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Ukrainian extradited from Ireland on Conti ransomware charges
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ukrainian-extradited-from-ireland-on-conti-ransomware-charges/

Ukrainian extradited from Ireland on Conti ransomware charges
A Ukrainian national believed to be a member of the Conti ransomware operation has been extradited to the United States and faces charges that could get him 25 years in prison.

Extropic, which says its chips using probabilistic bits can be 10,000x more energy efficient than current AI chips, shares its first chip with some AI labs (Will Knight/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/extropic-aims-to-disrupt-the-data-center-bonanza/…

Extropic Aims to Disrupt the Data Center Bonanza
A startup hopes to challenge Nvidia, AMD, and Intel with a chip that wrangles probabilities rather than ones and zeros.

Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon X2 Elite and X2 Elite Extreme chips #Arm64
https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/qualcomm/snapdragon-x2-elite-extreme-an…

🧊 Atomic-level engineering enables new alloys that won't break in extreme cold
#science

Atomic-level engineering enables new alloys that won't break in extreme cold
Navigating the extreme cold of deep space or handling super-chilled liquid fuels here on Earth requires materials that won't break. Most metals become brittle and fracture at such low temperatures. However, new research is pioneering an approach to build metal structures atom by atom to create tough and durable alloys that can withstand such harsh environments.

England is facing drastic measures due to extreme drought next year.
Government and water companies are devising emergency plans for the worst water shortage in decades.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/20

RUSSIA shells Ukraine with EXTREMELY DANGEROUS missiles! #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/31/russia-shells-ukraine-with-extremely.html

Dobrindt und Merz müssten uns vor solchen Gefährden schützen. Müssten.
https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/deutschland/parteien/id_100935436/afd-abgeordneter-robert-risch-war-zum-extremisten-treff-i…

Geheimreise aufgeflogen: AfD-Politiker war bei Extremisten-Bündnis in Russland
Niemand sollte es erfahren: Der Hamburger AfD-Politiker Robert Risch reiste nach St..Peterburg zu einem Treffen: Rechtsextreme Gruppen vereinbarten Zusammenarbeit.

StolenLoRA: Exploring LoRA Extraction Attacks via Synthetic Data
Yixu Wang, Yan Teng, Yingchun Wang, Xingjun Ma
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.23594 https://ar…

StolenLoRA: Exploring LoRA Extraction Attacks via Synthetic Data
Parameter-Efficient Fine-Tuning (PEFT) methods like LoRA have transformed vision model adaptation, enabling the rapid deployment of customized models. However, the compactness of LoRA adaptations introduces new safety concerns, particularly their vulnerability to model extraction attacks. This paper introduces a new focus of model extraction attacks named LoRA extraction that extracts LoRA-adaptive models based on a public pre-trained model. We then propose a novel extraction method called Stol…

Knowledge Extraction on Semi-Structured Content: Does It Remain Relevant for Question Answering in the Era of LLMs?
Kai Sun, Yin Huang, Srishti Mehra, Mohammad Kachuee, Xilun Chen, Renjie Tao, Zhaojiang Lin, Andrea Jessee, Nirav Shah, Alex Betty, Yue Liu, Anuj Kumar, Wen-tau Yih, Xin Luna Dong
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.25107

Knowledge Extraction on Semi-Structured Content: Does It Remain Relevant for Question Answering in the Era of LLMs?
The advent of Large Language Models (LLMs) has significantly advanced web-based Question Answering (QA) systems over semi-structured content, raising questions about the continued utility of knowledge extraction for question answering. This paper investigates the value of triple extraction in this new paradigm by extending an existing benchmark with knowledge extraction annotations and evaluating commercial and open-source LLMs of varying sizes. Our results show that web-scale knowledge extract…

OpenAI starts to sell extra credits for Sora, which currently has a limit of 30 free gens per day; 10 video gens will retail for $4 through Apple's App Store (Anna Washenko/Engadget)
https://www.engadget.com/ai/openai-now-sel

OpenAI now sells extra Sora credits for $4, plans to reduce free gens in the future
OpenAI is looking to turn Sora into a moneymaker, first by selling extra credits, later with licensing options.