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  • The Register: Don’t click on that Facebook ad for a text-to-AI-video tool

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/27/fake_social_media_ads_ai_tool/ Source: The Register Title: Don’t click on that Facebook ad for a text-to-AI-video tool Feedly Summary: Millions may fall for it – and end up with malware instead A group of miscreants tracked as UNC6032 is exploiting interest in AI video generators by planting malicious ads on social media platforms to steal…

  • Cloud Blog: Vertex AI Studio, redesigned: Your source for generative AI media models across all modalities

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/vertex-ai-studio-redesigned/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Vertex AI Studio, redesigned: Your source for generative AI media models across all modalities Feedly Summary: Google Cloud’s Vertex AI platform makes it easy to experiment with and customize over 200 advanced foundation models – like the latest Google Gemini models, and third-party partner models such as Meta’s…

  • The Register: Ransomware attack on MATLAB dev MathWorks – licensing center still locked down

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/27/mathworks_ransomware_attack_leaves_ondeadline/ Source: The Register Title: Ransomware attack on MATLAB dev MathWorks – licensing center still locked down Feedly Summary: Commercial customers, STEM students all feeling the pain after mega outage of engineering data-analysis tool Software biz MathWorks is cleaning up a ransomware attack more than a week after it took down MATLAB, its…

  • Slashdot: At Amazon, Some Coders Say Their Jobs Have Begun To Resemble Warehouse Work

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/05/26/1541224/at-amazon-some-coders-say-their-jobs-have-begun-to-resemble-warehouse-work?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: At Amazon, Some Coders Say Their Jobs Have Begun To Resemble Warehouse Work Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses how AI tools are reshaping the roles of software engineers at Amazon, leading to increased productivity demands and a more rapid work environment. Engineers report…

  • Slashdot: Is AI Turning Coders Into Bystanders in Their Own Jobs?

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/05/26/0059245/is-ai-turning-coders-into-bystanders-in-their-own-jobs Source: Slashdot Title: Is AI Turning Coders Into Bystanders in Their Own Jobs? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the impact of AI on software engineering jobs, particularly focusing on changes in work quality, performance expectations, and technologists’ experiences with AI tools in major companies such as…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: System Card: Claude Opus 4 & Claude Sonnet 4

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/25/claude-4-system-card/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: System Card: Claude Opus 4 & Claude Sonnet 4 Feedly Summary: System Card: Claude Opus 4 & Claude Sonnet 4 Direct link to a PDF on Anthropic’s CDN because they don’t appear to have a landing page anywhere for this document. Anthropic’s system cards are always worth…

  • Cloud Blog: Mistral AI’s Le Chat Enterprise and Mistral OCR 25.05 model are available on Google Cloud

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/mistral-ais-le-chat-enterprise-and-mistral-ocr-25-05-on-google-cloud/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Mistral AI’s Le Chat Enterprise and Mistral OCR 25.05 model are available on Google Cloud Feedly Summary: At Google Cloud, we’re committed to providing the most open and flexible AI ecosystem for you to build solutions best suited to your needs. Today, we’re excited to announce our expanded…

  • Scott Logic: The Feature Fallacy

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    Source URL: https://blog.scottlogic.com/2025/05/22/the-feature-fallacy.html Source: Scott Logic Title: The Feature Fallacy Feedly Summary: Features or Foundations. Where do you start. What are the pros and cons of building fast or building the blocks to build on. AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text delves into the strategic tension between prioritizing feature development and investing in…

  • CSA: Phishing Campaigns: Taking the Pressure Off Employees

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    Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/articles/taking-the-pressure-off-employees-when-protecting-the-organization-from-phishing-campaigns Source: CSA Title: Phishing Campaigns: Taking the Pressure Off Employees Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides a comprehensive overview of phishing attacks’ nature and tactics, emphasizing that most cyber breaches start with social engineering, particularly phishing. It advocates for proactive measures to mitigate risks, especially those posed…