Tag: governance

  • Slashdot: Ex-Google Chief Warns West To Focus On Open-Source AI in Competition With China

    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/02/12/1345256/ex-google-chief-warns-west-to-focus-on-open-source-ai-in-competition-with-china?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Ex-Google Chief Warns West To Focus On Open-Source AI in Competition With China Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Eric Schmidt’s warning highlights the strategic need for Western countries to develop open-source AI models to compete with China’s advancements in AI technology. He emphasizes that the closed…

  • Hacker News: Smuggling arbitrary data through an emoji

    Source URL: https://paulbutler.org/2025/smuggling-arbitrary-data-through-an-emoji/ Source: Hacker News Title: Smuggling arbitrary data through an emoji Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses an interesting method of encoding data using Unicode characters, specifically through the application of variation selectors. This approach demonstrates a theoretical ability to embed arbitrary data within standard text representations,…

  • The Register: EU plans to ‘mobilize’ €200B to invest in AI to catch up with US and China

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/12/eu_plans_to_mobilize_200b/ Source: The Register Title: EU plans to ‘mobilize’ €200B to invest in AI to catch up with US and China Feedly Summary: Captain’s Log, Stardate 3529.7 – oh yeah, Commish also withdrawing law that would help folks sue over AI harms European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the EU will…

  • The Register: February’s Patch Tuesday sees Microsoft offer just 63 fixes

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/12/patch_tuesday_february_2025/ Source: The Register Title: February’s Patch Tuesday sees Microsoft offer just 63 fixes Feedly Summary: Don’t relax just yet: Redmond has made some certificate-handling changes that could trip unprepared admins Patch Tuesday Microsoft’s February patch collection is mercifully smaller than January’s mega-dump. But don’t get too relaxed – some deserve close attention,…

  • Cloud Blog: Cybercrime: A Multifaceted National Security Threat

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/cybercrime-multifaceted-national-security-threat/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Cybercrime: A Multifaceted National Security Threat Feedly Summary: Executive Summary Cybercrime makes up a majority of the malicious activity online and occupies the majority of defenders’ resources. In 2024, Mandiant Consulting responded to almost four times more intrusions conducted by financially motivated actors than state-backed intrusions. Despite this…

  • Slashdot: Anduril To Take Over Managing Microsoft Goggles for US Army

    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/02/11/2011222/anduril-to-take-over-managing-microsoft-goggles-for-us-army?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Anduril To Take Over Managing Microsoft Goggles for US Army Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Anduril is set to take over the management and production of the U.S. Army’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) from Microsoft, a significant development in augmented reality technology intended for military…

  • Hacker News: Utility Engineering: Analyzing and Controlling Emergent Value Systems in AIs

    Source URL: https://www.emergent-values.ai/ Source: Hacker News Title: Utility Engineering: Analyzing and Controlling Emergent Value Systems in AIs Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the emergent value systems in large language models (LLMs) and proposes a new research agenda for “utility engineering” to analyze and control AI utilities. It highlights…

  • Hacker News: Canonical announces 12 year Kubernetes LTS

    Source URL: https://canonical.com/blog/12-year-lts-for-kubernetes Source: Hacker News Title: Canonical announces 12 year Kubernetes LTS Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** Canonical’s announcement about the Long Term Support (LTS) for Kubernetes highlights a significant shift in how enterprises can manage their Kubernetes environments. With a commitment to 12 years of security maintenance and support,…