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  • Slashdot: Microsoft Warns Excel’s New AI Function ‘Can Give Incorrect Responses’ in High-Stakes Scenarios

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/08/20/128217/microsoft-warns-excels-new-ai-function-can-give-incorrect-responses-in-high-stakes-scenarios?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Warns Excel’s New AI Function ‘Can Give Incorrect Responses’ in High-Stakes Scenarios Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft is testing a new AI feature called COPILOT in Excel that leverages OpenAI’s gpt-4.1-mini model for automating spreadsheet tasks through natural language. While it presents innovative capabilities…

  • Slashdot: US Spy Chief Gabbard Says UK Agreed To Drop ‘Backdoor’ Mandate for Apple

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    Source URL: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/08/19/0345252/us-spy-chief-gabbard-says-uk-agreed-to-drop-backdoor-mandate-for-apple?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: US Spy Chief Gabbard Says UK Agreed To Drop ‘Backdoor’ Mandate for Apple Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a recent development in the UK’s approach to encryption and security, specifically regarding Apple and its iCloud data. The intervention by the Trump administration highlights…

  • Slashdot: Male-Oriented App ‘TeaOnHer’ Also Had Security Flaws That Could Leak Men’s Driver’s License Photos

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/08/18/0550252/male-oriented-app-teaonher-also-had-security-flaws-that-could-leak-mens-drivers-license-photos?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Male-Oriented App ‘TeaOnHer’ Also Had Security Flaws That Could Leak Men’s Driver’s License Photos Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses data breaches and security flaws in two dating-advice apps, focusing on the implications of such incidents for user privacy and corporate liability. These issues…

  • The Register: In Otter news, transcription app accused of illegally recording users’ voices

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/18/otter_ml_privacy_lawsuit/ Source: The Register Title: In Otter news, transcription app accused of illegally recording users’ voices Feedly Summary: Vidchat hosts probably know Otter.ai records everything and feeds it into AI. Their guests may not Voice transcription service Otter.ai has found itself on the wrong end of a lawsuit that claims it trains its…

  • The Register: Minority Report: Now with more spreadsheets and guesswork

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/16/uk_to_use_ai_to/ Source: The Register Title: Minority Report: Now with more spreadsheets and guesswork Feedly Summary: Precogs replaced by profiling and postcode data… and ‘AI’. What could wrong? Lots, say pirvacy campaigners The UK government has unveiled a scheme to use AI to “help police catch criminals before they strike."… AI Summary and Description:…

  • Slashdot: Proton Begins Shifting Infrastructure Outside of Switzerland Ahead of Surveillance Legislation

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/08/15/1612259/proton-begins-shifting-infrastructure-outside-of-switzerland-ahead-of-surveillance-legislation?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Proton Begins Shifting Infrastructure Outside of Switzerland Ahead of Surveillance Legislation Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Proton is proactively relocating its infrastructure outside Switzerland in response to forthcoming surveillance legislation that poses threats to user privacy and data retention requirements. The move begins with the AI…

  • Wired: A DOGE AI Tool Called SweetREX Is Coming to Slash US Government Regulation

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/sweetrex-deregulation-ai-us-government-regulation-doge/ Source: Wired Title: A DOGE AI Tool Called SweetREX Is Coming to Slash US Government Regulation Feedly Summary: Named for its developer, an undergrad who took leave from UChicago to become a DOGE affiliate, a new AI tool automates the review of federal regulations and flags rules it thinks can be eliminated.…