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  • Hacker News: New Apple CPU side-channel attacks steals data from browsers

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    Source URL: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-apple-cpu-side-channel-attack-steals-data-from-browsers/ Source: Hacker News Title: New Apple CPU side-channel attacks steals data from browsers Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: A recent disclosure by security researchers reveals critical side-channel vulnerabilities in modern Apple processors, specifically regarding the FLOP and SLAP attacks. These flaws exploit speculative execution mechanisms to leak sensitive…

  • Hacker News: Has DeepSeek improved the Transformer architecture

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    Source URL: https://epoch.ai/gradient-updates/how-has-deepseek-improved-the-transformer-architecture Source: Hacker News Title: Has DeepSeek improved the Transformer architecture Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses the innovative architectural advancements in DeepSeek v3, a new AI model that boasts state-of-the-art performance with significantly reduced training times and computational demands compared to its predecessor, Llama 3. Key…

  • Cloud Blog: ScatterBrain: Unmasking the Shadow of PoisonPlug’s Obfuscator

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/scatterbrain-unmasking-poisonplug-obfuscator/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: ScatterBrain: Unmasking the Shadow of PoisonPlug’s Obfuscator Feedly Summary: Written by: Nino Isakovic Introduction Since 2022, Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has been tracking multiple cyber espionage operations conducted by China-nexus actors utilizing POISONPLUG.SHADOW. These operations employ a custom obfuscating compiler that we refer to as “ScatterBrain," facilitating…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting Ben Thompson

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jan/28/ben-thompson/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting Ben Thompson Feedly Summary: H100s were prohibited by the chip ban, but not H800s. Everyone assumed that training leading edge models required more interchip memory bandwidth, but that is exactly what DeepSeek optimized both their model structure and infrastructure around. Again, just to emphasize this point,…

  • Cloud Blog: Privacy-preserving Confidential Computing now on even more machines and services

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/privacy-preserving-confidential-computing-now-on-even-more-machines/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Privacy-preserving Confidential Computing now on even more machines and services Feedly Summary: Organizations are increasingly using Confidential Computing to help protect their sensitive data in use as part of their data protection efforts. Today, we are excited to highlight new Confidential Computing capabilities that make it easier for…

  • AWS Open Source Blog: Improving API performance at Sonar with Lambda SnapStart and Micronaut

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    Source URL: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/opensource/improving-api-performance-at-sonar-with-lambda-snapstart-and-micronaut/ Source: AWS Open Source Blog Title: Improving API performance at Sonar with Lambda SnapStart and Micronaut Feedly Summary: SonarQube Cloud is a software as a service (SaaS) solution developed by Sonar that provides a comprehensive code analysis platform. It uses advanced static analysis techniques to automatically find and fix code quality issues,…

  • Schneier on Security: New VPN Backdoor

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/01/new-vpn-backdoor.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: New VPN Backdoor Feedly Summary: A newly discovered VPN backdoor uses some interesting tactics to avoid detection: When threat actors use backdoor malware to gain access to a network, they want to make sure all their hard work can’t be leveraged by competing groups or detected by…