The report makes a compelling case for the adoption of memory-safe programming languages.

This new focus builds on the goal of restoring cybersecurity responsibility and restructuring incentives in favor of long-term cybersecurity investments. Memory-safe programming languages were also included as a goal of the Open Source Software Security Initiative (OS3I), which recently published a new report.

When using a memory-safe programming language such as Rust, Go, Java, Swift, and Python, developers cannot create code that causes a memory error because the language includes specific properties such as memory safety. When developers write code in languages that are not memory safe, such as C and C++, they may inadvertently write code that can cause memory access errors. Instead of the errors being caught at compile time and runtime, as with memory-safe languages, they end up in the final version and cause security problems, writes Jennifer Gregory, an author on cybersecurity topics.

Gregory adds that choosing a memory-safe language significantly reduces or completely eliminates memory-related vulnerabilities. In addition to improved security, memory-safe languages also reduce crashes and allow developers to increase productivity because they don’t need to focus on memory management issues.

The report focuses on getting organizations to focus on two specific areas related to memory-safe languages. In addition, the government wants to focus on creating partnerships with the technical community, especially engineers and developers, to collaborate on making this key change happen.

Although the use of memory-safe languages is recommended, the transition to them is challenging. Many software programs and libraries are based on inappropriate memory protection languages, and rewriting the entire database is often impossible. Starting a new project with a safe programming language represents the easiest way to transition.

Organizations can reduce attacks by rewriting only the critical functions and libraries that are most vulnerable to memory-related errors. Suitable languages such as Rust and Swift are interoperable with C and C++, making this transition easier. However, making the transition requires adequate developer resources. Organizations should start by assessing their existing memory safety language experts and provide training for both current and new developers in this area.

Emilian Abadjiev, founder of Tumba Solutions

“Digital technologies hold the power to redefine the architecture of our cities. They serve as essential tools in our quest for sustainable, efficient, and inclusive urban development. By intelligently integrating technologies like 3D, VR, AI, and Web5, we can sculpt smarter cities that offer a higher quality of life while remaining respectful of our planet’s resources. Our goal isn’t merely to keep pace with digital trends, but to proactively leverage these tools to create healthier, safer, and more beneficial environments for all urban residents,”

Emo Abadjiev explained.

WeRide.Today is not just a cutting-edge app, but part of an innovative platform devoted to responsible and human-centric solutions. Designed to assist bike commuters in navigating the often challenging cityscape, it provides more than just personal navigation; it offers contextual hints and showcases helpful Points of Interest (POIs) that simplify urban commuting. Grounded in democratic and open principles, WeRide.Today fosters sustainable active urban mobility, going beyond an app to embody comprehensive technological solutions for a greener, more connected today and future.

In addition to this, Abadjiev will shed light on the revolutionary Digital City project. An ambitious venture that epitomizes his commitment to redefining urban planning for the digital age. The project is poised to reshape how we conceive urban landscapes, integrating emergent technologies like 3D, VR, AI, and Web5 to deliver an unmatched urban living experience.

Through his participation in the Green Transition conference, Abadjiev aims to underline the possibilities of merging advanced technology with real-world applications, reinforcing his belief that these are not merely trends, but powerful tools that can help individuals, businesses, policy makers, and state administrations build groundbreaking products that enhance healthier, safer lives, and maximize technology benefits.

For additional details about the conference, please visit the official Green Transition website and join the “Digitization and Cybersecurity” panel.

“Looking forward to working with Linda to transform this platform into X, the everything app,”

Musk wrote Friday.

Tesla shares, which rose early Friday, fell in afternoon trading. Twitter’s new CEO will begin his duties in about six weeks. Musk added that his role at Twitter will transition into the role of executive chairman and chief technology officer of the company.

Musk took over as CEO of Twitter on October 28 last year, buying the social media platform for $44 billion. The purchase was partially funded by Musk, who sold some of his shares in Tesla. That, along with his focus on Twitter, has alarmed some longtime Tesla stock bulls, as they believe the negative attention is weighing on Tesla stock.

The EV giant is up around 67% from a January low, but has retreated considerably since the end of March. Tesla stock remains below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages.

Tesla ranks fourth in IBD’s Auto-Manufacturers industry group. TSLA has a 59 Composite Rating out of 99. The stock also has a 20 Relative Strength Rating. The EPS Rating is 93 out of 99.

