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Llama-Factory: Unified, Efficient Fine-Tuning for 100 Open LLMs

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-18 23:48:48

Used by Amazon, NVIDIA, Aliyun, etc. 👋 Join our WeChat, NPU, Lab4AI, LLaMA Factory Online user group. [ English | 中文 ] Fine-tuning a large language model can be easy as... train_en.mp4 Choose your path: Documentation (WIP) : https://llamafactory.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ : https://llamafactory.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ Documentation (AMD GPU) : https://rocm.docs.amd.com/projects/ai-developer-hub/en/latest/notebooks/fine_tune/llama_factory_llama3.html : https://rocm.docs.amd.com/projects/

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UK arrests 'Scattered Spider' teens linked to Transport for London hack

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-20 16:37:12

Two teenagers, believed to be linked to the August 2024 cyberattack on Transport for London, have been arrested in the United Kingdom. Believed to be members of the notorious Scattered Spider hacking collective, 18-year-old Owen Flowers from Walsall and 19-year-old Thalha Jubair from East London are scheduled to appear at Westminster Magistrates Court today. Flowers was previously arrested for his alleged involvement in the TfL attack in September 2024, but was released on bail after being que

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Jack Altman raised a new $275M early-stage fund in a mere week

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2025-09-24 12:52:53

In Brief The Altman brothers sure have a knack for being venture capitalists. On Tuesday, this especially applied to Jack Altman, co-founder of $3 billion-valuation HR software startup Lattice and brother to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Jack Altman just announced a second $275 million fund for his solo-run firm Alt Capital. And from start to finish, it took him a week, he told The Wall Street Journal. His first fund, raised in early 2024, was $150 million, so this is a big step up. He used it to in

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Akira ransomware exploiting critical SonicWall SSLVPN bug again

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-10-01 16:32:15

The Akira ransomware gang is actively exploiting CVE-2024-40766, a year-old critical-severity access control vulnerability, to gain unauthorized access to SonicWall devices. The hackers are leverging the security issue to gain access to target networks via unpatched SonicWall SSL VPN endpoints. SonicWall released a patch for CVE-2024-40766 last year in August, marking it as actively exploited. The flaw allows unauthorized resource access and can cause firewall crashes. At the time, SonicWall

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Rivian makes its second small workforce cut of the year ahead of R2 SUV launch

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-10-11 20:03:34

In Brief Rivian is laying off around 150 workers — its second small staff cut in a matter of months — as the company readies itself for the all-important launch of its more-affordable R2 SUV next year. The company confirmed to TechCrunch that the new cuts were mostly to its “commercial” team, which deals with sales and service operations, and that affected employees will be eligible for rehire and encouraged to apply for other open positions. The Wall Street Journal first reported the layoffs

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Amazon Finally Confirms Sophie Turner as Lara Croft in ‘Tomb Raider’ Series

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-10-15 00:15:47

In a not-so-surprising announcement, Amazon MGM Studios has named the star of its long-gestating Tomb Raider series: Sophie Turner. The lack of shock is because Turner was known to be “nearly set” to sign on as Lara Croft, according to reports from November of last year. Those same reports noted that Turner had been chosen over the other contender, Bohemian Rhapsody‘s Lucy Boynton, but that the deal wasn’t yet official. Now, Variety confirms that not only is Turner set for the part, but also th

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CISA warns of actively exploited Git code execution flaw

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-10-29 03:57:33

The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning of hackers exploiting an arbitrary code execution flaw in the Git distributed version control system. The agency has added the vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog and has set the patch deadline for federal agencies to September 15th. Git version control system allows software development teams to track codebase changes over time. The library is the backbone of modern software collaboration,

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Threads is up to 400 million monthly active users

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-23 06:02:04

Meta's X competitor, Threads, is continuing to add users at a brisk clip, with the social network now surpassing 400 million monthly active users. The news, reported by Fast Company , follows Threads reaching the 300 million mark in December 2024 and the 200 million mark in August 2024. FC also cited data from Similarweb that showed mobile performance for Threads drawing closer to the figures from X. In June, Threads posted 115.1 million daily active users on mobile and X had 132 million. Those

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FTC: Older adults lost record $700 million to scammers in 2024

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-24 03:55:10

Americans aged 60 and older lost a staggering $700 million to online scams in 2024, marking a sharp rise in fraud targeting seniors, according to the Federal Trade Commission. This figure, presented in the agency's latest Consumer Protection Data Spotlight, represents an increase over all three categories of loss compared to previous years. Most notably, the amount of losses for those who lost over $100k recorded an eightfold jump compared to 2020. Below is an analysis of the amounts: Losses

