Beware these 10 malicious VS Code extensions
Developers using Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code (VSCode) editor are being warned to delete, or at least stay away from, 10 newly published extensions which will trigger the installation of a cryptominer. The warning comes from researchers at ExtensionTotal, who said possibly as many as 1 million of these malicious extensions, which pretend to be popular development […]
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What is a northbound interface/southbound interface?
A northbound interface (NBI) is an application programming interface (API) or protocol that allows a lower-level network component to communicate with a higher-level or more central component; conversely, a southbound interface (SBI) allows a higher-level component to send commands to lower-level network components. Northbound and southbound interfaces are most associated with software-defined networking (SDN), but […]
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GitHub upgrades tooling to help developers stop leaking secrets
“Previously, investing in secret scanning and push protection required purchasing a larger suite of security tools, which made fully investing unaffordable for many organizations,” GitHub said, adding that the change will enable development teams at smaller organizations as well to scale security quickly. Existing GHAS subscribers will get an option to transition at renewal, while […]
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Blissfully fast and simple JavaScript frameworks
Simple and fast. That’s all we want from our software tools. And meeting the requirements, of course. You can’t go without that. Also, we’d like them to be pleasant to use, with a good developer experience. It would be really great to have a friendly community. A large ecosystem is important as well. Extensible, maintainable, up-to-date, and easy to integrate with […]
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Making Python faster won’t be easy, but it’ll be worth it
These are just a few of the concepts being implemented, and many more are in the pipeline. What’s clear from this mosaic of techniques is that no one thing will magically unlock faster speeds in Python. It also shows that the path to making things faster is to figure out, whenever possible, how to make […]
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Google fixes GCP flaw that could expose sensitive container images
Private images are restricted and require authentication to access. They are used to store proprietary applications, configurations, or sensitive code. The worker, aka service agent, “is a special type of service account created and managed by Google Cloud,” said Liv Matan, senior security researcher at Tenable. “If an attacker gains certain permissions within a victim’s […]
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Red Hat Developer Hub adds analysis dashboard
Red Hat has updated Red Hat Developer Hub, an enterprise internal developer portal based on Backstage. The new release offers a developer preview of Adoption Insights, an analytical dashboard that details how Developer Hub is being used by development teams. With Red Hat Developer Hub 1.5, introduced April 1 and available now, Red Hat said […]
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What is QAM (quadrature amplitude modulation) and how does it work?
QAM (quadrature amplitude modulation) is a method of combining two amplitude modulation (AM) signals into a single channel. This modulation scheme helps double the channel’s effective bandwidth. QAM is also used with pulse AM in digital systems, such as wireless communications. How does QAM work? QAM is used to achieve greater spectrum efficiency. This is […]
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Google introduces Gemini 2.5 reasoning models
Google has introduced version 2.5 of its Gemini AI model, which the company said offers a new level of performance by combining an enhanced base model with improved post-training. The Gemini 2.5 models are thinking models, capable of reasoning through their thoughts before responding, thus resulting in better performance and improved accuracy, said Koray Kavukcuoglu, […]
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Are we creating too many AI models?
Too much duplication Some level of competition and parallel development is healthy for innovation, but the current situation appears increasingly wasteful. Multiple organizations are building similar capabilities, with each contributing a massive carbon footprint. This redundancy becomes particularly questionable when many models perform similarly on standard benchmarks and real-world tasks. The differences in capabilities between […]
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