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  • The Register: ‘Technical debt’ in police database built to respond to child murders causing a ‘failing service’

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/22/police_database_built_to_respond/ Source: The Register Title: ‘Technical debt’ in police database built to respond to child murders causing a ‘failing service’ Feedly Summary: Project rated at ‘Red’ risk as it struggles to move off obsolete Oracle tech and cloud transition stalls The risk rating of the UK’s crime intelligence database is being elevated to…

  • The Register: FOMO? Brit banking biz rolls out AI tools, talks up security

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/22/lloyds_data_ai_deployment/ Source: The Register Title: FOMO? Brit banking biz rolls out AI tools, talks up security Feedly Summary: Lloyds Data and AI lead doesn’t want devs downloading models from the likes of Hugging Face – too risky Lloyds Banking Group is leaning into 21st century tech – yet trying to do so in…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Locally AI

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Sep/21/locally-ai/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Locally AI Feedly Summary: Locally AI Handy new iOS app by Adrien Grondin for running local LLMs on your phone. It just added support for the new iOS 26 Apple Foundation model, so you can install this app and instantly start a conversation with that model without…

  • Slashdot: AI Tools Give Dangerous Powers to Cyberattackers, Security Researchers Warn

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/09/21/2022257/ai-tools-give-dangerous-powers-to-cyberattackers-security-researchers-warn?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: AI Tools Give Dangerous Powers to Cyberattackers, Security Researchers Warn Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text highlights significant vulnerabilities associated with AI technologies, particularly in the context of automated systems and malicious actors leveraging them to exploit security gaps. It underscores emerging threats posed by…

  • The Cloudflare Blog: Cloudflare’s 2025 Annual Founders’ Letter

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    Source URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-2025-annual-founders-letter/ Source: The Cloudflare Blog Title: Cloudflare’s 2025 Annual Founders’ Letter Feedly Summary: Cloudflare launched 15 years ago. We like to celebrate our birthday by launching new products that give back to the Internet. But we’ve also been thinking a lot about what’s changed on the Internet. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary:…

  • The Cloudflare Blog: You don’t need quantum hardware for post-quantum security

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    Source URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/you-dont-need-quantum-hardware/ Source: The Cloudflare Blog Title: You don’t need quantum hardware for post-quantum security Feedly Summary: Post-quantum cryptography protects against quantum threats using today’s hardware. Quantum tech like QKD may sound appealing, but it isn’t necessary or sufficient to secure organizations. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text addresses the looming threat…

  • Slashdot: Hundreds of Google AI Workers Were Fired Amid Fight Over Working Conditions

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/09/20/2338214/hundreds-of-google-ai-workers-were-fired-amid-fight-over-working-conditions?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Hundreds of Google AI Workers Were Fired Amid Fight Over Working Conditions Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The article discusses the difficult working conditions of AI raters contracted by Google through Hitachi’s GlobalLogic, highlighting issues such as high pressure, job disillusionment, and the precarious nature of…

  • Slashdot: Google Temporarily Pauses AI-Powered ‘Homework Helper’ Button in Chrome Over Cheating Concerns

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/09/20/029249/google-temporarily-pauses-ai-powered-homework-helper-button-in-chrome-over-cheating-concerns?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google Temporarily Pauses AI-Powered ‘Homework Helper’ Button in Chrome Over Cheating Concerns Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The recent introduction of a “homework help” button in Google Chrome has sparked significant concern among educators regarding the potential for widespread cheating during online assessments. This development highlights…

  • Slashdot: Cyberattack Delays Flights at Several of Europe’s Major Airports

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/09/20/2119232/cyberattack-delays-flights-at-several-of-europes-major-airports?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Cyberattack Delays Flights at Several of Europe’s Major Airports Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a cyberattack that disrupted check-in and boarding systems across several major European airports, exposing vulnerabilities in these security systems. Despite limited impact on travelers, the incident highlights the ongoing…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: httpjail

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Sep/19/httpjail/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: httpjail Feedly Summary: httpjail Here’s a promising new (experimental) project in the sandboxing space from Ammar Bandukwala at Coder. httpjail provides a Rust CLI tool for running an individual process against a custom configured HTTP proxy. The initial goal is to help run coding agents like Claude…