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  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Alerts: CISA Releases Four Industrial Control Systems Advisories

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/01/10/cisa-releases-four-industrial-control-systems-advisories Source: Alerts Title: CISA Releases Four Industrial Control Systems Advisories Feedly Summary: CISA released four Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on January 10, 2025. These advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS. ICSA-25-010-01 Schneider Electric PowerChute Serial Shutdown ICSA-25-010-02 Schneider Electric Harmony HMI and Pro-face HMI…

  • Wired: Secret Phone Surveillance Tech Was Likely Deployed at 2024 DNC

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/2024-dnc-cell-site-simulator-phone-surveillance/ Source: Wired Title: Secret Phone Surveillance Tech Was Likely Deployed at 2024 DNC Feedly Summary: Data WIRED collected during the 2024 Democratic National Convention strongly suggests the use of a cell-site simulator, a controversial spy device that intercepts sensitive data from every phone in its range. AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:**…

  • Hacker News: Securely Disposing of Smart Devices

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    Source URL: https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2025/01/06/out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new-securely-disposing-of-smart-devices/ Source: Hacker News Title: Securely Disposing of Smart Devices Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides critical insights on the security implications of improper disposal of smart devices, emphasizing the importance of factory resetting IoT devices before resale or disposal. This presents a significant privacy and security…

  • Hacker News: Learning How to Think with Meta Chain-of-Thought

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    Source URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.04682 Source: Hacker News Title: Learning How to Think with Meta Chain-of-Thought Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The document presents a novel framework called Meta Chain-of-Thought (Meta-CoT) aimed at enhancing reasoning capabilities in Large Language Models (LLMs). This framework is positioned to advance AI behavior toward more human-like reasoning,…

  • Hacker News: Biggest Privacy Erosion in 10 Years? On Google’s Policy Change

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    Source URL: https://blog.lukaszolejnik.com/biggest-privacy-erosion-in-10-years-on-googles-policy-change-towards-fingerprinting/ Source: Hacker News Title: Biggest Privacy Erosion in 10 Years? On Google’s Policy Change Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Short Summary with Insight: The text provides a critical analysis of Google’s impending policy changes regarding device fingerprinting for advertising, raising significant concerns about the erosion of internet privacy standards…