Comment Great! (Score 1) 32
Now lets see these results repeated OUTSIDE of China...
Comment and the cycle continues (Score 2) 40
Great, and then after the Indians botch it all to hell companies will have to look to us natives to ACTUALLY fix it.
cool, I guess...but I've seen this show before and it sucked the first time around.
Comment Re:Does this need to be a meeting? (Score 1) 72
and not everyone is good ad absorbing verbal material, but here we are.
I would prefer written for two reasons:
I can read faster than you can speak
We now have written evidence of what was asked for or what was delivered.
That second point may be a disadvantage for some...
Comment goddamnit.... (Score 1) 24
God damn it India, quit being such a fuckup backwater.
Comment Been a while... (Score 1) 69
It's been a while since we heard from the Anti-Gabe. As expected, he's still retarded and absolutely anti-consumer.
Have fun joining Ubisoft and Activision on the trash heap, Timmy! Not even your Chinese overlords can save you from yourself!
Comment Re:Your next generation of [humanbots] (Score 1) 124
Maybe you can answer the question since you brought it up?
Or do you not know either?
Submission + - Starlink tries to block Virginia's plan to bring fiber Internet to residents (arstechnica.com)
AmiMoJo writes: Starlink operator SpaceX is fighting Virginia's plan to deploy fiber Internet service to residents, claiming that federal grant money should be given to Starlink instead. SpaceX is already in line to win over $3 million in grant money in the state but is seeking $60 million.
Starlink is poised to benefit from the Trump administration rewriting rules for the $42 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) grant program. While the Biden administration decided that states should prioritize fiber in order to build more future-proof networks, the Trump administration ordered states to revise their plans with a "tech-neutral approach" and lower the average cost of serving each location.
Starlink is poised to benefit from the Trump administration rewriting rules for the $42 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) grant program. While the Biden administration decided that states should prioritize fiber in order to build more future-proof networks, the Trump administration ordered states to revise their plans with a "tech-neutral approach" and lower the average cost of serving each location.
Submission + - Plex users urged to update Media Server after security flaw exposed (nerds.xyz)
BrianFagioli writes: If you run Plex Media Server, itâ(TM)s time to drop everything and update. The company has quietly patched a security issue that affects recent versions of its software, and users are being told to upgrade as soon as possible.
According to an email Plex sent to affected customers, versions 1.41.7.x through 1.42.0.x are vulnerable. The newly released build, 1.42.1.10060 or later, contains the fix. Plex says the flaw was found through its bug bounty program, but sadly, it has not publicly shared details about how severe the issue is or whether it could be exploited remotely.
Plex isnâ(TM)t saying whether this vulnerability could be used to run code on a server or gain unauthorized access, but its urgency in contacting users directly suggests itâ(TM)s not something to ignore. If your Plex instance is exposed to the internet for remote streaming, the risk could be even greater.
Updating is straightforward: you can do it through the serverâ(TM)s management page or by downloading the installer from Plexâ(TM)s official site. If you self-host, itâ(TM)s also a good moment to review your setup, disable outside access if you donâ(TM)t need it, and check your logs for anything suspicious.
Plex has had its share of security incidents in the past, including a 2022 breach that forced a password reset for all users. While thereâ(TM)s no evidence this latest issue has been exploited in the wild, the best move is to patch now and ask questions later.
The update is available today, and if you havenâ(TM)t installed it yet, you should make it your next click.
According to an email Plex sent to affected customers, versions 1.41.7.x through 1.42.0.x are vulnerable. The newly released build, 1.42.1.10060 or later, contains the fix. Plex says the flaw was found through its bug bounty program, but sadly, it has not publicly shared details about how severe the issue is or whether it could be exploited remotely.
Plex isnâ(TM)t saying whether this vulnerability could be used to run code on a server or gain unauthorized access, but its urgency in contacting users directly suggests itâ(TM)s not something to ignore. If your Plex instance is exposed to the internet for remote streaming, the risk could be even greater.
