Phoronix — www.phoronix.com
The VUSec security researchers are today — in cooperation with Intel — disclosing another new speculative execution vulnerability..
‘Dirty Pipe’ Linux vulnerability discovered | ZDNet — www.zdnet.com
Max Kellermann explained that the vulnerability affects Linux Kernel 5.8 and later versions.
Notion has announced integrations powered by their APIs — www.notion.so
Connect your favorite tools to Notion to build the exact workflow you need.
Introducing Postman’s API Uptime Monitor in Open Beta | Postman Blog — blog.postman.com
We’re excited to announce the open-beta release of our uptime monitor, a simplified Postman monitor designed for API endpoint uptime monitoring. Detect system-outage issues quickly.
Bandcamp Joining Epic Games to Support Fair, Open Platforms for Artists and Fans — Epic Games — www.epicgames.com
Bandcamp, an online music store and community where fans can discover, connect with, and directly support the independent musicians they love, is joining Epic Games!
🔧 Tool of the week
The online meeting solution by Brave developers, integrated right in the Brave browser and powered by the Jitsi open source video meeting platform.
Brave Talk — talk.brave.com
Unlimited, private video calls. Right in the Brave browser.
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