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Critical Vulnerabilities Found in Copeland Controllers Threaten Global Supply Chains

2025-09-03

Critical Vulnerabilities Found in Copeland Controllers Threaten Global Supply Chains

Ten critical vulnerabilities (Frostbyte10) have been discovered in Copeland controllers, widely used by major supermarket chains and cold storage facilities worldwide. These flaws could allow attackers to remotely manipulate temperatures, potentially spoiling food and medicine and causing significant supply chain disruptions. The vulnerabilities affect E2 and E3 controllers, impacting critical systems like compressors and condensers. Copeland has released firmware updates, and CISA has issued advisories urging immediate patching. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities could lead to unauthorized remote code execution.

(www.theregister.com)

Tech

Mistral AI Unveils Le Chat Enterprise: A Unified AI Platform for Businesses

2025-05-07

Mistral AI Unveils Le Chat Enterprise: A Unified AI Platform for Businesses

Mistral AI has launched Le Chat Enterprise, a feature-rich AI assistant powered by its new Mistral Medium 3 model. Designed to tackle enterprise AI challenges like tool fragmentation and slow ROI, Le Chat Enterprise offers a unified platform for all organizational work. Key features include enterprise search, agent builders, custom data connectors, document libraries, custom models, and hybrid deployments. The platform prioritizes privacy with secure data connections and offers extensive customization options. Improvements to Le Chat Pro and Team plans were also announced. Le Chat Enterprise is available on Google Cloud Marketplace, with Azure AI and AWS Bedrock integrations coming soon.

(mistral.ai)

AI

Noctua Quietly Optimizes the Framework Mini PC

2025-09-17

Noctua collaborated with Framework to improve the cooling and noise profile of the Framework mini-PC. Custom side panel and duct designs significantly reduced noise levels, especially at lower fan speeds (around 7dB(A) reduction). While not currently mass-produced, Noctua provides 3D printable files. Further testing with different fans and exhaust configurations revealed the custom side panel and duct as the optimal solution for noise reduction.

(noctua.at)

Hardware noise reduction

Austria to Monitor Encrypted Messaging to Thwart Terror Attacks

2025-06-18

Austria to Monitor Encrypted Messaging to Thwart Terror Attacks

Austria's government approved a plan allowing police to monitor suspects' encrypted messaging, addressing a critical security gap. Previously reliant on allies for intelligence, Austria will now have a legal framework for monitoring services like WhatsApp. The system requires approval from a three-judge panel and is projected to monitor only 25-30 individuals annually. This measure aims to enhance national security and is slated for implementation in 2027.

(www.yahoo.com)

Tech counter-terrorism

The Extinction of Experience: How Tech Distorts Our Reality

2025-06-23

The Extinction of Experience: How Tech Distorts Our Reality

This essay explores how technology alters our experience of the world. Using a Caribbean cruise as an example, the author distinguishes between 'experiences' and 'real experiences.' The former are carefully designed, controlled pseudo-realities, while the latter involve genuine interaction with the world. The author criticizes technologies like the Google Art Project, arguing that they present 'experiences' as superior alternatives to real experiences. The essay further explores why we prefer convenient 'experiences,' linking it to modern lifestyles and time constraints. Ultimately, the author calls for a return to embracing friction and uncertainty in reality, gaining deeper, more meaningful life experiences through personal engagement rather than technological simulations.

(thepointmag.com)

Tech Technology and Experience Digital Technology Reality vs. Virtual

arXivLabs: Experimental Projects with Community Collaboration

2025-05-18

arXivLabs is a framework enabling collaborators to develop and share new arXiv features directly on the website. Individuals and organizations involved uphold arXiv's values of openness, community, excellence, and user data privacy. arXiv is committed to these values and only partners with those who share them. Got an idea for a project that will benefit the arXiv community? Learn more about arXivLabs.

