Intel Graphics With Linux 6.6 Adds Tuning Knobs That Can Yield 10~15% Better Performance
With new i915 driver code ready for the upcoming Linux 6.6, new threshold tuning around the RPS (cited as both Render P-States and Requested Power States) for some Intel graphics hardware and in some games can yield around a 10~15% boost to performance.
Eight Months Pregnant and Arrested After False Facial Recognition Match (Gift Article)
Porcha Woodruff thought the police who showed up at her door to arrest her for carjacking were joking. She is the first woman known to be wrongfully accused as a result of facial recognition technology.
Measuring community health reveals challenges people experience in contributing. Anita Ihuman explains how to build awareness and leverage existing solutions for greater belonging in open source. What you measure, you can see and change!
There was something of a space theme that pervaded the Embedded Linux
Conference (ELC) portion of the 2023 Embedded
Open Source Summit (EOSS), which is an umbrella event for various
sub-conferences related to embedded open-source development. That may
partly be because one of the organizers of EOSS (and ELC), Tim Bird,
described himself as "a bit of a space junkie"; he made that observation
during a panel session that he led on embedded Linux in space. Bird and
four panelists discussed various aspects of the use of Linux in
space-related systems, including where it has been used, the
characteristics and challenges of aerospace deployments, certification of
Linux for aerospace use, and more.
Microsoft resolves vulnerability following criticism from Tenable CEO
After the CEO of cybersecurity firm Tenable bashed Microsoft for its handling of a vulnerability in Azure AD, the company has patched the vulnerability.
Leaked Secrets and Unlimited Miles: Hacking the Largest Airline and Hotel Rewards Platform
Between March, 2023 and May, 2023 we reported multiple security vulnerabilities to points.com, the backend provider for a large portion of airline and hotel rewards programs...
Movie extras worry they'll be replaced by AI. Hollywood is already doing body scans
Five background actors told NPR they had to undergo face and body digital scans while on TV and movie sets. The use of digital replicas is a sticking point in the ongoing strikes in Hollywood.
Mac stealer malware Realst disguises itself as video games, is macOS Sonoma-ready - The Mac Security Blog
Realst Stealer disguises itself as Mac video games, but it actually tries to steal your wallets and passwords. And it seems to be ready for macOS Sonoma.
A look at the nascent scene of generative AI chatbots trained for phishing and malware attacks, including WormGPT, FraudGPT, DarkBART, and DarkBERT
In the wake of WormGPT, a ChatGPT clone trained on malware-focused data, a new generative artificial intelligence hacking tool called FraudGPT has emerged, and at least another one is under development that is allegedly based on Google's AI experiment, Bard.
5 companies form Alliance for OpenUSD for 3D graphics standard
Missed the GamesBeat Summit excitement? Don't worry! Tune in now to catch all of the live and virtual sessions here. Five major companies in the 3D content industry — Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Nvidia and Pixar — have come together to form the Alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD). The group that aims to promote the growth and […]