Weekly Issue: 2025-46
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Running high-scale reinforcement learning (RL) for LLMs on GKE

As Large Language Models (LLMs) evolve, Reinforcement Learning (RL) is becoming the crucial technique for aligning powerful models with human preferences and complex task objectives. However, enterprises that need to implement and scale RL for LLMs are facing infrastructure challenges.
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Running high-scale reinforcement learning (RL) for LLMs on GKE

As Large Language Models (LLMs) evolve, Reinforcement Learning (RL) is becoming the crucial technique for aligning powerful models with human preferences and complex task objectives. However, enterprises that need to implement and scale RL for LLMs are facing infrastructure challenges.
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N4D now GA: Gain up to 3.5x price-performance for scale-out workloads

In today’s competitive environment, IT leaders are faced with supporting application scale, rolling out more features, and enabling high-bar customer experiences. This creates a direct and complex challenge: finding the right balance between performance and total cost of ownership (TCO) for the general-purpose workloads that power everyday business operations.
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YouTube TV vs. Disney: subscribers are canceling and Disney’s ratings are dropping

We are now a full week into the massive blackout of all 21 Disney-owned channels on YouTube TV, and this ugly contract dispute is having a very real, very negative impact on everyone involved.
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Another chance for JPEG XL? PDF will support format as ‘preferred solution’
Format declared obsolete by Google Chrome team wins PDF support The PDF Association will add support for the JPEG XL (JXL) image format to the PDF spec, according to a recently published presentation from the org’s European conference.
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Another chance for JPEG XL? PDF will support format as ‘preferred solution’
Format declared obsolete by Google Chrome team wins PDF support The PDF Association will add support for the JPEG XL (JXL) image format to the PDF spec, according to a recently published presentation from the org’s European conference.
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Most Used Programming Languages

JavaScript maintained its position as the most used programming language in 2024, with 62.3% of developers reporting active usage according to the Stack Overflow Developer Survey. Python achieved 51% usage while simultaneously overtaking JavaScript in GitHub contributions for the first time.
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How To Type Pi In Google Docs

The pi symbol (π) appears in math equations, scientific formulas, and technical documents. Google Docs doesn’t show this symbol on your keyboard, but you can insert it using several simple methods. Students working on geometry assignments need to add pi when calculating circle measurements.
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No Place Like Localhost: Unauthenticated Remote Access via Triofox Vulnerability CVE-2025-12480

Written by: Stallone D’Souza, Praveeth DSouza, Bill Glynn, Kevin O’Flynn, Yash Gupta Welcome to the Frontline Bulletin Series Straight from Mandiant Threat Defense, the “Frontline Bulletin” series brings you the latest on the threats we are seeing in the wild right now, equipping our community to understand and respond.
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No Place Like Localhost: Unauthenticated Remote Access via Triofox Vulnerability CVE-2025-12480

Written by: Stallone D’Souza, Praveeth DSouza, Bill Glynn, Kevin O’Flynn, Yash Gupta Welcome to the Frontline Bulletin Series Straight from Mandiant Threat Defense, the “Frontline Bulletin” series brings you the latest on the threats we are seeing in the wild right now, equipping our community to understand and respond.
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These 3 features made me drop Chrome for Samsung’s new PC browser

Not bad for a first go on desktop, Samsung.
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Three most important factors in enterprise IT: control, control, control
We’re all out of it. How to get it back is an open secret Opinion When the first generation of microcomputers landed on desktops, they promised many things. Affordability, flexibility, efficiency, all the good things still selling IT to this day. Mostly, though, they offered control.…
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Three most important factors in enterprise IT: control, control, control
We’re all out of it. How to get it back is an open secret Opinion When the first generation of microcomputers landed on desktops, they promised many things. Affordability, flexibility, efficiency, all the good things still selling IT to this day. Mostly, though, they offered control.…
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Three most important factors in enterprise IT: control, control, control
We’re all out of it. How to get it back is an open secret Opinion When the first generation of microcomputers landed on desktops, they promised many things. Affordability, flexibility, efficiency, all the good things still selling IT to this day. Mostly, though, they offered control.…
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Q&A: Andela CEO talks about the need for ‘borderless talent’ amid work visa limitations

Editor’s note: This Q&A was conducted by Computerworld Senior Writer Lucas Mearian shortly before his unexpected passing on Oct. 21, 2025. Contributing writer Agam Shah helped complete this story for publication. On Sept.
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Q&A: Andela CEO talks about the need for ‘borderless talent’ amid work visa limitations

Editor’s note: This Q&A was conducted by Computerworld Senior Writer Lucas Mearian shortly before his unexpected passing on Oct. 21, 2025. Contributing writer Agam Shah helped complete this story for publication. On Sept.
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