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Tag: 2024

  • Hacker News: The era of open voice assistants has arrived

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    Source URL: https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2024/12/19/voice-preview-edition-the-era-of-open-voice/ Source: Hacker News Title: The era of open voice assistants has arrived Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text highlights the introduction of an open-source voice assistant, Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition, prioritizing privacy and customization for users. It emphasizes its capabilities, design features, and the community-driven nature…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Gemini 2.0 Flash "Thinking mode"

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Dec/19/gemini-thinking-mode/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Gemini 2.0 Flash "Thinking mode" Feedly Summary: Those new model releases just keep on flowing. Today it’s Google’s snappily named gemini-2.0-flash-thinking-exp, their first entrant into the o1-style inference scaling class of models. I posted about a great essay about the significance of these just this morning. From…

  • New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : Artificial Intelligence in 2030

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    Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/business/dealbook/artificial-intelligence-in-2030.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: Artificial Intelligence in 2030 Feedly Summary: At the DealBook Summit, ten experts in artificial intelligence discussed the greatest opportunities and risks posed by the technology. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text outlines a discussion at the DealBook Summit involving experts in artificial…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Welcome to the party, pal!

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/welcome-to-the-party-pal-2/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Welcome to the party, pal! Feedly Summary: In the last newsletter of the year, Thorsten recalls his tech-savvy gift to his family and how we can all incorporate cybersecurity protections this holiday season. AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text serves as a discussion on personal…

  • The Register: US bipartisan group publishes laundry list of AI policy requests

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/19/house_ai_policy_requests/ Source: The Register Title: US bipartisan group publishes laundry list of AI policy requests Feedly Summary: Chair Jay Obernolte urges Congress to act – whether it will is another matter After 10 months of work, the bipartisan Task Force on Artificial Intelligence in the US house of Congress has unveiled its report,…

  • Alerts: CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/12/19/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog Source: Alerts Title: CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog Feedly Summary: CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2024-12356 BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) Command Injection Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Is AI progress slowing down?

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Dec/19/is-ai-progress-slowing-down/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Is AI progress slowing down? Feedly Summary: Is AI progress slowing down? This piece by Arvind Narayanan and Sayash Kapoor is the single most insightful essay about AI and LLMs I’ve seen in a long time. It’s long and worth reading every inch of it – it…

  • The Register: Million GPU clusters, gigawatts of power – the scale of AI defies logic

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/19/scale_ai_defies_logic/ Source: The Register Title: Million GPU clusters, gigawatts of power – the scale of AI defies logic Feedly Summary: It’s not just one hyperbolic billionaire – the entire industry is chasing the AI dragon Comment Next year will see some truly monstrous compute projects get underway as the AI boom enters its…

  • Krebs on Security: Web Hacking Service ‘Araneida’ Tied to Turkish IT Firm

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    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/12/web-hacking-service-araneida-tied-to-turkish-it-firm/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Web Hacking Service ‘Araneida’ Tied to Turkish IT Firm Feedly Summary: Cybercriminals are selling hundreds of thousands of credential sets stolen with the help of a cracked version of Acunetix, a powerful commercial web app vulnerability scanner, new research finds. The cracked software is being resold as…

  • Cloud Blog: What’s new for Google Cloud databases — December 2024

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/databases/whats-new-for-databases-december-2024/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: What’s new for Google Cloud databases — December 2024 Feedly Summary: As the year winds down and we gather around the (digital) fireplace, the excitement around Google Cloud databases is ramping up! It’s been a busy season of innovation and customer success, and we’ve got a sack full…