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FTC: older adults lost record $700 million to scammers in 2024

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-28 21:55:10

Americans aged 60 and older lost a staggering $700 million to online scams in 2024, marking a sharp rise in fraud targeting seniors, according to the Federal Trade Commission. This figure, presented in the agency's latest Consumer Protection Data Spotlight, represents an increase over all three categories of loss compared to previous years. Most notably, the amount of losses for those who lost over $100k recorded an eightfold jump compared to 2020. Below is an analysis of the amounts: Losses

Topics: 2024 ftc losses million scams

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SonicWall finds no SSLVPN zero-day, links ransomware attacks to 2024 flaw

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-02 02:27:43

SonicWall says that recent Akira ransomware attacks exploiting Gen 7 firewalls with SSLVPN enabled are exploiting an older vulnerability rather than a zero-day flaw. The company says that the attackers are targeting CVE-2024-40766, an unauthorized access flaw fixed in August 2024. "We now have high confidence that the recent SSLVPN activity is not connected to a zero-day vulnerability," reads the update on the SonicWall bulletin published this week. "Instead, there is a significant correlatio

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Twenty Eighth International Obfuscated C Code Contest

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-10 23:34:36

Twenty Eighth International Obfuscated C Code Contest Where to start See below for links to the 2024 winning IOCCC entries. Check out the index.html web pages for each winning entry. They have most of the information you need to compile and run the winning program. Take a look at the winning source code and try to figure out how it works. You might also want to check out the author’s remarks for even more details. You may download all winning entries in the form of a compressed tarball, for

Topics: 2024 code ioccc prize source

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US fertility rate fell to a record low in 2024, mirroring a global trend

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2025-12-19 11:19:00

In a nutshell: The CDC released data this month that shows the US fertility rate fell to an all-time low in 2024, but the number of babies that were born last year increased YoY. It means that while there were more births overall, a smaller percentage of women of childbearing age are having children. There were 3.6 million babies born in the US in 2024, up 1% compared to the previous year, according to the CDC's data. But the general fertility rate – the number of live births per 1,000 women of

Topics: 2024 children fertility number women

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3-JSON

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-22 16:39:29

From the tree(1) release notes, version 2.0.0: Output un-indented JSON on file descriptor 3 ("stddata") automatically if file descriptor 3 is present (currently Linux only.) Maybe switch to BSON. Surely, nothing will happen if I just assume that the existence of a specific file descriptor implies something, as nobody is crazy or stupid enough to hardcode such a thing? <insert sounds of cars crashing in the background> Oops (from the tree version 2.0.2 release notes): Okay, apparently the std

Topics: 2024 2025 file md type

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Show HN: Easy Python Time Parsing

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-23 16:17:21

Time Helper A lightweight Python library for effortless datetime handling with timezone support. Built for simplicity and flexibility, it provides a comprehensive set of utilities for parsing, converting, and manipulating dates and times. Key Features: 🌍 Timezone-aware operations with abbreviation support (e.g., IST, PST, CET) with abbreviation support (e.g., IST, PST, CET) 🔄 Universal datetime parsing from strings, timestamps, and various formats from strings, timestamps, and various forma

Topics: 00 15 2024 datetime parse_natural

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There’s a Strange New Hole in Yellowstone National Park

gizmodo.com Margherita Bassi 2026-01-17 11:55:19

Last April, geologists conducting routine maintenance at temperature logging stations in Yellowstone National Park’s Norris Geyser Basin found something unexpected: a previously undocumented thermal pool of blue water. The newly identified pool, found in the Porcelain Basin subbasin, is about 13 feet (4 meters) wide, its idyllic blue water is around 109 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius), and the water’s surface sits about one foot (30 centimeters) below the rim of the pool, according to a

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State of the Art: Economic Development Through the Lens of Paintings

news.ycombinator.com Clément Gorin 2026-01-21 06:44:18

We would like to thank Dionissi Aliprantis, Laure Athias, Sascha Becker, Karol Borowiecki, Nicolas Baumard, Davide Cantoni, Don Davis, Shari Eli, Oliver Falck, Oded Galor, Ed Glaeser, Claudia Goldin, Erik Hornung, Robert Johannes, Hubertus Kohle, Ruru Hoong, Michael Hutter, Bob Margo, Stelios Michalopoulos, Petra Moser, Nathan Nunn, Ömer Özak, Dominic Rohner, Stefanie Schneider, Munir Squires, Marco Tabellini, Mathias Thoenig, Daniel Trefler, Matt Turner, Hans-Joachim Voth, Fabian Waldinger, and

