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  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Saying "hi" to Microsoft’s Phi-4-reasoning

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/6/phi-4-reasoning/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Saying "hi" to Microsoft’s Phi-4-reasoning Feedly Summary: Microsoft released a new sub-family of models a few days ago: Phi-4 reasoning. They introduced them in this blog post celebrating a year since the release of Phi-3: Today, we are excited to introduce Phi-4-reasoning, Phi-4-reasoning-plus, and Phi-4-mini-reasoning – marking…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: What people get wrong about the leading Chinese open models: Adoption and censorship

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/6/what-people-get-wrong-about-the-leading-chinese-models/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: What people get wrong about the leading Chinese open models: Adoption and censorship Feedly Summary: What people get wrong about the leading Chinese open models: Adoption and censorship While I’ve been enjoying trying out Alibaba’s Qwen 3 a lot recently, Nathan Lambert focuses on the elephant in…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: Microsoft partners with Global Anti-Scam Alliance to fight cybercrime

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/05/05/microsoft-partners-with-global-anti-scam-alliance-to-fight-cybercrime/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Microsoft partners with Global Anti-Scam Alliance to fight cybercrime Feedly Summary: In 2024 alone, scammers drained the global economy of more than $1.03 trillion. Together, Microsoft and the other members of GASA hope to stem these losses going forward. The post Microsoft partners with Global Anti-Scam Alliance…

  • Cloud Blog: Build live voice-driven agentic applications with Vertex AI Gemini Live API

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/build-voice-driven-applications-with-live-api/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Build live voice-driven agentic applications with Vertex AI Gemini Live API Feedly Summary: Across industries, enterprises need efficient and proactive solutions. Imagine frontline professionals using voice commands and visual input to diagnose issues, access vital information, and initiate processes in real-time. The Gemini 2.0 Flash Live API empowers…

  • Slashdot: Security Researchers Create Proof-of-Concept Program that Evades Linux Syscall-Watching Antivirus

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    Source URL: https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/05/04/0455245/security-researchers-create-proof-of-concept-program-that-evades-linux-syscall-watching-antivirus Source: Slashdot Title: Security Researchers Create Proof-of-Concept Program that Evades Linux Syscall-Watching Antivirus Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a recent proof-of-concept that highlights a security vulnerability related to Linux’s io_uring interface. This interface allows applications to perform asynchronous I/O operations, but can create blind spots for…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft Appoints Deputy CISO For Europe To Reassure European IT leaders

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/05/02/2251200/microsoft-appoints-deputy-ciso-for-europe-to-reassure-european-it-leaders?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Appoints Deputy CISO For Europe To Reassure European IT leaders Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft has appointed a Deputy CISO for Europe amid increasing regulatory scrutiny in cybersecurity, particularly from EU laws such as GDPR, DORA, and NIS 2. The move emphasizes the company’s…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: Analyzing CVE-2025-31191: A macOS security-scoped bookmarks-based sandbox escape

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/05/01/analyzing-cve-2025-31191-a-macos-security-scoped-bookmarks-based-sandbox-escape/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Analyzing CVE-2025-31191: A macOS security-scoped bookmarks-based sandbox escape Feedly Summary: Microsoft uncovered a vulnerability in macOS that could allow specially crafted codes to escape the App Sandbox and run unrestricted on the system. We shared our findings with Apple and a fix was released for this vulnerability,…