Why adding executors rarely fixes the most expensive Spark problems A slow Spark job is often treated as a sizing problem: add executors, increase memory, raise shuffle partitions, and try again. That can hide the real issue. The expensive failures I see in Spark...

Midnight Mimosa is the name given to a malware campaign primarily running preinstalled on low-cost Android devices. The post Pre-Baked Firmware Malware Hits Budget Android Devices in 150+ Countries appeared first on SecurityWeek.

A bug in GoBalance, a tool many dark-web sites use to stay reachable during attacks, lets anyone work out the secret key that controls a site's .onion address using only public information, and then take that address over. Searchlight Cyber, which disclosed the...

Three research teams broke into Google's Pixel 10 on October 8 at Pwn2Own Ireland, a hacking contest in Cork whose rules require every target to be fully patched. The contest pays researchers to show working exploits and passes the flaws to the vendors. One of the...

Citrix has released patches for yet another critical security flaw impacting NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway that could result in remote code execution or denial-of-service (DoS) under certain conditions. "CVE-2026-107406 is a memory overflow vulnerability that...

A Norwegian startup says it ran up a $17,600 bill using Claude in Microsoft Foundry after assuming its Azure credits would cover the cost. We reported a similar case in March, involving third-party model charges that weren't covered by Azure sponsorship credits. This...

Elon Musk plans to expand Grok Bot with routing to rival AI models, including Claude. The move raises questions about user privacy and AI competition. The post Elon Musk Wants Grok Bot to Route Users to Rival AI Models appeared first on TechRepublic.

Anthropic launches Claude Haiku 5.5 with lower API pricing, stronger benchmark results and new options for developers building cost-efficient AI agents. The post Anthropic Launches Claude Haiku 5.5 With API Prices Starting at $0.10 appeared first on TechRepublic.

Google launches Playground, an AI game-building platform that turns text prompts into playable games without coding. Here's how it works and who can use it. The post No Coding Needed: Google’s New AI Tool Builds Games From Your Ideas appeared first on TechRepublic.

Article URL: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261009-south-africa-s-navanethem-navi-pillay-wins-2026-nobel-peace-prize Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50017966 Points: 5 # Comments: 1

CRISIS! The ancient computer in the basement – which has something to do with our waste water system – has stopped. And while we may not know exactly what it does when it's running, we definitely know what happens when it stops. The PFY and I took a look, and while...

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Flax Typhoon and other APTs used MicroScan and FishHub to scan and hack US and foreign critical infrastructure. The post US Disrupts Chinese State-Sponsored Hacking Tools appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Under normal circumstances, I would be overjoyed that Amazon has rediscovered the appeal of dedicated page-turn buttons on its Kindle e-readers. Neither of my current models—a first-generation Scribe and a Colorsoft—have those buttons, and I miss them every time I...

OSS Scanner sends unreviewed, model-generated vulnerability reports to open source maintainers that opt in. The post Anthropic Fast-Tracks AI Bug Reports to OSS Maintainers, Taps 11 Firms for OT Security appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Making one’s own power tools can be a rewarding way to upcycle parts, and [bluesyann] does exactly that with a belt file made from an old mixer. We like how the enclosure for the old mixer is preserved and acts as a handle, so there’s no need to worry about motor...

Most enterprise software estates run to somebody else’s calendar. End-of-support dates, license model changes and needless upgrades arrive on the vendor’s schedule, and the IT team absorbs them: the migration nobody budgeted for, the re-platforming that displaces a...

Article URL: https://opentelemetry.io/blog/2026/otel-native-by-design/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50016974 Points: 8 # Comments: 0

OldRoll Web brings vintage camera effects and film-inspired filters to your browser. Give everyday photos a nostalgic look without installing an app, with all creative assets free to use. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50016840 Points: 3 #...

Welcome to another installment of On Call, The Register's reader-contributed Friday column which often shares your stories of what happens when incompetent people climb the greasy pole and send their failures straight back down into the lap of tech support. This week,...

The security defect, tracked as CVE-2026-107406, could lead to remote code execution or denial-of-service. The post Citrix Urges Immediate Patching of Critical NetScaler Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek.

$1.2 million was paid out at Pwn2Own Ireland 2026 for exploits targeting phones, printers, smart speakers, smart home hubs, and AI infrastructure and coding tools. The post Google Pixel 10 Exploits Earned Hackers $560,000 at Pwn2Own appeared first on SecurityWeek.

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Department of Justice (DoJ) have announced the disruption of malicious tools used by a China-linked advanced persistent threat group known as Flax Typhoon. To that end, the agencies seized several domains and blocked...

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