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  • Topics Everyone Is Talking About No426

    We should be more ambitious with the software we build • A 10-year-old CNN outperforms frontier LLMs for skin cancer diagnosis • I refuse to accept a censored Internet. Join Me at FOSDEM 27 • Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library • OpenAI and Anthropic cut their LLM prices by up to 80% within a few months.…

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  • Tech Layoffs Watch No23

    Automattic Begins Layoffs Amid Board Turmoil and Executive Exits • Admiral Group Cuts 500 Jobs in Cost-Reduction Push • The Andersons Announces 64 Job Cuts in Restructuring • Vermont Information Processing Cuts 66 Jobs in AI-Driven Layoffs • Hilton Foods Plans Up to 90 Job Cuts at Seachill Plant…

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  • Vulnerability Watch No76

    Fuji Electric V-SFT File Parsing Flaw Risks Code Execution • Fuji Electric V-SFT Symbol Macro Parsing Exposes Systems • Malicious V7 Files Threaten Fuji Electric V-SFT Macro Processing • Fuji Electric V-SFT Memory Handling Bug Opens Code Execution Risk • Fuji Electric V-SFT Graphics Loader Vulnerable to Crafted Files…

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  • Framework Release Watch No22

    FastAPI 0.157.0 Combines Request Parameter Models • FastAPI 0.158.0 Adds Combined Form Models • FastAPI 0.159.0 Supports Optional Parameter Models • FastAPI 0.160.0 Changes Extra-Field Validation • FastAPI 0.161.0 Combines Unions of Form Models…

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  • Topics Everyone Is Talking About No425

    DeepInfer: High-performance inference framework for DeepSeek models • Show HN: SimCity, but with Permits • Apple broke an essential presentation feature of iPads • What shall I teach my son? • Protecting Firefox users following the compromise of eMudhra intermediate certificates…

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  • Tech Layoffs Watch No22

    HealthEdge Cuts 53 Jobs in Restructuring Move • Montrose Regional Health Reduces Workforce by 9.1% • Menzies Aviation Announces 137 Job Cuts • Behlen Manufacturing Cuts 55 Jobs to Reduce Costs • Mosaic Cuts 199 Jobs as Demand Weakens…

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  • Vulnerability Watch No75

    Oracle Service Bus Flaw Enables Full Takeover by Low-Privilege Attackers • Oracle Solaris Vulnerability Exposes Critical Data Without Authentication • Oracle E-Business Suite Flaw Threatens Sensitive Data Across Products • Oracle Applications DBA Flaw Lets Low-Privilege Users Tamper With Critical Data • Oracle Applications DBA Vulnerability Opens Path to Complete Takeover…

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  • Framework Release Watch No21

    FastAPI 0.146.0 Deprecates root_path Configuration • FastAPI 0.153.0 Unifies Browser Form Handling • FastAPI 0.152.0 Improves Header Validation Errors • FastAPI 0.151.0 Changes JSON Null Validation • FastAPI 0.150.0 Refines File Upload Validation…

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  • Tech Layoffs Watch No21

    KPMG UK Cuts 200 Jobs as Weak Demand Hits Consulting • McClatchy Eliminates 90 Jobs in Cost-Cutting Push • American Woodmark Cuts 207 Jobs Amid Restructuring • Kroger Cuts 3000 Jobs in AI-Driven Workforce Reduction • Royal Mail Announces 2500 Job Cuts in Restructuring…

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  • Vulnerability Watch No74

    NewStatPress WordPress Plugin Exposes Admins to Stored XSS • FV Flowplayer Video Player Plugin Vulnerable to Stored XSS • Gmedia Photo Gallery SQL Injection Exposes WordPress Databases • Smart Forms WordPress Plugin Allows Unauthenticated Script Injection • Form Maker by 10Web Exposes Databases to Blind SQL Injection…

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