Forcing LLMs to be evil during training can make them nicer in the long run

For this study, Lindsey and his colleagues worked to lay down some of that groundwork. Previous research has shown that various dimensions of LLMs’ behavior—from whether they are talking about weddings to persistent traits such as sycophancy—are associated with specific patterns of activity in the simulated neurons that constitute LLMs. Those patterns can be written […]

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Akira Ransomware Exploits SonicWall VPNs in Likely Zero-Day Attack on Fully-Patched Devices

Aug 02, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Zero Day SonicWall SSL VPN devices have become the target of Akira ransomware attacks as part of a newfound surge in activity observed in late July 2025. “In the intrusions reviewed, multiple pre-ransomware intrusions were observed within a short period of time, each involving VPN access through SonicWall SSL VPNs,” […]

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Creating Materialized View with FAST REFRESH

Part 1 – Implementation: Creating Materialized View with FAST REFRESH To enable FAST REFRESH in a materialized view, Oracle requires the existence of a Materialized View Log (MV log) on the base table. This log records the row-level changes (INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE) that occur after the materialized view is created. First, create the MV log using the […]

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