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IBM's CEO, Arvind Krishna, has stated that he does not intend to eliminate any programmers due to AI but expects them to become 30% more productive because of the technology. He also noted that AI could automate repetitive white-collar jobs but argued that it would not completely replace jobs. Krishna emphasized that IBM was increasing software engineering and sales roles over the next few years while phasing out some back-office HR roles. He claimed that more jobs were created than lost due to AI, with an increase of around 8,000 jobs and a decrease of about 800.
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Google's Threat Analysis Group has uncovered a high-severity heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the libvpx library, specifically in its VP8 encoding component, registered as CVE-2023-5217. This vulnerability allows arbitrary code execution, posing a significant threat. The exploit is known to exist in the wild and affects various applications and services that use the libvpx library for VP8 and VP9 video encoding and decoding, including WebRTC platforms, streaming services, and multimedia applications relying on FFmpeg. Developers and IT administrators using libvpx should upgrade to a patched version, and general users should keep their software updated as vendors release patches. The vulnerability extends beyond Google Chrome, impacting Mozilla Firefox and other softwares.
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