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LiteSpeed Cache Plugin Vulnerability Poses Significant Risk to WordPress Websites 2024-10-31 at 12:35 By A high-severity security flaw has been disclosed in the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress that could allow an unauthenticated threat actor to elevate their privileges and perform malicious actions. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-50550 (CVSS score: 8.1), has been addressed in […]

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UK gov report to propose special zones for datacenters, ‘AI visas’ 2024-10-31 at 11:33 By Dan Robinson Vendors not keen on ‘lengthy bureaucracy,’ and cost when they try to hire skilled foreigners UK government is to recommend streamlining the visa process for those with AI skills and the creation of special zones where it will

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Tower PC case used as ‘creative cavity’ by drug importer 2024-10-31 at 10:33 By Simon Sharwood Motherboard missing, leaving space for a million hits of meth Australian police have arrested a man after finding he imported what appear to be tower PC cases that were full of illicit drugs.… This article is an excerpt from

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Microsoft turning away AI training workloads – inferencing makes better money 2024-10-31 at 09:34 By Simon Sharwood Azure’s acceleration continues, but so do costs Microsoft has explained that its method of funding the tens of billions it’s spending on new datacenters and AI infrastructure is to shun customers who want to rent GPUs to train

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Apple throws shade on pokey AI PCs, claims its maxed out M4 chips are 4x faster 2024-10-31 at 08:35 By Tobias Mann Busy week for Cupertino sees shrunken Mac minis, updated lappies, and new SoCs With the arrival of its M4 silicon on the Mac this week, Apple wants the world to know that the

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Chinese attackers accessed Canadian government networks – for five years 2024-10-31 at 07:58 By Laura Dobberstein India makes it onto list of likely threats for the first time A report by Canada’s Communications Security Establishment (CSE) revealed that state-backed actors have collected valuable information from government networks for five years.… This article is an excerpt

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Meta spruiks benefits of open sourcing Llama models – to its own bottom line 2024-10-31 at 05:34 By Simon Sharwood It’s not like Zuck needs the coin despite increased infrastructure spend, headcount, losses on VR Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg has told investors that open sourcing its Llama AI models is not entirely altruistic – he

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Equinix to pad Thai coffers with $500 million investment 2024-10-31 at 02:37 By Laura Dobberstein Another Asian country declares ambition to be a tech hub Thailand has won a pair of high profile investments that boost its ambition to become a hub for datacenters and semiconductor manufacturing.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

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US Army should ditch tanks for AI drones, says Eric Schmidt 2024-10-31 at 01:34 By Dan Robinson And what do you know, Google’s former CEO just so happens to have a commercial solution Former Google chief Eric Schmidt thinks the US Army should expunge “useless” tanks and replace them with AI-powered drones instead.… This article

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Meta warns of ‘significant acceleration’ in costs tied to AI after strong Q3 2024-10-31 at 00:35 By Reuters Meta’s earnings come after encouraging results from digital ad bellwethers Alphabet and Snap. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source React to this headline:

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Boston Dynamics releases video of Atlas robot that now needs zero help from humans 2024-10-31 at 00:19 By Shane Galvin Robotics company Boston Dynamics has released a new video of its humanoid robot Atlas – now performing tasks with zero human intervention. In the video released by the futuristic lab – the robot can be

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Windows Themes zero-day bug exposes users to NTLM credential theft 2024-10-30 at 23:37 By Jessica Lyons Plus a free micropatch until Redmond fixes the flaw There’s a Windows Themes spoofing zero-day bug on the loose that allows attackers to steal people’s NTLM credentials.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React

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Reddit CEO thanks AI for helping the site finally turn a profit 2024-10-30 at 22:03 By Brandon Vigliarolo After 19 years of losses, all it took was a machine translation of its posts to get out of the red After months of uncertainty, it looks like going public was a good thing for Reddit’s bottom

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Amazon workers ‘appalled’ by top exec’s explanation for 5-day return to office policy 2024-10-30 at 21:06 By Reuters “I used to be proud of my work and excited about my future here,” said one employee. “I don’t feel that anymore.” This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York

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Sketchy financials send Supermicro auditors running for the hills 2024-10-30 at 20:33 By Tobias Mann If SMCI is the AI Enron, Ernst & Young wants nothing to do with them Supermicro shares took a nose dive on Wednesday, sliding more than 30 percent after the accounting firm hired to review its reporting practices resigned after

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Combustion engines grind Linus Torvalds’ gears 2024-10-30 at 19:33 By Paul Kunert Just like his once famous temper, Linux kernel creator also ditched classic engines … in favor of EVs Mark Zuckerberg sits behind the wheel of a Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing, Open AI’s Sam Altman gets from A to B in a Koenigsegg Regera, and

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