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  • Slashdot: How Do Olympiad Medalists Judge LLMs in Competitive Programming?

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/06/17/149238/how-do-olympiad-medalists-judge-llms-in-competitive-programming?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: How Do Olympiad Medalists Judge LLMs in Competitive Programming? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a newly established benchmark demonstrating that large language models (LLMs) are not yet capable of outperforming elite human coders, particularly in problem-solving contexts. The findings indicate limitations in the…

  • The Register: 23andMe hit with £2.3M fine after exposing genetic data of millions

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/17/23andme_ico_fine/ Source: The Register Title: 23andMe hit with £2.3M fine after exposing genetic data of millions Feedly Summary: Penalty follows year-long probe into flaws that allowed attack to affect so many The UK’s data watchdog is fining beleaguered DNA testing outfit 23andMe £2.31 million ($3.13 million) over its 2023 mega breach.… AI Summary…

  • SC Media: CSA launches AI tool for cloud security validation

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    Source URL: https://www.scworld.com/brief/csa-launches-ai-tool-for-cloud-security-validation Source: SC Media Title: CSA launches AI tool for cloud security validation Feedly Summary: CSA launches AI tool for cloud security validation AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Cloud Security Alliance’s introduction of Valid-AI-ted marks a significant advancement in automating cloud security assessments using AI. This innovative tool enhances the consistency…

  • Slashdot: Google Cloud Caused Outage By Ignoring Its Usual Code Quality Protections

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/06/16/2141250/google-cloud-caused-outage-by-ignoring-its-usual-code-quality-protections?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google Cloud Caused Outage By Ignoring Its Usual Code Quality Protections Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text details a major outage in Google Cloud caused by a flawed update to its Service Control system, highlighting critical issues related to error handling and the lack of…

  • The Register: Defense Department signs OpenAI for $200 million ‘frontier AI’ pilot project

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/17/dod_openai_contract/ Source: The Register Title: Defense Department signs OpenAI for $200 million ‘frontier AI’ pilot project Feedly Summary: DoD says deal covers ‘warfighting’. OpenAI merely mentions healthcare and ‘supporting proactive cyber defense’ The US Department of Defense has contracted OpenAI to run a pilot program that will create “frontier AI," but it’s not…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: 100% effective

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/16/100-percent/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: 100% effective Feedly Summary: Every time I get into an online conversation about prompt injection it’s inevitable that someone will argue that a mitigation which works 99% of the time is still worthwhile because there’s no such thing as a security fix that is 100% guaranteed to…

  • The Register: Alt cloud platform Railway forced to pause lowest tiers after onrush of GCP customers

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/16/railway_pauses_lowest_tiers/ Source: The Register Title: Alt cloud platform Railway forced to pause lowest tiers after onrush of GCP customers Feedly Summary: A moment of panic as some customers thought the free tiers were going away On Monday, Railway, a provider of cloud infrastructure services, decided to throttle software builds by customers in its…

  • Slashdot: Salesforce Study Finds LLM Agents Flunk CRM and Confidentiality Tests

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/06/16/2054205/salesforce-study-finds-llm-agents-flunk-crm-and-confidentiality-tests Source: Slashdot Title: Salesforce Study Finds LLM Agents Flunk CRM and Confidentiality Tests Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: A recent Salesforce study highlights significant limitations of LLM-based AI agents in real-world CRM tasks, achieving only 58% success on simple tasks and 35% on multi-step tasks. The findings indicate a…

  • Slashdot: The US Navy Is More Aggressively Telling Startups, ‘We Want You’

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/06/16/2046238/the-us-navy-is-more-aggressively-telling-startups-we-want-you?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: The US Navy Is More Aggressively Telling Startups, ‘We Want You’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the U.S. Navy’s transformative approach to engaging with startups, aimed at expediting procurement processes and fostering partnerships. It highlights an innovative framework designed to streamline the transition…