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  • Hacker News: Next.js and the corrupt middleware: the authorizing artifact

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    Source URL: https://zhero-web-sec.github.io/research-and-things/nextjs-and-the-corrupt-middleware Source: Hacker News Title: Next.js and the corrupt middleware: the authorizing artifact Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses a critical security vulnerability discovered in Next.js, a widely used JavaScript framework, specifically regarding its middleware functionality. The vulnerability allows unauthorized access by manipulating request headers, which could…

  • Wired: OpenAI’s Sora Is Plagued by Sexist, Racist, and Ableist Biases

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/openai-sora-video-generator-bias/ Source: Wired Title: OpenAI’s Sora Is Plagued by Sexist, Racist, and Ableist Biases Feedly Summary: WIRED tested the popular AI video generator from OpenAI and found that it amplifies sexist stereotypes and ableist tropes, perpetuating the same biases already present in AI image tools. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text…

  • Hacker News: Understanding R1-Zero-Like Training: A Critical Perspective

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    Source URL: https://github.com/sail-sg/understand-r1-zero Source: Hacker News Title: Understanding R1-Zero-Like Training: A Critical Perspective Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text presents a novel approach to LLM training called R1-Zero-like training, emphasizing a new reinforcement learning method termed Dr. GRPO that enhances reasoning capabilities. It highlights significant improvements in model performance through…

  • Hacker News: ChatGPT hit with privacy complaint over defamatory hallucinations

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    Source URL: https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/19/chatgpt-hit-with-privacy-complaint-over-defamatory-hallucinations/ Source: Hacker News Title: ChatGPT hit with privacy complaint over defamatory hallucinations Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: OpenAI is currently facing a significant privacy complaint in Europe regarding its AI chatbot, ChatGPT, which has been accused of generating false and defamatory information about individuals. The complaint, supported by…

  • Schneier on Security: Critical GitHub Attack

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/03/critical-github-attack.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Critical GitHub Attack Feedly Summary: This is serious: A sophisticated cascading supply chain attack has compromised multiple GitHub Actions, exposing critical CI/CD secrets across tens of thousands of repositories. The attack, which originally targeted the widely used “tj-actions/changed-files” utility, is now believed to have originated from an…

  • Hacker News: North Korea Launders Billions in Stolen Crypto

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    Source URL: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/03/07/here-s-how-north-korea-launders-billions-of-stolen-crypto Source: Hacker News Title: North Korea Launders Billions in Stolen Crypto Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the complex methods used by North Korea to launder cryptocurrency stolen through hacks, particularly focusing on their reliance on over-the-counter brokers and other methods due to compliance checks implemented…