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  • The Register: Uncle Sam asks industry if it has AI that’ll make procurement suck less

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/19/us_government_ai_procurement/ Source: The Register Title: Uncle Sam asks industry if it has AI that’ll make procurement suck less Feedly Summary: Plan includes chatbots ‘with full user context and data access’ – what could go wrong? US government buyers have been busy getting AI into the hands of federal agencies, and now they’re taking…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Ransomware incidents in Japan during the first half of 2025

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/ransomware_incidents_in_japan_during_the_first_half_of_2025/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Ransomware incidents in Japan during the first half of 2025 Feedly Summary: Ransomware attackers continue to primarily target small and medium-sized manufacturing businesses in Japan. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides an in-depth analysis of the rise in ransomware attacks in Japan during the…

  • Embrace The Red: Amazon Q Developer: Secrets Leaked via DNS and Prompt Injection

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    Source URL: https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2025/amazon-q-developer-data-exfil-via-dns/ Source: Embrace The Red Title: Amazon Q Developer: Secrets Leaked via DNS and Prompt Injection Feedly Summary: The next three posts will cover high severity vulnerabilities in the Amazon Q Developer VS Code Extension (Amazon Q), which is a very popular coding agent, with over 1 million downloads. It is vulnerable to…

  • The Register: Microsoft crams Copilot AI directly into Excel cells

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/18/microsoft_adds_copilot_ai_formulas/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft crams Copilot AI directly into Excel cells Feedly Summary: Meet the new COPILOT function Microsoft, in its ongoing effort to AI-ify every product it has, is now adding it right into the cells of Excel.  Available on Monday to beta users of Microsoft 365 Copilot, a new…

  • Slashdot: AI Is Reshaping Hacking. No One Agrees How Fast

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/08/16/1936221/ai-is-reshaping-hacking-no-one-agrees-how-fast Source: Slashdot Title: AI Is Reshaping Hacking. No One Agrees How Fast Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses advancements in AI agents presented at the Black Hat conference, highlighting how these innovations could potentially enhance the capabilities of cybersecurity defenders. However, it also underscores the duality of…

  • Slashdot: Remember the Companies Making Vital Open Source Contributions

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/08/16/1749228/remember-the-companies-making-vital-open-source-contributions?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Remember the Companies Making Vital Open Source Contributions Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights the critical role of large tech companies in contributing to open-source projects, emphasizing that their involvement often stems from self-interest rather than altruism. It underscores how significant contributions from companies…

  • Docker: A practitioner’s view on how Docker enables security by default and makes developers work better

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    Source URL: https://www.docker.com/blog/how-docker-enables-security-by-default/ Source: Docker Title: A practitioner’s view on how Docker enables security by default and makes developers work better Feedly Summary: This blog post was written by Docker Captains, experienced professionals recognized for their expertise with Docker. It shares their firsthand, real-world experiences using Docker in their own work or within the organizations…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: GPT-5 has a hidden system prompt

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/15/gpt-5-has-a-hidden-system-prompt/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: GPT-5 has a hidden system prompt Feedly Summary: GPT-5 has a hidden system prompt It looks like GPT-5 when accessed via the OpenAI API may have its own hidden system prompt, independent from the system prompt you can specify in an API call. At the very least…