October 2024

China trains 100-billion-parameter AI model on home grown infrastructure 2024-10-02 at 05:16 By Simon Sharwood Research institute seems to have found Huawei to do it – perhaps with Arm cores China Telcom’s AI Research Institute claims it trained a 100-billion-parameter model using only domestically produced computing power – a feat that suggests Middle Kingdom entities […]

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US govt hiding top hurricane forecast model sparks outrage after deadly Helene 2024-10-01 at 23:16 By Thomas Claburn Taxpayer-funded data locked behind insurance firm’s paywall The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) cannot reveal weather forecasts from a particularly accurate hurricane prediction model to the public that pays for the American government agency – because

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Cruise fined $1.5M for failing to report right away its robo-car dragged a pedestrian 2024-10-01 at 22:31 By Brandon Vigliarolo Code-controlled taxi biz tiptoes back with supervised driving in Phoenix and Dallas Embattled driverless taxi outfit Cruise has been fined $1.5 million for leaving some essential details out of its initial reports to the US

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Uncle Sam loans $1.5B to reignite Michigan nuclear plant in 2025 2024-10-01 at 21:46 By Brandon Vigliarolo Up and atom! The Biden administration has announced plans to reignite a shuttered Michigan nuclear power plant with a $1.5 billion loan that, combined with other nuclear announcements yesterday, suggests the US federal government is right now all

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Euro cops arrest 4 including suspected LockBit dev chilling on holiday 2024-10-01 at 20:46 By Connor Jones And also: What looks like proof that stolen data was never deleted even after ransom was paid Building on the success of what’s known around here as LockBit Leak Week in February, the authorities say they’ve arrested a

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AI-Powered Rhadamanthys Stealer Targets Crypto Wallets with Image Recognition 2024-10-01 at 20:01 By The threat actors behind the Rhadamanthys information stealer have added new advanced features to the malware, including using artificial intelligence (AI) for optical character recognition (OCR) as part of what’s called “Seed Phrase Image Recognition.” “This allows Rhadamanthys to extract cryptocurrency wallet

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Got an idea for dealing with space waste? NASA wants to hear from you 2024-10-01 at 19:31 By Richard Speed Using a nearby crater as a landfill is not a sustainable way to live on the Moon NASA has launched a $3 million prize challenge for innovators with solutions for waste on the Moon and

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Evil Corp’s deep ties with Russia and NATO member attacks exposed 2024-10-01 at 18:46 By Connor Jones Ransomware criminals believed to have taken orders from intel services The relationship between infamous cybercrime outfit Evil Corp and the Russian state is thought to be extraordinarily close, so close that intelligence officials allegedly ordered the criminals to

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Adaptive Protection is Put to the Test 2024-10-01 at 17:16 By Mark Kennedy Tests reveal Adaptive Protection blocks potential Living Off the Land attacks 4 seconds faster This article is an excerpt from Broadcom Software Blogs View Original Source React to this headline:

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Adaptive Protection is Put to the Test 2024-10-01 at 17:16 By Mark Kennedy Tests reveal Adaptive Protection blocks potential Living Off the Land attacks 4 seconds faster This article is an excerpt from Broadcom Software Blogs View Original Source React to this headline:

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NCA unmasks man it suspects is both ‘Evil Corp kingpin’ and LockBit affiliate 2024-10-01 at 17:16 By Connor Jones Aleksandr Ryzhenkov alleged to have extorted around $100M from victims, built 60 LockBit attacks The latest installment of the National Crime Agency’s (NCA) series of ransomware revelations from February’s LockBit Leak Week emerges today as the

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TSMC preps facilities as Taiwan braces for powerful Super Typhoon Krathon 2024-10-01 at 16:31 By Laura Dobberstein Plants in Tainan and Kaohsiung face heavy rainfall Taiwan’s TSMC disclosed to The Register on Tuesday that it was battening down the hatches at its facilities in preparation for the arrival of Super Typhoon Krathon.… This article is

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