Notices by Yogthos (yogthos@social.marxist.network)

Apple-designed chips in Macs, iPhones, and iPads contain two newly discovered vulnerabilities, FLOP and SLAP, which leak sensitive data from Chrome and Safari browsers.

These vulnerabilities affect the CPUs in later generations of A and M-series chip sets and open them to side channel attacks.

Both vulnerabilities are a result of the chips' use of speculative execution, a performance optimization that predicts control and data flow.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/01/newly-discovered-flaws-in-apple-chips-leak-secrets-in-safari-and-chrome/

#security #apple

a story in three parts

Trump aims to tariff chips made In Taiwan, targeting TSMC. I guess he did say that he's apply tariffs to China, so this is consistent with the one China policy. 😆

https://www.pcmag.com/news/trump-to-tariff-chips-made-in-taiwan-targeting-tsmc

The rate of industrialization and technological development in China is now surpassing the capabilities of capitalist countries.

The key difference between communism and capitalism is not what they offer, but for whom. In communism, the community is prioritized, while in capitalism, capital is prioritized.

Capitalism proves itself unable to allocate resources effectively and efficiently, leading to waste and inequality.

https://indi.ca/how-communism-is-obviously-outcompeting-capitalism/

#economics #china

@bobjonkman indeed

Ali Abunimah, executive director of The Electronic Intifada, was arrested by Swiss police in Zurich. Abunimah was questioned at the airport upon arrival and later detained ahead of a speaking event.

His arrest follows a pattern of crackdowns on expressions of solidarity with the Palestinian people in Western countries.

Last year, several activists and journalists, including Asa Winstanley from The Electronic Intifada, were also targeted.

https://electronicintifada.net/content/eis-ali-abunimah-arrested-switzerland/50333

#gaza #europe #genocide

@Popolon @sun @santiago it's absolutely a ponzi scheme, I guess OpenAI will just keep riding on the 500bln they manage to scam out of Trump though

@sun @santiago oh yeah for sure, OpenAI is basically running a scam and they've managed to get 500bln investment from the government already.

@sun @santiago thing is that they already tried making the models bigger, and it turns out that this doesn't actually make the results better.

I expect that the effort going forward is going to be largely on the software side with figuring out better algorithms and how to get reliable and repeatable results.

The business model OpenAI was pursuing is dead now.

@santiago yeah this is a Sputnik moment for the US. China basically leapfrogged top commercial models developed in the US, and made the whole business model of selling AI as a service obsolete. This is also going to suck for Nvidia since large volumes of top end chips are no longer necessary for training.

Behold the horrors of living in a socialist country.

After the accidental success of #xiaohongshu, #China is looking to use Shanghai as a testing ground for restoring global internet. 🎉

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/UuuYMael-N2QWyQ5aDXheQ

#rednote #xiaohongshu

Another day, another prominent scientist leaving the US for China.

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3295774/chen-jing-award-winning-computer-scientist-and-blockchain-expert-returns-china-us

Wait I'm confused I was told that it was China that's stealing US tech? 🤔

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/21/why-us-companies-struggle-to-replicate-chinas-wechat-super-app-.html

December, 2020. Joy Reid: Have you ever heard of somebody getting a preemptive pardon who is an innocent person?

Adam Schiff: No.

Today Adam Schiff got a preemptive pardon.

The great social media migration: Sudden influx of US users to 小红书 connects Chinese and Americans like never before. 🎉

The sudden migration of US users has created an unlikely platform for Chinese and American users to interact, with some American users appealing for respect and understanding.

Chinese users have warmly welcomed the newcomers, with some even sharing video tutorials to help them navigate the app.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/14/tech/rednote-china-popularity-us-tiktok-ban-intl-hnk/index.html

#xiaohongshu #us #china #politics

Americans going to 小红书 be like

Being a communist in the West is like starring in your own Lovecraftian nightmare, except instead of ancient gods and cosmic horrors, you’re slowly driven insane by the realization that capitalism is the real eldritch abomination, and it’s already eaten everyone’s brains.

the shocking guidelines of #xiaohongshu