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  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: WWDC: Apple supercharges its tools and technologies for developers

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/9/apple-wwdc/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: WWDC: Apple supercharges its tools and technologies for developers Feedly Summary: WWDC: Apple supercharges its tools and technologies for developers Here’s the Apple press release for today’s WWDC announcements. Two things that stood out to me: Foundation Models Framework With the Foundation Models framework, developers will be…

  • Slashdot: Apple Researchers Challenge AI Reasoning Claims With Controlled Puzzle Tests

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    Source URL: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/06/09/1151210/apple-researchers-challenge-ai-reasoning-claims-with-controlled-puzzle-tests?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Apple Researchers Challenge AI Reasoning Claims With Controlled Puzzle Tests Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Apple researchers have discovered that advanced reasoning AI models, including OpenAI’s o3-mini and Gemini, exhibit a performance collapse at higher complexity levels in puzzle-solving tasks. This finding challenges existing assumptions about…

  • Slashdot: Washington Post’s Privacy Tip: Stop Using Chrome, Delete Meta’s Apps (and Yandex)

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/06/07/035249/washington-posts-privacy-tip-stop-using-chrome-delete-metas-apps-and-yandex?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Washington Post’s Privacy Tip: Stop Using Chrome, Delete Meta’s Apps (and Yandex) Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text reveals significant privacy vulnerabilities related to Meta’s Facebook and Instagram, highlighting that these apps bypass existing security measures on Android devices. It underscores the need for users…

  • Slashdot: Apple Warns Australia Against Joining EU In Mandating iPhone App Sideloading

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    Source URL: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/06/06/2249222/apple-warns-australia-against-joining-eu-in-mandating-iphone-app-sideloading?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Apple Warns Australia Against Joining EU In Mandating iPhone App Sideloading Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Apple has expressed strong opposition to proposed Australian regulations that would require app sideloading, akin to the European Union’s Digital Markets Act. The company asserts that such policies would significantly…

  • Schneier on Security: Hearing on the Federal Government and AI

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/06/hearing-on-the-federal-government-and-ai.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Hearing on the Federal Government and AI Feedly Summary: On Thursday I testified before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform at a hearing titled “The Federal Government in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.” The other speakers mostly talked about how cool AI was—and sometimes about…

  • Slashdot: Jony Ive’s OpenAI Device Gets the Laurene Powell Jobs Nod of Approval

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    Source URL: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/06/02/2139234/jony-ives-openai-device-gets-the-laurene-powell-jobs-nod-of-approval?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Jony Ive’s OpenAI Device Gets the Laurene Powell Jobs Nod of Approval Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the endorsement of a secretive AI hardware device being developed by Jony Ive and OpenAI, with Laurene Powell Jobs expressing her support and investment in the…

  • Slashdot: Help Wanted To Build an Open Source ‘Advanced Data Protection’ For Everyone

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/05/31/1859206/help-wanted-to-build-an-open-source-advanced-data-protection-for-everyone?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Help Wanted To Build an Open Source ‘Advanced Data Protection’ For Everyone Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the removal of Apple’s iCloud encryption feature in the U.K. due to government pressure, prompting a Google engineer to propose the development of an open-source alternative…

  • The Register: SAP users grapple with 50% premium for industry-standard service levels

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/22/sap_sapphire_costs/ Source: The Register Title: SAP users grapple with 50% premium for industry-standard service levels Feedly Summary: Vendor’s AI-infused pitch at Sapphire marred by backlash over support costs News that SAP users face a 30-50 percent premium to get some cloud products – including core ERP – to industry-standard service levels threatens to…