Scholars sneaking phrases into papers to fool AI reviewers Using prompt injections to play a Jedi mind trick on LLMs A handful of international computer science researchers appear to be trying to influence AI reviews with a new class of prompt injection attack.… #theregister #IT

Scholars sneaking phrases into papers to fool AI reviewers

: Using prompt injections to play a Jedi mind trick on LLMs

Nuclear reactors smaller than a semi truck to be tested in Idaho Forget small modular reactors. Microreactors are the new hotness The new nuclear age of small modular reactors may not have materialized yet, but that's not stopping the US Department of Energy from getting to work on even smaller, more modular reactors with a couple of new commercial partners. … #theregister #IT

Trailer-sized microreactors to be tested by DOE in Idaho

: Forget small modular reactors. Microreactors are the new hotness

CitrixBleed 2 exploits are on the loose as security researchers yell and wave their hands NetScaler vendor issued a patch but otherwise, stony silence Multiple exploits are circulating for CVE-2025-5777, a critical bug in Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway dubbed CitrixBleed 2, and security analysts are warning a "significant portion" of users still haven't patched.… #theregister #IT

CitrixBleed 2 exploits on the loose as orgs slow to patch

: NetScaler vendor issued a patch but otherwise, stony silence

CoreWeave's $9B Core Scientific acquisition is a bid for more power All the GPUs in the world aren't worth much if you don't have a place to put them CoreWeave just added 1.3 gigawatts of datacenter capacity to its rent-a-GPU scheme with the $9 billion acquisition of crypto-mining outfit Core Scientific, the companies announced Monday.… #theregister #IT

CoreWeave

: All the GPUs in the world aren't worth much if you don't have a place to put them

Apple tries get €500M EU fine tossed Apple is on the hook for a €500 million (US $587 million) anti-steering fine in the EU, so it's reportedly doing what any profit-driven enterprise in such a position would do: Appealing.… #theregister #IT

Apple tries get €500M EU fine tossed

: The iMaker's fight with European regulators continues

Double-detonation supernova could explain why the universe is full of candles Lucy in the sky with calcium Astroboffins have found the first evidence of a double-detonated Type Ia supernova, which could explain why we have enough bright points of reference in the skies to plot our place in the universe.… #theregister #IT

Double-detonation supernova may set universal candles alight

: Lucy in the sky with calcium

Move over bit barns, here come Japan’s floating bit barges As power concerns beset builds, this floating datacenter can plug into powership next door Japanese shipping biz Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is planning to fit out a ship as a floating datacenter that can draw energy from the shore or from an accompanying powership.… #theregister #IT

Move over bit barns, here come Japan’s floating bit barges

: As power concerns beset builds, this floating datacenter can plug into powership next door

Game, set, botch: AI umpiring at Wimbledon goes long Line-judging tech flubs crucial point, leaving players and fans seeing red "You cannot be serious" was likely uttered by more than a few folk watching Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova versus Britain's Sonay Kartal at Wimbledon yesterday after the tennis tournament's AI line-calling tech dropped the ball.… #theregister #IT

Game, set, botch: AI umpiring at Wimbledon goes long

: Line-judging tech flubs crucial point, leaving players and fans seeing red

'Cyber security' behind decision to end defense satellite sharing of hurricane data Official notice confirms delay to cutoff until the end of July. Not to worry, AI modelling's in the wings The US defense department satellite service that's cutting off the flow of data used for hurricane forecasting is doing so "to mitigate a significant cybersecurity risk" to govern… #theregister #IT

Security behind decision to end DoD

: Official notice confirms delay to cutoff until the end of July. Not to worry, AI modelling's in the wings

Phishing platforms, infostealers blamed as identity attacks soar Get your creds in order or risk BEC, ransomware attacks, orgs warned A rise in advanced phishing kits and info-stealing malware are to blame for a 156 percent jump in cyberattacks targeting user logins, say researchers.… #theregister #IT

Identity attacks surge 156% as phishermen get craftier

: Get your creds in order or risk BEC, ransomware attacks, orgs warned