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  • Hacker News: Ask HN: Pull the curtain back on Nvidia’s CES keynote please

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    Source URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42670808 Source: Hacker News Title: Ask HN: Pull the curtain back on Nvidia’s CES keynote please Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights a professional’s skepticism regarding the transformative potential of AI and LLMs in engineering, despite optimistic industry visions like those presented by NVIDIA. It calls for…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Generative AI – The Power and the Glory

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jan/12/generative-ai-the-power-and-the-glory/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Generative AI – The Power and the Glory Feedly Summary: Generative AI – The Power and the Glory Michael Liebreich’s epic report for BloombergNEF on the current state of play with regards to generative AI, energy usage and data center growth. I learned so much from reading…

  • Slashdot: CES ‘Worst In Show’ Devices Mocked In IFixit Video – While YouTube Inserts Ads For Them

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/01/11/1748206/ces-worst-in-show-devices-mocked-in-ifixit-video—while-youtube-inserts-ads-for-them?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: CES ‘Worst In Show’ Devices Mocked In IFixit Video – While YouTube Inserts Ads For Them Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The excerpt discusses the potential threats posed by certain technology products unveiled at CES, particularly in terms of their repairability, privacy, and security vulnerabilities. Notable…

  • Slashdot: OpenAI’s Bot Crushes Seven-Person Company’s Website ‘Like a DDoS Attack’

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/01/11/0449242/openais-bot-crushes-seven-person-companys-website-like-a-ddos-attack?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: OpenAI’s Bot Crushes Seven-Person Company’s Website ‘Like a DDoS Attack’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The incident highlights serious implications for both security and compliance, showcasing how AI bots can unintentionally cause significant disruptions to online businesses through excessive data scraping. The lack of a properly…

  • Hacker News: AI means the end of internet search as we’ve known it

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    Source URL: https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/06/1108679/ai-generative-search-internet-breakthroughs/ Source: Hacker News Title: AI means the end of internet search as we’ve known it Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses recent advancements in OpenAI’s ChatGPT, focusing on its new web search feature that enhances its ability to provide current and relevant information. This development is…

  • Hacker News: My AI/LLM predictions for the next 1, 3 and 6 years

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jan/10/ai-predictions/ Source: Hacker News Title: My AI/LLM predictions for the next 1, 3 and 6 years Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text presents predictions regarding AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) over the next one, three, and six years, with insights into their potential applications, limitations, and societal…

  • Slashdot: Database Tables of Student, Teacher Info Stolen From PowerSchool In Cyberattack

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/01/10/2059204/database-tables-of-student-teacher-info-stolen-from-powerschool-in-cyberattack?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Database Tables of Student, Teacher Info Stolen From PowerSchool In Cyberattack Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text describes a significant cybersecurity breach involving PowerSchool, a leading education software provider, where personal data of millions of students and educators was compromised. This incident highlights vulnerabilities associated…

  • The Register: Chinese cyber-spies peek over shoulder of officials probing real-estate deals near American military bases

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/10/china_treasury_foreign_investment/ Source: The Register Title: Chinese cyber-spies peek over shoulder of officials probing real-estate deals near American military bases Feedly Summary: Gee, wonder why Beijing is so keen on the – checks notes – Committee on Foreign Investment in the US Chinese cyber-spies who broke into the US Treasury Department also stole documents…

  • Hacker News: OpenAI’s bot crushed this seven-person company’s web site ‘like a DDoS attack’

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    Source URL: https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/10/how-openais-bot-crushed-this-seven-person-companys-web-site-like-a-ddos-attack/ Source: Hacker News Title: OpenAI’s bot crushed this seven-person company’s web site ‘like a DDoS attack’ Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights a significant incident involving Triplegangers’ CEO Oleksandr Tomchuk, whose e-commerce site was subjected to aggressive scraping by OpenAI’s bot, leading to operational disruptions and…