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From Open SQL to CDS Views: Rewriting SAP Data Access for Performance at Scale

Modern SAP landscapes running on SAP HANA demand a rethink of how ABAP programs access data. Traditional Open SQL queries embedded in ABAP code have served developers for decades, but at large data volumes, they can become performance bottlenecks. SAP’s introduction of Core Data Services (CDS) views offers a new paradigm: push more work to the in-memory database and retrieve only what’s needed.  Traditional ABAP Data Access With Open SQL Open SQL is the standard SQL interface in ABAP that allows

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The Hacker News

AutoJack Attack Lets One Web Page Hijack AI Agent for Host Code Execution

Microsoft researchers have detailed an exploit chain, named AutoJack, that turns an AI browsing agent into a delivery vehicle for remote code execution. Steer the agent to load an attacker's web page, and that page's JavaScript can reach a privileged local service on the same machine and spawn a process on the host. No credentials, no sign-in screen, and no further user interaction once

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SecurityWeek

In Other News: Apple Patches Beats Eavesdropping Flaw, DOT Closes Delta CrowdStrike Probe, AWS Continuum

Other noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Android TV botnet Popa linked to Israeli firm, Velvet Ant maintained decade-long stealth, unpatched GCP Config Connector flaw enables takeover. The post In Other News: Apple Patches Beats Eavesdropping Flaw, DOT Closes Delta CrowdStrike Probe, AWS Continuum appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Operation Endgame Disrupts SocGholish Servers, Cleans 14,971 WordPress Sites

Dutch law enforcement authorities, along with counterparts from Canada , Germany, and the U.S., have disrupted malicious infrastructure associated with SocGholish and cleaned up nearly 15,000 infected WordPress websites. "With these actions we deprive cybercriminals of access to infected computer systems," Maikel Rollman of the Netherlands National High Tech Crime Unit said. "This prevents

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DZone

The Cross-Lingual RAG Problem Nobody Is Talking About

The Benchmark Trap The retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) ecosystem has matured remarkably fast. Vector databases are production-grade, embedding models are cheaper than ever, and retrieval pipelines are being deployed across healthcare, finance, legal, and education systems worldwide. Every major benchmark shows impressive numbers. Almost every major benchmark is in English.

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The Verge Tech

The NTS Radio Player brings the best of internet radio to your hi-fi

Have I found my Chromecast Audio replacement? | Image: NTS Radio NTS Radio and Swedish audio company Atonemo have teamed up on a dedicated player that brings NTS's genre-defying mixes and streaming stations to almost any stereo or speaker setup. And, like Atonemo's existing Streamplayer, you can also listen to your favorite streaming services with it, using AirPlay 2, Google Cast, Spotify Connect, or Tidal Connect. The $179 NTS Radio Player puts out 24-bit / 192kHz audio over a standard 3.5mm

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The Verge Tech

The film about Sam Altman has been dropped by Amazon MGM

Luca Guadagnino's film about OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Artificial, has reportedly been dropped by Amazon MGM. The film, which stars Andrew Garfield and covers the rollercoaster five days in 2023 spanning Altman's termination and reinstatement as CEO, had been in the works for about a year. The cast also includes A Complete Unknown actress Monica Barbaro as OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, Ike Barinholtz as Elon Musk, and Anora's Yura Borisov as OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever. In a statement to Deadl

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