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  • The Register: Eviden seals €60M deal for Finnish supercomputer amid Atos turmoil

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/21/eviden_finland_supercomputer/ Source: The Register Title: Eviden seals €60M deal for Finnish supercomputer amid Atos turmoil Feedly Summary: Despite parent’s financial turbulence, subsidiary continues to secure major contracts Eviden continues to win supercomputer contracts despite the struggles of parent company Atos, announcing a €60 million ($63 million) signing for a Finnish national supercomputer that…

  • Hacker News: Child safety org launches AI model trained on real child sex abuse images

    Source URL: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/11/ai-trained-on-real-child-sex-abuse-images-to-detect-new-csam/ Source: Hacker News Title: Child safety org launches AI model trained on real child sex abuse images Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the development of a cutting-edge AI model by Thorn and Hive aimed at improving the detection of unknown child sexual abuse materials (CSAM).…

  • The Register: ‘Alarming’ bugs lay low in Ubuntu Server utility for 10 years

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/21/qualys_ubuntu_server_vulnerabilities/ Source: The Register Title: ‘Alarming’ bugs lay low in Ubuntu Server utility for 10 years Feedly Summary: Update now: Qualys says vulnerabilities give root and are ‘easily exploitable’ Researchers at Qualys refuse to release exploit code for five bugs in Ubuntu Server’s needrestart utility that allow unprivileged attackers to gain root access…

  • Alerts: CISA and Partners Release Update to BianLian Ransomware Cybersecurity Advisory

    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/11/20/cisa-and-partners-release-update-bianlian-ransomware-cybersecurity-advisory Source: Alerts Title: CISA and Partners Release Update to BianLian Ransomware Cybersecurity Advisory Feedly Summary: Today, CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) released updates to #StopRansomware: BianLian Ransomware Group on observed tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) and indicators of compromise…

  • CSA: Establishing an Always-Ready State with Continuous Controls Monitoring

    Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/articles/establishing-an-always-ready-state-with-continuous-controls-monitoring Source: CSA Title: Establishing an Always-Ready State with Continuous Controls Monitoring Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses the concept of Continuous Controls Monitoring (CCM) as a proactive solution for organizations to maintain compliance and security in an ever-evolving regulatory landscape. It emphasizes the role of automation and…

  • The Register: Arm lays down the law with a blueprint to challenge x86’s PC dominance

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/21/arm_pcbsa_reference_architecture/ Source: The Register Title: Arm lays down the law with a blueprint to challenge x86’s PC dominance Feedly Summary: Now it’s up to OEMs and devs to decide whether they want in Arm has published its PC Base System Architecture (PC-BSA) specification, the blueprint for standardizing Arm-based PCs.… AI Summary and Description:…

  • The Register: AI hiring bias? Men with Anglo-Saxon names score lower in tech interviews

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/21/ai_hiring_test_bias/ Source: The Register Title: AI hiring bias? Men with Anglo-Saxon names score lower in tech interviews Feedly Summary: Study suggests hiding every Tom, Dick, and Harry’s personal info from HR bots In mock interviews for software engineering jobs, recent AI models that evaluated responses rated men less favorably – particularly those with…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: llm-gguf 0.2, now with embeddings

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Nov/21/llm-gguf-embeddings/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: llm-gguf 0.2, now with embeddings Feedly Summary: llm-gguf 0.2, now with embeddings This new release of my llm-gguf plugin – which adds support for locally hosted GGUF LLMs – adds a new feature: it now supports embedding models distributed as GGUFs as well. This means you can…

  • Hacker News: Why one would use Qubes OS? (2023)

    Source URL: https://dataswamp.org/~solene/2023-06-17-qubes-os-why.html Source: Hacker News Title: Why one would use Qubes OS? (2023) Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** Qubes OS offers a unique take on security and privacy through a compartmentalization paradigm that leverages virtualization. Its design allows users to create isolated environments (qubes) for different tasks, enhancing security by…