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  • Embrace The Red: Sneaky Bits: Advanced Data Smuggling Techniques (ASCII Smuggler Updates)

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    Source URL: https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2025/sneaky-bits-and-ascii-smuggler/ Source: Embrace The Red Title: Sneaky Bits: Advanced Data Smuggling Techniques (ASCII Smuggler Updates) Feedly Summary: You are likely aware of ASCII Smuggling via Unicode Tags. It is unique and fascinating because many LLMs inherently interpret these as instructions when delivered as hidden prompt injection, and LLMs can also emit them. Then,…

  • Hacker News: Constant-time coding will soon become infeasible

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    Source URL: https://eprint.iacr.org/2025/435 Source: Hacker News Title: Constant-time coding will soon become infeasible Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: This paper discusses the challenges and shortcomings associated with writing secure cryptographic software that is free from timing-based side-channels. It presents a pessimistic view on the feasibility of constant-time coding, suggesting that failures…

  • Slashdot: ChatGPT On macOS Can Now Directly Edit Code

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    Source URL: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/03/06/2129211/chatgpt-on-macos-can-now-directly-edit-code?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: ChatGPT On macOS Can Now Directly Edit Code Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: OpenAI’s ChatGPT app for macOS has introduced features enabling direct code editing in development environments, enhancing productivity for software engineers. This move is significant in the context of AI tools in software development,…

  • Slashdot: A Quarter of Startups in YC’s Current Cohort Have Codebases That Are Almost Entirely AI-Generated

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/03/06/159208/a-quarter-of-startups-in-ycs-current-cohort-have-codebases-that-are-almost-entirely-ai-generated?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: A Quarter of Startups in YC’s Current Cohort Have Codebases That Are Almost Entirely AI-Generated Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: A significant portion of Y Combinator’s Winter 2025 startups utilize AI-generated code for 95% of their codebases, indicating a shift in software development practices. However, concerns…

  • Hacker News: Yes, Claude Code can decompile itself. Here’s the source code

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    Source URL: https://ghuntley.com/tradecraft/ Source: Hacker News Title: Yes, Claude Code can decompile itself. Here’s the source code Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses the implications of using AI in software engineering, specifically focusing on a newly released AI coding assistant named Claude Code by Anthropic. It highlights the use…

  • Hacker News: Google’s Sergey Brin: Engineers Should Work 60-Hour Weeks in Office to Build AI

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    Source URL: https://gizmodo.com/googles-sergey-brin-says-engineers-should-work-60-hour-weeks-in-office-to-build-ai-that-could-replace-them-2000570025 Source: Hacker News Title: Google’s Sergey Brin: Engineers Should Work 60-Hour Weeks in Office to Build AI Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Sergey Brin’s recent directive to Google engineers to return to the office five days a week underscores the urgency to enhance AI models in a competitive…