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  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: llm-pdf-to-images

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/18/llm-pdf-to-images/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: llm-pdf-to-images Feedly Summary: llm-pdf-to-images Inspired by my previous llm-video-frames plugin, I thought it would be neat to have a plugin for LLM that can take a PDF and turn that into an image-per-page so you can feed PDFs into models that support image inputs but don’t yet…

  • Slashdot: ‘Rust is So Good You Can Get Paid $20K to Make It as Fast as C’

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/05/18/0257255/rust-is-so-good-you-can-get-paid-20k-to-make-it-as-fast-as-c?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: ‘Rust is So Good You Can Get Paid $20K to Make It as Fast as C’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Prossimo project aims to enhance Internet security through the development of the rav1d AV1 decoder using Rust, which focuses on memory safety. While the…

  • Slashdot: Google Restores Nextcloud Users’ File Access on Android

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/05/17/2312252/google-restores-nextcloud-users-file-access-on-android?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google Restores Nextcloud Users’ File Access on Android Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Nextcloud’s struggle with Google’s Play Store regarding file upload permissions for Android users. This situation underscores the challenges faced by smaller software vendors in navigating ‘Big Tech’ influence, highlighting concerns…

  • Slashdot: Is the Altruistic OpenAI Gone?

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/05/17/1925212/is-the-altruistic-openai-gone?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Is the Altruistic OpenAI Gone? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text outlines concerns regarding OpenAI’s shifting priorities under CEO Sam Altman, highlighting internal struggles over the management of artificial intelligence safety and governance. It raises critical questions about the implications of AI development’s commercialization and…

  • Slashdot: Curl Warns GitHub About ‘Malicious Unicode’ Security Issue

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/05/17/0420236/curl-warns-github-about-malicious-unicode-security-issue?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Curl Warns GitHub About ‘Malicious Unicode’ Security Issue Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a security issue related to the use of Unicode characters in URLs within the Curl project, highlighting the impact of such changes and the subsequent measures taken to address it.…

  • The Register: Boffins devise technique that lets users prove location without giving it away

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/17/privacy_preserving_location_sharing/ Source: The Register Title: Boffins devise technique that lets users prove location without giving it away Feedly Summary: ZKLP system allows apps to confirm user presence in a region without exposing exactly where Computer scientists from universities in Germany, Hong Kong, and the United Kingdom have proposed a way to provide verifiable…

  • New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : Apple’s Alibaba A.I. Deal Provokes Washington’s Resistance

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    Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/17/technology/apple-alibaba-ai-tool-china.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: Apple’s Alibaba A.I. Deal Provokes Washington’s Resistance Feedly Summary: The Trump administration and congressional officials have raised concerns about a deal to put a Chinese company’s artificial intelligence on iPhones. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text addresses concerns raised by U.S. government…

  • Slashdot: Walmart Prepares for a Future Where AI Shops for Consumers

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/05/16/2138230/walmart-prepares-for-a-future-where-ai-shops-for-consumers Source: Slashdot Title: Walmart Prepares for a Future Where AI Shops for Consumers Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Walmart’s advancements in developing AI agents for autonomous shopping, aiming to lead in agentic commerce alongside competitors like Visa and PayPal. It highlights a significant shift in consumer…

  • Slashdot: MIT Asks arXiv To Take Down Preprint Paper On AI and Scientific Discovery

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    Source URL: https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/05/16/213210/mit-asks-arxiv-to-take-down-preprint-paper-on-ai-and-scientific-discovery?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: MIT Asks arXiv To Take Down Preprint Paper On AI and Scientific Discovery Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: MIT’s request to withdraw a controversial preprint paper on AI and scientific discovery raises significant concerns about research integrity, data validity, and the implications of AI in academia.…