Sony bets on Web3 with Soneium blockchain and incubation programme

Sony Block Solutions Labs has announced the launch of Soneium Minato, a new Ethereum layer-2 testnet, alongside an incubation programme called Soneium Spark. Aimed at establishing Soneium as a key Web3 infrastructure, the initiatives leverage Sony Group's reach to drive mainstream adoption across a range of applications. 

Driven by the vision to "Realise the Open Internet that Transcends Boundaries," Sony Block Solutions Labs seeks to demystify and promote Web3 to a wider...

28 August 2024 | Blockchain

GitHub Enterprise Server 3.13.3 tackles critical SAML vulnerability

GitHub has released Enterprise Server 3.13.3, addressing several security vulnerabilities, including a critical flaw affecting instances using SAML single sign-on. 

Alongside security patches, the update delivers bug fixes, minor feature enhancements, and changes to the platform.

The most pressing issue tackled by this update is a critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-6800) impacting instances employing SAML SSO with specific Identity Providers...

22 August 2024 | Git

CMA shelves app store probes to leverage digital market powers

Signalling its intent to leverage new powers granted by the Digital Markets, Competition, and Consumers Act (DMCCA), the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has closed its investigations into Google's Play Store and Apple's App Store.

The investigations – launched over concerns that both tech giants were unfairly leveraging their dominant market positions, to the detriment of UK app developers and consumers – focused primarily on rules mandating the use of proprietary...

21 August 2024 | Android

Epic Store debuts on EU iPhones

Epic Games has launched its own app store on iPhones in the EU. The launch comes in the wake of the EU's Digital Markets Act, which has compelled Apple to open its platform to third-party app marketplaces.

EU iPhone users can now access the Epic Games Store by visiting Epic's website on their devices, provided they are running iOS 17.4 or later. The store's initial offering is limited, featuring Epic's own titles such as Fortnite and Rocket League Sideswipe, with plans to expand...

16 August 2024 | App Stores

Unit 42 researchers uncover critical GitHub Actions vulnerability

A new attack vector that could compromise GitHub repositories has been uncovered by researchers at Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 team. The vulnerability, which exploits GitHub Actions artifacts generated during CI/CD workflows, could potentially grant high-level access to cloud environments.

The researchers found that a combination of misconfigurations and security flaws can cause artifacts to leak tokens, including those for third-party cloud services and GitHub itself. These...

15 August 2024 | Developer

GitHub’s Copilot Autofix triples vulnerability remediation speed

Shipping software quickly often comes at the cost of security, with vulnerabilities inadvertently making their way into production code. This poses a significant challenge, as many developers find security requirements complex and difficult to implement.

"Developers are shipping software faster than previously imaginable, releasing new features early and often. Yet, despite their best efforts to code securely, software vulnerabilities inadvertently make their way into production...

14 August 2024 | Artificial Intelligence

App Store policies spark Patreon backlash

Patreon, the platform empowering creators to build sustainable income through direct fan support, finds itself at odds with Apple over the tech giant's stringent App Store policies.

The latest dispute over App Store rules centres on Apple's requirement for all iOS app transactions to be processed through their in-app purchase system, a move that Patreon argues undermines their creator-centric philosophy.

In a statement, Patreon explained:

"Patreon exists to...

13 August 2024 | App Stores

Apple, the EU, and the threat of sideloaded applications

A huge shift has just happened in the mobile security landscape: Apple’s release of iOS 17.04 in March 2024 has allowed users to sideload apps and use third party app stores. This has largely been done in an effort to comply with the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). The DMA was introduced by the European Commission in order to help mitigate the domination of silicon valley giants – which the DMA calls “gatekeepers” – over digital markets.

Specifically, the DMA states...

13 August 2024 | App Stores

Sterling Chin, Postman: Transforming API testing and documentation with AI

In an interview ahead of AI & Big Data Expo Europe, Sterling Chin, Senior Developer Advocate at Postman, shed light on the company's AI-powered tool Postbot and its impact on API development.

Postbot is Postman's intelligent assistant designed to tackle two perennial pain points in API development: testing and documentation.

"The major pain points that Postbot solves is allowing you to – by click of a button – generate tests for your APIs, generate...

12 August 2024 | API

Unity’s EBITDA surges despite revenue decline

Unity has posted a 2% dip in revenue for the second quarter of 2024, reaching £358 million, down from £366 million in the previous quarter. Despite this slight decrease, the mobile game engine and infrastructure platform exceeded both its own guidance and analyst expectations.

Unity reported a net loss of £100 million for Q2, a significant reduction compared to the £232 million loss incurred in Q1. Restructuring and reorganisation costs were identified as the primary driver...

9 August 2024 | Development Tools