Topics: 2024 grant research ubc workshop

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Prime pick: Grab the Amazon Kindle at its best price since Black Friday

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-26 11:30:22

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority The latest generation of the Amazon Kindle is now available at a considerable discount, offering an attractive option for avid readers. You can grab the 16GB model for only $84.99, down from its usual $109.99. This reflects a 23% savings off the retail price. It’s never been cheaper, and we haven’t seen a markdown of this size on the Kindle since Black Friday 2024. Amazon Kindle for $84.99 (23% off) This model of the Amazon Kindle was released in October 2024

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If You’re a Prime Member, the 2024 Mac Mini Hits a New All-Time Low with This Hidden Coupon

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2026-01-30 11:35:34

Everyone is scrambling to get their hands on the new Mac Mini which was released in November. You can find it for $599 by default but on occasion, you’ll see it go for $550 on sale. This Prime Day, Amazon is one-upping that by slipping a special coupon onto the product page, a deal which will not appear on the top Prime Day search results. You must keep a close eye out to spot it and act fast to snatch up this offer: With this hidden coupon, you can get the 2024 Mac Mini for $499, a discount of

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Firefox is fine. The people running it are not

news.ycombinator.com Liam Proven 2026-01-30 09:35:27

Opinion Dominance does not equal importance, nor is dominance the same as relevance. The snag at Mozilla is a management layer that doesn't appear to understand what works for its product nor which parts of it matter most to users. It is very rare for an article on The Register to cause friends of mine to contact me and anxiously ask if they should change their choice of tech, but SJVN's recent column, "Firefox is dead to me," did it. Firefox is dead to me – and I'm not the only one who is fed

Topics: 2024 don firefox like mozilla

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Inside the most dangerous asteroid hunt ever

technologyreview.com Robin George Andrews 2026-01-31 23:30:00

While possible impact locations included patches of empty ocean, the space rock, called 2024 YR4, also had several densely populated cities in its possible crosshairs, including Mumbai, Lagos, and Bogotá. If the asteroid did in fact hit such a metropolis, the best-case scenario was severe damage; the worst case was outright, total ruin. And for the first time, a group of United Nations–backed researchers began to have high-level discussions about the fate of the world: If this asteroid was going

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11 Great Horror Movies to Watch on Prime Video This Weekend

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-03 16:00:05

Want to see what petrifying picks await on Prime Video? Horror lovers can watch classic films like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and newer flicks like the gothic horror tale Nosferatu. Ads are now a part of the streaming service but if you'd prefer to watch your spooky content without commercial interruptions, you can pay an additional fee to remove them. Here are some highly rated horror films to satisfy your cravings. Dim the lights, grab the popcorn and enjoy your creepy feature. Focus Featu

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Your Brother printer might have a critical security flaw - how to check and what to do next

zdnet.com Elyse Betters Picaro 2026-02-09 02:30:14

Brother / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Hundreds of Brother printer models have been found to harbor a serious security flaw that can't be fully patched on existing devices. First noticed by Rapid7 in May and publicly disclosed on June 25, this unpatchable vulnerability lets an attacker who knows -- or can find out -- your printer's serial number generate its default administrator password. Also: Patch your Windows PC now before bootkit malware takes it over - here's how Yes, the same password

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Datadog stock jumps 10% on tech company’s inclusion in S&P 500 index

cnbc.com Jordan Novet 2026-02-09 11:41:19

The Datadog stand is being displayed on day one of the AWS Summit Seoul 2024 at the COEX Convention and Exhibition Center in Seoul, South Korea, on May 16, 2024. Datadog shares were up 10% in extended trading on Wednesday after S&P Global said the monitoring software provider will replace Juniper Networks in the S&P 500 U.S. stock index. S&P Global is making the change effective before the beginning of trading on July 9, according to a statement. Computer server maker Hewlett Packard Enterpri

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Tesla deliveries drop 14 percent amid Musk backlash

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-11 02:16:39

Tesla says it delivered 384,122 electric vehicles in the April-June timeframe, which is a 14 percent drop compared with the same period in 2024. It's also the second quarter in a row that sales have fallen year-over-year (YoY). The company produced 410,244 vehicles in Q2, which is very close to the 410,831 it made during the equivalent period last year. However, the company delivered more vehicles (443,956) than it produced in Q2 2024. That's not the case this time. The number of vehicle delive

