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  • The Register: Oracle Health reportedly warns of info leak from legacy server

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/30/infosec_news_in_brief/ Source: The Register Title: Oracle Health reportedly warns of info leak from legacy server Feedly Summary: PLUS: OpenAI bumps bug bounties bigtime; INTERPOL arrests 300 alleged cyber-scammers; And more! Infosec in brief Oracle Health appears to have fallen victim to an info stealing attack that has led to patient data stored by…

  • Slashdot: US Expands Export Blacklist To Keep Computing Tech Out of China

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    Source URL: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/03/26/2053233/us-expands-export-blacklist-to-keep-computing-tech-out-of-china?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: US Expands Export Blacklist To Keep Computing Tech Out of China Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The U.S. government has expanded its export blacklist by adding 80 entities, primarily from China, aiming to prevent the acquisition of advanced American technology for military use, including AI and…

  • Slashdot: AI-Driven Weather Prediction Breakthrough Reported

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/03/20/1811249/ai-driven-weather-prediction-breakthrough-reported?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: AI-Driven Weather Prediction Breakthrough Reported Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The new AI system Aardvark promises to democratize weather forecasting by delivering accuracy comparable to advanced public services, specifically targeting underserved regions like Africa. Its open-source nature underscores a commitment to accessibility rather than commercialization, making…

  • Unit 42: Investigating Scam Crypto Investment Platforms Using Pyramid Schemes to Defraud Victims

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    Source URL: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/?p=138627 Source: Unit 42 Title: Investigating Scam Crypto Investment Platforms Using Pyramid Schemes to Defraud Victims Feedly Summary: We identified a campaign spreading thousands of sca crypto investment platforms through websites and mobile apps, possibly through a standardized toolkit. The post Investigating Scam Crypto Investment Platforms Using Pyramid Schemes to Defraud Victims appeared…

  • Cloud Blog: African super app Yassir delivers on data with BigQuery migration

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/african-super-app-delivers-on-data-with-bigquery-migration/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: African super app Yassir delivers on data with BigQuery migration Feedly Summary: Yassir is a super app, supporting the daily lives of users in more than 45 cities across Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, South Africa, and Senegal who rely on our ride-hailing, last-mile delivery, and financial services solutions. These…

  • Hacker News: Nigerians are building affordable alternatives to AWS and Google Cloud

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    Source URL: https://restofworld.org/2025/aws-google-cloud-nigeria-alternatives/ Source: Hacker News Title: Nigerians are building affordable alternatives to AWS and Google Cloud Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Short Summary with Insight:** The text explores the development of local cloud service providers in Nigeria, exemplified by the fintech platform Okra’s transition from AWS to Nebula. This shift not…

  • Cloud Blog: An SRE’s guide to optimizing ML systems with MLOps pipelines

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/devops-sre/applying-sre-principles-to-your-mlops-pipelines/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: An SRE’s guide to optimizing ML systems with MLOps pipelines Feedly Summary: Picture this: you’re an Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) responsible for the systems that power your company’s machine learning (ML) services. What do you do to ensure you have a reliable ML service, how do you know…

  • Cloud Blog: Cloud CISO Perspectives: New AI, cybercrime reports underscore need for security best practices

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/cloud-ciso-perspectives-new-ai-cybercrime-reports-underscore-need-security-best-practices/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Cloud CISO Perspectives: New AI, cybercrime reports underscore need for security best practices Feedly Summary: Welcome to the first Cloud CISO Perspectives for February 2025. Stephanie Kiel, our head of cloud security policy, government affairs and public policy, discusses two parallel and important security conversations she had at…

  • Slashdot: China’s ‘Salt Typhoon’ Hackers Continue to Breach Telecoms Despite US Sanctions

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/02/15/2244220/chinas-salt-typhoon-hackers-continue-to-breach-telecoms-despite-us-sanctions?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: China’s ‘Salt Typhoon’ Hackers Continue to Breach Telecoms Despite US Sanctions Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses ongoing cybersecurity threats from the Chinese government-linked hacking group Salt Typhoon, which is targeting telecommunications providers and exploiting vulnerabilities in Cisco devices. This situation highlights significant implications…