Malicious package found in the Go ecosystem – update
Update February 6: Google has removed the package and provided the following statement: The module has been removed from both the Go module proxy and GitHub, and we’ve added it to the Go vulnerability database for anyone who thinks they may have bee...
Malicious package found in the Go ecosystem
A malicious typosquat package has been found in the Go language ecosystem. The package, which contains a backdoor to enable remote code execution, was discovered by researchers at the application security company Socket. A February 3 Socket blog post ...
Is 2025 the year of quantum computing?
The year was 1900 and Max Planck was a young physicist working on the problem of blackbody radiation. This was an intense area of research because the experimental data—the radiation emitted by different types of matter as they were heated—disagr...
How to make lightweight Docker images (and keep them slim)
It’s a challenge keeping Docker images from bulking up unnecessarily. A single base image, a couple of RUN commands, and before you know it, you’re looking at an image weighing 200 MB or more. Is all that tonnage really necessary? Odds are you can...
Cloud development environments for the win
About 30 years ago this week, Delphi 1.0 was released. Many of you probably have no idea what Delphi is, but it was a revolutionary rapid application development environment tool. Delphi made developing Windows applications orders of magnitude faster...
Smart Traffic Enforcement: Kazakhstan’s Qorgau System in Action
Traffic management is a growing challenge for cities worldwide, requiring a balance between enforcement, efficiency, and public trust. In Kazakhstan, the Qorgau system is redefining road safety through an innovative fusion of artificial intelligence (...
AWS tightens default security on Redshift
Amazon’s security improvements for its AWS Redshift managed data warehouse service are welcome additions, says an expert. Loris Degioanni, chief technology officer at Sysdig, told InfoWorld that AWS’s enhanced security defaults for Amazon Redshift...
Rust update fixes ‘forever’ compilation
The Rust Team has published a point release update, Rust 1.84.1, to address a few regressions in last month’s Rust 1.84 release, including fixing painfully slow compilation related to the next-generation trait solver. Announced January 30, Rust 1.84...
What you need to know about developing AI agents
Imagine developing an API for the generative AI era. This API would support natural language input, leverage intelligence from large language models, automate decisions by integrating with SaaS and enterprise systems, and enable business process orche...
Public cloud providers are missing the mark with AI
Microsoft’s recent earnings call painted a sobering picture. Despite the company’s aggressive push into artificial intelligence and substantial investments in infrastructure, growth numbers fell short of expectations. As CEO Satya Nadella attempte...
Linux Foundation warns of US OFAC sanctions
Developers must be cautious about who they interact with and where contributions come from, warns a Linux Foundation blog post intended to help open-source developers navigate US OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control) sanctions. Published January 29 ...
Update to Azure DevOps Allowed IP addresses
We are excited to announce some important upgrades to our networking infrastructure that will enhance the performance and reliability of our service. As part of these infrastructure upgrades, we are introducing new IP addresses that you will need to al...
EU supports AI challenge to Silicon Valley and China
The European Union is backing a major AI initiative, OpenEuroLLM, in a bid to counter the dominance of Silicon Valley and China in artificial intelligence. The initiative is being led by Jan Hajič, a computational linguist at Charles University in Cz...
