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  • Slashdot: Anthropic CEO Says Spies Are After $100 Million AI Secrets In a ‘Few Lines of Code’

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/03/13/0118240/anthropic-ceo-says-spies-are-after-100-million-ai-secrets-in-a-few-lines-of-code?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Anthropic CEO Says Spies Are After $100 Million AI Secrets In a ‘Few Lines of Code’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses concerns raised by Anthropic’s CEO, Dario Amodei, regarding the potential for foreign espionage, particularly from China, to steal valuable AI algorithms from…

  • Hacker News: Israel creating GPT-like tool using collection of Palestinian surveillance data

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    Source URL: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/06/israel-military-ai-surveillance Source: Hacker News Title: Israel creating GPT-like tool using collection of Palestinian surveillance data Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text reveals the development of a large language model (LLM) by Israel’s military surveillance agency, Unit 8200, using intercepted Palestinian communications. This effort seeks to enhance spying capabilities…

  • The Register: Ex-NSA grandee says Trump’s staff cuts will ‘devastate’ America’s cybersecurity

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/05/us_government_job_cuts_nsa/ Source: The Register Title: Ex-NSA grandee says Trump’s staff cuts will ‘devastate’ America’s cybersecurity Feedly Summary: Would ‘destroy a pipeline of top talent essential for hunting’ Chinese spies in US networks, Congress told Video Looming staffing cuts to America’s security and intelligence agencies, if carried out, would “have a devastating effect on…

  • The Register: Under Trump 2.0, Europe’s dependence on American clouds has become a worry

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/26/europe_has_second_thoughts_about/ Source: The Register Title: Under Trump 2.0, Europe’s dependence on American clouds has become a worry Feedly Summary: Technologist Bert Hubert tells The Reg Microsoft Outlook is a huge source of geopolitical risk Interview Europeans are starting to worry that US companies’ dominance of the cloud represents untenable risk.… AI Summary and…

  • Cloud Blog: Cybercrime: A Multifaceted National Security Threat

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    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…

  • The Register: UK Home Office silent on alleged Apple backdoor order

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/07/home_office_apple_backdoor_order/ Source: The Register Title: UK Home Office silent on alleged Apple backdoor order Feedly Summary: Blighty’s latest stab at encryption? A secret order to pry open iCloud, sources claim The UK’s Home Office refuses to either confirm or deny reports that it recently ordered Apple to create a backdoor allowing the government…

  • Schneier on Security: FBI Deletes PlugX Malware from Thousands of Computers

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/01/fbi-deletes-plugx-malware-from-thousands-of-computers.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: FBI Deletes PlugX Malware from Thousands of Computers Feedly Summary: According to a DOJ press release, the FBI was able to delete the Chinese-used PlugX malware from “approximately 4,258 U.S.-based computers and networks.” Details: To retrieve information from and send commands to the hacked machines, the malware…

  • Cloud Blog: A Look Back at the AI Innovations Transforming the Public Sector

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/public-sector/a-look-back-at-the-ai-innovations-transforming-the-public-sector/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: A Look Back at the AI Innovations Transforming the Public Sector Feedly Summary: 2024 was a year of incredible innovation and progress, as we continue to invest in bringing the best of Google AI to our customers around the world. The public sector is adopting the latest AI…

  • Hacker News: Claude AI to process secret government data through new Palantir deal

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    Source URL: https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/11/safe-ai-champ-anthropic-teams-up-with-defense-giant-palantir-in-new-deal/ Source: Hacker News Title: Claude AI to process secret government data through new Palantir deal Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Anthropic has partnered with Palantir and Amazon Web Services to integrate its Claude AI models for use within US defense and intelligence agencies. This collaboration raises concerns regarding…