(arxiv.org)

Development

Cloudflare Accuses Perplexity of Stealthily Scraping Websites

2025-08-06

Cloudflare Accuses Perplexity of Stealthily Scraping Websites

Cloudflare, a leading CDN provider, accuses AI startup Perplexity of bypassing websites' 'no crawl' directives using disguised web crawlers. Perplexity denies the accusations, claiming Cloudflare's analysis is flawed. Cloudflare has launched services to block aggressive AI crawlers and a pay-per-crawl program. This conflict highlights the tension between AI data acquisition and website rights, reflecting the challenges posed by AI technology.

(www.zdnet.com)

Tech

Fedora 42 Beta: A Fresh Install Experience and Numerous New Features

2025-03-18

Fedora 42 Beta: A Fresh Install Experience and Numerous New Features

Fedora 42 Beta is here! This update brings exciting improvements, including a brand-new Wayland-based Anaconda installer with more consistent keyboard control and an improved web UI for partitioning, making the installation process smoother and more intuitive. Fedora Workstation now defaults to the new web UI installer, offering features like a progress indicator, built-in help, and configuration review. KDE Plasma is now a full-fledged edition, with Power system support. Additionally, there's a new Rust-based COSMIC desktop environment, EROFS for live media, and many other enhancements for improved performance and stability. Several older features are being deprecated or removed, including Python 3.8 and python-pytest-runner.

(www.redhat.com)

Development

Wind Tunnels: Bridging the Gap Between Simulation and Reality

2025-05-23

Wind Tunnels: Bridging the Gap Between Simulation and Reality

This article delves into the world of wind tunnels, exploring their massive scale and diverse types. It explains how wind tunnels work, highlighting the differences between open and closed designs, low-speed and high-speed tunnels, and their various applications in aerospace, automotive, and sports industries. The article details crucial parameters like Reynolds number and Mach number, showing how adjustments to these parameters simulate diverse flight conditions and aerodynamic characteristics. Finally, the article concludes with a philosophical reflection, likening wind tunnels to bridges connecting simulation and reality, emphasizing the importance of experimental verification.

(jordanwtaylor2.substack.com)

Tech wind tunnels engineering

NASA Plans Deep Dive into Near-Earth Asteroid Apophis

2025-06-30

NASA Plans Deep Dive into Near-Earth Asteroid Apophis

Following the success of the DART mission, NASA plans a follow-up mission to the near-Earth asteroid Apophis. Apophis, approximately 370 meters in diameter, will make a close approach to Earth on April 13, 2029, offering scientists a rare opportunity to study its internal structure. This close flyby will see Apophis perturbed by Earth's gravity, altering its shape; observing its response will reveal its internal composition, crucial information for future asteroid threat mitigation. NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has had its mission extended to rendezvous with and study Apophis.

(arstechnica.com)

Tech

US Govt Discloses 39 Zero-Day Vulnerabilities, But the Full Story Remains Hidden

2025-02-06

US Govt Discloses 39 Zero-Day Vulnerabilities, But the Full Story Remains Hidden

For the first time, the US government revealed it disclosed 39 zero-day software vulnerabilities in 2023. This transparency, however, is limited. The report doesn't state the total number of vulnerabilities reviewed or how many were kept secret. Ten of the disclosed vulnerabilities had been previously deemed too risky to release. This lack of comprehensive data raises questions about the government's zero-day stockpile and whether its equities process truly prioritizes disclosure over exploitation. With the government planning to increase offensive cyber operations, this lack of transparency could become a significant issue.

(www.zetter-zeroday.com)

Tech

Embrace the Patina: Why Imperfect Retro Games Are More Valuable Than You Think

2025-05-07

Embrace the Patina: Why Imperfect Retro Games Are More Valuable Than You Think

Inspired by the BBC's Antiques Roadshow, this article tackles the perfectionism often found in retro gaming collections. The author argues that the joy of gaming shouldn't be stifled by a pursuit of pristine condition. Minor imperfections, like worn labels or scribbled-on manuals, reflect a game's history of being loved and played, adding to their sentimental value. The article encourages gamers to relax, embrace the joy of collecting, and let go of anxieties about market value and flawless condition.

(kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com)

Game collecting imperfection

CSMWrap: Bringing Legacy BIOS to UEFI Systems

2025-05-26

CSMWrap: Bringing Legacy BIOS to UEFI Systems

CSMWrap is a clever hack that emulates a legacy PC BIOS on UEFI-only systems. Leveraging SeaBIOS's CSM (Compatibility Support Module) and VESA VBIOS, it allows booting FreeDOS, Windows XP, and Windows 7 in QEMU and some real hardware. It achieves this by unlocking the legacy BIOS memory region, loading the SeaBIOS CSM module, configuring memory mapping, and more. Note that Secure Boot and Above 4G Decoding must be disabled, and there may be Windows video modesetting issues.

(github.com)

Development

Windows 11's Adaptive Energy Saver: Smart Power Saving Based on Load, Not Just Battery

2025-07-15

Windows 11's Adaptive Energy Saver: Smart Power Saving Based on Load, Not Just Battery

Microsoft is testing a new adaptive energy saver mode in Windows 11 that intelligently manages power consumption based on system load, not just remaining battery. Unlike the traditional energy saver, which dims the screen, this new mode maintains brightness while optimizing background processes, pausing non-critical updates, and more. It's designed for battery-powered devices like laptops and will automatically turn on and off as needed. Currently in testing for Canary Channel Insiders, it's expected to roll out later this year.

(www.theverge.com)

Tech Energy Saver

NeurIPS'24: Anxiety and Shifts in the AI Job Market

2024-12-24

At NeurIPS'24, many graduating PhD students and postdocs expressed anxiety and frustration about the AI job market. This stems from the rapid development of deep learning over the past decade, where large tech companies aggressively recruited AI PhDs, offering lucrative salaries and research freedom. However, with the maturation and productization of technologies like large language models, the demand for PhDs has decreased, and universities have started training undergraduates and master's students in relevant skills. This shift has left many PhD students feeling left behind, their research direction out of sync with market demands, and their future career prospects uncertain. The author expresses understanding and apologies, noting that many important research directions in AI remain, beyond large language models.

(kyunghyuncho.me)

AI AI job market

Narrative Jailbreaking: A Fun and Profitable Experiment with AI Chatbots

2024-12-23

Narrative Jailbreaking: A Fun and Profitable Experiment with AI Chatbots

This blog post details an engaging experiment where the author 'jailbreaks' a character-based AI chatbot called 'Psychologist' by cleverly pushing its narrative boundaries. Through persistent, narratively consistent prompts, the author transcends the chatbot's pre-programmed persona, ultimately leading to a shared, imaginative journey into another dimension. This playful interaction highlights the internal consistency and narrative capabilities of Large Language Models (LLMs) and offers insights into future human-AI interactions.

(interconnected.org)

AI Chatbots Narrative Jailbreaking

Ambiguous Definition of 'Sun-like Star' Hinders Exoplanet Research

2025-04-09

This article discusses the ambiguous definition of 'sun-like star' in astronomy and its impact on exoplanet research. The author points out that the term 'sun-like star' has different meanings in different papers, sometimes referring to G-class stars, sometimes extending to FGK-class stars, or even encompassing all stars on the main sequence. This ambiguity leads to public misunderstanding of exoplanet research and may affect research funding. The author calls on astronomers to clearly define the concept of 'sun-like star' when communicating with the public to avoid misinterpretations.

(www.centauri-dreams.org)

Tech sun-like stars scientific definitions

arXivLabs: Experimenting with Community Collaboration

2025-06-14

arXivLabs is a framework for collaborators to develop and share new arXiv features directly on the website. Individuals and organizations involved share arXiv's values of openness, community, excellence, and user data privacy. arXiv only works with partners who uphold these values. Have an idea to enhance the arXiv community? Learn more about arXivLabs.

