2024

Irish power crunch could be prompting AWS to ration compute resources 2024-04-09 at 12:46 By Dan Robinson Users report being pointed to other EU regions if they need more grunt, plus Azure DC customers getting ‘quotas’ Exclusive  Datacenter power issues in Ireland may be coming to a head amid reports from customers that Amazon’s facility

Arm flexes silicon muscles to push generative AI at the edge 2024-04-09 at 11:31 By Dan Robinson Ethos-U85 microNPU boasts 4x performance boost over previous gen Arm is aiming to boost AI performance at the edge with its latest embedded neural processing unit (NPU) and a Reference Design Platform for it to slot into, and

Attackers Using Obfuscation Tools to Deliver Multi-Stage Malware via Invoice Phishing 2024-04-09 at 11:16 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an intricate multi-stage attack that leverages invoice-themed phishing decoys to deliver a wide range of malware such as Venom RAT, Remcos RAT, XWorm, NanoCore RAT, and a stealer that targets crypto wallets. The email messages come with

Solar eclipse darkened skies, dampened internet traffic 2024-04-09 at 10:47 By Simon Sharwood Byteflow dropped by around half under some of the path of totality Cloudflare has measured the state of the internet during the solar eclipse that was visible on Monday across a swathe of North America, and found a measurable decrease in traffic.…

AI could crash democracy and cause wars, warns Japan’s NTT 2024-04-09 at 09:34 By Laura Dobberstein Calls for ecosystem in which AIs keep other AIs in check, and lots more regulation Japanese telecom giant NTT issued an apocalyptic warning about the impending dangers of AI on Monday.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

Critical Flaws Leave 92,000 D-Link NAS Devices Vulnerable to Malware Attacks 2024-04-09 at 09:16 By Threat actors are actively scanning and exploiting a pair of security flaws that are said to affect as many as 92,000 internet-exposed D-Link network-attached storage (NAS) devices. Tracked as CVE-2024-3272 (CVSS score: 9.8) and CVE-2024-3273 (CVSS score: 7.3), the vulnerabilities impact legacy D-Link products that have

Embracing the Cloud: Revolutionizing Privileged Access Management with One Identity Cloud PAM Essentials 2024-04-09 at 09:16 By As cyber threats loom around every corner and privileged accounts become prime targets, the significance of implementing a robust Privileged Access Management (PAM) solution can’t be overstated. With organizations increasingly migrating to cloud environments, the PAM Solution Market is experiencing

India and EU finally advance HPC collaboration project hatched in 2022 2024-04-09 at 08:17 By Simon Sharwood Seek ideas for thorny problems related to both HPC and real-world problems India has called for proposals under the Cooperation on High Performance Computing pact it signed with the European Union in 2022.… This article is an excerpt

SiFive is back with another 64-bit RISC-V dev board – hopefully 2024-04-09 at 08:02 By Matthew Connatser Ditching Intel for a system-on-chip out of Beijing SiFive has promised the world another HiFive RISC-V development system featuring a 64-bit out-of-order processor for engineers and other curious techies to try out.… This article is an excerpt from