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Hetzner Server Showdown: EX44 Dominates CPU Benchmarks for Unbeatable Value

Hetzner Server Showdown: EX44 Dominates CPU Benchmarks for Unbeatable Value

A sysbench performance comparison reveals Hetzner's EX44 dedicated server, powered by Intel's i5-13500, delivers up to 2.8x better single-threaded speed and superior multi-core scaling than similarly priced alternatives. While older auction servers offer more RAM and storage, the EX44 emerges as the clear choice for CPU-intensive workloads, highlighting critical cost-performance trade-offs for developers.
Supply Chain Sabotage: npm Linter Tools Hijacked via Targeted Phishing Attack

Supply Chain Sabotage: npm Linter Tools Hijacked via Targeted Phishing Attack

Popular JavaScript packages like eslint-config-prettier, with over 30 million weekly downloads, were compromised after a maintainer fell victim to a phishing scheme, leading to malware-infected versions targeting Windows systems. This incident underscores the escalating threat of supply chain attacks in open-source ecosystems and highlights critical security gaps for developers.
Reddit Enforces Age Verification in UK, Igniting Privacy and Compliance Debate

Reddit Enforces Age Verification in UK, Igniting Privacy and Compliance Debate

Reddit is rolling out mandatory age verification for UK users accessing mature content to comply with the new Online Safety Act, partnering with third-party provider Persona. This move raises significant privacy concerns and highlights broader industry tensions over balancing safety with digital rights in an era of global regulation.
AI Training Sets Harbor Millions of Private Documents, Exposing Deep Privacy Crisis

AI Training Sets Harbor Millions of Private Documents, Exposing Deep Privacy Crisis

New research reveals that one of the largest open-source AI image training datasets, DataComp CommonPool, likely contains hundreds of millions of sensitive personal documents, including passports, credit cards, and résumés. Despite attempts at filtering, the study found widespread failures in protecting personally identifiable information, raising urgent questions about the ethics and legality of indiscriminate web scraping for AI development.