In this release, Docker Extensions transitions from beta to GA. The Docker Extensions feature connects the Docker toolchain to application development and deployment workflows. To make it easier to use Docker Extensions, the ability to search, install, and uninstall extensions directly from the search bar has been added.

With Docker Desktop 4.16, Docker Extensions and the Docker Extensions SDK are now generally available to all platforms and users.

The Docker Extensions feature allows you to extend Docker Desktop with debugging, testing, security, networking and much more. You can also create custom add-ons using the Extensions SDK.

Since its launch, Marketplace Extensions has expanded from 15 initial extensions to over 30, with more to come.

Here’s more information about extensions and enhancements on Docker:

• Improved discoverability through search, categories, list of number of installed extensions, and more.
• Addition of an Extensions Marketplace in Docker Hub to make it easier to search for extensions and images.
• Create a tab for extensions in Docker Desktop.
• Made it easier to share new extensions with a Share button.

Docker now enables analyzing an image for vulnerabilities to be up to 4 times faster – and use up to 76% less memory. These performance improvements, which will be introduced as part of Docker Desktop 4.16, can be of great value when working with larger (over 5 GB) images.

To perform the analysis, you must select an image in the Images tab. An analysis will automatically run so that the user can be alerted to vulnerabilities in underlying images and dependencies.

Additional changes are described in the release notes. Many Docker Desktop dependencies have also been updated in this release, in particular Docker Compose is now version 2.15.1, Containerd is version 1.6.14, and Docker Engine has been updated to version 20.10.22. A number of bug fixes have also been made.

Docker Desktop 4.16 is now available. Docker Desktop is free for small businesses, but requires a paid subscription for larger organizations.

The company will also divest some real estate and cut back on office space. The goal of the plan is to reduce operating costs, increase operating margins and drive “profitable growth.”

Salefforce CRM, +3.57% joins a number of other tech companies that have admitted in recent months that they have grown too fast for the current environment.

“As our earnings accelerated during the pandemic, we hired too many people, leading to the economic downturn we now face, and I take responsibility for that,”

co-CEO Mark Benioff said in a letter to employees that was also filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

On investor day in September, the company had about 80,000 employees.

Salesforce expects that it will incur $1.4-2.1 billion in expenses related to the plan, of which $800-1 billion is expected to be incurred in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023, which is underway. The majority of the total expected spending is related to employee transition, layoffs, employee benefits or stock-based compensation, Market Watch writes.

The company anticipates that it will be done with the staffing elements of the restructuring plan by the end of fiscal 2024 and done with the real-estate efforts during fiscal 2026.

Mizuho’s Jordan Klein, a desk-based analyst associated with the sales team and not the research unit, said in a note that the restructuring was a positive step toward helping to “rebuild investor credibility and trust and one that showed that Benioff “is not all about growth at any cost.

Now, with the introduction of Windows support, Flutter enables the creation of cross-platform apps that run on iOS, Android, the Web, and Windows, whereas Flutter for macOS and Linux is currently in beta, noted InfoQ in an article.

Flutter for Windows provides the same main feature set as on other platforms, plus the Flutter’s rendering system, Skia graphics engine, widgets, and more. Flutter apps for Windows can use any Win32, COM, and Windows Runtime APIs using Dart FFI layer which provides C-level interoperability, including a specific C++ platform plugin.

A number of Flutter plugins have been extended to work natively on Windows. These include camera, file_picker, and shared_preferences. Hundreds of Dart packages provide direct access to Windows APIs, such as webview, battery, serial_port, and more, without requiring the use of the C-level FFI.

Customers can create Windows apps that have a native look because from now on Flutter on Windows supports Microsoft Fluent design, thanks to packages like fluent_ui and flutter_acrylic. Flutter for Windows include three main layers:

• the high-level Dart framework that provides gesture support, animations, painting, widgets, and so on;
• an intermediate Flutter engine written in C++ which includes the Dart runtime and Skia graphics engine;
• a lower-level C++ layer responsible for translating and dispatching Windows messages.

The Flutter 2.10 release now supports a partial repaint of a dirty region on iOS, bringing down GPU utilization from more than 90% to 10% in a few benchmarks. Image opacity handling, on the other hand, has become much faster. Flutter 2.10 includes a new type flow analysis implementation, which brings build times down by approximately 10%.

