FreeBSD and Its Code of Conduct Anniversary
Tokolosh writes: On February 13, 2018 the FreeBSD Foundation posted its Code of Conduct. This included a system for reporting offenders, plus a Code of Conduct Committee to review charges and issue sanctions. The resulting story on Slashdot on Februa.....»»
AI poisoning could turn open models into destructive “sleeper agents,” says Anthropic
Trained LLMs that seem normal can generate vulnerable code given different triggers. Enlarge (credit: Benj Edwards | Getty Images) Imagine downloading an open source AI language model, and all seems well at first, but it.....»»
Juniper fixes critical RCE in its SRX firewalls and EX switches (CVE-2024-21591)
Juniper Networks has fixed a critical pre-authentication remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability (CVE-2024-21591) in Junos OS on SRX firewalls and EX switches. About CVE-2024-21591 CVE-2024-21591 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could a.....»»
Love The Sopranos? Then watch these 5 great mob shows and movies
In honor of The Sopranos' 25th anniversary, take a deep dive into these five mob shows and movies that brought crime stories to the next level......»»
The 10 best episodes of The Sopranos, ranked
Woke up this morning and got ourselves a new ranking of the 10 best episodes of The Sopranos for the show's 25th anniversary......»»
Android 15 might bring back lock screen widgets
After iOS 16 reintroduced lock screen widgets, Google is dusting off its old code. Enlarge / Jelly Bean is back! (credit: Andrew Cunningham) It sure looks like Android 15 is going to have lock screen widgets. The Android.....»»
Guantanamo Bay: 22 years of indefinite detention and eroded human rights
2024 marks the 22nd anniversary of the opening of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, a facility shrouded in controversy and synonymous with indefinite detention and alleged human rights abuses......»»
HackerOne collaborates with Semgrep to streamline code review for modern development
HackerOne announced a partnership with code security solution, Semgrep, to combine Semgrep’s automated code security tools with expert support from HackerOne PullRequest code reviewers. Security teams can now analyze code through Semgrep and ha.....»»
BBEdit 15 adds new Minimap and ChatGPT built into the app
BBEdit, a popular text and code editor for macOS, received a huge update this week to version 15. With BBEdit 15, users will find a new Minimap to get an overview of the document, but the main highlight of the update is the ChatGPT integration built.....»»
McIntosh and Sonus faber demo a $1 million anniversary sound system at CES 2024
McIntosh and Sonus faber both celebrated their 75th and 40th anniversaries at CES 2024, with new audio products that they combined in a $1 million system demo......»»
McIntosh and Sonus faber demo a $1M anniversary sound system at CES 2024
McIntosh and Sonus faber both celebrated their 75th and 40th anniversaries at CES 2024, with new audio products that they combined in a $1 million system demo......»»
Researchers develop technique to prevent software bugs
A team of computer scientists led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently announced a new method for automatically generating whole proofs that can be used to prevent software bugs and verify that the underlying code is correct. This new.....»»
SQLi vulnerability in Cacti could lead to RCE (CVE-2023-51448)
A blind SQL injection vulnerability (CVE-2023-51448) in Cacti, a widely-used network monitoring, performance and fault management framework, could lead to information disclosure and potentially remote code execution. Cacti is often used in network op.....»»
Apple Vision Pro has 16GB of memory, potentially 1TB of storage
The Apple Vision Pro may be equipped with 16GB of memory at launch, code exploration has uncovered, with storage for the mixed-reality headset potentially able to reach as high as 1TB.Watching Spatial Video on an Apple Vision ProApple announced that.....»»
Study explores the properties of a faint tidal disruption event
Using a spectral synthesis code designed to simulate conditions in interstellar matter, astronomers have explored a faint tidal disruption event (TDE) designated iPTF16fnl. Results of the study, published Dec. 29 on the pre-print server arXiv, delive.....»»
Get 240+ Mac apps for $72.25 with this 1-year Setapp subscription deal
Retailing for $119.88, a 1-year subscription to Setapp's Personal Plan for Mac is now available for just $72.25 with a bonus promo code. This offer ends on January 8.Unlock the full feature set of your Mac with a yearly subscription to Setapp. This h.....»»
The Sims 5: release date speculation, trailers, gameplay, and more
The Sims 5 is currently being worked on under the code name Project Rene. Here's everything you need to know about your next life-sim obsession ahead of launch......»»
Chicken whisperers: Humans crack the clucking code
A University of Queensland-led study has found humans can tell if chickens are excited or displeased, just by the sound of their clucks......»»
Aaarr matey! Life on a 17th century pirate ship was less chaotic than you think
Ars chats with historian Rebecca Simon about her most recent book, The Pirates' Code. Enlarge There's rarely time to write about every cool science-y story that comes our way. So this year, we're once again running a.....»»
Get Apple"s M2 Mac mini with 16GB RAM for as low as $699
In need of a desktop Mac that is both powerful and affordable? The latest M2 Mac mini with 16GB unified memory is now on sale thanks to an exclusive promo code. Grab the 256GB SSD option for just $699 or the 512GB SSD version for only $899.Save on th.....»»
Google Maps’ “Driving Mode” could be killed off early 2024
Code strings have revealed the possibility that Google could be killing off Driving Mode for Google Maps. The post Google Maps’ “Driving Mode” could be killed off early 2024 appeared first on Phandroid. If you use Google Maps while d.....»»