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  • Hacker News: Google removes pledge to not use AI for weapons from website

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    Source URL: https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/04/google-removes-pledge-to-not-use-ai-for-weapons-from-website/ Source: Hacker News Title: Google removes pledge to not use AI for weapons from website Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google’s recent removal of its commitment not to develop AI for weapons or surveillance raises significant questions regarding the ethical implications of its future AI applications. This change…

  • The Register: US accuses Canadian math prodigy of $65M crypto scheme

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/04/math_prodigy_crypto_scheme/ Source: The Register Title: US accuses Canadian math prodigy of $65M crypto scheme Feedly Summary: Suspect, still at large, said to back concept that ‘code is law’ New York feds today unsealed a five-count criminal indictment charging a 22-year-old Canadian math prodigy with exploiting vulnerabilities in two decentralized finance protocols, allegedly using…

  • New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : Musk Allies Discuss Deploying A.I. to Find Budget Savings

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    Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/technology/musk-allies-ai-government.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: Musk Allies Discuss Deploying A.I. to Find Budget Savings Feedly Summary: A top official at the General Services Administration said artificial intelligence could be used to identify waste and redundancies in federal contracts. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: A senior official from the…

  • Slashdot: Air Force Documents On Gen AI Test Are Just Whole Pages of Redactions

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/02/03/2018259/air-force-documents-on-gen-ai-test-are-just-whole-pages-of-redactions?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Air Force Documents On Gen AI Test Are Just Whole Pages of Redactions Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) funding of generative AI services through a contract with Ask Sage. It highlights concerns over transparency due to extensive…

  • Anchore: 2025 Cybersecurity Executive Order Requires Up Leveled Software Supply Chain Security

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    Source URL: https://anchore.com/blog/2025-cybersecurity-executive-order/ Source: Anchore Title: 2025 Cybersecurity Executive Order Requires Up Leveled Software Supply Chain Security Feedly Summary: A few weeks ago, the Biden administration published a new Executive Order (EO) titled “Executive Order on Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation’s Cybersecurity”. This is a follow-up to the original cybersecurity executive order—EO 14028—from…

  • Schneier on Security: Biden Signs New Cybersecurity Order

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/01/biden-signs-new-cybersecurity-order.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Biden Signs New Cybersecurity Order Feedly Summary: President Biden has signed a new cybersecurity order. It has a bunch of provisions, most notably using the US governments procurement power to improve cybersecurity practices industry-wide. Some details: The core of the executive order is an array of mandates…

  • Cloud Blog: The EU’s DORA regulation has arrived. Google Cloud is ready to help

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/the-eus-dora-has-arrived-google-cloud-is-ready-to-help/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: The EU’s DORA regulation has arrived. Google Cloud is ready to help Feedly Summary: As the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) takes effect today, financial entities in the EU must rise to a new level of operational resilience in the face of ever-evolving digital threats. At Google Cloud,…

  • The Register: TSMC plans to have 1.6nm chips in ‘volume production’ by 2026

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/16/tsmc_says_16nm_chips_volume_2026/ Source: The Register Title: TSMC plans to have 1.6nm chips in ‘volume production’ by 2026 Feedly Summary: You’ve got to spend money – like $36 billion+ – to make, er, AI chips TSMC is bumping capital expenditure in 2025 to between $38 billion and $42 billion in anticipation of scooping up more…

  • Rekt: The Idols NFT – Rekt

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    Source URL: https://www.rekt.news/ Source: Rekt Title: The Idols NFT – Rekt Feedly Summary: Some reflections are better left unseen. The Idols NFT found out the hard way – never trust a mirror. A flaw in their reward system let an attacker drain 97 stETH ($324k) by setting sender and receiver to the same address. AI…