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The Register: Choose your own Patch Tuesday adventure: Start with six zero day fixes, or six critical flaws

Mar 12, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/12/patch_tuesday/ Source: The Register Title: Choose your own Patch Tuesday adventure: Start with six zero day fixes, or six critical flaws Feedly Summary: Microsoft tackles 50-plus security blunders, Adobe splats 3D bugs, and Apple deals with a doozy Patch Tuesday Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday bundle has appeared, with a dirty dozen flaws competing for…

Hacker News: UK petition to keep Apple data encrypted

Mar 11, 2025

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Source URL: https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/keep-our-apple-data-encrypted Source: Hacker News Title: UK petition to keep Apple data encrypted Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the UK government’s demand for Apple to create a backdoor for its encrypted services, raising significant concerns about privacy and cybersecurity. The government’s actions could undermine the effectiveness of…

Microsoft Security Blog: New XCSSET malware adds new obfuscation, persistence techniques to infect Xcode projects

Mar 11, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/03/11/new-xcsset-malware-adds-new-obfuscation-persistence-techniques-to-infect-xcode-projects/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: New XCSSET malware adds new obfuscation, persistence techniques to infect Xcode projects Feedly Summary: Microsoft Threat Intelligence has uncovered a new variant of XCSSET, a sophisticated modular macOS malware that infects Xcode projects, in the wild. Its first known variant since 2022, this latest XCSSET malware features…

Hacker News: Sidekick: Local-first native macOS LLM app

Mar 11, 2025

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Source URL: https://github.com/johnbean393/Sidekick Source: Hacker News Title: Sidekick: Local-first native macOS LLM app Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** Sidekick is a locally running application designed to harness local LLM capabilities on macOS. It allows users to query information from their files and the web without needing an internet connection, emphasizing privacy…

Threat Research Archives – Unit 42: Stealers on the Rise: A Closer Look at a Growing macOS Threat

Mar 10, 2025

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Source URL: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/macos-stealers-growing/ Source: Threat Research Archives – Unit 42 Title: Stealers on the Rise: A Closer Look at a Growing macOS Threat Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the rise in macOS infostealer malware, specifically highlighting three notable types: Atomic Stealer, Poseidon Stealer, and Cthulhu Stealer. This increase poses…

Hacker News: Apple rearranged its XNU kernel with exclaves

Mar 9, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/08/kernel_sanders_apple_rearranges_xnu/ Source: Hacker News Title: Apple rearranged its XNU kernel with exclaves Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Apple is enhancing the security of its XNU kernel through the introduction of “exclaves,” which create isolated domains that enhance protection against kernel compromises. This architectural shift aims to combine the advantages…

Simon Willison’s Weblog: What’s new in the world of LLMs, for NICAR 2025

Mar 8, 2025

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Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Mar/8/nicar-llms/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: What’s new in the world of LLMs, for NICAR 2025 Feedly Summary: I presented two sessions at the NICAR 2025 data journalism conference this year. The first was this one based on my review of LLMs in 2024, extended by several months to cover everything that’s happened…

The Register: Kernel saunters – How Apple rearranged its XNU kernel with exclaves

Mar 8, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/08/kernel_sanders_apple_rearranges_xnu/ Source: The Register Title: Kernel saunters – How Apple rearranged its XNU kernel with exclaves Feedly Summary: iPhone giant compartmentalizes OS for the sake of security Apple has been working to harden the XNU kernel that powers its various operating systems, including iOS and macOS, with a feature called “exclaves."… AI Summary…

Simon Willison’s Weblog: Apple Is Delaying the ‘More Personalized Siri’ Apple Intelligence Features

Mar 8, 2025

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Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Mar/8/delaying-personalized-siri/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Apple Is Delaying the ‘More Personalized Siri’ Apple Intelligence Features Feedly Summary: Apple Is Delaying the ‘More Personalized Siri’ Apple Intelligence Features Apple told John Gruber (and other Apple press) this about the new “personalized" Siri: It’s going to take us longer than we thought to deliver…

Hacker News: The Take It Down Act isn’t a law, it’s a weapon

Mar 7, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theverge.com/policy/624974/take-it-down-act-deepfakes-nonconsensual-pornography-trump-constitutional-crisis Source: Hacker News Title: The Take It Down Act isn’t a law, it’s a weapon Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the implications of the Take It Down Act, a proposed internet safety law targeting nonconsensual intimate imagery (NCII) including AI-generated content. While framed as a…

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