Updating is straightforward: you can do it through the serverâ(TM)s management page or by downloading the installer from Plexâ(TM)s official site. If you self-host, itâ(TM)s also a good moment to review your setup, disable outside access if you donâ(TM)t need it, and check your logs for anything suspicious.
Plex has had its share of security incidents in the past, including a 2022 breach that forced a password reset for all users. While thereâ(TM)s no evidence this latest issue has been exploited in the wild, the best move is to patch now and ask questions later.
The update is available today, and if you havenâ(TM)t installed it yet, you should make it your next click.
Comment Re: The Network Effect can be a b**** (Score 1) 42
The average technical acumen of slashdot users has gone WAY downhill, huh?
Submission + - Ultra-high energy neutrino detected by KM3NeT
JoeRobe writes: Scientists associated with the Kilometer Cube Neutrino Telescope, or KM3NeT, have reported detection of an ultra-high energy neutrino deep in the Mediterranean sea. The neutrino reportedly had an energy of 120 million billion electron volts (1.2x10^17 eV, or 120 PeV). This is similar to the energy of ping-pong ball travelling ~5 m/s, but all that energy was packed into a single subatomic particle. According to the New York Times, "Here, squeezed into one of the tiniest flecks of matter in our universe, that energy amounted to tens of thousands of times more than what can be achieved by the world’s premier particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider at CERN."
According to the authors of the Nature paper, the direction of the neutrino "is compatible with the extension of the galactic interstellar medium", but they did not find any catalogued source that would produce such a high energy neutrino, within the Milky Way or from about 40 other galaxies that could be candidates.
Phys.org describes the impressive scale of the KM3NeT detector array:
"It is located at 3,450 m depth, about 80 km from the coast of Portopalo di Capo Passero, Sicily. Its 700 m high detection units (DUs) are anchored to the seabed and positioned about 100 m apart.
Every DU is equipped with 18 Digital Optical Modules (DOM) each containing 31 photomultipliers (PMTs). In its final configuration, ARCA will comprise 230 DUs. The data collected are transmitted via a submarine cable to the shore station at the INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Sud."
According to the authors of the Nature paper, the direction of the neutrino "is compatible with the extension of the galactic interstellar medium", but they did not find any catalogued source that would produce such a high energy neutrino, within the Milky Way or from about 40 other galaxies that could be candidates.
Phys.org describes the impressive scale of the KM3NeT detector array:
"It is located at 3,450 m depth, about 80 km from the coast of Portopalo di Capo Passero, Sicily. Its 700 m high detection units (DUs) are anchored to the seabed and positioned about 100 m apart.
Every DU is equipped with 18 Digital Optical Modules (DOM) each containing 31 photomultipliers (PMTs). In its final configuration, ARCA will comprise 230 DUs. The data collected are transmitted via a submarine cable to the shore station at the INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Sud."
Comment Re: Just cut the VPN (Score 1) 185
Joke is on you, we need our VPN in the office too!
Yes, its dumb. No, I'm not on the network or security teams.
Comment Re: They have little hope (Score 1) 188
Id be shocked if the bean counters weren't replaced first tbh. What is a budget but a giant spreadsheet anyway?
Comment Re: Uh... (Score 2) 43
Looks like the CTO wants to bring his scrum cargo cult to his govt cheese. What a scam.
Submission + - ASML and TSMC Can Disable Chip Machines If China Invades Taiwan (yahoo.com)
An anonymous reader writes: ASML Holding NV and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. have ways to disable the world’s most sophisticated chipmaking machines in the event that China invades Taiwan, according to people familiar with the matter. Officials from the US government have privately expressed concerns to both their Dutch and Taiwanese counterparts about what happens if Chinese aggression escalates into an attack on the island responsible for producing the vast majority of the world’s advanced semiconductors, two of the people said, speaking on condition of anonymity. ASML reassured officials about its ability to remotely disable the machines when the Dutch government met with the company on the threat, two others said. The Netherlands has run simulations on a possible invasion in order to better assess the risks, they added.
