Amazon’s recent report attributing a series of compromises of open source software libraries to a North Korea-backed threat group encapsulates many of the expanding cyber risks increasingly facing developers, from […]
SpaceX to Acquire AI Coding Leader Cursor in $60 Billion Blockbuster Deal
Fresh off a historic initial public offering, SpaceX announced Tuesday that it has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Anysphere Inc., the parent company of the popular artificial intelligence (AI) […]
When AI Assistants Turn Against You: The Amazon Q Security Wake-Up Call
Amazon Q coding assistant was compromised with malicious prompts designed to wipe AWS accounts. What this near-miss teaches us about AI security.
Best of 2023: Microservices Sucks — Amazon Goes Back to Basics
In this week’s #TheLongView: Amazon Prime Video has ditched its use of microservices-cum-serverless, reverting to a traditional, monolithic architecture. It vastly improved the workload’s cost and scalability.
Overture Maps’ Challenge to Google ¦ Frontier Model Forum’s AI Safety Shtick
In this week’s #TheLongView: A big-tech consortium goes toe-to-toe with Google Maps, and a big-tech consortium tries to fool AI regulators.
AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) Roles and How to use Them
Amazon Web Services relies on the AWS IAM service to govern who is authenticated and authorized to use AWS resources. It plays a hugely significant role in AWS security–and so […]
Open Source Communities Need More Than Funding From Big Tech
In recent years, major players like Microsoft, Amazon and Google have increased their involvement in open source projects, providing both financial and technical support. More consistent contributions from big tech—whether […]
Linux 6.3: What’s New ¦ AWS Layoffs are a Worry
In this week’s #TheLongView: A new Linux kernel drops and layoffs at Amazon Web Services point to trouble.
Voice.ai ‘Stole’ Code ¦ AWS Gets Filthier
In this week’s #TheLongView: Alleged theft of GPL code, and Amazon will run its data centers on gas.
8-Bit Floating Point for AI/ML? | Amazon and Microsoft Shed Tech Jobs
In this week’s #TheLongView: New ideas bring low-power ML inference, and more big-tech jobs are going.
