Tag: funding
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Slashdot: GitHub Announces New Open Source Fund with Security Mentoring
Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/11/24/0414244/github-announces-new-open-source-fund-with-security-mentoring?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: GitHub Announces New Open Source Fund with Security Mentoring Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The GitHub Secure Open Source Fund has been launched with a commitment of $1.25 million to support open-source projects. This initiative aims to provide funding and mentorship to maintainers of critical software,…
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Hacker News: MIT researchers develop an efficient way to train more reliable AI agents
Source URL: https://news.mit.edu/2024/mit-researchers-develop-efficiency-training-more-reliable-ai-agents-1122 Source: Hacker News Title: MIT researchers develop an efficient way to train more reliable AI agents Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses an innovative approach developed by MIT researchers to improve the efficiency of reinforcement learning models for decision-making tasks, particularly in traffic signal control. The…
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Hacker News: Between the Booms: AI in Winter – Communications of the ACM
Source URL: https://cacm.acm.org/opinion/between-the-booms-ai-in-winter/ Source: Hacker News Title: Between the Booms: AI in Winter – Communications of the ACM Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text critiques the popular perception of artificial intelligence (AI) and traces its historical evolution, emphasizing the shift from symbolic AI to statistical methods and neural networks. It…
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The Register: Mega US healthcare payments network restores system 9 months after ransomware attack
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/20/change_healthcares_clearinghouse_services/ Source: The Register Title: Mega US healthcare payments network restores system 9 months after ransomware attack Feedly Summary: Change Healthcare’s $2 billion recovery is still a work in progress Still reeling from its February ransomware attack, Change Healthcare confirms its clearinghouse services are back up and running, almost exactly nine months since…
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The Register: Data is the new uranium – incredibly powerful and amazingly dangerous
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/20/data_is_the_new_uranium/ Source: The Register Title: Data is the new uranium – incredibly powerful and amazingly dangerous Feedly Summary: CISOs are quietly wishing they had less data, because the cost of management sometimes exceeds its value I recently got to play a ‘fly on the wall’ at a roundtable of chief information security officers.…
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Wired: Why the US Government Banned Investments in Some Chinese AI Startups
Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/treasury-outbound-investment-china-artificial-intelligence/ Source: Wired Title: Why the US Government Banned Investments in Some Chinese AI Startups Feedly Summary: The Biden administration chose to target only companies developing frontier AI models in China. But Trump could take a more sweeping approach. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The recent restrictions imposed by the US Treasury…
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Hacker News: Drinking water systems for 26M Americans face high cybersecurity risks
Source URL: https://www.scworld.com/news/drinking-water-systems-for-26m-americans-face-high-cybersecurity-risks Source: Hacker News Title: Drinking water systems for 26M Americans face high cybersecurity risks Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The report by the EPA’s Office of Inspector General highlights alarming cybersecurity vulnerabilities in U.S. drinking water systems, affecting around 26.6 million Americans. The lack of an incident reporting…
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The Register: NASA and Microsoft intro Earth Copilot to tame satellite data overload
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/16/microsoft_nasa_earth_copilot/ Source: The Register Title: NASA and Microsoft intro Earth Copilot to tame satellite data overload Feedly Summary: Proof of concept allows geospatial datasets to be conversationally queried Speculation over where Microsoft would take the Copilot brand next can now end thanks to the announcement of Earth Copilot in partnership with NASA.… AI…