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  • Hacker News: Why one would use Qubes OS? (2023)

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    Source URL: https://dataswamp.org/~solene/2023-06-17-qubes-os-why.html Source: Hacker News Title: Why one would use Qubes OS? (2023) Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** Qubes OS offers a unique take on security and privacy through a compartmentalization paradigm that leverages virtualization. Its design allows users to create isolated environments (qubes) for different tasks, enhancing security by…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: TextSynth Server

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Nov/21/textsynth-server/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: TextSynth Server Feedly Summary: TextSynth Server I’d missed this: Fabrice Bellard (yes, that Fabrice Bellard) has a project called TextSynth Server which he describes like this: ts_server is a web server proposing a REST API to large language models. They can be used for example for text…

  • Wired: Nvidia Says Its Blackwell Chip Is Fine, Nothing to See Here

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/nvidia-earnings-blackwell-chips-overheating/ Source: Wired Title: Nvidia Says Its Blackwell Chip Is Fine, Nothing to See Here Feedly Summary: Chip production delays and a rumored overheating issue haven’t slowed down Nvidia, which reported another quarter of blockbuster earnings and said Blackwells are now in the hands of Microsoft and OpenAI. AI Summary and Description: Yes…

  • Slashdot: D-Link Tells Users To Trash Old VPN Routers Over Bug Too Dangerous To Identify

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/11/20/189224/d-link-tells-users-to-trash-old-vpn-routers-over-bug-too-dangerous-to-identify?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: D-Link Tells Users To Trash Old VPN Routers Over Bug Too Dangerous To Identify Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: D-Link has advised users of older VPN routers to replace their devices due to a serious remote code execution vulnerability. This issue exemplifies the critical security risks…

  • Hacker News: AMD crafts custom EPYC CPU with HBM3 for Azure: 88 Zen 4 cores and 450GB of HBM3

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    Source URL: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-crafts-custom-epyc-cpu-for-microsoft-azure-with-hbm3-memory-cpu-with-88-zen-4-cores-and-450gb-of-hbm3-may-be-repurposed-mi300c-four-chips-hit-7-tb-s Source: Hacker News Title: AMD crafts custom EPYC CPU with HBM3 for Azure: 88 Zen 4 cores and 450GB of HBM3 Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft has unveiled a new series of high-performance computing (HPC) Azure virtual machines, the HBv5 series, which utilize a custom AMD CPU…

  • Slashdot: Apple Says Mac Users Targeted in Zero-Day Cyberattacks

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/11/20/181206/apple-says-mac-users-targeted-in-zero-day-cyberattacks?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Apple Says Mac Users Targeted in Zero-Day Cyberattacks Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Apple’s recent security updates address critical zero-day vulnerabilities affecting Intel-based Mac systems that were under active attack, highlighting the importance of timely patch management and awareness of state-sponsored cyber threats. Detailed Description: Apple’s…

  • The Register: Microsoft unveils beefy custom AMD chip to crunch HPC workloads on Azure

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/20/microsoft_azure_custom_amd/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft unveils beefy custom AMD chip to crunch HPC workloads on Azure Feedly Summary: In-house DPU and HSM silicon also shown off Ignite One of the advantages of being a megacorp is that you can customize the silicon that underpins your infrastructure, as Microsoft is demonstrating at this…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft, Atom Computing Leap Ahead On the Quantum Frontier With Logical Qubits

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/11/20/0026222/microsoft-atom-computing-leap-ahead-on-the-quantum-frontier-with-logical-qubits?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft, Atom Computing Leap Ahead On the Quantum Frontier With Logical Qubits Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft and Atom Computing have achieved a significant milestone in developing fault-tolerant quantum computing. The advancement involves utilizing quantum capabilities through Azure cloud service, while also addressing error correction…

  • The Register: Hardware barn denies that .004 seconds of facial recognition violated privacy

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/19/facial_recognition_privacy_appeal_bunnings_australia/ Source: The Register Title: Hardware barn denies that .004 seconds of facial recognition violated privacy Feedly Summary: Claims it was just spotting shoppers who threatened staff at Bluey’s favorite big box store Australian hardware chain Bunnings Warehouse will challenge a ruling by local regulators who found it violated shoppers’ privacy by checking…

  • The Register: Nvidia’s latest Blackwell boards pack 4 GPUs, 2 Grace CPUs, and suck down 5.4 kW

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/18/nvidia_gb200_nvl4/ Source: The Register Title: Nvidia’s latest Blackwell boards pack 4 GPUs, 2 Grace CPUs, and suck down 5.4 kW Feedly Summary: You can now glue four H200 PCIe cards together too SC24 Nvidia’s latest HPC and AI chip is a massive single board computer packing four Blackwell GPUs, 144 Arm Neoverse cores,…