Awesome large-scale study of human cognitive capabilities via spatial reasoning
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982218307711?via%3Dihub
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982218307711?via%3Dihub
Human-level concept learning through probabilistic program induction
[abs] https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Human-level-concept-learning-through-probabilistic-Changala-Mellau/23078c79c0fc425653aeafcee2ddd01210254658
[pdf] https://cims.nyu.edu/~brenden/LakeEtAl2015Science.pdf
via @senchaid
[abs] https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Human-level-concept-learning-through-probabilistic-Changala-Mellau/23078c79c0fc425653aeafcee2ddd01210254658
[pdf] https://cims.nyu.edu/~brenden/LakeEtAl2015Science.pdf
via @senchaid
www.semanticscholar.org
Human-level concept learning through probabilistic program induction - Semantic Scholar
People learning new concepts can often generalize successfully from just a single example, yet machine learning algorithms typically require tens or hundreds of examples to perform with similar accuracy. People can also use learned concepts in richer ways…
Federated Learning: Training ML models without having to hoard all data from the users in the cloud first
https://florian.github.io/federated-learning/
https://florian.github.io/federated-learning/
It was a long wait, but I'm finally back to writing about my ideas and projects again. Blogging services and social networks come and go, so it's a standalone website this time :)
https://oleksandr.works/2018/08/30/language-engineering/
https://oleksandr.works/2018/08/30/language-engineering/
oleksandr.works
Language Engineering | Understand the World
Let’s talk about self-aware systems. Nah. Let’s start with something simpler. What if we apply the systems engineering approach to the…
Oops, your WiFi/Bluetooth chip can inadvertenly broadcast your encryption keys as electromagnetic noise from the CPU gets amplified and transmitted too
http://s3.eurecom.fr/tools/screaming_channels/
Also, hat tip to them for sharing source code and setup details.
http://s3.eurecom.fr/tools/screaming_channels/
Also, hat tip to them for sharing source code and setup details.
Keys for Pektron keyless entry systems (used in Tesla, McLaren and other high-end cars) are copyable within minutes. Tesla at least acknowledges the issue, unlike other vendors 🤦🏼♂️ (via @atemerev)
https://www.esat.kuleuven.be/cosic/fast-furious-and-insecure-passive-keyless-entry-and-start-in-modern-supercars/
https://www.esat.kuleuven.be/cosic/fast-furious-and-insecure-passive-keyless-entry-and-start-in-modern-supercars/
do you really need files?
https://oleksandr.works/2018/09/16/accidental-complexity-files/
PS. Maybe I should create a separate channel mirroring my blog? Or keep it here?
https://oleksandr.works/2018/09/16/accidental-complexity-files/
PS. Maybe I should create a separate channel mirroring my blog? Or keep it here?
oleksandr.works
Accidental Complexity: Files | Understand the World
When I wrote about ideas and competition, I said: “you can beat large companies by spotting accidental complexity and avoiding it.” Pick a…
Hamiltonian Descent Methods: generalization of the momentum
https://arxiv.org/abs/1809.05042
via @karfly
https://arxiv.org/abs/1809.05042
via @karfly
TLDR: CloudFlare edge servers as Tor hidden services. Suspicious at first, very reasonable after closer look
https://blog.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-onion-service/
https://blog.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-onion-service/
The Cloudflare Blog
Introducing the Cloudflare Onion Service
Two years ago this week Cloudflare introduced Opportunistic Encryption, a feature that provided additional security and performance benefits to websites that had not yet moved to HTTPS.
cyberpunk reality in full swing
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-10-04/the-big-hack-how-china-used-a-tiny-chip-to-infiltrate-america-s-top-companies
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-10-04/the-big-hack-how-china-used-a-tiny-chip-to-infiltrate-america-s-top-companies
Bloomberg.com
China Used a Tiny Chip in a Hack That Infiltrated U.S. Companies
The attack by Chinese spies reached almost 30 U.S. companies by compromising America's technology supply chain.
"oops" [TLDR: you can tell libssh "i'm logged in" and you'll be logged in]
https://www.libssh.org/2018/10/16/libssh-0-8-4-and-0-7-6-security-and-bugfix-release/
https://www.libssh.org/2018/10/16/libssh-0-8-4-and-0-7-6-security-and-bugfix-release/
Orca: Search engine that finds bugs in code!
TLDR: On large projects reduces time to find the offending commit (of hundreds that went into latest and previous releases) 3x on average, 7x median, up to 45x.
https://www.usenix.org/conference/osdi18/presentation/bhagwan
TLDR: On large projects reduces time to find the offending commit (of hundreds that went into latest and previous releases) 3x on average, 7x median, up to 45x.
https://www.usenix.org/conference/osdi18/presentation/bhagwan
X.org local privilege escalation (most Unix/Linux systems affected; launch X and enjoy superuser rights)
For added fun, combine with recent libssh vuln :)
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-14665
For added fun, combine with recent libssh vuln :)
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-14665
cve.mitre.org
CVE -
CVE-2018-14665
CVE-2018-14665
The mission of the CVE® Program is to identify, define, and catalog publicly disclosed cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
in environments that are only sparsely rewarding, curiosity is a very big deal. also, lazy robots who decide to watch TV instead of exploration :D
https://blog.openai.com/reinforcement-learning-with-prediction-based-rewards/
https://blog.openai.com/reinforcement-learning-with-prediction-based-rewards/
"Let's remove Quaternions from every 3D Engine", An Interactive Introduction to Rotors from Geometric Algebra
http://marctenbosch.com/quaternions/
http://marctenbosch.com/quaternions/
beautiful red team detective story // btw, reaching this level of InfoSec requires one hell of an asset inventory
https://threader.app/thread/1063423110513418240
https://threader.app/thread/1063423110513418240
threader.app
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Vacuum tubes strike back!
https://spectrum.ieee.org/nanoclast/semiconductors/devices/new-metalair-transistor-replaces-semiconductors
https://spectrum.ieee.org/nanoclast/semiconductors/devices/new-metalair-transistor-replaces-semiconductors
IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News
New Metal-Air Transistor Replaces Semiconductors
A novel field emission transistor that uses air gaps could breathe life into Moore’s Law