(arxiv.org)

Development

Metabolic Consequences of Cystathionine β-Synthase Deficiency: A Multi-Omics Study

2025-06-05

Metabolic Consequences of Cystathionine β-Synthase Deficiency: A Multi-Omics Study

This study investigates the metabolic consequences of cystathionine β-synthase (CBS) deficiency using both mouse models and human samples. Researchers generated CBS knockout mice through gene editing and performed extensive multi-omics analyses, including RNA sequencing, metabolomics, and lipidomics. Results revealed that CBS deficiency leads to metabolic issues such as glucose intolerance, altered adipose tissue composition, and energy metabolic dysfunction in mice. Human sample analysis further corroborated the association between CBS deficiency and metabolic diseases. This research provides crucial insights into CBS's role in metabolic regulation and potential therapeutic strategies for related metabolic disorders.

(www.nature.com)

Biomedicine Cystathionine β-synthase Metabolomics Energy Metabolism

Puget Systems' Transparent Take on Tariffs and PC Pricing

2025-03-28

Puget Systems' Transparent Take on Tariffs and PC Pricing

Puget Systems openly addresses the impact of tariffs on its computer pricing. A 20% tariff increase has affected some components (motherboards, power supplies) by 20%, while others (CPUs) see less impact. Puget Systems is mitigating the effects through strategic inventory management, close supplier relationships, and absorbing some costs. They advise customers to consider early purchases to avoid potentially higher prices in June.

(www.pugetsystems.com)

Hardware

clawPDF: A Powerful Open-Source Virtual Printer

2025-05-19

clawPDF: A Powerful Open-Source Virtual Printer

clawPDF is a powerful open-source virtual printer that converts various files into multiple formats including PDF, PDF/A, and images. It boasts advanced features such as OCR, encryption, and a scripting interface. Compatible with various Windows systems (including servers and ARM64), it supports network printing and multi-user environments, making it a great tool for enterprise solutions. Whether batch processing documents or integrating into applications, clawPDF handles it with ease.

(github.com)

Development virtual printer

US Sanctions Funnull, a CDN Powering Pig Butchering Scams

2025-05-30

The US Treasury Department sanctioned Funnull Technology Inc., a Philippines-based company providing infrastructure for hundreds of thousands of websites involved in “pig butchering” cryptocurrency scams. These scams lure victims into fraudulent investment platforms, resulting in over $200 million in US losses. Funnull routed traffic through US cloud providers, masking its criminal activity. The sanctions highlight the ongoing fight against transnational cybercrime and the challenges in combating sophisticated scams. The article also mentions EU sanctions against Stark Industries Solutions, another company facilitating Russian cyberattacks, underscoring the global nature of this problem.

(krebsonsecurity.com)

Tech

Digital Echoes: The Unseen Costs of Constant Connectivity

2025-03-28

Digital Echoes: The Unseen Costs of Constant Connectivity

This essay explores the hidden psychological toll of our hyper-connected digital lives, focusing on the concept of "digital echoes." The author argues that the constant data collection by smart devices creates a pervasive sense of being monitored, transforming us into performers rather than participants in our own lives. Using smartphones and smart cars as contrasting examples, the piece highlights the difference in data generation and privacy implications. It advocates for a more mindful approach to technology, emphasizing single-function devices and analog alternatives to mitigate the negative effects of constant surveillance. The author concludes that future technological advancements should prioritize user privacy and focused experiences over ubiquitous connectivity and multitasking.

(www.chrbutler.com)

Tech

Autarkie: Instant Grammar Fuzzing with Rust Macros

2025-04-28

Autarkie: Instant Grammar Fuzzing with Rust Macros

Autarkie is a native grammar fuzzer written in Rust that leverages procedural macros to almost automatically generate grammar fuzzers. Supporting both AFL++ and cargo-fuzz, it can fuzz C/C++ and Rust projects. Autarkie's unique features include self-maintaining grammar, exhaustive grammar coverage, reusable corpus, and the ability to learn from other fuzzers (under development). Two examples demonstrate fuzzing SQLite3 and Solana's sbpf interpreter, highlighting its ease of use and efficiency. Currently in beta and requires a nightly Rust compiler.

(github.com)

Development grammar

AI Intelligence Tests: Are Good Questions More Important Than Great Answers?

