Vulnerability in popular JavaScript NPM library
After a severe remote code execution vulnerability was found in the popular NPM code library called Pac-Resolver, an update was released to patch it up. Developers who have used the package in their applications should make sure they update their dependencies to eliminate the bug.
They should al... Read more
Big tech firms halt political budgets after Capitol insurrection
Amazon, Facebook, Google and Microsoft will stop its political spending after last week saw an insurrection at the Capitol. In a report released by Axios, Facebook was quoted saying that it would pause all PAC contributions for at least the ongoing quarter, while its policies are under review.
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Xilinx launches Alveo U50 PAC with PCIe 4.0 and 8 GB HBM2
One day after Intel announced its second generation Programmable Acceleration Card (PAC) for data centers, Xilinx is doing the same. The new Alveo U50 FPGA card supports PCIe 4.0 and has 8GB of HBM2 on board.
The single-slot Alveo U50 runs on Xilinx 16nm Ultrascale+ architecture and follows in the f... Read more