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Got a Brother printer? It could have a critical security flaw - how to check and what to do next

zdnet.com Elyse Betters Picaro 2026-02-16 06:35:00

Brother / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Hundreds of Brother printer models have been found to harbor a serious security flaw that can't be fully patched on existing devices. First noticed by Rapid7 in May and publicly disclosed on June 25, this unpatchable vulnerability lets an attacker who knows -- or can find out -- your printer's serial number generate its default administrator password. Also: Patch your Windows PC now before bootkit malware takes it over - here's how Yes, the same password

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Lossless LLM 3x Throughput Increase by LMCache

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-12 08:18:07

Redis for LLMs - Infinite and Ultra-Fast LMCache is an LLM serving engine extension to reduce TTFT and increase throughput, especially under long-context scenarios. By storing the KV caches of reusable texts across various locations, including (GPU, CPU DRAM, Local Disk), LMCache reuses the KV caches of any reused text (not necessarily prefix) in any serving engine instance. Thus, LMCache saves precious GPU cycles and reduces user response delay. By combining LMCache with vLLM, LMCache achieve

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Brother printer bug in 689 models exposes default admin passwords

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-02-21 02:10:25

A total of 689 printer models from Brother, along with 53 other models from Fujifilm, Toshiba, and Konica Minolta, come with a default administrator password that remote attackers can generate. Even worse, there is no way to fix the flaw via firmware in existing printers. The flaw, tracked under CVE-2024-51978, is part of a set of eight vulnerabilities discovered by Rapid7 researchers during a lengthy examination of Brother hardware. CVE Description Affected Service CVSS CVE-2024-51977 An unau

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Are you paying more for cable and internet? It's bad all over

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2026-02-21 02:02:51

bgblue/Getty Images Whether you pay for internet, cable TV, streaming services, or all of the above, the costs just feel like they keep getting higher and higher. Well, it's not just you. New analysis from J.D. Power shows that prices in general have been creeping up. For its new report "Average TV and Wired Internet Bills Rise in Q1, Unbundled Wireless Internet Costs Fall," J.D. Power breaks down the ups and downs of such monthly subscriptions. Focusing on providers of cable TV, streaming ser

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McLaren Health Care says data breach impacts 743,000 patients

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-03-02 06:28:31

McLaren Health Care is warning 743,000 patients that the health system suffered a data breach caused by a July 2024 attack by the INC ransomware gang. Although the attack was discovered on August 5, 2024, forensic investigations determining who was impacted were only completed on May 5, 2025, with the notice circulation starting last Friday. McLaren is a nonprofit health system in the U.S. with $6.6 billion in annual revenue, operating a network that spans 14 Michigan hospitals (2,624 beds). I

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Latest Tech News

Llama-Factory: Unified, Efficient Fine-Tuning for 100 Open LLMs

UK arrests 'Scattered Spider' teens linked to Transport for London hack

Jack Altman raised a new $275M early-stage fund in a mere week

Akira ransomware exploiting critical SonicWall SSLVPN bug again

Rivian makes its second small workforce cut of the year ahead of R2 SUV launch

Amazon Finally Confirms Sophie Turner as Lara Croft in ‘Tomb Raider’ Series

CISA warns of actively exploited Git code execution flaw

Threads is up to 400 million monthly active users

FTC: Older adults lost record $700 million to scammers in 2024

FTC: older adults lost record $700 million to scammers in 2024

SonicWall finds no SSLVPN zero-day, links ransomware attacks to 2024 flaw

Twenty Eighth International Obfuscated C Code Contest

US fertility rate fell to a record low in 2024, mirroring a global trend

3-JSON

Show HN: Easy Python Time Parsing

There’s a Strange New Hole in Yellowstone National Park

State of the Art: Economic Development Through the Lens of Paintings

Prime pick: Grab the Amazon Kindle at its best price since Black Friday

If You’re a Prime Member, the 2024 Mac Mini Hits a New All-Time Low with This Hidden Coupon

Firefox is fine. The people running it are not

Inside the most dangerous asteroid hunt ever

11 Great Horror Movies to Watch on Prime Video This Weekend

Your Brother printer might have a critical security flaw - how to check and what to do next

Datadog stock jumps 10% on tech company’s inclusion in S&P 500 index

Tesla deliveries drop 14 percent amid Musk backlash

Got a Brother printer? It could have a critical security flaw - how to check and what to do next

Lossless LLM 3x Throughput Increase by LMCache

Brother printer bug in 689 models exposes default admin passwords

Are you paying more for cable and internet? It's bad all over

McLaren Health Care says data breach impacts 743,000 patients

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