Tag: critical

—

by

Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/1/faster-inference/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Faster inference Feedly Summary: Two interesting examples of inference speed as a flagship feature of LLM services today. First, Cerebras announced two new monthly plans for their extremely high speed hosted model service: Cerebras Code Pro ($50/month, 1,000 messages a day) and Cerebras Code Max ($200/month, 5,000/day).…

Slashdot: Amazon CEO Wants To Put Ads In Your Alexa+ Conversations

—

by

Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/08/01/2043256/amazon-ceo-wants-to-put-ads-in-your-alexa-conversations?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Amazon CEO Wants To Put Ads In Your Alexa+ Conversations Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s vision of integrating advertising into conversations with the AI-powered assistant Alexa+. This approach presents both opportunities and challenges, notably regarding user privacy and AI…

The Register: Rampant emoji use suggests crypto-stealing NPM package was written by AI

—

by

Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/01/emoji_use_ai_malware/ Source: The Register Title: Rampant emoji use suggests crypto-stealing NPM package was written by AI Feedly Summary: Kodane code was either machine-generated or done by a teenager An NPM package packed with cryptocurrency-stealing malware appears to have been largely AI-generated, as evidenced by its liberal use of emojis and other telltale signs.……

The Register: Tested: Microsoft Recall can still capture credit cards and passwords, a treasure trove for crooks

—

by

Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/01/microsoft_recall_captures_credit_card_info/ Source: The Register Title: Tested: Microsoft Recall can still capture credit cards and passwords, a treasure trove for crooks Feedly Summary: Our tests have shown there are ways to get around the promised security improvements exclusive Microsoft Recall, the AI app that takes screenshots of what you do on your PC so…

The Register: China says US spies exploited Microsoft Exchange zero-day to steal military info

—

by

Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/01/china_us_intel_attacks/ Source: The Register Title: China says US spies exploited Microsoft Exchange zero-day to steal military info Feedly Summary: Spy vs. spy China has accused US intelligence agencies of exploiting a Microsoft Exchange zero-day exploit to steal defense-related data and take over more than 50 devices belonging to a “major Chinese military enterprise"…

Simon Willison’s Weblog: Deep Think in the Gemini app

—

by

Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/1/deep-think-in-the-gemini-app/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Deep Think in the Gemini app Feedly Summary: Deep Think in the Gemini app Google released Gemini 2.5 Deep Think this morning, exclusively to their Ultra ($250/month) subscribers: It is a variation of the model that recently achieved the gold-medal standard at this year’s International Mathematical Olympiad…

AWS News Blog: Introducing Amazon Application Recovery Controller Region switch: A multi-Region application recovery service

—

by

Source URL: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/introducing-amazon-application-recovery-controller-region-switch-a-multi-region-application-recovery-service/ Source: AWS News Blog Title: Introducing Amazon Application Recovery Controller Region switch: A multi-Region application recovery service Feedly Summary: This new feature helps organizations confidently plan, practice, and orchestrate failover operations between AWS Regions for critical applications through automated workflows and continuous validation. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text introduces…

Cloud Blog: Introducing Google Cloud Setup: Your guided pathway to a secure cloud foundation

—

by

Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/devops-sre/introducing-google-cloud-setup/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Introducing Google Cloud Setup: Your guided pathway to a secure cloud foundation Feedly Summary: Are you ready to unlock the power of Google Cloud and want guidance on how to set up your environment effectively? Whether you’re a cloud novice or part of an experienced team looking to…

Cloud Blog: Introducing audit-only mode for Access Transparency

—

by