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Simon Willison’s Weblog: a system that can do work independently on behalf of the user

Oct 6, 2025

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Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/6/work-independently/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: a system that can do work independently on behalf of the user Feedly Summary: I’ve settled on agents as meaning “LLMs calling tools in a loop to achieve a goal" but OpenAI continue to muddy the waters with much more vague definitions. Swyx spotted this one in…

The Register: Microsoft blames Medusa ransomware affiliates for GoAnywhere exploits while Fortra keeps head buried

Oct 6, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/06/microsoft_blames_medusa_ransomware_affiliates/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft blames Medusa ransomware affiliates for GoAnywhere exploits while Fortra keeps head buried Feedly Summary: You can’t find anything bad if you don’t look, right? Medusa ransomware affiliates are among those exploiting a maximum-severity bug in Fortra’s GoAnywhere managed file transfer (MFT) product, according to Microsoft Threat Intelligence.……

Docker: Unlimited access to Docker Hardened Images: Because security should be affordable, always

Oct 6, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.docker.com/blog/unlimited-access-to-docker-hardened-images-because-security-should-be-affordable-always/ Source: Docker Title: Unlimited access to Docker Hardened Images: Because security should be affordable, always Feedly Summary: Every organization we speak with shares the same goal: to deliver software that is secure and free of CVEs. Near-zero CVEs is the ideal state. But achieving that ideal is harder than it sounds, because…

The Register: Level-10 vuln lurking in Redis source code for 13 years could allow remote code execution

Oct 6, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/06/perfect_10_redis_rce_lurking/ Source: The Register Title: Level-10 vuln lurking in Redis source code for 13 years could allow remote code execution Feedly Summary: No evidence of exploitation … yet A 13-year-old critical flaw in Redis servers, rated a perfect 10 out of 10 in severity, can let an authenticated user trigger remote code execution.……

The Register: Deloitte refunds Aussie gov after AI fabrications slip into $440K welfare report

Oct 6, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/06/deloitte_ai_report_australia/ Source: The Register Title: Deloitte refunds Aussie gov after AI fabrications slip into $440K welfare report Feedly Summary: Big Four consultancy billed Canberra top dollar, only for investigators to find bits written by a chatbot Deloitte has agreed to refund part of an Australian government contract after admitting it used generative AI…

Wired: Vibe Coding Is the New Open Source—in the Worst Way Possible

Oct 6, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/vibe-coding-is-the-new-open-source/ Source: Wired Title: Vibe Coding Is the New Open Source—in the Worst Way Possible Feedly Summary: As developers increasingly lean on AI-generated code to build out their software—as they have with open source in the past—they risk introducing critical security failures along the way. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text…

Slashdot: Are Software Registries Inherently Insecure?

Oct 6, 2025

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Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/10/05/2318202/are-software-registries-inherently-insecure?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Are Software Registries Inherently Insecure? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the persistent issues related to software supply chain attacks, emphasizing weaknesses in the design of software registries like npm, PyPI, and Docker Hub. It highlights how inadequate safeguards allowed for multiple registry breaches…

Slashdot: Sora’s Controls Don’t Block All Deepfakes or Copyright Infringements

Oct 5, 2025

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Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/10/05/0122231/soras-controls-dont-block-all-deepfakes-or-copyright-infringements?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Sora’s Controls Don’t Block All Deepfakes or Copyright Infringements Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the implications of Sora’s AI video generation policies, particularly regarding copyright and the use of deceased celebrities and popular characters. This raises significant concerns about copyright infringement and the…

The Register: Red Hat fesses up to GitLab breach after attackers brag of data theft

Oct 3, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/03/red_hat_gitlab_breach/ Source: The Register Title: Red Hat fesses up to GitLab breach after attackers brag of data theft Feedly Summary: Open source giant admits intruders broke into dedicated consulting instance, but insists core products untouched What started as cyber crew bragging has now been confirmed by Red Hat: someone gained access to its…

The Register: AI devs close to scraping bottom of data barrel

Oct 3, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/03/ai_training_requires_more_data/ Source: The Register Title: AI devs close to scraping bottom of data barrel Feedly Summary: Analysts at Goldman Sachs Global Institute say training is starting to hit its limits, enterprise info troves may be last hope Those spiffy AI systems that tech companies keep promising require mountains of training data, but high-quality…

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