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Today's Topics:
1. Wayback Machine joins Google machine (Stephen Loosley)
2. The Raptor Lake Vmin-shift stability issues (Stephen Loosley)
3. AI-enabled drone-warfare is now rapidly developed, tested,
and deployed (Stephen Loosley)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 17:15:39 +0930
From: Stephen Loosley <[email protected]>
To: "link" <[email protected]>
Subject: [LINK] Wayback Machine joins Google machine
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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BoingBoing:
Wayback Machine integrated into Google search
By Gail Sherman 9:41 am Thu Sep 26, 2024
https://boingboing.net/2024/09/26/wayback-machine-integrated-into-google-search.html
The internet is, by its very nature, ephemeral. Sites shut down, and it is as
if they never existed. The Internet Archive began backing up the web in 1996 as
part of its mission to provide Universal Access to All Knowledge. Since then,
it has saved 916 billion web pages.
In 2001, the archive was made accessible and searchable to the general public
via the Wayback Machine.
You can find saved versions of web pages by searching web.archive.org or
clicking on a Wayback Machine extension in your browser. Now, Wayback Machine
links are being added to Google search results.
To access this new feature, conduct a search on Google as usual. Next to each
search result, you'll find three dots?clicking on these will bring up the
"About this Result" panel. Within this panel, select "More About This Page" to
reveal a link to the Wayback Machine page for that website.
Through this direct link, you'll be able to view previous versions of a webpage
via the Wayback Machine, offering a snapshot of how it appeared at different
points in time.
Google phased out its cached links in search earlier this year. The Wayback
Machine has always been better at this than Google, so this is a welcome
addition. However, it's unfortunate that the Wayback Machine links are buried
under so many layers and not in a more prominent position. You are not likely
to find them unless you are actively looking for them.
Previously: Search the Wayback Machine
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 17:16:53 +0930
From: Stephen Loosley <[email protected]>
To: "link" <[email protected]>
Subject: [LINK] The Raptor Lake Vmin-shift stability issues
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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Intel has discovered what actually caused its top gaming chips to break and is
rolling out another fix
By Jacob Fox published 20 hours ago
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/processors/intel-has-discovered-what-actually-caused-its-top-gaming-chips-to-break-and-is-rolling-out-another-fix/
Another microcode update to fix Intel stability issues and the wheel keeps on
turning.
One might have thought all the Intel stability issue malarkey was behind us,
given the official 0x129 microcode fix came out back in August. However,
although this update was supposed to fix the issue, it wasn't a root cause fix.
Now, Intel has releasing a proper root cause fix for affected 13th and 14th Gen
CPUs in its 0x12B microcode update. This update addresses elevated voltage
requests by the processor during idle and/or light activity periods which have
been narrowed down to being caused by a particular clock tree circuit within
the IA core.
In other words, Intel has narrowed down the problem to a particular circuit
within the bulk of the CPU that houses all the P- and E-Cores.
The problem is, as we already knew, a Vmin one, where voltage spikes cause the
minimum operating voltage to increase over time as the CPU requires more and
more power to remain stable, which increases degradation.
Intel has now listed four scenarios that might lead to such a Vmin shift:
Motherboards exceeding Intel's power recommendations
An eTVB (Enhanced Thermal Velocity Boost) Microcode algorithm allowing Intel
Core 13th and 14th Gen i9 CPUs to operate at higher performance states even at
high temperatures
High voltage requests from the processor at a frequency and duration which can
cause Vmin shift
The newly identified Microcode and BIOS code that requests elevated core
voltages which can cause Vmin shift especially during periods of idle and/or
light activity
The first of these just involves sticking to Intel's recommendations and the
second and third were addressed with the previous 0x129 microcode update. The
fourth one is the new one that the 0x12B microcode aims to fix.
Intel says its working with its partners to roll out the relevant BIOS update
to the public, so we can expect motherboard vendors to release the updates soon.
While we cant say for certain until it's released, Intel indicates that
installing the update shouldn't cause any performance impact, at least based on
the couple of configurations it tested. In our tests of previous microcode
updates, we noticed no performance degredation. The company does note, however,
that system performance is dependent on configuration and several other factors.
