Tag: 2024

  • Hacker News: 4.5M Suspected Fake Stars in GitHub

    Source URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.13459 Source: Hacker News Title: 4.5M Suspected Fake Stars in GitHub Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The paper discusses the prevalence of fake stars on GitHub and their implications for security within the open-source community. The rising trend poses a threat, not only degrading the credibility of the star…

  • The Register: Screwed by the cloud: Hardware vendors looking for that raison d’refresh

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/02/cloud_hardware_research_hpe/ Source: The Register Title: Screwed by the cloud: Hardware vendors looking for that raison d’refresh Feedly Summary: 40% of world’s servers are 6 years +, drink 66% of DC energy, provide 7% of compute. Please refresh, says HPE Four in ten of the servers currently residing in datacenters across the globe are…

  • Hacker News: The biggest AI flops of 2024

    Source URL: https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/31/1109612/biggest-worst-ai-artificial-intelligence-flops-fails-2024/ Source: Hacker News Title: The biggest AI flops of 2024 Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the proliferation of low-quality AI-generated content, termed “AI slop,” which poses risks not only to the credibility of AI outputs but also to public trust. It illustrates the impact of…

  • Hacker News: Déjà vu: Ghostly CVEs in my terminal title

    Source URL: https://dgl.cx/2024/12/ghostty-terminal-title Source: Hacker News Title: Déjà vu: Ghostly CVEs in my terminal title Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a critical security vulnerability in the Ghostty terminal emulator, reminiscent of issues previously documented in terminal emulators from 2003. It highlights how in-band signaling can expose users to…

  • Hacker News: Things we learned out about LLMs in 2024

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Dec/31/llms-in-2024/ Source: Hacker News Title: Things we learned out about LLMs in 2024 Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses significant advancements and trends in Large Language Models (LLMs) throughout 2024, highlighting new technologies, efficiency improvements, cost reductions, and issues such as model usability and environmental impact. It…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Things we learned out about LLMs in 2024

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Dec/31/llms-in-2024/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Things we learned out about LLMs in 2024 Feedly Summary: A lot has happened in the world of Large Language Models over the course of 2024. Here’s a review of things we figured out about the field in the past twelve months, plus my attempt at identifying…

  • The Register: US Treasury Department outs the blast radius of BeyondTrust’s key leak

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/31/us_treasury_department_hacked/ Source: The Register Title: US Treasury Department outs the blast radius of BeyondTrust’s key leak Feedly Summary: Data pilfered as miscreants roamed affected workstations The US Department of the Treasury has admitted that miscreants were in its systems, accessing documents in what has been called a “major incident."… AI Summary and Description:…

  • The Register: China’s cyber intrusions took a sinister turn in 2024

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/31/china_cyber_intrusions_2024/ Source: The Register Title: China’s cyber intrusions took a sinister turn in 2024 Feedly Summary: From targeted espionage to pre-positioning – not that they are mutually exclusive The Chinese government’s intrusions into America’s telecommunications and other critical infrastructure networks this year appears to signal a shift from cyberspying as usual to prepping…

  • Hacker News: U.S. Army Soldier Arrested in AT&T, Verizon Extortions

    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/12/u-s-army-soldier-arrested-in-att-verizon-extortions/ Source: Hacker News Title: U.S. Army Soldier Arrested in AT&T, Verizon Extortions Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: A U.S. Army soldier, Cameron John Wagenius, has been arrested for allegedly hacking and leaking sensitive telecom data. His arrest highlights a concerning trend of military personnel becoming involved in cybercriminal…

  • The Register: UK watchdog launches inquiry into IBM’s HashiCorp acquisition

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/31/cma_inquiry_ibm_hashicorp/ Source: The Register Title: UK watchdog launches inquiry into IBM’s HashiCorp acquisition Feedly Summary: To the surprise of no one, a multi-billion dollar deal comes under CMA scrutiny The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a merger inquiry into IBM’s acquisition of HashiCorp.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The…