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  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Codestral 25.01

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jan/13/codestral-2501/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Codestral 25.01 Feedly Summary: Codestral 25.01 Brand new code-focused model from Mistral. Unlike the first Codestral this one isn’t (yet) available as open weights. The model has a 256k token context – a new record for Mistral. The new model scored an impressive joint first place with…

  • The Register: Azure and M365 MFA outage locks out users across regions

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/13/azure_m365_outage/ Source: The Register Title: Azure and M365 MFA outage locks out users across regions Feedly Summary: It’s sorted out (mostly), but European users had a manic Monday Microsoft’s multi-factor authentication (MFA) for Azure and Microsoft 365 (M365) was offline for four hours during Monday’s busy start for European subscribers.… AI Summary and…

  • Hacker News: An "oh fuck" moment in time

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    Source URL: https://ghuntley.com/oh-fuck/ Source: Hacker News Title: An "oh fuck" moment in time Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the transformative impact of software assistants, particularly in the context of developing software with new programming languages. The author reflects on their own experience leveraging these tools for productivity, emphasizing…

  • The Register: Nvidia snaps back at Biden’s ‘innovation-killing’ AI chip export restrictions

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/13/nvidia_us_ai_chips/ Source: The Register Title: Nvidia snaps back at Biden’s ‘innovation-killing’ AI chip export restrictions Feedly Summary: ‘New rule threatens to squander America’s hard-won technological advantage’ says GPU supremo Nvidia has hit back at the outgoing Biden administration’s AI chip tech export restrictions designed to tighten America’s stranglehold on supply chains and maintain…

  • The Register: Ransomware crew abuses AWS native encryption, sets data-destruct timer for 7 days

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/13/ransomware_crew_abuses_compromised_aws/ Source: The Register Title: Ransomware crew abuses AWS native encryption, sets data-destruct timer for 7 days Feedly Summary: ‘Codefinger’ crims on the hunt for compromised keys A new ransomware crew dubbed Codefinger targets AWS S3 buckets and uses the cloud giant’s own server-side encryption with customer provided keys (SSE-C) to lock up…

  • The Register: Nominet probes network intrusion linked to Ivanti zero-day exploit

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/13/nominet_ivanti_zero_day/ Source: The Register Title: Nominet probes network intrusion linked to Ivanti zero-day exploit Feedly Summary: Unauthorized activity detected, but no backdoors found UK domain registrar Nominet is investigating a potential intrusion into its network related to the latest Ivanti zero-day exploits.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Nominet, the UK domain registrar,…

  • Cloud Blog: Empowering retailers with AI for commerce, marketing, supply chains, and more

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/retail/retail-cpg-ai-partner-ecosystem-nrf-2025/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Empowering retailers with AI for commerce, marketing, supply chains, and more Feedly Summary: Google Cloud’s mission is to accelerate every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry — and a key part of doing that is with our ISV and service partners, who possess critical industry…

  • Hacker News: Ask HN: Pull the curtain back on Nvidia’s CES keynote please

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    Source URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42670808 Source: Hacker News Title: Ask HN: Pull the curtain back on Nvidia’s CES keynote please Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights a professional’s skepticism regarding the transformative potential of AI and LLMs in engineering, despite optimistic industry visions like those presented by NVIDIA. It calls for…

  • 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…

  • Slashdot: CES ‘Worst In Show’ Devices Mocked In IFixit Video – While YouTube Inserts Ads For Them

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/01/11/1748206/ces-worst-in-show-devices-mocked-in-ifixit-video—while-youtube-inserts-ads-for-them?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: CES ‘Worst In Show’ Devices Mocked In IFixit Video – While YouTube Inserts Ads For Them Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The excerpt discusses the potential threats posed by certain technology products unveiled at CES, particularly in terms of their repairability, privacy, and security vulnerabilities. Notable…