Zero-day Windows NTLM hash vulnerability gets patched by third-party —credentials can be hijacked by merely viewing a malicious file in File Explorer

A 0-day file explorer exploit that can steal a user's NTLM credentials gets an unofficial patch, documentation from 0patch. Source

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Russian Ex-ASML employee indicted for stealing critical trade secrets — currently in custody, faces 20-year Netherlands entry ban

A Russian engineer at ASML has been accused of stealing trade secrets at the company and now faces litigation and an entry-ban. Source

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U.S. House set to vote on $3B funding for the replacement of Chinese telecoms equipment — but swapping out all the Huawei and ZTE equipment will cost more

The U.S. will decide this week if it will allocate $3 billion to finally flush Huawei and ZTE from its telecommunications network. Source

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Intel looks beyond silicon, outlines breakthroughs in atomically-thin 2D transistors, chip packaging, and interconnects at IEDM 2024

Today, the Intel Foundry Technology Research team announced technology breakthroughs in transistor, interconnects, and packaging technology, among others, which it will unveil in seven of its own papers, along with…

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iFixit now sells genuine Xbox replacement parts but at ridiculous prices — $599 for an Xbox Series X motherboard when a new console costs $499

iFixit now sells official replacement parts for Xbox Series X/S consoles and accessories. Source

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US govt says Cisco gear often targeted in China's Salt Typhoon attacks on 8 telecommunications providers — issues Cisco-specific advice to patch networks to fend off attacks

The U.S. CISA released special guidelines to help organizations stay safe from attacks, releasing specific instructions for Cisco devices. Source

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Legendary video game developer imagines a future where GPUs don't need PCs — John Carmack envisions a GPU with Linux onboard, so you would just add power and a display

Earlier today, legendary video games developer John Carmack made the case for what one might casually describe as a standalone graphics card. Source

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Arctic uses a fan to cool another fan — S12038-4K 120mm fan adds an extra fan in its center to cool its central shaft

Arctic's new S12038-4K/8K server fans have an extra set of fan blades for the true cooling enjoyers. Really, the extra blades are to cool its own center shaft, which may…

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Valve preps mysterious 'Fremont' SteamOS device powered by AMD Ryzen processor — potential Steam Box may sport a Hawk Point CPU with Zen 4 and RDNA 3 graphics

Fremont may be the codename for a new and improved Steam Box, featuring a mobile chip and discrete GPU from AMD. Source

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Weak demand prevents Amazon from deploying AMD's Instinct AI accelerators in the cloud — the company plans to strengthen its portfolio with Nvidia Blackwell GPUs

Amazon Web Services does not see enough demand for AMD's Instinct MI300-series accelerators for AI and HPC to deploy them in the cloud. Source

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Broadcom unveils gigantic 3.5D XDSiP platform for AI XPUs — 6000mm² of stacked silicon with 12 HBM modules

Broadcom's 3.5D XDSiP platform for high-performance processors uses TSMC's CoWoS and other packaging technologies to build a system-in-packages comprising 6000mm² of 3D-stacked silicon with 12 HBM modules. Source

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