Security updates for Thursday
Security updates have been issued by AlmaLinux (giflib, kernel, mariadb:10.11, mod_http2, php, rrdtool, ruby, ruby:3.3, and ruby:4.0), Debian (jq and node-lodash), Fedora (caddy, hut, ipp-usb, kernel,...
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Intel Posts Initial GCC Compiler Patches For AI Compute Extensions "ACE"
The x86 Ecosystem Advisory Group led by Intel and AMD recently firmed up the AI Compute Extensions (ACE) specification for optimizing x86 for AI computation tasks...
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ToddyCat-Linked Umbrij Malware Abuses OAuth to Access Gmail via Google API
The threat actor known as ToddyCat has been attributed to a new malware called Umbrij that's designed to gain surreptitious access to a victim's email correspondence...
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Meta reportedly plans to rent out its AI compute, sending AI stocks tumbling — 'Meta Compute' would put company in direct competition with AWS
Meta is reportedly weighing two service models: selling developers access to AI models hosted on its own infrastructure, or selling raw computing capacity.
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VulcanForms Lands Major State Backing in Massachusetts Manufacturing Push
Massachusetts is making a major bet on industrial 3D printing. As part of a new $52 million package of state tax credits to support business expansion,...
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Flask is a grim brew of homunculus autobattling and hand-drawn alchemy, and it’s got a new demo on Steam
Everyone, look how open-minded I am: I’m spotlighting a demo for a game I’m not personally interested in. Nobel Peace Prizes, FIFA Peace Prizes, Pepsi sponsorships,...
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Asus B850-Creator Wifi Neo motherboard review: AM5 Creator mobo looks the part, but is missing useful features
Asus' B850-Creator Wifi Neo offers fast dual 5 GbE, 3x video outputs, and loads of EZ PC DIY/AI features, but lacks enough USB ports (no 40...
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Why traditional CI/CD fails for LLMs (and the release gates we built to fix it)
This article explains why traditional CI/CD gates are not enough for production AI systems. I share a practical release-gating approach The post Why traditional CI/CD fails...
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Intel hikes pricing for its flagship desktop PC chips by up to $50 — official Core Ultra 270K Plus and 250K Plus product pages now recommend prices of up to $349 and $229, respectively
Intel's Arrow Lake Refresh processors remain among the company's strongest desktop offerings, but newly updated pricing makes both CPUs noticeably more expensive than when they debuted...
Read moreTeaching AI to run with the turbines
Artificial intelligence may have captured the public imagination through chatbots and image generators, but some of its most consequential use cases are unfolding far from consumer-facing...
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