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Russian Malware Freezes 600 Ukrainian Buildings in Winter

Russia-based hackers targeted a heating utility in Lviv, Ukraine, switching off heat to hundreds of buildings in the midst of winter. Industrial cybersecurity firm Dragos discovered the malware used to directly sabotage the heating infrastructure, leaving civilians in sub-zero temperatures for 48 hours.

Mastering Quantization: A Visual Guide

Large Language Models (LLMs) are too big for consumer hardware, requiring GPUs with large VRAM. Quantization is a key technique to make LLMs smaller, improving efficiency and reducing memory usage.

Custom Generative AI Models with NVIDIA AI Foundry

NVIDIA AI Foundry helps businesses create custom AI models tailored to their industry needs, with support from leading companies like Amdocs and Capital One. The service includes foundation models, accelerated computing, expert support, and a partner ecosystem to drive AI innovation.

AI: Transforming Weather Forecasting

AI tools revolutionize weather forecasting by analyzing data patterns over years for accurate and faster predictions. Traditional methods rely on complex equations and grid replication of the atmosphere, while AI forecasts focus on long-term data analysis.

Deepfake Dystopia: The Rise of Digital Deception in 2024

Generative AI poses a threat to public discourse and political accountability, as demonstrated by the recent AI-generated video of Steven Miles on TikTok. The uncanny features and unsettling details of the video highlight the ongoing concerns about the use of deepfakes in politics.

Uncover Amazon S3 Insights with Q S3 Connector

Amazon Q is a generative AI-powered assistant that can answer questions, provide summaries, and complete tasks using data from various repositories. It offers prebuilt connectors to data sources like Atlassian Jira, Amazon S3, and Salesforce for easy integration and minimal configuration.

Rust Cargo.toml Best Practices

Master Cargo.toml formatting rules to avoid frustration. Rust's consistency compared to JavaScript, with surprises in Cargo.toml explained in 9 wats and wat nots.

Unprepared for Digital Workers

CEO Sarah Franklin faced intense pushback on Lattice's plans, leading to their suspension after 3 days. People are not ready for "digital workers" according to the lesson learned by the CEO of the HR platform.

AI: Time to Panic

AI advancements are both thrilling and alarming. Screenwriter tests AI for screenplay, AI suggests improvements. Novel outdated in AI era.