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  • Slashdot: Two Sudo Vulnerabilities Discovered and Patched

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    Source URL: https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/07/05/0323220/two-sudo-vulnerabilities-discovered-and-patched?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Two Sudo Vulnerabilities Discovered and Patched Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses recently disclosed security vulnerabilities in Sudo that allow local attackers to escalate their privileges. Researchers have identified two critical flaws, CVE-2025-32462 and CVE-2025-32463, which could potentially expose systems to security risks and…

  • Slashdot: AI Coding Agents Are Already Commoditized

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/07/04/191224/ai-coding-agents-are-already-commoditized?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: AI Coding Agents Are Already Commoditized Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the commoditization of AI coding agents, arguing that recent advancements in AI models have leveled the playing field, making powerful coding agents accessible without unique technical advantages. Sean Goedecke emphasizes that the…

  • Slashdot: EU Sticks With Timeline For AI Rules

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/07/04/198257/eu-sticks-with-timeline-for-ai-rules?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: EU Sticks With Timeline For AI Rules Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The European Union is moving forward with its AI regulations despite calls from major tech companies for a delay. This situation has raised concerns among industry leaders about the impact of overlapping regulations on…

  • Slashdot: UK Minister Tells Turing AI Institute To Focus On Defense

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/07/04/2011230/uk-minister-tells-turing-ai-institute-to-focus-on-defense Source: Slashdot Title: UK Minister Tells Turing AI Institute To Focus On Defense Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: UK Science and Technology Secretary Peter Kyle emphasizes the importance of enhancing AI capabilities for national security, urging a shift in focus at the Alan Turing Institute towards defense. This reflects…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Identify, solve, verify

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/4/identify-solve-verify/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Identify, solve, verify Feedly Summary: The more time I spend using LLMs for code, the less I worry for my career – even as their coding capabilities continue to improve. Using LLMs as part of my process helps me understand how much of my job isn’t just…

  • Slashdot: Simple Text Additions Can Fool Advanced AI Reasoning Models, Researchers Find

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/07/04/1521245/simple-text-additions-can-fool-advanced-ai-reasoning-models-researchers-find Source: Slashdot Title: Simple Text Additions Can Fool Advanced AI Reasoning Models, Researchers Find Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The research highlights a significant vulnerability in state-of-the-art reasoning AI models through the “CatAttack” technique, which attaches irrelevant phrases to math problems, leading to higher error rates and inefficient responses.…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: awwaiid/gremllm

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/4/gremllm/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: awwaiid/gremllm Feedly Summary: awwaiid/gremllm Delightfully cursed Python library by Brock Wilcox, built on top of LLM: from gremllm import Gremllm counter = Gremllm(“counter") counter.value = 5 counter.increment() print(counter.value) # 6? print(counter.to_roman_numerals()) # VI? You tell your Gremllm what it should be in the constructor, then it uses…

  • The Register: EU businesses want a pause on AI regulations so they can cope with unregulated Big Tech players

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/04/eu_businesses_push_for_freedom/ Source: The Register Title: EU businesses want a pause on AI regulations so they can cope with unregulated Big Tech players Feedly Summary: Mistral fears continental companies may not get time to escape ‘distant, behemoth corporations’ French AI business Mistral on Thursday announced an initiative called “AI for Citizens,” which it says…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: TIL: Rate limiting by IP using Cloudflare’s rate limiting rules

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/3/rate-limiting-by-ip/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: TIL: Rate limiting by IP using Cloudflare’s rate limiting rules Feedly Summary: TIL: Rate limiting by IP using Cloudflare’s rate limiting rules My blog started timing out on some requests a few days ago, and it turned out there were misbehaving crawlers that were spidering my /search/…