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Monthly Archives: September 2022
New Linux malware combines unusual stealth with a full suite of capabilities
reader comments 10 with 9 posters participating Share this story Researchers this week unveiled a new strain of Linux malware that’s notable for its stealth and sophistication in infecting both traditional servers and smaller Internet-of-things devices. Dubbed Shikitega by the AT&T Alien Labs researchers who discovered it, the malware is delivered through a multistage infection […]
Nvidia’s flagship AI chip reportedly 4.5x faster than the previous champ
Enlarge / A press photo of the Nvidia H100 Tensor Core GPU. reader comments 17 with 15 posters participating Share this story Nvidia announced yesterday that its upcoming H100 “Hopper” Tensor Core GPU set new performance records during its debut in the industry-standard MLPerf benchmarks, delivering results up to 4.5 times faster than the A100, […]
Roblox’s avatars are about to get more expressive
Roblox, an online game platform on which people can either play games or create them, has 52.2 million users per day. The company’s initial demographic was minors, but in recent years it has become a popular destination for teens and young adults, and over half its users are now over 13. The rich, varied virtual […]
Runway teases AI-powered text-to-video editing using written prompts
Enlarge / A still from Runway’s “Text to Video” teaser promo suggesting image-generation capabilities. reader comments 23 with 21 posters participating Share this story In a tweet posted this morning, artificial intelligence company Runway teased a new feature of its AI-powered web-based video editor that can edit video from written descriptions, often called “prompts.” A […]
The Download: conservative book bans, and restricting crypto
1 The White House is considering a policy push to restrict cryptoA series of new reports are warning of its financial risks, especially those posed by stablecoins. (WP $)+ It wants to set standards to reduce energy usage to reduce emissions. (CoinDesk)+ Elsewhere, the US dollar is going from strength to strength. (Economist $) 2 […]
A new X-ray technique for detecting explosives could also identify tumors
While the most obvious application would be to scan for bombs and other dangerous items and substances at airports, the findings, described in Nature Communications today, could also help detect cracks and rust in buildings, and eventually it could be used to identify early-stage tumors. The team of researchers, from UCL in London, hid small […]
How conservative Facebook groups are changing what books children read in school
Conservative activists are becoming increasingly powerful in determining what books are on school shelves. Districts in Texas have begun to require parent approval for books; in Utah, parents not only have the power to control what books their child checks out but have equal standing with educators to challenge and review books for inclusion in […]
Insights Into Tertiary Engagement from Summer of Tech
Guest Post from Summer of Tech. 09 September 2022, 11:46 am The fabulous team at Summer of Tech recently shared insights on what students have been going through this year and what they are seeing coming down the pipeline for intern and graduate recruitment. They have kindly allowed us to repost their blog here. Disclaimer […]
Feds claw back $30 million of cryptocurrency stolen by North Korean hackers
Getty Images reader comments 23 with 20 posters participating Share this story Cryptocurrency analytics firm Chainalysis said on Thursday that it helped the US government seize $30 million worth of digital coins that North Korean-backed hackers stole earlier this year from the developer of the non-fungible token-based game Axie Infinite. When accounting for the more […]