An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: In its continued efforts to make Azure a platform that appeals to the widest range of developers possible, Microsoft announced a range of new features at Build, its annual developer conference….
NVIDIA Unveils Tesla V100 AI Accelerator Powered By 5120 CUDA Core Volta GPU
MojoKid writes: NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang just offered the first public unveiling of a product based on the company’s next generation GPU architecture, codenamed Volta. NVIDIA just announced its new Tesla V100 accelerator that’s designed for AI and machine learning…
Zillow Faces Lawsuit Over 'Zestimate' Tool That Calculates a House's Worth
According to The Washington Post, “a homeowner has filed suit against online reality giant Zillow, claiming the company’s controversial ‘Zestimate’ tool repeatedly undervalued her house, creating a ‘tremendous road block’ to its sale.” From the report: The suit, which may…
Call Center Operator and His Cousin Steal $645,000 From UK Water Supplier
An anonymous reader writes: “An unnamed UK-based regional water supply company lost over $645,000 in a sophisticated scam that involved social engineering, an inside man, and international bank transfers,” reports BleepingComputer. According to a recently disclosed report, one of the…
A Baffling Brain Defect Is Linked to Gut Bacteria, Scientists Say
Gina Kolata from The New York Times writes about a baffling brain disorder that is linked to a particular type of bacteria living in the gut (Warning: source may be paywalled; alternate source) The new study, published on Wednesday in…
Cisco Patches IOS XE Vulnerability Leaked in Vault 7 Dump
Cisco released an update that patches a vulnerability in the CMP processing code running in its IOS and IOS XE software in more than 300 of its switches.
Microsoft Makes it Official, Cuts off SHA-1 Support in IE, Edge
Yesterday’s Patch Tuesday release also included an update to Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and Edge browsers officially ending support for the SHA-1 hash function.
Android Permissions Flaw Will Linger Until O Release
Google said a permissions flaw that puts Android users at heightened risk of malware, ransomware and adware attacks will not be fixed until the release of its next mobile OS, Android O.
Session Hijacking, Cookie-Stealing WordPress Malware Spotted
Researchers spotted a strain of cookie stealing malware, injected into a legitimate JavaScript file, masquerading as a WordPress core domain.
John Oliver unleashes his net neutrality flying monkeys on the FCC
FCC says the websites problems were because of a DDoS attack, not the ‘flying monkeys’ unleashed by John Oliver