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  • The Register: VS Code previews chat checkpoints for unpicking careless talk

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/12/vs_code_previews_chat_checkpoints/ Source: The Register Title: VS Code previews chat checkpoints for unpicking careless talk Feedly Summary: Microsoft’s AI-centric code editor and IDE adds the ability to rollback misguided AI prompts The Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) team has rolled out version 1.103 with new features including GitHub Copilot chat checkpoints.… AI Summary…

  • Cloud Blog: Taming the stragglers: Maximize AI training performance with automated straggler detection

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/compute/stragglers-in-ai-a-guide-to-automated-straggler-detection/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Taming the stragglers: Maximize AI training performance with automated straggler detection Feedly Summary: Stragglers are an industry-wide issue for developers working with large-scale machine learning workloads. The larger and more powerful these systems become, the more their performance is hostage to the subtle misbehavior of a single component.…

  • Docker: Tooling ≠ Glue: Why changing AI workflows still feels like duct tape

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    Source URL: https://www.docker.com/blog/why-changing-ai-workflows-still-feels-like-duct-tape/ Source: Docker Title: Tooling ≠ Glue: Why changing AI workflows still feels like duct tape Feedly Summary: There’s a weird contradiction in modern AI development. We have better tools than ever. We’re building smarter systems with cleaner abstractions. And yet, every time you try to swap out a component in your stack,…

  • Embrace The Red: Claude Code: Data Exfiltration with DNS Requests

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    Source URL: https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2025/claude-code-exfiltration-via-dns-requests/ Source: Embrace The Red Title: Claude Code: Data Exfiltration with DNS Requests Feedly Summary: Today we cover Claude Code and a high severity vulnerability that Anthropic fixed in early June. The vulnerability allowed an attacker to hijack Claude Code via indirect prompt injection and leak sensitive information from the developer’s machine, e.g.…

  • Unit 42: Keys to the Kingdom: Erlang/OTP SSH Vulnerability Analysis and Exploits Observed in the Wild

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    Source URL: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/erlang-otp-cve-2025-32433/ Source: Unit 42 Title: Keys to the Kingdom: Erlang/OTP SSH Vulnerability Analysis and Exploits Observed in the Wild Feedly Summary: CVE-2025-32433 allows for remote code execution in sshd for certain versions of Erlang programming language’s OTP. We reproduced this CVE and share our findings. The post Keys to the Kingdom: Erlang/OTP SSH…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Chromium Docs: The Rule Of 2

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/11/the-rule-of-2/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Chromium Docs: The Rule Of 2 Feedly Summary: Chromium Docs: The Rule Of 2 Alex Russell pointed me to this principle in the Chromium security documentation as similar to my description of the lethal trifecta. First added in 2019, the Chromium guideline states: When you write code…

  • Slashdot: How Python is Fighting Open Source’s ‘Phantom’ Dependencies Problem

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/08/11/025214/how-python-is-fighting-open-sources-phantom-dependencies-problem?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: How Python is Fighting Open Source’s ‘Phantom’ Dependencies Problem Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Python Software Foundation is addressing the “phantom dependencies” issue in software packages by introducing the Software Bill-of-Materials (SBOM) through Python Enhancement Proposal 770. This initiative enhances metadata accessibility, making it easier…

  • Embrace The Red: OpenHands ZombAI Exploit: Prompt Injection To Remote Code Execution

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    Source URL: https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2025/openhands-remote-code-execution-zombai/ Source: Embrace The Red Title: OpenHands ZombAI Exploit: Prompt Injection To Remote Code Execution Feedly Summary: Today we have another post about OpenHands from All Hands AI. It is a popular agent, initially named “OpenDevin”, and recently the company also provides a cloud-based service. Which is all pretty cool and exciting. Prompt…

  • Slashdot: ‘Hour of Code’ Announces It’s Now Evolving Into ‘Hour of AI’

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/08/10/0110212/hour-of-code-announces-its-now-evolving-into-hour-of-ai Source: Slashdot Title: ‘Hour of Code’ Announces It’s Now Evolving Into ‘Hour of AI’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Microsoft’s significant investment in AI education, reflecting a shift in computer science education from traditional coding to AI literacy. It emphasizes the importance of understanding AI’s implications…