SoftwareTechnology

Servo Browser Engine Reaches Milestone with First Official Version Release

Servo, the experimental browser engine written in Rust, has reached a development milestone with its first official versioned release. The project, which began under Mozilla’s guidance, now offers more stable monthly builds and expanded platform support, including native Apple Silicon compatibility. While still experimental, this release represents meaningful progress toward creating a modern browser engine alternative.

Experimental Browser Engine Reaches Development Milestone

The Servo browser engine, an experimental project originally developed under Mozilla, has reached a significant development milestone with its first versioned release, according to reports from the project team. Servo 0.0.1 represents the initial stable release of the engine, which aims to provide an alternative to dominant browser engines like Chrome’s Blink, Apple’s WebKit, and Mozilla’s own Gecko.

CloudSecurity

Major AWS DNS Outage Disrupts Global Digital Services, Highlights Infrastructure Vulnerabilities

A significant DNS subsystem failure at Amazon Web Services’ critical US-EAST-1 data region caused widespread service disruptions across major platforms. The outage affected hundreds of cloud-dependent applications and underscored systemic vulnerabilities in global digital infrastructure. Service restoration is underway, though residual delays continue to affect some users.

Global Cloud Infrastructure Disrupted by AWS DNS Failure

A massive outage at Amazon Web Services disrupted numerous popular digital platforms and services worldwide, according to reports from the cloud computing giant. The DNS subsystem failure originating from the US-EAST-1 data region in Virginia temporarily rendered services including Alexa, Fortnite, and ChatGPT inaccessible to users across multiple continents. Sources indicate that nearly 30% of global online services rely on AWS infrastructure, making this one of the most significant cloud service disruptions in recent memory.