The new Flutter release begins the transition to Material 3, which aims to provide a more personal feel to UIs by enabling UI customization via advanced use of automatic generated color palettes.

The government is targeting a complete switch of the delivery fleet used by e-commerce and last-mile mobility solution providers to electric for reduced emission, Hero Electric said. The company added it has partnered with numerous B2B startups to supply electric scooters to address the segment’s challenges. Sohinder Gill, CEO, Hero Electric said:

“We constantly strive to quicken the pace of transition to e-mobility and push forward the same through B2B partnerships to strengthen the EV ecosystem across India. This partnership is another step to boost the rapidly growing logistics and delivery industry and steer our commitment to carbon-free mobility by electrifying the segment.”

Kapil Gupta, Founder & Director at Turtle Mobility said that it will also help them to generate work opportunities for self-employed individuals in the informal sector by offering them a more affordable and easily accessible alternative to ICE vehicles.

Dorries explained that the move would support a smoother transition to faster mobile networks. It would make it easier for all the new suppliers to enter the market.

The government pointed out the most significant one is that will make it simpler to run networks as operators do not have to deal with the challenges which can arise from running up to four networks. Dorries explained:

“5G technology is already revolutionizing people’s lives and businesses – connecting people across the UK with faster mobile data and making businesses more productive. Today we are announcing a further £50m to put the UK at the forefront of mobile connectivity and to make sure our telecoms networks are secure now and in the future.”

She, also, announced her future meeting with the US Secretary for Commerce Gina Raimondo which has an aim to “strengthen our ties on technology”.

The director of industry body Mobile UK, Hamish MacLeod expressed his opinion by explaining that switching off 2G and 3G will enable operators to transition fully to more energy-efficient and high-capacity networks to the benefit of customers.

As part of the exciting new agreement, BT’s global managed voice services will transition to the cloud.

The unique partnership paves the way for the development of revolutionary new cloud-based products and services for BT’s voice customers and the wider telecoms sector.

Operator Connect, which supports telecom operators adding their calling plans to Microsoft Teams, will help BT create new business models and revenue streams as it innovates, creates and grows.

Omar Abbosh, Corporate Vice President of Industry Solutions at Microsoft, said:

“The partnership announced today by Microsoft and BT is just the start of an exciting, shared journey of innovation and collaboration that will shape the future of telecoms. By transitioning global managed voice services to the cloud, BT can use Microsoft’s cutting-edge tools to develop new communications services that meet the needs and demands of today’s customers. By aligning our visions for communication, connectivity, security and digital technology, Microsoft and BT will support real growth for businesses across the world.”

BT will offer its managed voice services directly through Microsoft Teams, enhancing communication experiences for customers and creating new opportunities for growth. The number of users of BT’s managed Microsoft Teams collaboration service has almost doubled during the past 12 months. Microsoft’s focus on placing cutting-edge security at the heart of business will be combined with BT’s own expertise and extensive threat intelligence gained from protecting one of the world’s largest global networks to enable and protect modern, collaborative workspaces.

Bas Burger, CEO of Global at BT, said:

“BT and Microsoft are at the forefront of innovation in global digital platforms and connectivity that will take technology and communication beyond limits. This partnership will ensure all of Microsoft’s solutions work ‘Best on BT’ and support both companies’ commitments to improving digital skills in the community.”

But Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is one tech billionaire that’s not following suit. Instead, he unveiled his own futuristic ambitions recently: positioning his company as the center of the so-called metaverse.

The metaverse concept has been somewhat niche, presiding largely in the gaming world, until Zuckerberg pushed it into the limelight this week in an interview with The Verge.

He said Facebook would evolve from a social media company into a “metaverse company“. And Facebook’s Andrew Bosworth said Monday that the company is even building out a designated executive team to oversee progress towards the metaverse vision. It’ll exist within Facebook’s virtual reality branch.

Facebook’s VR and AR technology can currently “teleport you into a room with another person, regardless of physical distance, or to new virtual worlds and experiences,” Bosworth said in the Facebook post:

“But to achieve our full vision of the Metaverse, we also need to build the connective tissue between these spaces — so you can remove the limitations of physics and move between them with the same ease as moving from one room in your home to the next.”

Zuckerberg said he’s banking on the transition to occur over the course of the next five years or so.