The remote shut-off applies to Netherlands-based ASML’s line of extreme ultraviolet machines, known within the industry as EUVs, for which TSMC is its single biggest client. EUVs harness high-frequency light waves to print the smallest microchip transistors in existence — creating chips that have artificial-intelligence uses as well as more sensitive military applications. About the size of a city bus, an EUV requires regular servicing and updates. As part of that, the company can remotely force a shut-off which would act as a kill switch, the people said, speaking on condition of anonymity. The Veldhoven-based company is the world’s only manufacturer of these machines, which sell for more than $217 million apiece. [...] TSMC Chairman Mark Liu hinted in a September interview with CNN that any invader of Taiwan would find his company’s chipmaking machines out of order. “Nobody can control TSMC by force,” Liu said. “If there is a military invasion you will render TSMC factory non-operable."
The remote shut-off applies to Netherlands-based ASML’s line of extreme ultraviolet machines, known within the industry as EUVs, for which TSMC is its single biggest client. EUVs harness high-frequency light waves to print the smallest microchip transistors in existence — creating chips that have artificial-intelligence uses as well as more sensitive military applications. About the size of a city bus, an EUV requires regular servicing and updates. As part of that, the company can remotely force a shut-off which would act as a kill switch, the people said, speaking on condition of anonymity. The Veldhoven-based company is the world’s only manufacturer of these machines, which sell for more than $217 million apiece. [...] TSMC Chairman Mark Liu hinted in a September interview with CNN that any invader of Taiwan would find his company’s chipmaking machines out of order. “Nobody can control TSMC by force,” Liu said. “If there is a military invasion you will render TSMC factory non-operable."
Submission + - EU Sets Benchmark For Rest of the World With Landmark AI Laws (reuters.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Europe's landmark rules on artificial intelligence will enter into force next month after EU countries endorsed on Tuesday a political deal reached in December, setting a potential global benchmark for a technology used in business and everyday life. The European Union's AI Act is more comprehensive than the United States' light-touch voluntary compliance approach while China's approach aims to maintain social stability and state control. The vote by EU countries came two months after EU lawmakers backed the AI legislation drafted by the European Commission in 2021 after making a number of key changes. [...]
The AI Act imposes strict transparency obligations on high-risk AI systems while such requirements for general-purpose AI models will be lighter. It restricts governments' use of real-time biometric surveillance in public spaces to cases of certain crimes, prevention of terrorist attacks and searches for people suspected of the most serious crimes. The new legislation will have an impact beyond the 27-country bloc, said Patrick van Eecke at law firm Cooley. "The Act will have global reach. Companies outside the EU who use EU customer data in their AI platforms will need to comply. Other countries and regions are likely to use the AI Act as a blueprint, just as they did with the GDPR," he said, referring to EU privacy rules.
While the new legislation will apply in 2026, bans on the use of artificial intelligence in social scoring, predictive policing and untargeted scraping of facial images from the internet or CCTV footage will kick in in six months once the new regulation enters into force. Obligations for general purpose AI models will apply after 12 months and rules for AI systems embedded into regulated products in 36 months. Fines for violations range from $8.2 million or 1.5% of turnover to 35 million euros or 7% of global turnover depending on the type of violations.
The AI Act imposes strict transparency obligations on high-risk AI systems while such requirements for general-purpose AI models will be lighter. It restricts governments' use of real-time biometric surveillance in public spaces to cases of certain crimes, prevention of terrorist attacks and searches for people suspected of the most serious crimes. The new legislation will have an impact beyond the 27-country bloc, said Patrick van Eecke at law firm Cooley. "The Act will have global reach. Companies outside the EU who use EU customer data in their AI platforms will need to comply. Other countries and regions are likely to use the AI Act as a blueprint, just as they did with the GDPR," he said, referring to EU privacy rules.
While the new legislation will apply in 2026, bans on the use of artificial intelligence in social scoring, predictive policing and untargeted scraping of facial images from the internet or CCTV footage will kick in in six months once the new regulation enters into force. Obligations for general purpose AI models will apply after 12 months and rules for AI systems embedded into regulated products in 36 months. Fines for violations range from $8.2 million or 1.5% of turnover to 35 million euros or 7% of global turnover depending on the type of violations.
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