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  • Cisco Talos Blog: Slew of WavLink vulnerabilities

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/slew-of-wavlink-vulnerabilities/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Slew of WavLink vulnerabilities Feedly Summary: Lilith >_> of Cisco Talos discovered these vulnerabilities. Forty-four vulnerabilities and sixty-three CVEs were discovered across ten .cgi and three .sh files, as well as the static login page, of the Wavlink AC3000 wireless router web application.  The Wavlink AC3000 wireless router is…

  • Hacker News: Homomorphic Encryption in iOS 18

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    Source URL: https://boehs.org/node/homomorphic-encryption Source: Hacker News Title: Homomorphic Encryption in iOS 18 Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides an in-depth analysis of Apple’s use of homomorphic encryption to protect user privacy while enhancing the search functionality in the Photos app. It contrasts conventional encryption methods with homomorphic encryption, emphasizing…

  • Slashdot: OpenAI’s AI Reasoning Model ‘Thinks’ In Chinese Sometimes, No One Really Knows Why

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/01/14/239246/openais-ai-reasoning-model-thinks-in-chinese-sometimes-no-one-really-knows-why?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: OpenAI’s AI Reasoning Model ‘Thinks’ In Chinese Sometimes, No One Really Knows Why Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The behavior exhibited by OpenAI’s reasoning AI model, o1, which seemingly “thinks” in multiple languages regardless of the input language, has raised questions within the AI community. Experts…

  • Krebs on Security: Microsoft: Happy 2025. Here’s 161 Security Updates

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    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/01/microsoft-happy-2025-heres-161-security-updates/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Microsoft: Happy 2025. Here’s 161 Security Updates Feedly Summary: Microsoft today unleashed updates to plug a whopping 161 security vulnerabilities in Windows and related software, including three “zero-day" weaknesses that are already under active attack. Redmond’s inaugural Patch Tuesday of 2025 bundles more fixes than the company…

  • Slashdot: Texas Sues Allstate For Collecting Driver Data To Raise Premiums

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/01/14/2042251/texas-sues-allstate-for-collecting-driver-data-to-raise-premiums?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Texas Sues Allstate For Collecting Driver Data To Raise Premiums Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** Texas has initiated a significant lawsuit against Allstate and its subsidiary Arity for allegedly violating the state’s privacy laws by secretly collecting location data from millions of drivers, which was used…

  • The Register: Biden opens federal land to power-hungry AI datacenters

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/14/biden_ai_executive_order/ Source: The Register Title: Biden opens federal land to power-hungry AI datacenters Feedly Summary: Watt’s the problem? Not enough energy to win the arms race? US President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed an executive order that aims to ensure American AI leadership doesn’t lag because of shoddy energy infrastructure.… AI Summary and…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: 3 takeaways from red teaming 100 generative AI products

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/01/13/3-takeaways-from-red-teaming-100-generative-ai-products/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: 3 takeaways from red teaming 100 generative AI products Feedly Summary: Since 2018, Microsoft’s AI Red Team has probed generative AI products for critical safety and security vulnerabilities. Read our latest blog for three lessons we’ve learned along the way. The post 3 takeaways from red teaming…

  • The Register: Snyk appears to deploy ‘malicious’ packages targeting Cursor for unknown reason

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/14/snyk_npm_deployment_removed/ Source: The Register Title: Snyk appears to deploy ‘malicious’ packages targeting Cursor for unknown reason Feedly Summary: Packages removed, vendor said to have apologized to AI code editor as onlookers say it could have been a test Developer security company Snyk is at the center of allegations concerning the possible targeting or…

  • Hacker News: Singapore is turning to AI to care for its rapidly aging population

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    Source URL: https://restofworld.org/2025/singapore-ai-eldercare-tools/ Source: Hacker News Title: Singapore is turning to AI to care for its rapidly aging population Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text explores the integration of AI in eldercare settings in Singapore, particularly through a humanoid robot named Dexie, which leads exercise and recreational activities for seniors…

  • The Register: It’s not just Big Tech: The UK’s Online Safety Act applies across the board

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/14/online_safety_act/ Source: The Register Title: It’s not just Big Tech: The UK’s Online Safety Act applies across the board Feedly Summary: That niche forum running for 20 years – get ready, there’s work to do Analysis A little more than two months out from its first legal deadline, the UK’s Online Safety Act…