July 2024

AMD predicts future AI PCs will run 30B parameter models at 100 tokens per second 2024-07-15 at 16:16 By Tobias Mann They’re gonna need a heck of a lot of memory bandwidth – not to mention capacity – to do it Analysis  Within a few years, AMD expects to have notebook chips capable of running

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AMD spills the beans on Zen 5’s 16% IPC gains 2024-07-15 at 16:16 By Tobias Mann Fatter front end and execution engine meets a higher bandwidth backend and a true AVX-512 implementation With the first Zen 5 CPUs and SoCs set to ship later this month, AMD offered a closer look at the architectural improvements

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SpaceX’s Falcon anomaly could have serious implications for the space industry 2024-07-15 at 16:02 By Richard Speed Musk firm to work with the FAA on why the second stage leaked liquid oxygen SpaceX has confirmed the payload of last week’s Starlink launch is pretty much a total writeoff. However, standing down Falcon 9 as authorities

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Atos secures funding for rescue plan, lives to fight another day 2024-07-15 at 15:16 By Dan Robinson Demain est un autre jour The future of French IT heavyweight Atos is on firmer ground after the company secured funding for its rescue plan by signing a Lock-Up Agreement with creditors, although the restructuring remains subject to

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Fresh programmer’s editor on Linux lies Zed ahead 2024-07-15 at 14:20 By Liam Proven New project from Atom developer gains a second host OS Zed – sorry, US readers, that’s its name, not “Zee” – is a new coding tool. Until very recently it was Mac-only, but not any more.… This article is an excerpt

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10,000 Victims a Day: Infostealer Garden of Low-Hanging Fruit 2024-07-15 at 14:20 By Imagine you could gain access to any Fortune 100 company for $10 or less, or even for free. Terrifying thought, isn’t it? Or exciting, depending on which side of the cybersecurity barricade you are on. Well, that’s basically the state of things

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CRYSTALRAY Hackers Infect Over 1,500 Victims Using Network Mapping Tool 2024-07-15 at 14:20 By A threat actor that was previously observed using an open-source network mapping tool has greatly expanded their operations to infect over 1,500 victims. Sysdig, which is tracking the cluster under the name CRYSTALRAY, said the activities have witnessed a 10x surge,

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The graying open source community needs fresh blood 2024-07-15 at 13:31 By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols Deep experience of the older tech crowd is nothing short of vital, yet projects need new devs to move forward Opinion  A “Youth and Open Source” panel was held at the United Nations (UN) Open Source Program Office (OSPO) for

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Lenovo hit with higher patent payout, both sides claim a win 2024-07-15 at 13:02 By Dan Robinson Case centers on 3G, 4G, and 5G patents held by US wireless IP holder InterDigital Lenovo is claiming a victory of sorts in a UK Court of Appeal ruling that bumps up the amount it owes US patentholder

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Hey Microsoft – what ever happened to ‘Developers, developers, developers’? 2024-07-15 at 11:46 By Rupert Goodwins Hey, here’s an idea… create a point system for every time Microsoft hurts us Opinion  As Microsoft approaches its 50th birthday next year, it can look back with satisfaction at having created the first era of universal corporate computing,

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Singapore Banks to Phase Out OTPs for Online Logins Within 3 Months 2024-07-15 at 11:31 By Retail banking institutions in Singapore have three months to phase out the use of one-time passwords (OTPs) for authentication purposes when signing into online accounts to mitigate the risk of phishing attacks. The decision was announced by the Monetary

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The new normal: How to embrace a cultural approach to zero trust 2024-07-15 at 11:16 By With the threat landscape ever evolving, combating increasingly sophisticated attacks necessitates a shift in focus from tools to culture. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Your next datacenter could be in the middle of nowhere 2024-07-15 at 09:34 By Simon Sharwood Training AI models doesn’t need low latency. It needs cheap energy – wherever it can be found Feature  Port Hedland is a town of just 16,000 people in a hot and dusty corner of northwestern Australia, 1,600 kilometers by

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China’s internet cleanup campaigns are going so well it needs a new one to protect kids 2024-07-15 at 08:46 By Laura Dobberstein Years of crackdowns haven’t stopped some revolting stuff China’s many attempts to clean up its internet appear not to have prevented the proliferation of revolting material and products that abuse or target children.…

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