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  • Hacker News: VPN is now the resistance tool of choice in authoritarian regimes

    Source URL: https://www.compiler.news/proton-vpn-venezuela-russia/ Source: Hacker News Title: VPN is now the resistance tool of choice in authoritarian regimes Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the complex struggle between censorship regimes, particularly in countries like Venezuela and Russia, and the measures taken by VPN providers like Proton to undermine these…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: The impact of competition and DeepSeek on Nvidia

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jan/27/deepseek-nvidia/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: The impact of competition and DeepSeek on Nvidia Feedly Summary: The impact of competition and DeepSeek on Nvidia Long, excellent piece by Jeffrey Emanuel capturing the current state of the AI/LLM industry. The original title is “The Short Case for Nvidia Stock" – I’m using the Hacker…

  • Slashdot: Bad Week for Unoccupied Waymo Cars: One Hit in Fatal Collision, One Vandalized by Mob

    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/01/26/2150209/bad-week-for-unoccupied-waymo-cars-one-hit-in-fatal-collision-one-vandalized-by-mob?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Bad Week for Unoccupied Waymo Cars: One Hit in Fatal Collision, One Vandalized by Mob Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a significant incident involving a self-driving car from Waymo that was involved in a fatal accident, marking a historic event in the realm…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Anomalous Tokens in DeepSeek-V3 and r1

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jan/26/anomalous-tokens-in-deepseek-v3-and-r1/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Anomalous Tokens in DeepSeek-V3 and r1 Feedly Summary: Anomalous Tokens in DeepSeek-V3 and r1 Glitch tokens (previously) are tokens or strings that trigger strange behavior in LLMs, hinting at oddities in their tokenizers or model weights. Here’s a fun exploration of them across DeepSeek v3 and R1.…

  • Slashdot: FSF: Meta’s License for Its Llama 3.1 AI Model ‘is Not a Free Software License’

    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/01/25/2311217/fsf-metas-license-for-its-llama-31-ai-model-is-not-a-free-software-license?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: FSF: Meta’s License for Its Llama 3.1 AI Model ‘is Not a Free Software License’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Meta’s launch of its open-source AI model, Llama 3.1, while highlighting concerns raised by the Free Software Foundation (FSF) regarding its license agreement.…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: ChatGPT Operator system prompt

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jan/26/chatgpt-operator-system-prompt/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: ChatGPT Operator system prompt Feedly Summary: ChatGPT Operator system prompt Johann Rehberger snagged a copy of the ChatGPT Operator system prompt. As usual, the system prompt doubles as better written documentation than any of the official sources. It asks users for confirmation a lot: ## Confirmations Ask…

  • Slashdot: Could New Linux Code Cut Data Center Energy Use By 30%?

    Source URL: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/01/25/2111225/could-new-linux-code-cut-data-center-energy-use-by-30?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Could New Linux Code Cut Data Center Energy Use By 30%? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed an energy-efficient code modification for Linux that could significantly reduce data center energy consumption. Their innovation focuses on optimizing network traffic processing,…

  • Slashdot: Researchers Say New Attack Could Take Down the European Power Grid

    Source URL: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/01/25/0037206/researchers-say-new-attack-could-take-down-the-european-power-grid?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Researchers Say New Attack Could Take Down the European Power Grid Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights significant security vulnerabilities in renewable energy facilities across Central Europe, where unencrypted radio signals are used to control energy supply to the grid. Researchers inadvertently uncovered this…

  • The Register: UK telco TalkTalk confirms probe into alleged data grab underway

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/25/uk_telco_talktalk_confirms_investigation/ Source: The Register Title: UK telco TalkTalk confirms probe into alleged data grab underway Feedly Summary: Spinner says crim’s claims ‘very significantly overstated’ UK broadband and TV provider TalkTalk says it’s currently investigating claims made on cybercrime forums alleging data from the company was up for grabs.… AI Summary and Description: Yes…

  • Slashdot: UnitedHealth Data Breach Hits 190 Million Americans in Worst Healthcare Hack

    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/01/24/2337254/unitedhealth-data-breach-hits-190-million-americans-in-worst-healthcare-hack?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: UnitedHealth Data Breach Hits 190 Million Americans in Worst Healthcare Hack Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text details a significant cyberattack on UnitedHealth’s Change Healthcare unit, affecting nearly 190 million Americans and marking the largest medical data breach in U.S. history. It highlights critical factors…