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  • The Register: Shell to pay: Crims invade your PC with CastleRAT malware, now in C and Python

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/05/clickfix_castlerat_malware/ Source: The Register Title: Shell to pay: Crims invade your PC with CastleRAT malware, now in C and Python Feedly Summary: Pro tip, don’t install PowerShell commands without approval A team of data thieves has doubled down by developing its CastleRAT malware in both Python and C variants. Both versions spread by…

  • Slashdot: India’s AI Story Is ‘All Talk, Little Substance,’ Says Bernstein

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/09/04/1231230/indias-ai-story-is-all-talk-little-substance-says-bernstein?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: India’s AI Story Is ‘All Talk, Little Substance,’ Says Bernstein Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text describes a warning from investment research firm Bernstein regarding potential challenges that India faces in the AI sector due to aggressive pricing strategies from US technology companies. The report…

  • Slashdot: Vivaldi Browser Doubles Down On Gen AI Ban

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/08/29/217243/vivaldi-browser-doubles-down-on-gen-ai-ban Source: Slashdot Title: Vivaldi Browser Doubles Down On Gen AI Ban Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Vivaldi CEO Jon von Tetzchner emphasizes the company’s stance against integrating generative AI into its browser, arguing that such technologies can dehumanize the web, detract from content creators, and prioritize user data collection…

  • AWS News Blog: New general-purpose Amazon EC2 M8i and M8i Flex instances are now available

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    Source URL: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-general-purpose-amazon-ec2-m8i-and-m8i-flex-instances-are-now-available/ Source: AWS News Blog Title: New general-purpose Amazon EC2 M8i and M8i Flex instances are now available Feedly Summary: M8i and M8i-flex instances powered by Intel Xeon processors offer up to 15% better price performance, 20% higher performance, and 2.5 times more memory throughput compared to previous generations. AI Summary and Description:…

  • Cloud Blog: Intelligent code conversion: Databricks Spark SQL to BigQuery SQL via Gemini

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/automate-sql-translation-databricks-to-bigquery-with-gemini/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Intelligent code conversion: Databricks Spark SQL to BigQuery SQL via Gemini Feedly Summary: As data platforms evolve and businesses diversify their cloud ecosystems, the need to migrate SQL workloads between engines is becoming increasingly common. Recently, I had the opportunity to work on translating a set of Databricks…

  • The Register: Hungry hyperscalers boosted Cisco’s AI sales by a cool billion bucks

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/14/cisco_q4_2025/ Source: The Register Title: Hungry hyperscalers boosted Cisco’s AI sales by a cool billion bucks Feedly Summary: Big Tech is spending vastly more on AI infrastructure but Switchzilla thinks its piece of the pie will be fat and juicy Cisco sold twice as much AI kit as it forecast during its 2025…

  • Slashdot: China’s Lead in Open-Source AI Jolts Washington and Silicon Valley

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/08/13/1536215/chinas-lead-in-open-source-ai-jolts-washington-and-silicon-valley?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: China’s Lead in Open-Source AI Jolts Washington and Silicon Valley Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights China’s advancements in open-source AI, particularly how their leading model surpasses that of OpenAI, raising significant concerns among U.S. policymakers and the tech industry. This shift emphasizes the…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Claude Sonnet 4 now supports 1M tokens of context

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/12/claude-sonnet-4-1m/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Claude Sonnet 4 now supports 1M tokens of context Feedly Summary: Claude Sonnet 4 now supports 1M tokens of context Gemini and OpenAI both have million token models, so it’s good to see Anthropic catching up. This is 5x the previous 200,000 context length limit of the…