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  • The Register: Uncle Sam outs a Russian accused of developing Redline infostealing malware

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/29/russian_redline_malware/ Source: The Register Title: Uncle Sam outs a Russian accused of developing Redline infostealing malware Feedly Summary: Or: why using the same iCloud account for malware development and gaming is a bad idea The US government has named and charged a Russian national, Maxim Rudometov, with allegedly developing and administering the notorious…

  • Slashdot: Linus Torvalds Dismisses AI Industry as ‘90% Marketing’

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    Source URL: https://linux.slashdot.org/story/24/10/29/1512253/linus-torvalds-dismisses-ai-industry-as-90-marketing?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Linus Torvalds Dismisses AI Industry as ‘90% Marketing’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Linus Torvalds voices skepticism about the AI industry, highlighting a disparity between its marketing and actual capabilities. While recognizing AI’s potential, he believes the current hype overshadows realistic applications and predicts meaningful advancements…

  • The Cloudflare Blog: Forced offline: the Q3 2024 Internet disruption summary

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    Source URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/q3-2024-internet-disruption-summary Source: The Cloudflare Blog Title: Forced offline: the Q3 2024 Internet disruption summary Feedly Summary: The third quarter of 2024 was particularly active, with quite a few significant Internet disruptions. Underlying causes included government-directed shutdowns, power outages, hurricane damage, terrestrial and submarine cable cuts, military action, and more. AI Summary and Description:…

  • The Register: Merde! Macron’s bodyguards reveal his location by sharing Strava data

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/29/macron_location_strava/ Source: The Register Title: Merde! Macron’s bodyguards reveal his location by sharing Strava data Feedly Summary: It’s not just the French president, Biden and Putin also reportedly trackable The French equivalent of the US Secret Service may have been letting their guard down, as an investigation showed they are easily trackable via…

  • The Register: Microsoft accuses Google of creating a lobbying front called ‘Open Cloud Coalition’

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/29/open_cloud_coalition_microsoft_google/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft accuses Google of creating a lobbying front called ‘Open Cloud Coalition’ Feedly Summary: Seemingly dissatisfied with CISPE settlement, new UK-centric cloudy industry group calls for end to ‘restrictive licensing’ Microsoft has alleged that a new group of cloud providers and users is a front for Google –…

  • Hacker News: The sins of the 90s: Questioning a puzzling claim about mass surveillance

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    Source URL: https://blog.cr.yp.to/20241028-surveillance.html Source: Hacker News Title: The sins of the 90s: Questioning a puzzling claim about mass surveillance Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text critiques a talk by Meredith Whittaker regarding the implications of historical cryptographic export controls and their relationship to privacy and corporate surveillance. It argues against…

  • The Register: Brazen crims selling stolen credit cards on Meta’s Threads

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/28/crims_selling_credit_cards_threads/ Source: The Register Title: Brazen crims selling stolen credit cards on Meta’s Threads Feedly Summary: The platform ‘continues to take action’ against illegal posts, we’re told Exclusive Brazen crooks are selling people’s pilfered financial information on Meta’s Threads, in some cases posting full credit card details, plus stolen credentials, alongside images of…

  • Slashdot: Google is Developing AI that Can Take Over Chrome to Help You Buy Things, Do Research

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/10/27/0256215/google-is-developing-ai-that-can-take-over-chrome-to-help-you-buy-things-do-research?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google is Developing AI that Can Take Over Chrome to Help You Buy Things, Do Research Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The announcement of Anthropic’s upgraded AI model Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Google’s Project Jarvis reflects significant advancements in AI, particularly in automating web-based tasks. This…

  • Hacker News: New Windows Driver Signature bypass allows kernel rootkit installs

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    Source URL: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-windows-driver-signature-bypass-allows-kernel-rootkit-installs/ Source: Hacker News Title: New Windows Driver Signature bypass allows kernel rootkit installs Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a vulnerability in Windows kernel security that allows attackers to downgrade kernel components, circumventing security measures like Driver Signature Enforcement (DSE). Despite the advancements in kernel security,…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: llm-cerebras

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Oct/25/llm-cerebras/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: llm-cerebras Feedly Summary: llm-cerebras Cerebras (previously) provides Llama LLMs hosted on custom hardware at ferociously high speeds. GitHub user irthomasthomas built an LLM plugin that works against their API – which is currently free, albeit with a rate limit of 30 requests per minute for their two…