October 2023

Uncle Sam orders Nvidia to cease most AI chip sales in China ‘immediately’ 25/10/2023 at 02:33 By Tobias Mann Chipmaker thought it had 30 days to get last few orders out the door Restrictions on the export high-performance AI accelerators to China have already gone into effect, Nvidia informed investors in a Monday regulatory filing.… […]

AI luminaries call for urgent regulation to head off future threats, but Meta’s brainbox boss disagrees 25/10/2023 at 01:48 By Brandon Vigliarolo Suggest developers spend ‘at least one-third of their R&D budget’ on safety A group of 24 AI luminaries have published a paper and open letter calling for stronger regulation of, and safeguards for,

Hot fuzz: Cascade finds dozens of RISC-V chip bugs using random data storm 25/10/2023 at 00:47 By Thomas Claburn ETH Zurich boffins say they’ve devised a better CPU fuzzer to find flaws Video  Boffins from ETH Zurich have devised a novel fuzzer for finding bugs in RISC-V chips and have used it to find more

Citrix urges ‘immediate; patch for critical NetScaler bug as exploit POC made public 25/10/2023 at 00:02 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle At this point, just assume your kit is compromised Citrix has urged admins to “immediately” apply a fix for CVE-2023-4966, a critical information disclosure bug that affects NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway, admitting it has

Qualcomm’s claims its X Elite PC parts can go toe-to-toe with Apple, Intel 24/10/2023 at 23:17 By Tobias Mann Oh, and there’s a new Snapdragon 8 Gen3 chip bristling with AI potential Qualcomm is claiming its latest PC processors are ready to go toe-to-toe with Intel, AMD, and Apple on performance and efficiency.… This article

Over 80% of security leaders have already received AI email attacks 24/10/2023 at 23:03 By The impact of AI on email security was analyzed in a recent report by Abnormal Security, finding 98% of security leaders are concerned about AI. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

33 AGs sue Meta for ‘ exploitative and harmful acts’ against American children 24/10/2023 at 22:32 By Brandon Vigliarolo Cracks down on the so-called four-pronged process of luring the youth Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is facing another multi-state lawsuit, this time from 33 attorneys general who say the site knowingly – and by design – harms

Red light for robotaxis as California suspends Cruise’s license to self-drive 24/10/2023 at 22:17 By Iain Thomson Indefinite ban due to ‘public safety’ California’s Department of Motor Vehicles has rescinded GM-owned Cruise’s right to roam the streets, citing public safety and accusing the biz of withholding information.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

There were 11% more ransomware attacks in Q3 than Q2 2023 24/10/2023 at 22:01 By A recent global ransomware report by Corvus Insurance found that ransomware attack frequency up 11% over Q2 and 95% year-over-year (YoY). This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

GNOME Foundation’s new executive director sparks witch hunt 24/10/2023 at 21:33 By Liam Proven Holly Million faces scorn despite proven job record Holly Million is replacing Neil McGovern as the executive director of the GNOME Foundation, although her colorful CV is leading to shocked reactions from some in the community.… This article is an excerpt

It is 20 years since the last commercial flight of Concorde 24/10/2023 at 20:33 By Richard Speed When a 1960s dream ran headlong into economic reality Today marks 20 years since the final commercial flight of the iconic supersonic airliner, Concorde.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source