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  • Slashdot: AI Summaries Turn Real News Into Nonsense, BBC Finds

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/02/12/2139233/ai-summaries-turn-real-news-into-nonsense-bbc-finds?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: AI Summaries Turn Real News Into Nonsense, BBC Finds Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The BBC study reveals that AI news summarization tools, including prominent models from OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google, frequently generate inaccurate or misleading summaries, with 51% of responses showing significant issues. The study…

  • Slashdot: OpenAI Cancels Its o3 AI Model In Favor of a ‘Unified’ Next-Gen Release

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/02/12/2119245/openai-cancels-its-o3-ai-model-in-favor-of-a-unified-next-gen-release?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: OpenAI Cancels Its o3 AI Model In Favor of a ‘Unified’ Next-Gen Release Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: OpenAI has decided to cancel the release of its o3 model in favor of a simplified product lineup, with plans to introduce GPT-5 in the coming months. This…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: The BadPilot campaign: Seashell Blizzard subgroup conducts multiyear global access operation

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/02/12/the-badpilot-campaign-seashell-blizzard-subgroup-conducts-multiyear-global-access-operation/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: The BadPilot campaign: Seashell Blizzard subgroup conducts multiyear global access operation Feedly Summary: Microsoft is publishing for the first time our research into a subgroup within the Russian state actor Seashell Blizzard and its multiyear initial access operation, tracked by Microsoft Threat Intelligence as the “BadPilot campaign”.…

  • Hacker News: Smuggling arbitrary data through an emoji

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    Source URL: https://paulbutler.org/2025/smuggling-arbitrary-data-through-an-emoji/ Source: Hacker News Title: Smuggling arbitrary data through an emoji Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses an interesting method of encoding data using Unicode characters, specifically through the application of variation selectors. This approach demonstrates a theoretical ability to embed arbitrary data within standard text representations,…

  • Schneier on Security: Delivering Malware Through Abandoned Amazon S3 Buckets

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/02/delivering-malware-through-abandoned-amazon-s3-buckets.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Delivering Malware Through Abandoned Amazon S3 Buckets Feedly Summary: Here’s a supply-chain attack just waiting to happen. A group of researchers searched for, and then registered, abandoned Amazon S3 buckets for about $400. These buckets contained software libraries that are still used. Presumably the projects don’t realize…

  • 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…

  • Hacker News: Building a personal, private AI computer on a budget

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    Source URL: https://ewintr.nl/posts/2025/building-a-personal-private-ai-computer-on-a-budget/ Source: Hacker News Title: Building a personal, private AI computer on a budget Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text details the author’s experience in building a personal, budget-friendly AI computer capable of running large language models (LLMs) locally. It highlights the financial and technical challenges encountered during…

  • The Register: DeepMind working on distributed training of large AI models

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/11/deepmind_distributed_model_training_research/ Source: The Register Title: DeepMind working on distributed training of large AI models Feedly Summary: Alternate process could be a game changer if they can make it practicable Is distributed training the future of AI? As the shock of the DeepSeek release fades, its legacy may be an awareness that alternative approaches…