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  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: too many model context protocol servers and LLM allocations on the dance floor

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/22/too-many-mcps/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: too many model context protocol servers and LLM allocations on the dance floor Feedly Summary: too many model context protocol servers and LLM allocations on the dance floor Useful reminder from Geoffrey Huntley of the infrequently discussed significant token cost of using MCP. Geoffrey estimate estimates that…

  • Cloud Blog: How startups can help build — and benefit from — the AI revolution

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/industry-leaders-on-whats-next-for-startups-and-ai/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: How startups can help build — and benefit from — the AI revolution Feedly Summary: Startups are at the forefront of generative AI development, pushing current capabilities and unlocking new potential. Building on our Future of AI: Perspectives for Startups 2025 report, several of the AI industry leaders…

  • Cloud Blog: How to build a real-time voice agent with Gemini, Google ADK, and A2A protocol

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/build-a-real-time-voice-agent-with-gemini-adk/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: How to build a real-time voice agent with Gemini, Google ADK, and A2A protocol Feedly Summary: Building advanced conversational AI has moved well beyond text. Now, we can use AI to create real-time, voice-driven agents. However, these systems need low-latency, two-way communication, real-time information retrieval, and the ability…

  • Wired: The AI-Powered PDF Marks the End of an Era

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/adobe-ai-powered-pdf-end-of-an-era/ Source: Wired Title: The AI-Powered PDF Marks the End of an Era Feedly Summary: As Adobe rolls out more generative AI features for the PDF, the era of chatbot-less software is firmly a thing of the past. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Adobe’s introduction of generative AI features for PDF editing…

  • The Register: Microsoft crams Copilot AI directly into Excel cells

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/18/microsoft_adds_copilot_ai_formulas/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft crams Copilot AI directly into Excel cells Feedly Summary: Meet the new COPILOT function Microsoft, in its ongoing effort to AI-ify every product it has, is now adding it right into the cells of Excel.  Available on Monday to beta users of Microsoft 365 Copilot, a new…

  • Slashdot: Male-Oriented App ‘TeaOnHer’ Also Had Security Flaws That Could Leak Men’s Driver’s License Photos

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/08/18/0550252/male-oriented-app-teaonher-also-had-security-flaws-that-could-leak-mens-drivers-license-photos?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Male-Oriented App ‘TeaOnHer’ Also Had Security Flaws That Could Leak Men’s Driver’s License Photos Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses data breaches and security flaws in two dating-advice apps, focusing on the implications of such incidents for user privacy and corporate liability. These issues…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: GPT-5 has a hidden system prompt

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/15/gpt-5-has-a-hidden-system-prompt/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: GPT-5 has a hidden system prompt Feedly Summary: GPT-5 has a hidden system prompt It looks like GPT-5 when accessed via the OpenAI API may have its own hidden system prompt, independent from the system prompt you can specify in an API call. At the very least…

  • Docker: The GPT-5 Launch Broke the AI Internet (And Not in a Good Way)

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    Source URL: https://www.docker.com/blog/gpt5-api-deprecation-ai-app-failure/ Source: Docker Title: The GPT-5 Launch Broke the AI Internet (And Not in a Good Way) Feedly Summary: What That Means for Devs and AI App Companies When GPT-5 dropped, OpenAI killed off a bunch of older APIs without much warning. A whole lot of apps face-planted overnight. If your app hard-codes…