The Raptor Lake stability issues have certainly been around long enough and
caused problems for enough people. Let's hope this supposed root cause fix can
put the issue to bed.
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 22:45:11 +0930
From: Stephen Loosley <[email protected]>
To: "link" <[email protected]>
Subject: [LINK] AI-enabled drone-warfare is now rapidly developed,
tested, and deployed
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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Ukrainian unit commander predicts drone warfare will be truly unmanned in a
matter of months and won't need human pilots
By Chris Panella Sep 25, 2024, 3:04 AM GMT+10
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[Photo caption: Robert Brovdi, the commander of the special Madyars Birds drone
unit, said human pilots would not be needed in the next six to eight months.
Stanislav Ivanov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images]
Ukrainian drones won't need operators in as little as six months, a Ukrainian
commander has said.
AI-enabled drones are being rapidly developed, tested, and deployed.
It's an important development in the ongoing drone arms race between Russia and
Ukraine.
In just a matter of months, Ukraine may no longer need pilots for its drone
force, the commander of a special drone unit said recently.
The expected shift toward autonomous and artificial-intelligence-enabled
systems would mark an important development in the continued drone arms race
between Russia and Ukraine.
In as little as six months, Ukraine's drone force could shift to AI systems,
Robert Brovdi, the founder and commander of the "Madyar's Birds" special drone
unit, said in a conversation with The Economist earlier this month. He said the
unmanned aerial vehicles would be "pilotless completely without any operators."
He talked about the ongoing development and testing of hundreds of AI systems,
explaining that soldiers would only need to launch the aircraft. From there,
the drone "will decide on its own where to go and how to hit the target," he
said. Brovdi added that the weapons would be able to tell friends from foes.
It's unclear which systems Brovdi was referring to, though various Ukrainian
and Western companies have been working on autonomous capabilities for drones.
One Ukrainian company's AI drones have already been used on the battlefield to
carry out autonomous strikes on Russian forces. But many of the drones on the
battlefield, be they cheap first-person-view drones or higher-end systems,
still use human operators.
Brovdi said the Ukrainian soldiers who'd been at the forefront of employing
unmanned systems in the war had garnered years of experience and would be able
to help train NATO militaries in drone warfare.
Brovdi said that "this will become an element of our practical gratitude for
your assistance in our fight for our freedom and for our country and for our
families," referencing the ongoing support for Ukraine from its Western
partners.
[Photo caption: US Army drones at a military base in Poland. Drone warfare has
become a defining element of the war in Ukraine. MikeMareen via Getty Images]
Brovdi's comments highlight the continued development of various drone
capabilities amid the war in Ukraine.
Drones have become a defining element of the war, as has the resulting arms
race. Both sides in this conflict are using unmanned systems en masse and
developing new countermeasures. As FPV drones emerged as a serious threat,
extensive electronic warfare was employed to counter them. Tethered drones
connected to the operator by fiber-optic cables were then used to defeat
jamming. Autonomous, AI-driven drones would also be immune.
Drones have drastically changed what the modern battlefield looks like and
pushed Western armies such as the US to further prioritize the development of
unmanned systems and options for eliminating them in combat.
Discussions about AI in drones and other weapons systems have been ongoing in
recent years. Earlier this year, the Pentagon updated its directive on autonomy
in weapons systems, a move the deputy secretary of defense, Kathleen Hicks,
attributed to "the dramatic advances in technology happening all around us."
Militaries such as the US have been thinking bigger when it comes to AI,
including autonomous fighter jets, warships, and more.
But with the rise of AI comes a range of concerns about letting autonomous
systems make kill decisions. Earlier this year, reports of Israel using AI to
locate and target Hamas operatives raised several concerns about how to keep
humans in the loop.
The AI race in militaries has also led to international disputes about whether
to impose regulations on how to develop and use AI weapons. Some major players,
such as the US, Russia, and Israel have argued there's no need for new
international regulations on such capabilities. Others, however, argue that
rules need to be put in place sooner rather than later.
Correction: September 26, 2024 ? An earlier version of this story misspelled
the surname of the US deputy secretary of defense. She's Kathleen Hicks, not
Kathleen Kicks.
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