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People focus on Apple M4 proprietary design. But Apple seems to prefer SME in ARM not his AMX (2nd Jan 2025)
Preface: Matrices help break down large, complex datasets into digestible chunks. Matrix multiplication allows machine learning models to identify complex patterns. By updating these matrices during training, the AI system continually improves and becomes more accurate. Background: The New Armv9 architecture feature offers significant performance uplifts for AI and ML-based applications, including generative AI. SME…
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Bye! 2024.
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CVE-2024-56756: nvme-pci: fix freeing of the HMB descriptor table (30th Dec 2024)
Preface: Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN works with amazing quantities of data and has publicly stated that they get much higher I/O and memory bandwidth — more than a terabit per second of data – with their AMD-based system. If they get that kind of performance, other end users will be in great shape.…
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Pushing open source development concept into space (27th Dec 2024)
Preface: We live in a three-dimensional world. We move in space, left or right, forward or backward, up or down. Furthermore, living things do not live forever. Hardware and software also have life cycles. Human beings seem to be destined to live on earth. There are eight planets in the solar system that are not…
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CVE-2024-21944: Undermining Integrity Features of SEV-SNP with Memory Aliasing
Preface: The Serial Presence Detect function is implemented using a 2048 bit EEPROM component. This nonvolatile storage device contains data programmed by the DIMM manufacturer that identifies the module type and various SDRAM organization and timing parameters. EEPROM stands for Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory. It’s a type of non-volatile memory used in computers and…
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Are you still a fan of Nvidia? Or do you support AMD now? (23rd Dec 2024)
Preface: In the zone artificial intelligence (AI), NVIDIA and AMD are leading the way, pushing the limits of computing power. Both companies have launched powerful AI chips, but the comparison between the H100 and MI250X raises the question of superiority. Background: What is AMD Instinct MI250X? AMD Instinct™ MI250X Series accelerators are uniquely suited to…
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CVE-2024-49194: Databricks JDBC Driver Vulnerability Advisory (19th Dec 2024)
Preface: The Databricks Platform is the world’s first data intelligence platform powered by generative AI. Infuse AI into every facet of your business. Generative artificial intelligence, also known as generative AI or gen AI for short, is a type of AI that can create new content and ideas, including conversations, stories, images, videos, and music.…
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CVE-2024-10205: Authentication bypass vulnerability exists in Hitachi Infrastructure Analytics Advisor and Hitachi Ops Center Analyzer (18-12-2024)
Preface: Kerberos is a network authentication system, which can improve the security of your network by eliminating the insecure practice of sending passwords over the network in unencrypted form. It allows clients and servers to authenticate to each other with the help of a trusted third party, the Kerberos key distribution center (KDC). Background: Hitachi…
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About Siemens: CVE-2024-49775 – Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in User Management Component (UMC)
Preface: SIMATIC WinCC is a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) and human-machine interface (HMI) system from Siemens. SCADA systems are used to monitor and control physical processes involved in industry and infrastructure on a large scale and over long distances. SIMATIC WinCC can be used in combination with Siemens controllers. WinCC is written for…
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CVE-2024-33063 – OOB : read/writes in ML probe generation (15-Dec 2024)
Preface: A patch published June 2023, adds parsing of the data and adding/updating the BSS using the received elements. Doing this means that userspace can discover the BSSes using an ML probe request and request association on these links. Background: IE provides information on channel usage by AP, so that smart wireless stations can decide…