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Want to see what an Exaflop supercomputer looks like (and how it is cooled)? Check out this video of Aurora, the world’s second most powerful HPC ever
Few people will ever get to see inside a supercomputer for real, but it is possible to take a virtual tour. Nvidia previously opened the doors to Eos, one of the world’s fastest supercomputers, and now Department of Energy’s Argon National Laboratory has prepared a short 5-minute video guiding viewers…
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Tor has a new HTTPS-esque feature to help beat censorship
The Tor Project has released a new bridge called WebTunnel, aimed at those trying to access the internet in regions with heavy censorship. In its blog post, the organization says, “the development of different types of bridges are crucial for making Tor more resilient against censorship and stay ahead of…
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The IRS is releasing a TurboTax alternative, and you can try it now
After months of rumors and updates, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has finally released its in-house rival to TurboTax with the aim of improving accessibility and facilitating the tax filing process. With the launch of the Direct File Pilot Program, a key initiative under President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, a…
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EU passes landmark AI act, paving the way for greater AI regulation
The European Parliament has passed its long awaited AI act that it hopes will provide the legal infrastructure for regulating artificial intelligence. While AI has contributed massively to increases in productivity and has resulted in major innovations in critical industries such as science and healthcare, many fear that the speed…
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Stanford University says data of thousands was stolen in ransomware attack
The ransomware attack against Stanford University in 2023 resulted in 27,000 people having their sensitive information stolen, it has confirmed in an update on its website as well as via a filing with the Office of the Maine Attorney General. In the update, the education organization said that threat actors…
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Microsoft just patched a whole load of important security flaws, including two critical issues – so update now
The March 2024 edition of Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday is upon us, fixing dozens of vulnerabilities, including two critical severity issues which could result in remote code execution (RCE) and privilege escalation. In its advisory, Microsoft announced addressing 61 CVEs, in addition to 17 Edge flaws fixed a few weeks prior.…
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