AI Ate My HPC! (formerly @ifndef_define)

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“No known exploit” is no longer a reason to wait. AI-assisted research turned a parked PHP bug into unauthenticated remote code execution. PHP2Shell shows why triage must rank consequence and exposure, and why the fix is the work that counts. ciq.com/blog/ai-found-cves
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I’m giving a talk on the cool things one can do with the massive (61 TB and 122 TB) SSDs at #SC26 next month. Was surprised to read Ken was so negative on them. They’re great for capacity and performance when paired with a good sw+system architecture.
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Going to SC26 in Chicago? We have free exhibit hall passes (Exhibits Only is normally $200). One-minute form, we register you within 2 business days. Exhibit hall Nov 17 to 19, croit at booth 4050. croit.io/sc26 #SC26 #HPC
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Will you be in Chicago for #SC26? Join us on Nov 16 for the first-ever #CephDays Chicago. Hear from Ceph devs, users, and partners on project status, recent improvements, and the roadmap, then stay for the networking reception. 📋️ : t.ly/CDChicago26 #Ceph #OpenSource
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Looks interesting. A hackathon the grown-ups can join!
Coming to Chicago for #SC26? Start the week by building. Join the CIQ Supercomputing Local AI Hackathon, November 13–15, hosted by CIQ, NVIDIA and Drive Capital. Get access to two Lenovo ThinkStation PGX systems with NVIDIA GB10, orchestrated by Fuzzball, and build a real AI workload. Apply: ow.ly/F7Of5100Guo @nvidia @drivecapital Supported by @Lenovo, VAST Data, @CambridgeComp, Moonlite AI. #HPC #LocalAI
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Sarom L. retweeted
Coming to Chicago for #SC26? Start the week by building. Join the CIQ Supercomputing Local AI Hackathon, November 13–15, hosted by CIQ, NVIDIA and Drive Capital. Get access to two Lenovo ThinkStation PGX systems with NVIDIA GB10, orchestrated by Fuzzball, and build a real AI workload. Apply: ow.ly/F7Of5100Guo @nvidia @drivecapital Supported by @Lenovo, VAST Data, @CambridgeComp, Moonlite AI. #HPC #LocalAI
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Unify HPC and AI with AI-Stack. Meet INFINITIX at #SC26, Booth #6111, and book a consultation to explore Slurm and Kubernetes: pse.is/9t2d3r More information: infinitix.ai/en/news-detail/… #supercomputing2026 #SC2026 #HPC #Chicago #INFINITIX #SoftwareDefinedGPU
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Excited for @weka’s inaugural Executive Summit with @Microsoft at #SC26, set at Wrigley Field! Candid talks on AI economics, infrastructure at scale & the future of inference. Check out the agenda and reserve your spot 👇 spr.ly/6016BHcXVm
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Which football shape is best? The Microsoft + AMD Tuesday night reception at #Supercomputing has earned a sought-after reputation in recent years. For #SC26 we will be at Soldier Field, home to both shapes of football and now #HPC! Request tickets here: aka.ms/SC26reception
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🚨BREAKING (EXCLUSIVE): National Security Concerns Leaked by MSFT Whistleblower Leaked Microsoft screenshots show an India-based engineer received approval to view U.S. government cloud logs. A Microsoft whistleblower contacted me and shared screenshots supporting allegations that Microsoft used its “escort” process to allow an India based engineer to access Government Community Cloud (GCC) systems. The whistleblower alleges the engineer is not a U.S. citizen. Microsoft’s own published rules state that temporary elevated access to customer content in GCC requires verified U.S. citizenship. The escort model is the workaround the company uses so non-U.S. personnel can still direct the work. The screenshots show Viraj Chokhany requesting and receiving approval for escort access to view logs in the DPRODMGD151 environment, which is part of Government Community Cloud Moderate — the cloud used by many federal, state, and local agencies. In the escort process, a U.S. person is supposed to open the system while the India-based engineer guides the work. The whistleblower believes this raises urgent national security concerns and may violate FedRAMP requirements. Multiple Microsoft employees have reviewed the screenshots and confirmed they appear authentic. Viraj, has been confirmed to live in India-- Where he also attended and graduated college. The whistleblower is working on a public statement. I will release the whistleblowers statement when I receive it. Attached images are some of the screenshots that I received from the Whistleblower. @DHSgov @FBIDirectorKash @JDVance
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Code-execution flaw in UEFI firmware threatens most servers on planet Earth arstechnica.com/security/202…
Community note
The vulnerability (CVE-2026-97631) only affects systems actively PXE network-booting using vulnerable EDK2 firmware; it requires sending malicious ICMP packets during that window and does not impact systems booting from local disks or with PXE disabled. github.com/tianocore/edk2… arstechnica.com/security/2026/…
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Yes we are back for SC26! Snarky invite: beowulfbash.com/
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The Beowulf Bash 2026!
Yes we are back for SC26! Snarky invite: beowulfbash.com/
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Behind every successful SCinet is a community of people learning, growing, and finding their place in HPC. 🌐 Discover how the Women in IT Networking at SC (WINS) programme opens doors, builds skills, and creates connections. sc26.supercomputing.org/2026… #SC26 #HPCUnites
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‼️ BREAKING: The private keys of 8 certificates from Indian certificate authority eMudhra were compromised, Mozilla says. Firefox blocked them within 3 hours. Each key should be a 116-digit number, but one was just 4. Anyone can guess them and forge HTTPS certs for any website.
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What does the future of AI and quantum computing look like beyond the lab? 🔬 At #SC26, special Regional Tech Hub-invited talks will explore these technologies' real-world potential and their impact on industry and innovation. Learn more: buff.ly/Gomi4mH #HPCUnites
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