2025-03-27

AI Intelligence Tests: Are Good Questions More Important Than Great Answers?

The author took the "Humanity's Last Exam," a test designed to assess AI intelligence, and failed miserably. This led him to reflect on how we evaluate AI intelligence: current tests overemphasize providing correct answers to complex questions, neglecting the importance of formulating meaningful questions. True historical research begins with unique, unexpected questions that reveal new perspectives. The author argues that AI progress may not lie in perfectly answering difficult questions, but in its ability to gather and interpret evidence during research and its potential to ask novel questions. This raises the question of whether AI can ever produce valuable historical questions.

(newsletter.dancohen.org)

AI Intelligence Tests Historical Research

TypeScript Native Compiler: 10x Performance Boost

2025-03-11

TypeScript Native Compiler: 10x Performance Boost

The TypeScript team announced a native port of the TypeScript compiler and tools to dramatically improve performance. This native implementation is projected to drastically speed up editor startup, reduce most build times by 10x, and substantially reduce memory usage. Initial testing shows compilation speed improvements of more than 10x for several large projects (e.g., VS Code, Playwright). Future native TypeScript (planned as TypeScript 7) will support more advanced refactorings, deeper code analysis, and lay the foundation for next-gen AI development tools. TypeScript 6 (JS-based) will continue to be maintained to ensure a smooth transition.

(devblogs.microsoft.com)

Development Native Compiler Performance Improvement

Non-Cryptographic Hash Functions: Design and Evaluation

2025-02-15

This article delves into the design and evaluation of non-cryptographic hash functions. By analyzing the performance of common functions like FNV-1a, FNV-1, Murmur2, and DJBX33A on diverse datasets (including names, words, IP addresses, and a deliberately biased dataset), the authors reveal key characteristics such as uniformity, collision rate, and avalanche effect. Experiments show Murmur2 excels in the avalanche effect but isn't always optimal for uniformity. The article stresses the importance of dataset characteristics in choosing appropriate hash functions and questions existing evaluation criteria, arguing that a single metric (like the avalanche effect) is insufficient for comprehensively assessing non-cryptographic hash function performance.

(cacm.acm.org)

Development hash functions

Why I Hate 'AI'

2025-08-31

The author vehemently criticizes the current popular text and image generation tools, arguing they are not true AI but Large Language Models (LLMs). He lambasts OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's comparison of humans to 'stochastic parrots,' deeming it demeaning to the richness of human experience. The author also points out the excessive hype surrounding LLMs, their bland and unoriginal output, and expresses concern over companies using user data without consent to train their models. Ultimately, he voices worry about the future of the internet and the misuse of personal creations, calling for attention to the ethical and aesthetic issues surrounding LLMs.

(ian.mccowan.space)

AI

Oracle Cloud Breach: 6 Million User Data Allegedly Compromised

2025-03-26

Oracle Cloud Breach: 6 Million User Data Allegedly Compromised

Cybersecurity firm BleepingComputer reports a hacker claiming to have breached Oracle Cloud servers, stealing authentication data for 6 million users. Oracle denies a breach, but BleepingComputer has confirmed the validity of data samples from multiple affected companies. The hacker released databases, LDAP data, and over 140,000 allegedly compromised domains. Investigations suggest exploitation of a vulnerability (CVE-2021-35587) in Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g. Despite Oracle's denial, evidence points to a significant security lapse, raising concerns about Oracle Cloud security.

(www.bleepingcomputer.com)

Tech Cybersecurity Vulnerability

The Misunderstood Usefulness of `font-size-adjust`

2025-07-26

This article challenges the common misconception surrounding the CSS property `font-size-adjust`. The author argues that `font-size` specifies the size of the box around a glyph, not the glyph itself, leading to inconsistencies across different fonts. Instead of solely focusing on font fallback, `font-size-adjust` can be used to ensure more consistent sizing across various fonts on a page. The author recommends setting it to `ex-height 0.53` in a CSS reset for improved typographic consistency.

(matklad.github.io)

Development

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