Yesterday in the Nurdverse — AI, Cyber & IT (Dec 15, 2025)
1) AI Infrastructure: NVIDIA buys the team behind Slurm (SchedMD)
NVIDIA announced it’s acquiring SchedMD, the primary developer behind Slurm, a widely used open-source workload manager that helps schedule large compute jobs across HPC and AI clusters.
Translation: the AI arms race isn’t just about new models—it’s also about owning the “plumbing” that keeps GPU fleets fed, scheduled, and efficient at scale.
2) Enterprise IT + Cyber: ServiceNow in advanced talks to buy Armis (reportedly up to ~$7B)
Multiple reports say ServiceNow is in advanced talks to acquire Armis, a cybersecurity firm known for visibility and protection across connected devices (including OT/IoT environments), in a deal rumored up to $7B.
If it lands, it’s a loud signal that “IT service management + asset intelligence + security exposure” is converging into one big platform fight—especially for environments where you can’t just reboot a factory.
3) Patch Now: Apple publishes security content for iOS/iPadOS 26.2
Apple released details for the security content in iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2—worth reading if you manage Apple fleets or just want to know what got fixed and why it mattered.
The practical move is simple: update first, read the postmortem second—mobile browser-engine issues don’t stay “targeted” forever once the fix is public.
4) CISA KEV: Sierra Wireless AirLink router flaw added (active exploitation)
CISA added CVE-2018-4063 (Sierra Wireless AirLink ALEOS) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog due to evidence of active exploitation.
If your org still has older industrial/field gateways lurking in closets, this is your reminder to inventory, patch (if possible), and isolate—because “old gear” is often the easiest gear to pop.
Job Boards and Hiring Pages (quick links)
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Dice (tech): https://www.dice.com/
Built In (tech): https://builtin.com/jobs
Monster: https://www.monster.com/jobs/
Big tech & major IT employers (career pages)
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Amazon Jobs: https://www.amazon.jobs/
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Netflix Jobs: https://jobs.netflix.com/
IBM Careers: https://www.ibm.com/careers
Cisco Careers: https://jobs.cisco.com/
Oracle Careers: https://careers.oracle.com/
Salesforce Careers: https://careers.salesforce.com/
CrowdStrike Careers: https://www.crowdstrike.com/careers/
Palo Alto Networks Careers: https://jobs.paloaltonetworks.com/
Source links (original content)
NVIDIA acquisition (Reuters): https://www.reuters.com/business/nvidia-buys-ai-software-provider-schedmd-expand-open-source-ai-push-2025-12-15/
Background on Slurm/SchedMD impact (Network World): https://www.networkworld.com/article/4106930/nvidia-moves-deeper-into-ai-infrastructure-with-schedmd-acquisition.html
ServiceNow ↔ Armis reports (Investopedia): https://www.investopedia.com/servicenow-stock-plunges-to-lead-s-and-p-500-decliners-on-monday-here-is-why-11868924
ServiceNow ↔ Armis channel coverage (CRN): https://www.crn.com/news/security/2025/servicenow-seeking-7b-acquisition-of-exposure-management-vendor-armis-report
Apple iOS/iPadOS 26.2 security content (Apple Support): https://support.apple.com/en-us/125884
CISA KEV alert for CVE-2018-4063: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/12/12/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog
Additional context (The Hacker News): https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/cisa-adds-actively-exploited-sierra.html
