A massive outage of the learning platform Canvas occurred after a ransom message from the ShinyHunters hacking group. The group claims to have breached 9,000 schools, affecting 275 million students and staff.
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'dirty frag' is a universal linux lpe that allows obtaining root privileges on all major distributions. once either target is corrupted, spawn /usr/bin/su - inside inside s fresh ttp and bridge the user's root to it. if the target reaches the /etc/passwd ro, it will be able to access the
AI-generated content is spreading false information about a person's death. This incident highlights AI's advanced ability to create convincing synthetic content, including fabricated details about real individuals.
You ran a successful campaign to find 15 more paying members of Not-Ship. You're now taking a break from writing "pay if you love this work" emails after two weeks.
Carlo Collodi wrote Pinocchio in 1881, initially ending it with the puppet's death, but Italian children's pleas led him to continue. The book became a classic, teaching standard Italian to generations of children and eventually becoming one of the most translated books in history.
Reliable agents need deterministic control flow encoded in software, not elaborate prompt chains. Deterministic scaffolds and aggressive error detection are necessary for reliable systems prone to silent failure.
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A closed-form method called poly-AE is proposed to compress neural network embeddings by adding a quadratic decoder on top of PCA, capturing nonlinear structure in the data. The method achieves 4-8 times per-vector memory compression with less than 1.5 p.p. lost in NDCG@10, outperforming PCA and matryoshka on retrieval tasks.
Blaise is a modern Object Pascal compiler prioritizing productivity, memory safety, and performance. It features automatic reference counting, unified UTF-8, and a single language mode.
The xz-utils backdoor, a near-miss global cybersecurity attack, was made possible by two longstanding design decisions in critical open source software: linking OpenSSH against SystemD and the existence of GNU IFUNC. GNU IFUNC is a powerful tool for software supply-chain attacks, and its use should be avoided in applications outside of the GNU C Library due to its complexity and potential for ...
Researchers developed Natural Language Autoencoders (NLAs) to understand AI model activations by converting them into human-readable text. NLAs help improve AI safety and reliability by revealing internal thoughts and motivations.
Researchers found that in Ireland, young men were 2.3 times more likely to see gambling ads on Meta platforms than women, with 25-34 year olds being the most exposed age group. The study's findings are crucial as new Irish legislation restricts social media gambling ads unless users opt in.
Baylor researchers found the human brain processes language and sound while unconscious under general anesthesia. This discovery challenges what we know about consciousness and cognition, and could lead to new technologies for communication.
ds4.c is a native inference engine for DeepSeek V4 Flash, a large language model with unique characteristics that make it suitable for local inference on high-end personal machines. The engine provides a Metal-only implementation with a KV cache that allows for long-context inference and persistence, and is designed to work with the DeepSeek V4 Flash GGUFs.
We’re happy to announce a new release of ClojureScript. If you’re an existing user of ClojureScript please read over the following release notes carefully. Now that ClojureScript targets ECMAScript 2016 we can carefully choose new areas of enhanced interop. Starting with this release, hinting a function as ^:async will make the ClojureScript compiler emit an JavaScript async function: In the ...
AlphaEvolve is a system that optimizes AI and hardware design, achieving breakthroughs in efficiency and speed. It has been used by various companies to solve complex problems, including optimizing transformer models, computational lithography, and routing challenges.
The Document Foundation revoked membership status from about 30 Collabora employees due to concerns over nonprofit status. TDF claims this was necessary to maintain its status, while others see it as a power grab.
Brazil's Pix payment system has surpassed Visa and Mastercard in transaction volume, but faces a US-led commercial investigation into anti-competitive practices. The Brazilian government defends Pix, calling it a "national treasure" and enhancing its functionalities to promote competition.
Neutrinos are elusive particles that have been studied for decades, revealing their ability to oscillate between flavors and potentially contributing to dark matter. Scientists continue to investigate neutrinos to understand their role in the universe and the matter-antimatter asymmetry problem.
Singapore introduces caning as a last resort for male students who bully others, with up to three strokes allowed. Caning will be used for students aged 9-12 and above, with female students facing alternative punishments.
The user discusses the challenges of implementing resumable streams, cancellations, and multi-device support using Server-Sent Events (SSE) for streaming Large Language Model (LLM) tokens. They argue that SSE is not a suitable transport for this use case and propose a dedicated transport based on the pub/sub pattern for better performance and efficiency.
The author is frustrated with the internet being overrun with AI-generated content that adds no value to communities. They argue that sharing low-quality AI work can be detrimental to communities and stifle organic growth.
Mozilla used AI models to identify and fix 271 security bugs in Firefox, with 180 rated as high severity. The team also found and fixed 152 additional bugs internally and externally, totaling 423 security bugs fixed in April.
Researchers studied hospital investment in management consultants and found no significant improvements in finances, staffing, or patient outcomes. Nonprofit hospitals spent at least $7.8 billion on management consulting services from 2010-2022 with little evidence of meaningful impact.
We analyzed the cost impact of switching from GPT-5.4 to GPT-5.5, finding a 49-92% cost increase for users. The price increase is mitigated by GPT-5.5 generating 19-34% fewer tokens for longer prompts.
The author, a former Costco skeptic, has become a member and is embracing the Costco lifestyle, finding comfort in its familiarity and convenience. He reflects on the diverse people and experiences within Costco, where every phase of life can be shopped for.
The Department of Home Affairs suspended two officials over AI-generated references in a policy document, which were deemed "hallucinations" due to lack of credible data. The department will implement AI checks and modernise its processes to prevent similar incidents.
The author describes the tech industry as a burning ship with no clear direction, where employees are struggling to keep up with the demands of their jobs and the constant introduction of new technologies. The author argues that the real problem is not AI, but rather the greed of corporate leaders who prioritize profits over people and the well-being of their employees.