Mozilla has announced it will be shutting down its experiment with the open social web, also known as the fediverse. The company’s server, Mozilla. social, which connected users to the Mastodon social network, will cease operations on December 17. Prior to the shutdown, users will have the option to download their data or migrate their … Read more
The Global Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Investment Partnership (GAIIP) has announced plans to raise up to $100 billion to develop data centers and energy infrastructure necessary for artificial intelligence (AI) workloads. The initial goal is to assemble $30 billion in capital, with the potential to bring in an additional $70 billion through debt financing. Microsoft CEO … Read more
A recent study published in Computers in Human Behavior found that using ChatGPT to search for information on a scientific topic makes it easier for students to complete their research tasks. However, this convenience comes at the cost of producing less rigorous conclusions. Researchers from Germany’s University of Freiburg conducted an experiment involving 91 university … Read more
Broadcom has released security patches to fix a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in VMware vCenter Server. The flaw, identified as CVE-2024-38812, can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers via a specially crafted network packet, allowing for low-complexity attacks that don’t require user interaction. vCenter Server is the central management hub for VMware’s vSphere suite, … Read more
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shares his top strategy for living without regrets: taking calculated risks and being open to change. According to Altman, most risks are not one-way doors, meaning they can be undone or adjusted if needed. Altman dropped out of Stanford University in 2005 to build Loopt, a location-based social networking app, which … Read more
A rolling Cloudflare outage is impacting access to websites worldwide, with sites working in some regions and not others. While Cloudflare claims they are conducting scheduled maintenance in Singapore and Nashville, their status page does not indicate any problems. However, many users are experiencing error messages stating trouble connecting to the server when trying to … Read more
Researchers have been fascinated by ketamine’s ability to alter consciousness and its potential therapeutic uses, particularly in treating mood disorders. A recent study published in Translational Psychiatry adds a new layer to this understanding by investigating how ketamine impacts brain function. Using portable electroencephalography (EEG), the researchers found that ketamine induces changes in brain dynamics, … Read more
The United States is investing heavily in quantum computing, a technology that has the potential to revolutionize industries such as artificial intelligence, medicine, and climate change mitigation. The Biden Administration has designated the Mountain West region, centered in Colorado, as one of 12 key American tech hubs. To accelerate the development of this emerging technology, … Read more
SolarWinds has released a patch to address two security flaws in its Access Rights Manager (ARM) software, including a critical vulnerability that allows for remote code execution. The critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-28991, has been rated 9.0 out of 10.0 on the CVSS scoring system. It is an instance of deserialization of untrusted data and … Read more
A two-month-old vulnerability, known as “PKfail” (CVE-2024-8105), remains a significant risk for millions of devices worldwide. The issue stems from the use of non-production cryptographic keys that are publicly known or leaked in data breaches, leaving Secure Boot devices vulnerable to UEFI bootkit malware attacks. Despite warnings from Binarly, the security firm that discovered the … Read more