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  • Hacker News: Attestations: A new generation of signatures on PyPI

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    Source URL: https://blog.trailofbits.com/2024/11/14/attestations-a-new-generation-of-signatures-on-pypi/ Source: Hacker News Title: Attestations: A new generation of signatures on PyPI Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The announcement discusses a new security feature on the Python Package Index (PyPI): index-hosted digital attestations based on PEP 740. This feature enhances package provenance and security by integrating with Trusted…

  • Hacker News: New Apple security feature reboots iPhones after 3 days, researchers confirm

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    Source URL: https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/14/new-apple-security-feature-reboots-iphones-after-3-days-researchers-confirm/ Source: Hacker News Title: New Apple security feature reboots iPhones after 3 days, researchers confirm Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Apple’s new iPhone software introduces a significant security feature, the “inactivity reboot,” which automatically restarts the device after 72 hours of inactivity. This enhances the device’s security by…

  • Hacker News: Are We PEP740 Yet?

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    Source URL: https://trailofbits.github.io/are-we-pep740-yet/ Source: Hacker News Title: Are We PEP740 Yet? Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** PEP 740 introduces a standard for cryptographically verifiable attestations for Python packages, ensuring better security and provenance verification through digital signatures. This initiative utilizes Sigstore technology and highlights the significance of trusted identities in safeguarding…

  • Slashdot: US Regulators Plan To Investigate Microsoft’s Cloud Business

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/11/14/2024223/us-regulators-plan-to-investigate-microsofts-cloud-business?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: US Regulators Plan To Investigate Microsoft’s Cloud Business Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text outlines an investigation by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) into Microsoft’s cloud computing practices, specifically regarding allegations of anti-competitive behavior that may violate fair competition standards. This is highly relevant for…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: PyPI now supports digital attestations

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Nov/14/pypi-digital-attestations/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: PyPI now supports digital attestations Feedly Summary: PyPI now supports digital attestations Dustin Ingram: PyPI package maintainers can now publish signed digital attestations when publishing, in order to further increase trust in the supply-chain security of their projects. Additionally, a new API is available for consumers and…

  • Alerts: CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/11/14/cisa-adds-two-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog Source: Alerts Title: CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog Feedly Summary: CISA has added two new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2024-9463 Palo Alto Networks Expedition OS Command Injection Vulnerability CVE-2024-9465 Palo Alto Networks Expedition SQL Injection Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are frequent…

  • Cloud Blog: Cloud CISO Perspectives: The high security cost of legacy tech

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/cloud-ciso-perspectives-the-high-security-cost-of-legacy-tech/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Cloud CISO Perspectives: The high security cost of legacy tech Feedly Summary: Welcome to the first Cloud CISO Perspectives for November 2024. Today I’m joined by Andy Wen, Google Cloud’s senior director of product management for Google Workspace, to discuss a new Google survey into the high security…

  • Slashdot: AMD To Lay Off 4% of Workforce, or About 1,000 Employees

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/24/11/14/0726238/amd-to-lay-off-4-of-workforce-or-about-1000-employees?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: AMD To Lay Off 4% of Workforce, or About 1,000 Employees Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: AMD’s recent announcement to cut 4% of its global workforce highlights its strategic pivot to compete in the AI chip market, which is currently led by Nvidia. This move underscores…

  • Hacker News: AI Makes Tech Debt More Expensive

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    Source URL: https://gauge.sh/blog/ai-makes-tech-debt-more-expensive Source: Hacker News Title: AI Makes Tech Debt More Expensive Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses the impact of generative AI on tech debt, highlighting that while AI tools can significantly enhance coding velocity in low-debt environments, they struggle with high-debt legacy systems. The discussion emphasizes…

  • Hacker News: We can all be AI engineers – and we can do it with open source models

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    Source URL: https://blog.helix.ml/p/we-can-all-be-ai-engineers Source: Hacker News Title: We can all be AI engineers – and we can do it with open source models Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses how the barriers to AI engineering are diminishing, largely due to the evolution of tools and practices from DevOps to…