Tag: research

Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/01/10/0023257/nvidia-ceo-quantum-computers-wont-be-very-useful-for-another-20-years?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Nvidia CEO: Quantum Computers Won’t Be Very Useful for Another 20 Years Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang predicts that quantum computers will not become practically useful for approximately 20 years, causing a notable drop in stock values in the quantum computing sector.…

Cloud Blog: Avoid global outages by partitioning cloud applications to reduce blast radius

Jan 9, 2025

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/devops-sre/how-to-partition-cloud-applications-to-avoid-global-outages/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Avoid global outages by partitioning cloud applications to reduce blast radius Feedly Summary: Cloud applications like Google Workspace provide benefits such as collaboration, availability, security, and cost-efficiency. However, for cloud application developers, there’s a fundamental conflict between achieving high availability and the constant evolution of cloud applications. Changes…

Hacker News: WorstFit: Unveiling Hidden Transformers in Windows ANSI

Jan 9, 2025

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Source URL: https://blog.orange.tw/posts/2025-01-worstfit-unveiling-hidden-transformers-in-windows-ansi/ Source: Hacker News Title: WorstFit: Unveiling Hidden Transformers in Windows ANSI Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a novel security vulnerability termed “WorstFit” that exploits Microsoft Windows’ character encoding and conversion mechanisms, particularly its Best-Fit behavior, leading to various forms of attacks including Remote Code Execution…

The Register: Security pros baited with fake Windows LDAP exploit traps

Jan 9, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/09/security_pros_baited_by_fake/ Source: The Register Title: Security pros baited with fake Windows LDAP exploit traps Feedly Summary: Tricky attackers trying yet again to deceive the good guys on home territory Security researchers are once again being lured into traps by attackers, this time with fake exploits of serious Microsoft security flaws.… AI Summary and…

Wired: AI Social Media Users Are Not Always a Totally Dumb Idea

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Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/ai-social-media-users-are-not-always-a-totally-dumb-idea/ Source: Wired Title: AI Social Media Users Are Not Always a Totally Dumb Idea Feedly Summary: Meta’s AI characters users might seem useless, but fake social media users can sometimes offer valuable insights into real human behavior. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Meta’s plan to introduce a significant number of artificial…

The Register: DNA sequencers found running ancient BIOS, posing risk to clinical research

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/08/dna_sequencer_vulnerabilities/ Source: The Register Title: DNA sequencers found running ancient BIOS, posing risk to clinical research Feedly Summary: Devices on six-year-old firmware vulnerable to takeover and destruction Argentine cybersecurity shop Eclypsium claims security issues affecting leading DNA sequencing devices could lead to disruptions in crucial clinical research.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary:…

The Register: AI hype led to an enterprise datacenter spending binge in 2024 that won’t last

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/08/synergy_research_dc_report/ Source: The Register Title: AI hype led to an enterprise datacenter spending binge in 2024 that won’t last Feedly Summary: GPUs and generative AI systems so hot right now… yet ‘long-term trend remains,’ says analyst Bets on the future demand for AI drove a 48 percent jump in spending on public cloud…

The Register: Crims backdoored the backdoors they supplied to other miscreants. Then the domains lapsed

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/08/backdoored_backdoors/ Source: The Register Title: Crims backdoored the backdoors they supplied to other miscreants. Then the domains lapsed Feedly Summary: Here’s what $20 gets you these days More than 4,000 unique backdoors are using expired domains and/or abandoned infrastructure, and many of these expose government and academia-owned hosts – thus setting these hosts…

Slashdot: Religious Leaders Experiment With AI In Sermons

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