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  • Slashdot: New AI Model Turns Photos Into Explorable 3D Worlds, With Caveats

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/09/03/2312210/new-ai-model-turns-photos-into-explorable-3d-worlds-with-caveats?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: New AI Model Turns Photos Into Explorable 3D Worlds, With Caveats Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Tencent’s release of HunyuanWorld-Voyager, an open-weights AI model for generating 3D-consistent video sequences from single images, represents a significant advancement in generative AI technology. Despite its limitations, this innovation has…

  • Slashdot: India’s AI Story Is ‘All Talk, Little Substance,’ Says Bernstein

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/09/04/1231230/indias-ai-story-is-all-talk-little-substance-says-bernstein?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: India’s AI Story Is ‘All Talk, Little Substance,’ Says Bernstein Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text describes a warning from investment research firm Bernstein regarding potential challenges that India faces in the AI sector due to aggressive pricing strategies from US technology companies. The report…

  • The Register: SAP splashes €20B on Euro sovereign cloud push

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/04/sap_sovereign_cloud/ Source: The Register Title: SAP splashes €20B on Euro sovereign cloud push Feedly Summary: German giant takes aim at US hyperscaler dominance as some EU customers fret amid Trump 2.0 rhetoric SAP says it will pump €20 billion into expanding sovereign cloud infrastructure in Europe over the next ten years, pitching itself…

  • Schneier on Security: Generative AI as a Cybercrime Assistant

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/09/generative-ai-as-a-cybercrime-assistant.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Generative AI as a Cybercrime Assistant Feedly Summary: Anthropic reports on a Claude user: We recently disrupted a sophisticated cybercriminal that used Claude Code to commit large-scale theft and extortion of personal data. The actor targeted at least 17 distinct organizations, including in healthcare, the emergency services,…

  • The Register: UK government trial of M365 Copilot finds no clear productivity boost

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/04/m365_copilot_uk_government/ Source: The Register Title: UK government trial of M365 Copilot finds no clear productivity boost Feedly Summary: AI tech shows promise writing emails or summarizing meetings. Don’t bother with anything more complex A UK government department’s three-month trial of Microsoft’s M365 Copilot has revealed no discernible gain in productivity – speeding up…

  • The Register: France fines Google, SHEIN, for undercooked Cookie policies that led to crummy privacy

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/04/france_google_shein_cookie_fines/ Source: The Register Title: France fines Google, SHEIN, for undercooked Cookie policies that led to crummy privacy Feedly Summary: Web giant and Chinese e-tailer whacked for dropping trackers without permission France’s data protection authority levied massive fines against Google and SHEIN for dropping cookies on customers without securing their permission, and also…

  • The Register: Congressional panel throws cyber threat intel-sharing, funding a lifeline

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/04/cyber_threat_intelsharing_funding_lifeline/ Source: The Register Title: Congressional panel throws cyber threat intel-sharing, funding a lifeline Feedly Summary: Clock is ticking US security leaders have urged lawmakers to reauthorize two key pieces of cyber legislation, including one that facilitates threat-intel sharing between the private sector and federal government, before they expire at the end of…

  • Slashdot: Switzerland Releases Open-Source AI Model Built For Privacy

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/09/03/2125252/switzerland-releases-open-source-ai-model-built-for-privacy?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Switzerland Releases Open-Source AI Model Built For Privacy Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Switzerland’s launch of Apertus, a fully open-source multilingual LLM, emphasizes transparency and privacy in AI development. By providing open access to the model’s components and adhering to stringent Swiss data protection laws, Apertus…

  • The Register: Crims claim HexStrike AI penetration tool makes quick work of Citrix bugs

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/03/hexstrike_ai_citrix_exploits/ Source: The Register Title: Crims claim HexStrike AI penetration tool makes quick work of Citrix bugs Feedly Summary: LLMs and 0-days – what could possibly go wrong? Attackers on underground forums claimed they were using HexStrike AI, an open-source red-teaming tool, against Citrix NetScaler vulnerabilities within hours of disclosure, according to Check…