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  • Slashdot: Google’s AlphaEarth AI Maps Any 10-Meter Area on Earth Using Satellite Data

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/07/30/2032255/googles-alphaearth-ai-maps-any-10-meter-area-on-earth-using-satellite-data?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google’s AlphaEarth AI Maps Any 10-Meter Area on Earth Using Satellite Data Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google has launched AlphaEarth Foundations, an innovative AI model designed to analyze vast amounts of satellite data for environmental tracking. It significantly enhances the accuracy and efficiency of mapping…

  • The Register: Alibaba admits Qwen3’s hybrid-thinking mode was dumb

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/31/alibaba_qwen3_hybrid_thinking/ Source: The Register Title: Alibaba admits Qwen3’s hybrid-thinking mode was dumb Feedly Summary: Chinese e-commerce giant is going back to dedicated instruct and thinking-tuned models as they prioritize quality over convenience One of the headline features of Alibaba’s Qwen 3 family of models when they launched back in April was the ability…

  • The Register: Enterprises neglect AI security – and attackers have noticed

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/30/firms_are_neglecting_ai_security/ Source: The Register Title: Enterprises neglect AI security – and attackers have noticed Feedly Summary: IBM report shows a rush to embrace technology without safeguarding it, and as for governance… Organizations rushing to implement AI are neglecting security and governance, IBM claims, with attackers already taking advantage of lax protocols to target…

  • Slashdot: AI Code Generators Are Writing Vulnerable Software Nearly Half the Time, Analysis Finds

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/07/30/150216/ai-code-generators-are-writing-vulnerable-software-nearly-half-the-time-analysis-finds?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: AI Code Generators Are Writing Vulnerable Software Nearly Half the Time, Analysis Finds Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The excerpt discusses alarming findings from Veracode’s 2025 GenAI Code Security Report, indicating significant security flaws in AI-generated code. Nearly 45% of the tested coding tasks showed vulnerabilities,…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Qwen3-30B-A3B-Thinking-2507

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/30/qwen3-30b-a3b-thinking-2507/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Qwen3-30B-A3B-Thinking-2507 Feedly Summary: Qwen3-30B-A3B-Thinking-2507 Yesterday was Qwen3-30B-A3B-Instruct-2507. Qwen are clearly committed to their new split between reasoning and non-reasoning models (a reversal from Qwen 3 in April), because today they released the new reasoning partner to yesterday’s model: Qwen3-30B-A3B-Thinking-2507. I’m surprised at how poorly this reasoning mode…

  • Slashdot: ChatGPT’s New Study Mode Is Designed To Help You Learn, Not Just Give Answers

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/07/29/2042244/chatgpts-new-study-mode-is-designed-to-help-you-learn-not-just-give-answers Source: Slashdot Title: ChatGPT’s New Study Mode Is Designed To Help You Learn, Not Just Give Answers Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The introduction of OpenAI’s “Study Mode” for ChatGPT aims to address concerns regarding academic integrity by fostering deeper understanding rather than simply providing answers. The mode employs…

  • The Register: US agencies log nearly 9x more GenAI use cases in 2024 – but deployments stall

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/29/us_government_identified_ai_use/ Source: The Register Title: US agencies log nearly 9x more GenAI use cases in 2024 – but deployments stall Feedly Summary: Strict regulations, lack of funding, and hallucinations remain hurdles to implementation US federal government agencies have identified a surge in AI use cases over the past year. But rolling them out?…

  • The Register: Devs are frustrated with AI coding tools that deliver nearly-right solutions

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/29/coders_are_using_ai_tools/ Source: The Register Title: Devs are frustrated with AI coding tools that deliver nearly-right solutions Feedly Summary: Vibe coding is right out, say most respondents in Stack Overflow survey According to a new survey of worldwide software developers released on Tuesday, nearly all respondents are incorporating AI tools into their coding practices…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: OpenAI: Introducing study mode

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/29/openai-introducing-study-mode/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: OpenAI: Introducing study mode Feedly Summary: OpenAI: Introducing study mode New ChatGPT feature, which can be triggered by typing /study or by visiting chatgpt.com/studymode. OpenAI say: Under the hood, study mode is powered by custom system instructions we’ve written in collaboration with teachers, scientists, and pedagogy experts…