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  • Slashdot: Google’s 7-Year Slog To Improve Chrome Extensions Still Hasn’t Satisfied Developers

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/02/07/2246202/googles-7-year-slog-to-improve-chrome-extensions-still-hasnt-satisfied-developers?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google’s 7-Year Slog To Improve Chrome Extensions Still Hasn’t Satisfied Developers Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the challenges faced by developers of Chrome extensions, particularly ad blockers and privacy tools, due to Google’s recent overhaul of the Chrome extension architecture. It highlights frustrations…

  • Cloud Blog: News you can use: What we announced in AI this month

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/what-google-cloud-announced-in-ai-this-month/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: News you can use: What we announced in AI this month Feedly Summary: 2025 is off to a racing start. From announcing strides in the new Gemini 2.0 model family to retailers accelerating with Cloud AI, we spent January investing in our partner ecosystem, open-source, and ways to…

  • Hacker News: Using pip to install a Large Language Model that’s under 100MB

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Feb/7/pip-install-llm-smollm2/ Source: Hacker News Title: Using pip to install a Large Language Model that’s under 100MB Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses the release of a new Python package, llm-smollm2, which allows users to install a quantized Large Language Model (LLM) under 100MB through pip. It provides…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Using pip to install a Large Language Model that’s under 100MB

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Feb/7/pip-install-llm-smollm2/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Using pip to install a Large Language Model that’s under 100MB Feedly Summary: I just released llm-smollm2, a new plugin for LLM that bundles a quantized copy of the SmolLM2-135M-Instruct LLM inside of the Python package. This means you can now pip install a full LLM! If…

  • Hacker News: It is time to standardize principles and practices for software memory safety

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    Source URL: https://cacm.acm.org/opinion/it-is-time-to-standardize-principles-and-practices-for-software-memory-safety/ Source: Hacker News Title: It is time to standardize principles and practices for software memory safety Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides a comprehensive exploration of the endemic memory-safety vulnerabilities in software, their implications for security, and the necessity for memory-safety standardization to enhance software security…

  • The Register: If Ransomware Inc was a company, its 2024 results would be a horror show

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/07/ransomware_costs_analysis/ Source: The Register Title: If Ransomware Inc was a company, its 2024 results would be a horror show Feedly Summary: 35% drop in payments across the year as your backups got better and law enforcement made a difference Ransomware extortion payments fell in 2024, according to blockchain analyst biz Chainalysis this week.……

  • Microsoft Security Blog: Code injection attacks using publicly disclosed ASP.NET machine keys

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/02/06/code-injection-attacks-using-publicly-disclosed-asp-net-machine-keys/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Code injection attacks using publicly disclosed ASP.NET machine keys Feedly Summary: Microsoft Threat Intelligence observed limited activity by an unattributed threat actor using a publicly available, static ASP.NET machine key to inject malicious code and deliver the Godzilla post-exploitation framework. In the course of investigating, remediating, and…

  • Hacker News: GitHub Copilot: The Agent Awakens

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    Source URL: https://github.blog/news-insights/product-news/github-copilot-the-agent-awakens/ Source: Hacker News Title: GitHub Copilot: The Agent Awakens Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text outlines significant updates to GitHub Copilot, including the introduction of agent mode and Copilot Edits, enhancing the AI pair programming experience for developers. These updates are poised to automate more tasks, improve…

  • Cloud Blog: Announcing public beta of Gen AI Toolbox for Databases

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/announcing-gen-ai-toolbox-for-databases-get-started-today/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Announcing public beta of Gen AI Toolbox for Databases Feedly Summary: Today, we are thrilled to announce the public beta launch of Gen AI Toolbox for Databases in partnership with LangChain, the leading orchestration framework for developers building large language model (LLM) applications. Gen AI Toolbox for Databases…