Preprint reports faster GB200 training with polynomial function replacements
Researchers report in an arXiv preprint that replacing selected mathematical functions with short polynomial calculations improved complete training-step throughput on GB200 hardware by 2.7%, 2.9%, and 8.0% across three tasks. Th...
FP4 pretraining study reports faster throughput with training-loss tradeoffs
Researchers report in an arXiv preprint that a custom four-bit floating-point training route reached 37.9K tokens/s/GPU, compared with 18.8K for bfloat16 and 27.6K for Transformer Engine in matched tests on the same accelerator. T...
CISA adds detection rule for exploited NetScaler vulnerabilities
CISA says it has added a SIGMA detection rule to its alert on actively exploited vulnerabilities in Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway. The rule is intended to help organizations identify suspicious activity, extending the alert wit...
Tower investigates ransomware group's claim of stolen insurer data
Tower Insurance is investigating after a ransomware group named it on a cyber-extortion leak site and claimed to have stolen data. Tower described the information as unverified, Stuff reported on October 2. The insurer said it wa...
Supabase releases scoped tokens and enterprise authentication for agent access
Supabase made scoped personal access tokens and enterprise-managed authentication for its agent server generally available. Companies can control connections through their identity provider, starting with Okta, while tokens can re...
Scam uses custom GPT and Google ads to direct users toward malware
A scam uses sponsored Google search results to send users to a custom GPT on the genuine ChatGPT domain, where it presents a false service-availability notice, ZDNET reports. Its reporter encountered the scam while searching for C...
