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  • Slashdot: Tech Leaders Hold Back on AI Agents Despite Vendor Push, Survey Shows

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/02/12/1626227/tech-leaders-hold-back-on-ai-agents-despite-vendor-push-survey-shows?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Tech Leaders Hold Back on AI Agents Despite Vendor Push, Survey Shows Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Corporate tech leaders are reluctant to adopt AI agents despite pressures from vendors. While experimentation is happening, significant concerns about reliability, cybersecurity, and data privacy persist. Executives are increasingly…

  • Hacker News: Representation of BBC News Content in AI Assistants [pdf]

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    Source URL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/documents/bbc-research-into-ai-assistants.pdf Source: Hacker News Title: Representation of BBC News Content in AI Assistants [pdf] Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: This extensive research conducted by the BBC investigates the accuracy of responses generated by prominent AI assistants when queried about news topics using BBC content. It highlights significant shortcomings in…

  • The Register: After Copilot trial, government staff rated Microsoft’s AI it less useful than expected

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/12/australian_treasury_copilot_pilot_assessment/ Source: The Register Title: After Copilot trial, government staff rated Microsoft’s AI it less useful than expected Feedly Summary: Not all bad news for Microsoft as Australian agency also found strong ROI and some unexpected upsides Australia’s Department of the Treasury has found that Microsoft’s Copilot can easily deliver return on investment,…

  • Krebs on Security: Microsoft Patch Tuesday, February 2025 Edition

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    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/02/microsoft-patch-tuesday-february-2025-edition/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Microsoft Patch Tuesday, February 2025 Edition Feedly Summary: Microsoft today issued security updates to fix at least 56 vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and supported software, including two zero-day flaws that are being actively exploited. AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** Microsoft has issued crucial updates…

  • The Register: February’s Patch Tuesday sees Microsoft offer just 63 fixes

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/12/patch_tuesday_february_2025/ Source: The Register Title: February’s Patch Tuesday sees Microsoft offer just 63 fixes Feedly Summary: Don’t relax just yet: Redmond has made some certificate-handling changes that could trip unprepared admins Patch Tuesday Microsoft’s February patch collection is mercifully smaller than January’s mega-dump. But don’t get too relaxed – some deserve close attention,…

  • Cloud Blog: Cybercrime: A Multifaceted National Security Threat

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/cybercrime-multifaceted-national-security-threat/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Cybercrime: A Multifaceted National Security Threat Feedly Summary: Executive Summary Cybercrime makes up a majority of the malicious activity online and occupies the majority of defenders’ resources. In 2024, Mandiant Consulting responded to almost four times more intrusions conducted by financially motivated actors than state-backed intrusions. Despite this…

  • Slashdot: Anduril To Take Over Managing Microsoft Goggles for US Army

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/02/11/2011222/anduril-to-take-over-managing-microsoft-goggles-for-us-army?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Anduril To Take Over Managing Microsoft Goggles for US Army Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Anduril is set to take over the management and production of the U.S. Army’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) from Microsoft, a significant development in augmented reality technology intended for military…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Microsoft Patch Tuesday for February 2025 — Snort rules and prominent vulnerabilities

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/february-patch-tuesday-release/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Microsoft Patch Tuesday for February 2025 — Snort rules and prominent vulnerabilities Feedly Summary: Microsoft has released its monthly security update for January of 2025 which includes 58 vulnerabilities, including 3 that Microsoft marked as “critical” and one marked as “moderate". The remaining vulnerabilities listed are classified…

  • Alerts: CISA Adds Four Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/02/11/cisa-adds-four-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog Source: Alerts Title: CISA Adds Four Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog Feedly Summary: CISA has added four vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2024-40891 Zyxel DSL CPE OS Command Injection Vulnerability CVE-2024-40890 Zyxel DSL CPE OS Command Injection Vulnerability CVE-2025-21418 Microsoft Windows Ancillary Function Driver for…