Tag: two

  • The Register: Solana blockchain’s popular web3.js npm package backdoored to steal keys, funds

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/05/solana_javascript_sdk_compromised/ Source: The Register Title: Solana blockchain’s popular web3.js npm package backdoored to steal keys, funds Feedly Summary: Damage likely limited to those running bots with private key access Malware-poisoned versions of the widely used JavaScript library @solana/web3.js were distributed via the npm package registry, according to an advisory issued Wednesday by project…

  • Slashdot: Backdoor in Compromised Solana Code Library Drains $184,000 from Digital Wallets

    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/12/05/1848223/backdoor-in-compromised-solana-code-library-drains-184000-from-digital-wallets?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Backdoor in Compromised Solana Code Library Drains $184,000 from Digital Wallets Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Solana JavaScript SDK experienced a supply chain attack where malicious code was injected to steal cryptocurrency private keys. This incident highlights the vulnerabilities associated with software supply chains in…

  • Hacker News: AmpereOne: Cores Are the New MHz

    Source URL: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2024/ampereone-cores-are-new-mhz Source: Hacker News Title: AmpereOne: Cores Are the New MHz Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text provides an in-depth examination of the Supermicro ARS-211ME-FNR server equipped with the 192-core AmpereOne A192-32X CPU, focusing on its design and performance metrics. The analysis highlights how advancements in core technology…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting OpenAI o1 System Card

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Dec/5/openai-o1-system-card/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting OpenAI o1 System Card Feedly Summary: When o1 was led to believe that it would be shut down when acting on its goal and that its actions were monitored, it attempted to deactivate this ‘oversight mechanism’ in 5% of the time. Exfiltration attempts: When o1 found…

  • Hacker News: Exploring inference memory saturation effect: H100 vs. MI300x

    Source URL: https://dstack.ai/blog/h100-mi300x-inference-benchmark/ Source: Hacker News Title: Exploring inference memory saturation effect: H100 vs. MI300x Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text provides a detailed benchmarking analysis comparing NVIDIA’s H100 GPU and AMD’s MI300x, with a focus on their memory capabilities and implications for LLM (Large Language Model) inference performance. It…

  • Hacker News: A16Z 2025 Big Ideas for Crypto

    Source URL: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/big-ideas-crypto-2025/ Source: Hacker News Title: A16Z 2025 Big Ideas for Crypto Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text outlines emerging trends in AI, crypto, and governance that may shape the technology landscape in 2025. It highlights the transition of AIs into agentic roles, the necessity of unique digital identities,…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: New Pleias 1.0 LLMs trained exclusively on openly licensed data

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Dec/5/pleias-llms/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: New Pleias 1.0 LLMs trained exclusively on openly licensed data Feedly Summary: New Pleias 1.0 LLMs trained exclusively on openly licensed data I wrote about the Common Corpus public domain dataset back in March. Now Pleias, the team behind Common Corpus, have released the first family of…

  • Cloud Blog: Moloco: 10x faster model training times with TPUs on Google Kubernetes Engine

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/containers-kubernetes/moloco-uses-gke-and-tpus-for-ml-workloads/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Moloco: 10x faster model training times with TPUs on Google Kubernetes Engine Feedly Summary: In today’s congested digital landscape, businesses of all sizes face the challenge of optimizing their marketing budgets. They must find ways to stand out amid the bombardment of messages vying for potential customers’ attention.…

  • CSA: Systems Analysis: Understand How Your System Operates

    Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/blog/2024/12/05/systems-analysis-for-zero-trust-understand-how-your-system-operates Source: CSA Title: Systems Analysis: Understand How Your System Operates Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the critical process of performing a systems analysis as a precursor to building a Zero Trust architecture. It emphasizes the importance of understanding the complexities of devices, applications, and data flows…

  • Cloud Blog: Bridging the Gap: Elevating Red Team Assessments with Application Security Testing

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/red-team-application-security-testing/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Bridging the Gap: Elevating Red Team Assessments with Application Security Testing Feedly Summary: Written by: Ilyass El Hadi, Louis Dion-Marcil, Charles Prevost Executive Summary Whether through a comprehensive Red Team engagement or a targeted external assessment, incorporating application security (AppSec) expertise enables organizations to better simulate the tactics and…