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Lees meerInstead of just raising the alarm, automated code-scold will flag where the fire is GitHub's Dependabot is becoming more dependable thanks to its newfound ability to tell developers whether its security alerts are relevant or not.…
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Lees meerThe brain-like chip technology could aid with low-power AI tasks like speech recognition You may have heard before about Intel's Loihi neuromorphic chips that mimic the way brains work, but what hasn't been clear yet is how the chipmaker will make m…
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Lees meerThe latest patch is aimed at a type confusion vulnerability that is actively being exploited Google is issuing fixes for two vulnerabilities in its Chrome web browser, including one flaw that is already being exploited in the wild.…
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Lees meerThis is why the US Department of Commerce subpoenaed biz last year Synopsys is being investigated by the US government over concerns the biz may have flouted restrictions placed on the flow of American chip-making technologies to certain Chinese com…
Lees meerSpecially crafted credentials grant remote high-privilege access? That's a 10 out of 10 in severity Cisco on Tuesday issued a critical security advisory for its Wireless LAN Controller (WLC), used in various Cisco products to manage wireless network…
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