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  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Introducing Gemma 3n: The developer guide

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/26/gemma-3n/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Introducing Gemma 3n: The developer guide Feedly Summary: Introducing Gemma 3n: The developer guide Extremely consequential new open weights model release from Google today: Multimodal by design: Gemma 3n natively supports image, audio, video, and text inputs and text outputs. Optimized for on-device: Engineered with a focus…

  • Slashdot: Meta’s Massive AI Data Center Is Stressing Out a Louisiana Community

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/06/24/221211/metas-massive-ai-data-center-is-stressing-out-a-louisiana-community Source: Slashdot Title: Meta’s Massive AI Data Center Is Stressing Out a Louisiana Community Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text reports on Meta’s plans to build a massive 4 million square foot AI data center in Louisiana, highlighting significant implications for local energy infrastructure and potential cost increases…

  • Slashdot: Canadian Telecom Hacked By Suspected China State Group

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/06/23/201237/canadian-telecom-hacked-by-suspected-china-state-group?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Canadian Telecom Hacked By Suspected China State Group Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text outlines a significant cyber attack on a Canadian telecommunications provider by hackers associated with the Chinese government, exploiting a critical vulnerability in Cisco devices. This incident underscores the importance of timely…

  • Slashdot: BBC Threatens Legal Action Against Perplexity AI Over Content Scraping

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/06/20/2022200/bbc-threatens-legal-action-against-perplexity-ai-over-content-scraping?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: BBC Threatens Legal Action Against Perplexity AI Over Content Scraping Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The BBC is taking legal action against Perplexity AI for allegedly using its content without permission to train AI models. This situation highlights the ongoing tensions between AI technology development and…

  • Schneier on Security: Where AI Provides Value

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/06/where-ai-provides-value.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Where AI Provides Value Feedly Summary: If you’ve worried that AI might take your job, deprive you of your livelihood, or maybe even replace your role in society, it probably feels good to see the latest AI tools fail spectacularly. If AI recommends glue as a pizza…

  • New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : Disney and Universal Sue A.I. Firm Midjourney for Copyright Infringement

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    Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/business/media/disney-universal-midjourney-ai.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: Disney and Universal Sue A.I. Firm Midjourney for Copyright Infringement Feedly Summary: The suit, against Midjourney, is the first time major Hollywood companies have sued over A.I.-generated images. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The legal action against Midjourney marks a significant moment in…

  • The Register: Chinese spy crew appears to be preparing for conflict by backdooring 75+ critical orgs

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/09/china_malware_flip_switch_sentinelone/ Source: The Register Title: Chinese spy crew appears to be preparing for conflict by backdooring 75+ critical orgs Feedly Summary: SentinelOne discovered the campaign when they tried to hit the security vendor’s own servers An IT services company, a European media group, and a South Asian government entity are among the more…

  • Slashdot: Chinese Hacked US Telecom a Year Before Known Wireless Breaches

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/06/05/0023243/chinese-hacked-us-telecom-a-year-before-known-wireless-breaches?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Chinese Hacked US Telecom a Year Before Known Wireless Breaches Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The reported intrusion of Chinese hackers into an American telecommunications company in 2023 raises significant concerns about the vulnerabilities in U.S. communications infrastructure. Evidence suggests state-sponsored cyber activity has been ongoing…

  • The Register: Oracle’s $40B Nvidia hardware haul may be too hot for OpenAI’s Abilene, Texas DC to handle

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/27/oracle_openai_40b/ Source: The Register Title: Oracle’s $40B Nvidia hardware haul may be too hot for OpenAI’s Abilene, Texas DC to handle Feedly Summary: 400,000 of Nvidia’s GB200 Superchips are gonna need a bit more than 1.2GW of datacenter capacity Oracle will reportedly shell out around $40 billion on Nvidia’s most advanced GPUs to…