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  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Using LLMs as the first line of support in Open Source

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Apr/14/llms-as-the-first-line-of-support/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Using LLMs as the first line of support in Open Source Feedly Summary: Using LLMs as the first line of support in Open Source From reading the title I was nervous that this might involve automating the initial response to a user support query in an issue…

  • Slashdot: The EFF’s ‘Certbot’ Now Supports Six-Day Certs

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/04/14/0356212/the-effs-certbot-now-supports-six-day-certs?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: The EFF’s ‘Certbot’ Now Supports Six-Day Certs Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the evolution of TLS certificate lifetimes, particularly the shift towards shorter certificates initiated by Let’s Encrypt. This trend emphasizes enhanced security through automation and reduced risk associated with compromised private keys,…

  • Slashdot: After Meta Cheating Allegations, ‘Unmodified’ Llama 4 Maverick Model Tested – Ranks #32

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/04/13/2226203/after-meta-cheating-allegations-unmodified-llama-4-maverick-model-tested—ranks-32?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: After Meta Cheating Allegations, ‘Unmodified’ Llama 4 Maverick Model Tested – Ranks #32 Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses claims made by Meta about its Maverick AI model’s performance compared to leading models like GPT-4o and Gemini Flash 2, alongside criticisms regarding the reliability…

  • Slashdot: Facebook Whistleblower Alleges Meta’s AI Model Llama Was Used to Help DeepSeek

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/04/12/067219/facebook-whistleblower-alleges-metas-ai-model-llama-was-used-to-help-deepseek?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Facebook Whistleblower Alleges Meta’s AI Model Llama Was Used to Help DeepSeek Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses allegations made by former Facebook employee Sarah Wynn-Williams regarding Meta’s AI model Llama and its potential use in aiding Chinese technology efforts. She testified that Meta…

  • Cloud Blog: 229 things we announced at Google Cloud Next 25 – a recap

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/google-cloud-next/google-cloud-next-2025-wrap-up/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: 229 things we announced at Google Cloud Next 25 – a recap Feedly Summary: Google Cloud Next 25 took place this week and we’re all still buzzing! It was a jam-packed week in Las Vegas complete with interactive experiences, including more than 10 keynotes and spotlights, 700 sessions,…

  • Schneier on Security: AI Vulnerability Finding

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/04/ai-vulnerability-finding.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: AI Vulnerability Finding Feedly Summary: Microsoft is reporting that its AI systems are able to find new vulnerabilities in source code: Microsoft discovered eleven vulnerabilities in GRUB2, including integer and buffer overflows in filesystem parsers, command flaws, and a side-channel in cryptographic comparison. Additionally, 9 buffer overflows…

  • Wired: Sex-Fantasy Chatbots Are Leaking a Constant Stream of Explicit Messages

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/sex-fantasy-chatbots-are-leaking-explicit-messages-every-minute/ Source: Wired Title: Sex-Fantasy Chatbots Are Leaking a Constant Stream of Explicit Messages Feedly Summary: Some misconfigured AI chatbots are pushing people’s chats to the open web—revealing sexual prompts and conversations that include descriptions of child sexual abuse. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights a critical security issue related…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting Drew Breunig

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Apr/10/drew-breunig/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting Drew Breunig Feedly Summary: The first generation of AI-powered products (often called “AI Wrapper” apps, because they “just” are wrapped around an LLM API) were quickly brought to market by small teams of engineers, picking off the low-hanging problems. But today, I’m seeing teams of domain…