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Voldemort espionage malware hits organizations across the globe
More than 70 organizations around the world, operating in different industries, have already been hit by a brand new piece of malware called ‘Voldemort’. This is according to cybersecurity researchers Proofpoint, who observed the novel campaign and wrote an in-depth analysis here. The researchers don’t know exactly who is behind…
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‘The Linux of processors’ — New breed of Chinese super CPUs emerge on US soil as universities back open source high performance RISC-V processors to be the next big thing in HPC
In 2019, the Institute of Computing Technology (ICT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) began the “XiangShan” project, aiming to create a high-performance open-source RISC-V processor. The result of this endeavor was the XiangShan processor core, which has gained much attention on GitHub, with over 4,500 stars and 630…
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Misconfigurations in Microsoft Exchange open new doors to email spoofing attacks — here’s how it works
A new report from the Acronis Threat Research Unit has uncovered a vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Online settings that could enable email spoofing attacks. This issue primarily affects users with a hybrid configuration of on-premises Exchange and Exchange Online, and those utilizing third-party email security solutions. In July 2023, Microsoft…
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Expert questions huge AI investments from Microsoft, Amazon and Google and warns of possible ‘Sugar Daddy Boomerang effect’ that could potentially end very badly
The recent surge in cloud spending at Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Google Cloud has caught the attention of Timothy Prickett Morgan from The Next Platform, prompting him to raise an intriguing question. How much of this seemingly impressive growth, he wonders, is actually being driven by investments…
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These novel metal foams promise 90% improved heat exchange for sustainable data center cooling
Swiss startup Apheros has unveiled a new way to address the global demand for data processing driven by the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and large language lodels (LLMs) The company has developed a novel metal foam it says can revolutionize the cooling systems used in data centers. As pressure…
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Even better than the Sphere’s Big Sky? One-of-a-kind video camera with staggering 18.7K sensor delivers up to 268 million pixels and can fill its onboard 8TB SSD in 50 minutes
Tasmanian filmmaker and inventor Pawel Achtel has developed a custom 18.7K resolution 9×7 digital cinema camera that sets a new standard in wildlife cinematography. The camera, which Achtel describes as a “remarkable milestone,” features a 65-million-photo-site CMOS sensor capable of capturing images at an astonishing 18.7K x 14K resolution. The…
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