Tag: algorithms
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AlgorithmWatch: Flagged by the Algorithm: Klarna Thought I’m a Fraudster
Source URL: https://algorithmwatch.org/en/flagged-algorithm-klarna-fraudster/ Source: AlgorithmWatch Title: Flagged by the Algorithm: Klarna Thought I’m a Fraudster Feedly Summary: Flexible payment company Klarna’s automated systems flagged a user for allegedly failing to pay for an online order. She had been told that a glitch in the platform prevented her from paying, and then Klarna’s algorithms sent her…
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Schneier on Security: Encryption Backdoor in Military/Police Radios
Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/08/encryption-backdoor-in-military-police-radios.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Encryption Backdoor in Military/Police Radios Feedly Summary: I wrote about this in 2023. Here’s the story: Three Dutch security analysts discovered the vulnerabilities—five in total—in a European radio standard called TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio), which is used in radios made by Motorola, Damm, Hytera, and others. The…
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The Register: One long sentence is all it takes to make LLMs misbehave
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/26/breaking_llms_for_fun/ Source: The Register Title: One long sentence is all it takes to make LLMs misbehave Feedly Summary: Chatbots ignore their guardrails when your grammar sucks, researchers find Security researchers from Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 have discovered the key to getting large language model (LLM) chatbots to ignore their guardrails, and it’s…
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The Register: Nvidia touts Jetson Thor kit for real-time robot reasoning
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/25/nvidia_touts_jetson_thor_kit/ Source: The Register Title: Nvidia touts Jetson Thor kit for real-time robot reasoning Feedly Summary: GPU modules for AI and robotics take aim at latency Nvidia has released a new brain for humanoid robots called Jetson Thor that promises more compute power and more memory than its predecessor.… AI Summary and Description:…
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AWS News Blog: AWS Weekly Roundup: Amazon Aurora 10th anniversary, Amazon EC2 R8 instances, Amazon Bedrock and more (August 25, 2025)
Source URL: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-weekly-roundup-amazon-aurora-10th-anniversary-amazon-ec2-r8-instances-amazon-bedrock-and-more-august-25-2025/ Source: AWS News Blog Title: AWS Weekly Roundup: Amazon Aurora 10th anniversary, Amazon EC2 R8 instances, Amazon Bedrock and more (August 25, 2025) Feedly Summary: As I was preparing for this week’s roundup, I couldn’t help but reflect on how database technology has evolved over the past decade. It’s fascinating to see…
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New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : Elon Musk’s xAI Sues Apple Over Claims It Favors OpenAI
Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/technology/xai-sues-apple.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: Elon Musk’s xAI Sues Apple Over Claims It Favors OpenAI Feedly Summary: Mr. Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, claimed that its Grok chatbot app was being artificially suppressed in Apple’s App Store. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a claim by…
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Cloud Blog: How much energy does Google’s AI use? We did the math
Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/infrastructure/measuring-the-environmental-impact-of-ai-inference/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: How much energy does Google’s AI use? We did the math Feedly Summary: AI is unlocking scientific breakthroughs, improving healthcare and education, and could add trillions to the global economy. Understanding AI’s footprint is crucial, yet thorough data on the energy and environmental impact of AI inference —…
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Slashdot: Google’s ‘AI Overview’ Pointed Him to a Customer Number. It Was a Scam
Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/08/18/0223228/googles-ai-overview-pointed-him-to-a-customer-number-it-was-a-scam?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google’s ‘AI Overview’ Pointed Him to a Customer Number. It Was a Scam Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a scam where a real estate developer was tricked into providing credit card information to an impersonator posing as a customer service representative for a…
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The Register: Minority Report: Now with more spreadsheets and guesswork
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/16/uk_to_use_ai_to/ Source: The Register Title: Minority Report: Now with more spreadsheets and guesswork Feedly Summary: Precogs replaced by profiling and postcode data… and ‘AI’. What could wrong? Lots, say pirvacy campaigners The UK government has unveiled a scheme to use AI to “help police catch criminals before they strike."… AI Summary and Description:…