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  • The Register: Japanese Police claim China ran five-year cyberattack campaign

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/09/japan_mirrorface_china_attack/ Source: The Register Title: Japanese Police claim China ran five-year cyberattack campaign Feedly Summary: ‘MirrorFace’ group found ways to run malware in the Windows sandbox, which is worrying Japan’s National Police Agency and Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity have confirmed third party reports of attacks on local orgs by…

  • Slashdot: ‘Omi’ Wants To Boost Your Productivity Using AI and a ‘Brain Interface’

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    Source URL: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/01/08/2310255/omi-wants-to-boost-your-productivity-using-ai-and-a-brain-interface Source: Slashdot Title: ‘Omi’ Wants To Boost Your Productivity Using AI and a ‘Brain Interface’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The announcement of the AI wearable device, Omi, by Based Hardware at CES highlights a novel approach to personal productivity enhancement through AI integration. The device’s open-source platform addresses…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft Rolls Back Its Bing Image Creator Model After Users Complain of Degraded Quality

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/01/08/2252248/microsoft-rolls-back-its-bing-image-creator-model-after-users-complain-of-degraded-quality?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Rolls Back Its Bing Image Creator Model After Users Complain of Degraded Quality Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft has reverted its Bing Image Creator to an earlier version of OpenAI’s DALL-E 3 due to significant complaints about degraded image quality from users. The transition…

  • The Register: Database tables of student, teacher info stolen from PowerSchool in cyberattack

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/09/powerschool_school_data/ Source: The Register Title: Database tables of student, teacher info stolen from PowerSchool in cyberattack Feedly Summary: Class act: Biz only serves 60M people across America, no biggie A leading education software maker has admitted its IT environment was compromised in a cyberattack, with students and teachers’ personal data – including some…

  • Hacker News: Apple’s new AI feature rewords scam messages to make them look more legit

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    Source URL: https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/01/08/apple-new-artificial-intelligence-rewords-scam-messages-look-legitimate/ Source: Hacker News Title: Apple’s new AI feature rewords scam messages to make them look more legit Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Apple’s AI features that rephrase and prioritize notifications, highlighting concerns that these functionalities may inadvertently enhance the likelihood of users falling prey to…

  • Hacker News: Salesforce Will Hire No More Software Engineers in 2025, Says Marc Benioff

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    Source URL: https://www.salesforceben.com/salesforce-will-hire-no-more-software-engineers-in-2025-says-marc-benioff/ Source: Hacker News Title: Salesforce Will Hire No More Software Engineers in 2025, Says Marc Benioff Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The announcement by Salesforce’s CEO Marc Benioff regarding a hiring freeze for software engineers in 2025 reflects the significant productivity gains achieved through AI, specifically the company’s…

  • Alerts: CISA Adds One Vulnerability to the KEV Catalog

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/01/08/cisa-adds-one-vulnerability-kev-catalog Source: Alerts Title: CISA Adds One Vulnerability to the KEV Catalog Feedly Summary: CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2025-0282 Ivanti Connect Secure Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risks to the…

  • Hacker News: SOTA on swebench-verified: relearning the bitter lesson

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    Source URL: https://aide.dev/blog/sota-bitter-lesson Source: Hacker News Title: SOTA on swebench-verified: relearning the bitter lesson Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses advancements in AI, particularly around leveraging large language models (LLMs) for software engineering challenges through novel approaches such as test-time inference scaling. It emphasizes the key insight that scaling…