EVA Tech BriefIT/DevOps

2026-11-01 - 7:30 PM PKT

Frontier LLMs

Arca shares its architecture for long-running AI agents

In a Latent Space discussion, Arca's head of AI describes how the firm is building agents for long-horizon financial workflows using a custom harness. The technical focus is the architecture surrounding the models, offering context for teams designing agents that must carry out extended tasks.

GPUs and Silicon

Open-source UEFI tool lifts Nvidia tensor rate caps on Windows

Tom's Hardware reports that nv-uefi-unlocker lifts Nvidia's tensor rate cap on RTX 20, 30, and 40-series GPUs under Windows. The tool targets a limitation affecting AI computation, making it relevant to teams evaluating existing desktop and laptop GPUs for local workloads.

Cloud and Infra

Pakistan Tech

Security

Android exploit can crash unpatched phones through a text message

A researcher has released a proof-of-concept exploit for the recently patched Android vulnerability CVE-2026-58882, dubbed SMS of Death. A specially crafted text message can remotely disrupt cellular service or crash an unpatched phone, making patch coverage relevant for managed mobile fleets.

Northflank breach exposes customers to AI API key abuse

Northflank is warning customers to rotate all credentials and secrets stored on its cloud application hosting platform after a security breach. The incident led to unauthorized use of customers' AI API keys, highlighting the exposure of downstream services when hosting-platform secrets are compromised.

Dev Tools

AWS releases File Mover Express for large S3 transfers

AWS has released File Mover Express, an Apache 2.0-licensed application for moving large files between local systems and Amazon S3 on macOS, Windows, and Linux. It supports parallel transfers, automatic performance tuning, retries, pause and resume, and integrity verification, providing a cross-platform option for large-file workflows.