Tag: GIS

Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/20/gpt4o_pod_bay_door/ Source: The Register Title: Open the pod bay door, GPT-4o Feedly Summary: Researchers use LLM in ‘AI Space Cortex’ to automate robotic extraterrestrial exploration Businesses may be struggling to find meaningful ways to use artificial intelligence software, but space scientists at least have a few ideas about how to deploy AI models.……

The Register: KPMG wrote 100-page prompt to build agentic TaxBot

Aug 20, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/20/kpmg_giant_prompt_tax_agent/ Source: The Register Title: KPMG wrote 100-page prompt to build agentic TaxBot Feedly Summary: Produces advice in a single day instead of two weeks – without job losses The Australian arm of consultancy firm KPMG wrote a 100-page prompt to create an agentic system that prepares tax advice far faster than humans.……

The Register: Don’t want drive-by Ollama attackers snooping on your local chats? Patch now

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/19/ollama_driveby_attack/ Source: The Register Title: Don’t want drive-by Ollama attackers snooping on your local chats? Patch now Feedly Summary: Reconfigure local app settings via a ‘simple’ POST request A now-patched flaw in popular AI model runner Ollama allows drive-by attacks in which a miscreant uses a malicious website to remotely target people’s personal…

The Register: Like burglars closing a door, Apache ActiveMQ attackers patch critical vuln after breaking in

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/19/apache_activemq_patch_malware/ Source: The Register Title: Like burglars closing a door, Apache ActiveMQ attackers patch critical vuln after breaking in Feedly Summary: Intruders hoped no one would notice their presence Criminals exploiting a critical vulnerability in open source Apache ActiveMQ middleware are fixing the flaw that allowed them access, after establishing persistence on Linux…

The Register: Uncle Sam asks industry if it has AI that’ll make procurement suck less

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/19/us_government_ai_procurement/ Source: The Register Title: Uncle Sam asks industry if it has AI that’ll make procurement suck less Feedly Summary: Plan includes chatbots ‘with full user context and data access’ – what could go wrong? US government buyers have been busy getting AI into the hands of federal agencies, and now they’re taking…

The Register: More customers asking for Google’s Data Boundary, says Cloud Experience boss

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/19/critical_thinking_and_sovereign_cloud/ Source: The Register Title: More customers asking for Google’s Data Boundary, says Cloud Experience boss Feedly Summary: Developer demand for sovereign cloud from tech giant is on the rise, says exec Interview Google’s President of Customer Experience, Hayete Gallot, offered some words of comfort to developers who are looking nervously at the…

Slashdot: US Spy Chief Gabbard Says UK Agreed To Drop ‘Backdoor’ Mandate for Apple

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Source URL: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/08/19/0345252/us-spy-chief-gabbard-says-uk-agreed-to-drop-backdoor-mandate-for-apple?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: US Spy Chief Gabbard Says UK Agreed To Drop ‘Backdoor’ Mandate for Apple Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a recent development in the UK’s approach to encryption and security, specifically regarding Apple and its iCloud data. The intervention by the Trump administration highlights…

The Register: Microsoft crams Copilot AI directly into Excel cells

Aug 18, 2025

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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…

The Register: GenAI FOMO has spurred businesses to light nearly $40 billion on fire

Aug 18, 2025

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