Episode #190 - Thousands of Container Images Leaking Secrets; Google DeepMind; US Office of Management and Budget gathers software attestation letters; This Day, July 21, in Tech History

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Thousands of Container Images Leaking Secrets

🇦🇺 Edwin Kwan, Sydney, Australia ↗

Researchers from a German university recently published a paper revealing that tens of thousands of container images hosted on Docker Hub contained confidential secrets.

Google DeepMind

🇺🇸 Hillary Coover, Washington, DC ↗

Google DeepMind just made a game-changing AI discovery for designing computer chips, and it's got some major national security implications. They've come up with a way to create faster and more specialized chips, which means a big boost in AI capabilities for businesses and government uses.

US Office of Management and Budget gathers software attestation letters

🇷🇴 Olimpiu Pop, Transylvania, Romania ↗

May 12th, 2021. President Biden signed the executive order 14028. The intent was to improve the nation's cybersecurity in the aftermath of the Log4Shell tsunami. 

This Day, July 21, in Tech History

🇺🇸 Marcel Brown, St. Louis, Missouri ↗

July 21st, 1999. Apple introduces the iBook laptop, the first mainstream computer designed and sold with built-in wireless networking.