GoKawiil - Tech News

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Hardware researcher spins up 'CPU deoptimization' project to find the slowest single x86 instruction, creates hall of shame — worst offender takes 198 billion cycles spanning 62 seconds to execute (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-08 | by Jake Roach | tags: cycles, domas, hardware

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Hardware backdoors in some x86 CPUs (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-08 | tags: backdoor, core, embedded

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AI is changing cybersecurity in quick and terrifying ways (engadget.com)

2026-08-07 | by Max Miller | tags: attacks, code, hidden

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Programming the Gigatron (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: gigatron, cpu, gtemu.c

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OpenAI’s Browser Could Be Hijacked to Spam Your WhatsApp Contacts (wired.com)

2026-08-05 | by Matt Burgess | tags: atlas, browsers, instructions

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Everyone should know SIMD (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-22 | tags: simd, zig, cpu

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Everyone Should Know SIMD (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-22 | tags: simd, cpu, zig

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Lego building instructions through time (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-17 | tags: lego, building instructions, palle munch

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How I Turned AI to the Dark Side (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-07-14 | by David Kuszmar | tags: exploit, instructions, llms

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Quadrupling code performance with a "useless" if (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-13 | tags: compiler, encoding, instructions

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4 tasks that solopreneurs can hand over to AI (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-29 | get AI Task Automation Kit → | tags: solopreneurs, automation, scheduled tasks

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EdTech Attackers Shift From Schools to Their Software Suppliers (darkreading.com)

2026-06-25 | by Arielle Waldman | get Cybersecurity Software Suite → | tags: instructure, canvas, powerschool

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Slate Auto Wants Its $25,000 Pickup Truck to Be the Back-to-Basics EV (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-24 | tags: slate auto, pickup truck, repairs

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Value Numbering (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-08 | by Max Bernstein | get Numbered Tech Notebook → | tags: block, blocks, dominator

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How much do amd64 microarchitecture levels help in Go? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-07 | by Https | tags: bits, compiler, container

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I customized a MacBook Neo with colorful spare parts (theverge.com)

2026-06-05 | by Antonio G. Di Benedetto | get MacBook Neo Custom Kit → | tags: apple, instructions, just

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Nvidia offers restricted access to Vera CPU in first round of Linux benchmarks - 88-core monster competes with or beats Epyc and Xeon in selected tests (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-27 | by Zak Killian | get Nvidia Vera CPU Kit → | tags: nvidia vera, amd epyc, intel xeon

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Congress Puts Heat on Instructure After Canvas Outage (darkreading.com)

2026-05-14 | get Canvas Learning Management System → | tags: instructure, canvas, shinyhunters

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Deal reached with hackers to delete data stolen from the Canvas platform (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-14 | by Https | get Cybersecurity Data Deletion Kit → | tags: canvas, shinyhunters, instructure

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Canvas Hack Aftermath: Congress Wants Instructure to Answer Questions (cnet.com)

2026-05-13 | by See Full Bio | get Instructure Canvas Course Access → | tags: instructure, canvas, shinyhunters

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US lawmakers demand answers from Instructure after Canvas data breaches (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-13 | by Zack Whittaker | get Canvas Data Security Kit → | tags: breach, committee, garbarino

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Instructure Pays Canvas Hackers To Delete Students' Stolen Data (slashdot.org)

2026-05-12 | get Canvas Data Security Kit → | tags: affected, agreement, criminals

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Canvas Hack Aftermath: Owner Instructure Reaches Deal With Hacker Group (cnet.com)

2026-05-12 | by See Full Bio | get Cybersecurity Awareness Kit → | tags: canvas, hackers, instructure

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US govt seeks Instructure testimony on massive Canvas cyberattack (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-12 | get Cybersecurity USB Flash Drive → | tags: bleepingcomputer, canvas, committee

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Instructure strikes deal with hackers who breached it twice (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-12 | by Zack Whittaker | get Cybersecurity Awareness Kit → | tags: canvas, shinyhunters, instructure

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Canvas owner reaches ‘agreement’ with hackers to secure stolen data (theverge.com)

2026-05-12 | by Jess Weatherbed | get Cybersecurity Data Protection Kit → | tags: canvas, shinyhunters, instructure

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Instructure reaches 'agreement' with ShinyHunters to stop data leak (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-12 | get Data Leak Prevention Software → | tags: canvas, shinyhunters, instructure

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Instructure pays ransom to Canvas hackers (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-12 | by Kathryn Palmer | get Cybersecurity Incident Response Kit → | tags: canvas, instructure, shinyhunters

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Instructure confirms hackers used Canvas flaw to deface portals (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-11 | get Canvas LMS Security Patch → | tags: canvas, shinyhunters, instructure

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A cyberattack on Canvas knocked out access for students at Harvard, Columbia, and hundreds of other schools during finals (techspot.com)

2026-05-10 | get Cybersecurity USB Security Kit → | tags: canvas, harvard, cybersecurity