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  • The Register: MiniMax M1 model claims Chinese LLM crown from DeepSeek – plus it’s true open-source

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/17/minimax_m1_model_chinese_llm/ Source: The Register Title: MiniMax M1 model claims Chinese LLM crown from DeepSeek – plus it’s true open-source Feedly Summary: China’s ‘little dragons’ pose big challenge to US AI firms MiniMax, an AI firm based in Shanghai, has released an open-source reasoning model that challenges Chinese rival DeepSeek and US-based Anthropic, OpenAI,…

  • Slashdot: Chinese AI Companies Dodge US Chip Curbs Flying Suitcases of Hard Drives Abroad

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    Source URL: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/06/13/2134246/chinese-ai-companies-dodge-us-chip-curbs-flying-suitcases-of-hard-drives-abroad?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Chinese AI Companies Dodge US Chip Curbs Flying Suitcases of Hard Drives Abroad Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text outlines the evolving strategies employed by Chinese AI companies to circumvent U.S. restrictions on high-end AI technology sales, particularly focusing on advanced chips essential for AI…

  • Slashdot: Denmark Is Dumping Microsoft Office and Windows For LibreOffice and Linux

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    Source URL: https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/06/12/0335229/denmark-is-dumping-microsoft-office-and-windows-for-libreoffice-and-linux?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Denmark Is Dumping Microsoft Office and Windows For LibreOffice and Linux Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Denmark’s shift from Microsoft Office to LibreOffice highlights a significant movement towards digital sovereignty driven by security, economic, and political factors in the EU. This trend underlines concerns over reliance…

  • The Register: Chinese spy crew appears to be preparing for conflict by backdooring 75+ critical orgs

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/09/china_malware_flip_switch_sentinelone/ Source: The Register Title: Chinese spy crew appears to be preparing for conflict by backdooring 75+ critical orgs Feedly Summary: SentinelOne discovered the campaign when they tried to hit the security vendor’s own servers An IT services company, a European media group, and a South Asian government entity are among the more…

  • The Register: As Europe eyes move from US hyperscalers, IONOS dismisses scaleability worries

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/06/ionos_dismisses_scalability_worries_interview/ Source: The Register Title: As Europe eyes move from US hyperscalers, IONOS dismisses scaleability worries Feedly Summary: The world has changed. EU hosting CTO says not considering alternatives is ‘negligent’ Interview European cloud providers and software vendors used this week’s Nextcloud summit to insist that not only can workloads be moved from…

  • Krebs on Security: Proxy Services Feast on Ukraine’s IP Address Exodus

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    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/06/proxy-services-feast-on-ukraines-ip-address-exodus/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Proxy Services Feast on Ukraine’s IP Address Exodus Feedly Summary: Ukraine has seen nearly one-fifth of its Internet space come under Russian control or sold to Internet address brokers since February 2022, a new study finds. The analysis indicates large chunks of Ukrainian Internet address space are…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Everyone’s on the cyber target list

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/everyones-on-the-cyber-target-list/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Everyone’s on the cyber target list Feedly Summary: In this week’s newsletter, Martin emphasizes that awareness, basic cyber hygiene and preparation are essential for everyone, and highlights Talos’ discovery of the new PathWiper malware. AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text summarizes insights on personal cybersecurity…

  • Slashdot: Chinese Hacked US Telecom a Year Before Known Wireless Breaches

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/06/05/0023243/chinese-hacked-us-telecom-a-year-before-known-wireless-breaches?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Chinese Hacked US Telecom a Year Before Known Wireless Breaches Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The reported intrusion of Chinese hackers into an American telecommunications company in 2023 raises significant concerns about the vulnerabilities in U.S. communications infrastructure. Evidence suggests state-sponsored cyber activity has been ongoing…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Shisa V2 405B: Japan’s Highest Performing LLM

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/3/shisa-v2/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Shisa V2 405B: Japan’s Highest Performing LLM Feedly Summary: Shisa V2 405B: Japan’s Highest Performing LLM Leonard Lin and Adam Lensenmayer have been working on Shisa for a while. They describe their latest release as “Japan’s Highest Performing LLM". Shisa V2 405B is the highest-performing LLM ever…