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  • Slashdot: Google Releases VaultGemma, Its First Privacy-Preserving LLM

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/09/16/000202/google-releases-vaultgemma-its-first-privacy-preserving-llm?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google Releases VaultGemma, Its First Privacy-Preserving LLM Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses recent advancements in LLMs, particularly surrounding the integration of differential privacy to mitigate the risk of memorization of sensitive training data. It highlights the balance between privacy and model performance, introducing…

  • Docker: MCP Security: A Developer’s Guide

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    Source URL: https://www.docker.com/blog/mcp-security-explained/ Source: Docker Title: MCP Security: A Developer’s Guide Feedly Summary: Since its release by Anthropic in November 2024, Model Context Protocol (MCP) has gained massive adoption and is quickly becoming the connective tissue between AI agents and the tools, APIs, and data they act on.  With just a few lines of configuration,…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft’s Office Apps Now Have Free Copilot Chat Features

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/09/15/1751254/microsofts-office-apps-now-have-free-copilot-chat-features?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft’s Office Apps Now Have Free Copilot Chat Features Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft is enhancing its Microsoft 365 suite by introducing a free version of Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, which integrates AI functionalities within popular Office applications. This feature supports users in creating documents,…

  • Cloud Blog: Supercharge ML performance on xPUs with the new XProf profiler and Cloud Diagnostics XProf library

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/developers-practitioners/supercharge-ml-performance-on-xpus-with-the-new-xprof-profiler-and-cloud-diagnostics-xprof-library/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Supercharge ML performance on xPUs with the new XProf profiler and Cloud Diagnostics XProf library Feedly Summary: Are you spending more time debugging ML model performance than you are building? You’re not alone. In today’s fast-paced AI landscape, optimizing models is a complex challenge, from navigating new model…

  • Slashdot: Hard Drive Shortage Intensifies as AI Training Data Pushes Lead Times Beyond 12 Months

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    Source URL: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/09/15/1823230/hard-drive-shortage-intensifies-as-ai-training-data-pushes-lead-times-beyond-12-months?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Hard Drive Shortage Intensifies as AI Training Data Pushes Lead Times Beyond 12 Months Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text outlines a significant increase in demand for high-capacity hard drives driven by AI workloads, leading to extended lead times and price increases. This surge reflects…

  • The Register: Careless engineer stored recovery codes in plaintext, got whole org pwned

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/15/ransomware_recovery_codes_plaintext/ Source: The Register Title: Careless engineer stored recovery codes in plaintext, got whole org pwned Feedly Summary: Cautionary tale from the recent SonicWall attacks Failing to encrypt sensitive data leaves you wide open to attack. During the recent SonicWall attack spree, intruders bypassed multi-factor authentication (MFA) in at least one case, because…

  • Google Online Security Blog: Supporting Rowhammer research to protect the DRAM ecosystem

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    Source URL: http://security.googleblog.com/2025/09/supporting-rowhammer-research-to.html Source: Google Online Security Blog Title: Supporting Rowhammer research to protect the DRAM ecosystem Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the Rowhammer vulnerability in DRAM memory, which allows attackers to manipulate memory cells leading to unauthorized access or data corruption. It highlights the inadequacy of current mitigations…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: GPT‑5-Codex and upgrades to Codex

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Sep/15/gpt-5-codex/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: GPT‑5-Codex and upgrades to Codex Feedly Summary: GPT‑5-Codex and upgrades to Codex OpenAI half-released a new model today: GPT‑5-Codex, a fine-tuned GPT-5 variant explicitly designed for their various AI-assisted programming tools. I say half-released because it’s not yet available via their API, but they “plan to make…