Network of supercomputers to build AGI coming online by 2025 | Digital Trends
https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/singularitynet-supercomputers-agi-2025/
AI startup SingularityNet is set to deploy âmulti-level cognitive computing networkâ in the coming months. It is designed to host and train the models that will form the basis of an artificial general intelligence (AGI) capable of matching â even potentially exceeding â human cognition, the company announced on Monday.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/647586
0-Click Outlook Vulnerability Triggered RCE When Email is Opened
https://cybersecuritynews.com/0-click-outlook-vulnerability/
Morphisec researchers have recently uncovered a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook, identified as CVE-2024-30103. It can execute malicious code as soon as an email is opened.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/647538
Microsoft Warns of OpenVPN Vulnerabilities, Potential for Exploit Chains
Software giant Microsoft used the spotlight of the Black Hat security conference to document multiple vulnerabilities in OpenVPN and warned that skilled hackers could create exploit chains for remote code execution attacks.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/647088
Gemini Nano running locally in your browser
https://glaforge.dev/posts/2024/08/07/gemini-nano-running-locally-in-your-browser/?linkId=10623010
Generative AI use cases are usually about running large language models somewhere in the cloud. However, with the advent of smaller models and open models, you can run them locally on your machine, with projects like llama.cpp or Ollama.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/646550
Unpatched MS Office flaw may leak NTLM hashes to attackers (CVE-2024-38200)
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/08/12/cve-2024-38200/
A new MS Office zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2024-38200) can be exploited by attackers to grab usersâ NTLM hashes, Microsoft has shared late last week.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/645890
Sleep secret power: Timing bedtime closely after practice sharpens motor skills
When you learn a new skill, like playing the piano or mastering a golf swing, you might have heard that âpractice makes perfect.â But according to a new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience, the timing of your sleep could be just as important as the practice itself. Researchers found that motor memoriesâour brainâs way of holding on to skills and actionsâare not just consolidated over time, but they can be significantly enhanced when sleep closely follows practice.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/645771
Linux 6.11-rc3 Boosts Intel EMR Performance, Fixes 32-bit PTI For Meltdown
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.11-rc3-Released
Linus Torvalds released Linux 6.11-rc3 a few minutes ago as the latest weekly release candidate.
The Linux 6.11 kernel continues tracking for a release in mid-September. Linus Torvalds wrote in today's 6.11-rc3 announcement:
"Nothing particularly strange or interesting going on, things look normal.
Half the changes are to drivers (all the usual suspects: sound, gpu, and networking are big, but we have usb and other misc driver fixes there too).
The rest is the usual random mix, with filesystem fixes (bcachefs, btrfs, smb), architecture fixes (arm64, loongarch, x86), documentation, and networking. And some core kernel and tooling fixlets too."
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/645370
Rogue PyPI Library Solana Users, Steals Blockchain Wallet Keys
https://thehackernews.com/2024/08/rogue-pypi-library-solana-users-steals.html?m=1
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new malicious package on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that masquerades as a library from the Solana blockchain platform but is actually designed to steal victims' secrets.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/645244
CERN breakthrough detector captures high-energy neutrinos for 1st time
https://interestingengineering.com/news/cern-captures-high-energy-neutrinos-first-time
The team analyzed a subset of the exposed detector volume, equivalent to 128.6 kg, focusing on high-energy neutrinos produced by LHCâs proton-proton collisions.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/645239
Ukraine: Fire at cooling tower of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
A fire broke out Sunday at a cooling tower of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, with Kyiv and Moscow trading blame for the incident.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/644759
WF, MS and BoA Accused of Cheating Customers For Billions of $ in Interest
Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America are among a group of Wall Street banks accused of bilking customers out of billions of dollars in interest payments, according to a new report.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/644418
China develops worldâs 1st AI chip system powered entirely by light
https://interestingengineering.com/science/worlds-first-light-based-ai-training-system
"Taichi-II demonstrates up to a thousandfold improvement in energy efficiency and accelerates AI training with cutting-edge optical processes."
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/644327
JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo Under Federal Investigation
JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and other unnamed large banks are reportedly facing a federal investigation over scams and fraud on the billion-dollar instant payments platform Zelle.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/644001
Reimplementing A Linux Rust Scheduler In eBPF Shows Very Promising Results
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Rust-Sched-To-eBPF
NVIDIA software engineer Andrea Righi has implemented his "scx_rustland" Linux Rust scheduler within eBPF for very promising performance results.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/643708
Microsoft Reveals Four OpenVPN Flaws Leading to Potential RCE and LPE
https://thehackernews.com/2024/08/microsoft-reveals-four-openvpn-flaws.html
Microsoft on Thursday disclosed four medium-severity security flaws in the open-source OpenVPN software that could be chained to achieve remote code execution (RCE) and local privilege escalation (LPE).
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/643700
Open Source Firewall pfsense Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution Attacks
https://cybersecuritynews.com/open-source-firewall-pfsense-vulnerable/
A popular open-source firewall software pfSense vulnerability has been identified, allowing for remote code execution (RCE) attacks.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/643391
Scientists Found a 12,000-Year-Old MonumentâIt May Be The Oldest Calendar
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a61806016/oldest-calendar-ever-turkey/
An ancient monument discovered in Turkey may just be an ancient monument. But, if its markings are what experts think they are, it might be the worldâs oldest solar calendar.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/643379
$20 Trillion Bitcoin Predicted As âStampedeâ Suddenly Sends Price Soaring
The bitcoin price has swung from highs of $70,000 per bitcoin last month to lows of under $50,000 on Monday. The rebound, coming along with a stock market rally, has been helped by two of former U.S. president Donald Trump's sons, Eric and Don Jr., have teased a "big" crypto announcement.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/643006
Researchers Demonstrate How Hackers Can Exploit Microsoft Copilot
https://cybersecuritynews.com/hackers-can-exploit-microsoft-copilot/
At the recent Black Hat USA conference, security researcher Michael Bargury unveiled alarming vulnerabilities within Microsoft Copilot, demonstrating how hackers can potentially exploit this AI-powered tool for malicious purposes.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/642131
MindBending Discovery: Neutrons Defy Classical Physics in Astonishing Experiment
Quantum theory allows particles to exist in superposition states, defying classical realism. The Leggett-Garg inequality tests this by comparing quantum behavior against classical expectations. Recent neutron beam experiments at TU Wien confirmed that particles do violate this inequality, reinforcing the validity of quantum theory over classical explanations.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/641834