I do math. And was once asked by R. Morris Sr. : "For whom?"
Accidental two-time founder. Mathematician by education. Infosec luminary (has-been?).
I do math. And was once asked by R. Morris Sr. : "For whom?"
Accidental two-time founder. Mathematician by education. Infosec luminary (has-been?).
"Switzerland’s military has terminated its contract with Palantir… following a security audit… concluded that U.S. intelligence agencies could potentially access sensitive Swiss defense data… significant reputational warning for the data analytics firm"
https://www.newscase.com/palantirs-swiss-exit-highlights-global-data-sovereignty-challenge/

Switzerland’s military has terminated its contract with Palantir Technologies Inc. following a security audit. The review concluded that U.S. intelligence agencies could potentially access sensitive Swiss defense data, a deal-breaker for the neutrality-focused Alpine nation. This move represents a significant reputational warning for the data analytics firm, with potential ripple effects across other international partnerships. […]

Anam builds interactive avatars that generate photorealistic video within latency budgets measured in hundreds of milliseconds. By continuously profiling GPU workloads with Zymtrace, they achieved 250% improvement in inference latency and 90% increase in throughput.
Just read this via repost from @HalvarFlake
https://sean.heelan.io/2026/01/18/on-the-coming-industrialisation-of-exploit-generation-with-llms/
This post from Sean Heelan is probably the most important post in that domain (being LLMs in offensive security contexts) in quite a while. We're already discussing this in my research group, and I have some initial thoughts. Exciting times!
@HalvarFlake Here’s some better alt text…
A satirical tabloid page, with sensational colors and fonts.
German claim to Greenland!
Giant German towel DROPPED ON GREENLAND!
German air force STRIKES!
US claims denied!
Expert says: “WHERE GERMANS LAY THEIR TOWELS, no one else is allowed to go!”
German towel rule in effect!
Via @HalvarFlake on the wrong place: https://sean.heelan.io/2026/01/18/on-the-coming-industrialisation-of-exploit-generation-with-llms/
You can say what you want about the bubble — which I believe to be a thing — but unlike say web3, that technology is here to stay. I’ve rarely seen a technology go from fair attraction to magic that fast.
What a time to be alive.
One of my oldest and best friends posted a hell of an account of life in Minneapolis right now.
This whole thing rings so true. “A series of snapshots,” she says — and every one of us here is accumulating our own heavy stack of such snapshots.
Original post: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1T31r4jeeX/