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EU pushes for stronger cloud sovereignty, awards €180 million to four providers

The European Commission is stepping up efforts to strengthen the EU’s digital sovereignty by awarding a cloud services tender worth up to €180 million over six years. The initiative gives EU institutions and agencies access to sovereign cloud services delivered by a group of Europe-based providers. Four vendors were selected under the tender. Post Telecom will work with CleverCloud and OVHcloud, while STACKIT and Scaleway secured contracts independently. Proximus joins the list through partnerships with … More → The post EU pushes for stronger cloud sovereignty, awards €180 million to four providers appeared first on Help Net Security.
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SmokedMeat: Open-source tool shows what attackers do inside CI/CD pipelines

Boost Security has released SmokedMeat, an open-source framework that runs attack chains against CI/CD infrastructure so engineering and security teams can see what an attacker would do in their specific environment. What the tool does SmokedMeat takes a flagged pipeline vulnerability and executes a live demonstration against a team’s own infrastructure. Starting from a single vulnerability, it deploys a payload, compromises the runner, harvests credentials from process memory, exchanges those credentials for cloud access, exposes … More → The post SmokedMeat: Open-source tool shows what attackers do inside CI/CD pipelines appeared first on Help Net Security.
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After 200 years scientists finally crack the “dolomite problem”

After two centuries of failed attempts, scientists have finally grown dolomite in the lab, cracking a long-standing geological puzzle. They discovered that the mineral’s growth stalls because of tiny defects—but in nature, those flaws get washed away over time. By mimicking this process with precise simulations and electron beam pulses, the team achieved record-breaking crystal growth. The finding could reshape how high-tech materials are made.
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How to spot a North Korean fake in a job interview

North Korean operatives are getting hired at companies by passing job interviews using fake identities and AI tools. In this Help Net Security video, Adrian Cheek, a senior cybercrime researcher at Flare, outlines several ways organizations can catch these attempts before extending an offer. Basic video checks, like asking candidates to move their head or place objects in front of the camera, can expose low-quality deepfake setups. Requiring an in-person interview at a later stage … More → The post How to spot a North Korean fake in a job interview appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Product showcase: Syncthing for secure, private file synchronization

Syncthing is a free and open-source application that synchronizes files directly between your devices. Instead of uploading data to a central server, it uses a peer-to-peer approach, transferring files whenever peers are online. This decentralized model ensures that your data remains private and under your control. Syncthing monitors shared folders for changes. When a file is created, modified, or removed, updates are propagated to connected peers. Synchronization happens automatically once they are online, keeping folder … More → The post Product showcase: Syncthing for secure, private file synchronization appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Scientists just found a way to control electrons without magnets

A surprising breakthrough in physics could reshape the future of computing by tapping into a strange, previously untapped property of matter. Scientists have shown that tiny atomic vibrations—called chiral phonons—can directly transfer motion to electrons, allowing them to carry information without magnets, batteries, or even electricity. This opens the door to a new field known as orbitronics, where data is processed using the orbital motion of electrons instead of traditional charge or spin.
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Think AI “knows” what it’s doing? Scientists say think again

Calling AI things like “smart” or saying it “knows” something might sound harmless, but it can quietly mislead people about what AI actually does. A new study shows that news writers are more careful than expected, rarely using strongly human-like language. When they do, it often falls on a spectrum—sometimes describing simple requirements, other times hinting at human traits.
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Quantum AI just got shockingly good at predicting chaos

Researchers have shown that blending quantum computing with AI can dramatically improve predictions of complex, chaotic systems. By letting a quantum computer identify hidden patterns in data, the AI becomes more accurate and stable over time. The method outperformed standard models while using far less memory. This could have big implications for fields like climate science, energy, and medicine.
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