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The Latest Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview is Now the Fastest Proprietary Model (External Tests) and 50% Fewer Output Tokens
Google released an updated version of Gemini 2.5 Flash and Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite preview models across AI Studio and Vertex AI, plus rolling aliases—gemini-flash-latest and gemini-flash-lite-latest—that always point to the newest preview in each family. For production stability, Google advises pinning fixed strings (gemini-2.5-flash, gemini-2.5-flash-lite). Google will give a two-week…
Crash Tests for Security: Why BAS Is Proof of Defense, Not Assumptions
Sep 26, 2025The Hacker NewsSecurity Validation / Enterprise Security Car makers don’t trust blueprints. They smash prototypes into walls. Again and again. In controlled conditions. Because design specs don’t prove survival. Crash tests do. They separate theory from reality. Cybersecurity is no different. Dashboards overflow with “critical” exposure alerts. Compliance reports tick every box. But…
System-level test’s expanding role in producing complex chips
System-level test (SLT), once used largely as a stopgap measure to catch issues missed by automated test equipment (ATE), has evolved into a necessary test insertion for high-performance processors, chiplets, and other advanced computational devices. Today, SLT is critical for ensuring that chips function correctly in real-world conditions, and all major CPUs, APUs, and GPUs…
Roku tests more ads inside streaming apps, even if you pay for ad-free
Summary New user reports suggest Roku is experimenting with pause-screen ads after its latest update. The testing appears to be limited, and isn’t impacting many users. One user who pays for Discovery+ without ads experienced a pause-screen ad on their Roku Ultra. I think the introduction of pause-screen ads further impacts the user experience, just…