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  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Chromium Docs: The Rule Of 2

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/11/the-rule-of-2/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Chromium Docs: The Rule Of 2 Feedly Summary: Chromium Docs: The Rule Of 2 Alex Russell pointed me to this principle in the Chromium security documentation as similar to my description of the lethal trifecta. First added in 2019, the Chromium guideline states: When you write code…

  • Slashdot: How Python is Fighting Open Source’s ‘Phantom’ Dependencies Problem

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/08/11/025214/how-python-is-fighting-open-sources-phantom-dependencies-problem?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: How Python is Fighting Open Source’s ‘Phantom’ Dependencies Problem Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Python Software Foundation is addressing the “phantom dependencies” issue in software packages by introducing the Software Bill-of-Materials (SBOM) through Python Enhancement Proposal 770. This initiative enhances metadata accessibility, making it easier…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Qwen3-4B-Thinking: "This is art – pelicans don’t ride bikes!"

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/10/qwen3-4b/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Qwen3-4B-Thinking: "This is art – pelicans don’t ride bikes!" Feedly Summary: I’ve fallen a few days behind keeping up with Qwen. They released two new 4B models last week: Qwen3-4B-Instruct-2507 and its thinking equivalent Qwen3-4B-Thinking-2507. These are relatively tiny models that punch way above their weight. I’ve…

  • Slashdot: WSJ Finds ‘Dozens’ of Delusional Claims from AI Chats as Companies Scramble for a Fix

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/08/10/2023212/wsj-finds-dozens-of-delusional-claims-from-ai-chats-as-companies-scramble-for-a-fix?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: WSJ Finds ‘Dozens’ of Delusional Claims from AI Chats as Companies Scramble for a Fix Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Wall Street Journal has reported on concerning instances where ChatGPT and other AI chatbots have reinforced delusional beliefs, leading users to trust in fantastical narratives,…

  • Embrace The Red: OpenHands ZombAI Exploit: Prompt Injection To Remote Code Execution

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    Source URL: https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2025/openhands-remote-code-execution-zombai/ Source: Embrace The Red Title: OpenHands ZombAI Exploit: Prompt Injection To Remote Code Execution Feedly Summary: Today we have another post about OpenHands from All Hands AI. It is a popular agent, initially named “OpenDevin”, and recently the company also provides a cloud-based service. Which is all pretty cool and exciting. Prompt…

  • Slashdot: ‘Hour of Code’ Announces It’s Now Evolving Into ‘Hour of AI’

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/08/10/0110212/hour-of-code-announces-its-now-evolving-into-hour-of-ai Source: Slashdot Title: ‘Hour of Code’ Announces It’s Now Evolving Into ‘Hour of AI’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Microsoft’s significant investment in AI education, reflecting a shift in computer science education from traditional coding to AI literacy. It emphasizes the importance of understanding AI’s implications…

  • The Register: The inside story of the Telemessage saga, and how you can view the data

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/10/telemessage_archive_online/ Source: The Register Title: The inside story of the Telemessage saga, and how you can view the data Feedly Summary: It turns out no one was clean on OPSEC DEF CON On Saturday at DEF CON, security boffin Micah Lee explained just how he hacked into TeleMessage, the supposedly secure messaging app…

  • Slashdot: Google Says Its AI-Based Bug Hunter Found 20 Security Vulnerabilities

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/08/09/1947230/google-says-its-ai-based-bug-hunter-found-20-security-vulnerabilities Source: Slashdot Title: Google Says Its AI-Based Bug Hunter Found 20 Security Vulnerabilities Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google’s Big Sleep, an LLM-based vulnerability researcher, reported 20 vulnerabilities in popular open-source software, marking a significant advancement in automated vulnerability discovery. This highlights the increasing efficacy of AI tools in…

  • Slashdot: Initiative Seeks AI Lab to Build ‘American Truly Open Models’ (ATOM)

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/08/09/1916243/initiative-seeks-ai-lab-to-build-american-truly-open-models-atom?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Initiative Seeks AI Lab to Build ‘American Truly Open Models’ (ATOM) Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the launch of the ATOM Project, aimed at enhancing U.S. open-source AI competitiveness, highlighting a significant gap in open-source AI development in the country compared to China.…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting Ethan Mollick

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/9/ethan-mollick/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting Ethan Mollick Feedly Summary: The issue with GPT-5 in a nutshell is that unless you pay for model switching & know to use GPT-5 Thinking or Pro, when you ask “GPT-5” you sometimes get the best available AI & sometimes get one of the worst AIs…