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  • Slashdot: Nations Meet At UN For ‘Killer Robot’ Talks

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/05/12/2023237/nations-meet-at-un-for-killer-robot-talks?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Nations Meet At UN For ‘Killer Robot’ Talks Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses an urgent meeting at the United Nations aimed at regulating AI-controlled autonomous weapons, highlighting the potential dangers of these technologies without clear international regulations. As AI-assisted military technologies escalate, there…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: Microsoft partners with Global Anti-Scam Alliance to fight cybercrime

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/05/05/microsoft-partners-with-global-anti-scam-alliance-to-fight-cybercrime/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Microsoft partners with Global Anti-Scam Alliance to fight cybercrime Feedly Summary: In 2024 alone, scammers drained the global economy of more than $1.03 trillion. Together, Microsoft and the other members of GASA hope to stem these losses going forward. The post Microsoft partners with Global Anti-Scam Alliance…

  • Cloud Blog: AI infrastructure is hot. New power distribution and liquid cooling infrastructure can help

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/systems/enabling-1-mw-it-racks-and-liquid-cooling-at-ocp-emea-summit/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: AI infrastructure is hot. New power distribution and liquid cooling infrastructure can help Feedly Summary: AI is fundamentally transforming the compute landscape, demanding unprecedented advances in data center infrastructure. At Google, we believe that physical infrastructure — the power, cooling, and mechanical systems that underpin everything — isn’t…

  • The Register: Cyber congressman demands answers before CISA gets cut down to size

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/14/swalwell_cisa_cuts/ Source: The Register Title: Cyber congressman demands answers before CISA gets cut down to size Feedly Summary: What’s the goal here, Homeland Insecurity or something? As drastic cuts to the US govt’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency loom, Rep Eric Swalwell (D-CA), the ranking member of the House’s cybersecurity subcommittee, has demanded…

  • Cloud Blog: Next 25 developer keynote: From prompt, to agent, to work, to fun

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/google-cloud-next/next25-developer-keynote-recap/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Next 25 developer keynote: From prompt, to agent, to work, to fun Feedly Summary: Attending a tech conference like Google Cloud Next can feel like drinking from a firehose — all the news, all the sessions, and breakouts, all the learning and networking… But after a busy couple…

  • Slashdot: In ‘Milestone’ for Open Source, Meta Releases New Benchmark-Beating Llama 4 Models

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/04/06/182233/in-milestone-for-open-source-meta-releases-new-benchmark-beating-llama-4-models?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: In ‘Milestone’ for Open Source, Meta Releases New Benchmark-Beating Llama 4 Models Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Mark Zuckerberg recently announced the launch of four new Llama Large Language Models (LLMs) that reinforce Meta’s commitment to open source AI. These models, particularly Llama 4 Scout and…

  • Alerts: CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/04/01/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-2025-24813 Apache Tomcat Path Equivalence Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risks…

  • The Register: Delicious irony as Euro alliance pumps €1M of Microsoft’s money into open source cloud federation tech

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/01/cispe_fulcrum_donation/ Source: The Register Title: Delicious irony as Euro alliance pumps €1M of Microsoft’s money into open source cloud federation tech Feedly Summary: Fulcrum is region’s latest challenge to the hyperscalers An alliance of cloud service providers in Europe is investing €1 million into the Fulcrum Project, an open source cloud federation tech…

  • Slashdot: DNA of 15 Million People For Sale In 23andMe Bankruptcy

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    Source URL: https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/03/24/2022232/dna-of-15-million-people-for-sale-in-23andme-bankruptcy?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: DNA of 15 Million People For Sale In 23andMe Bankruptcy Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses 23andMe’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, raising significant concerns about the security and privacy of genetic information following a major data breach. The financial turmoil highlights the vulnerabilities associated…

  • Schneier on Security: More Countries are Demanding Back-Doors to Encrypted Apps

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/03/more-countries-are-demanding-back-doors-to-encrypted-apps.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: More Countries are Demanding Back-Doors to Encrypted Apps Feedly Summary: Last month I wrote about the UK forcing Apple to break its Advanced Data Protection encryption in iCloud. More recently, both Sweden and France are contemplating mandating back doors. Both initiatives are attempting to scare people into…