Tag: oE
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The Register: Dems want answers on national security risks posed by hiring freeze, DOGE
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/06/democrat_trump_admin_letter/ Source: The Register Title: Dems want answers on national security risks posed by hiring freeze, DOGE Feedly Summary: Are cybersecurity roles included? Are Elon’s enforcers vetted? Inquiring minds want to know Elected officials are demanding answers as to whether the Trump administration and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are hamstringing…
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AlgorithmWatch: Fighting the Power Deficiency: The AI Energy Crisis
Source URL: https://algorithmwatch.org/en/explainer-ai-energy-consumption/ Source: AlgorithmWatch Title: Fighting the Power Deficiency: The AI Energy Crisis Feedly Summary: Is AI contributing to solving the climate crisis or to making it worse? Either way, the increase in AI applications goes hand in hand with the need for additional data centers, for which energy resources are currently lacking. AI…
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Hacker News: Okta Bcrypt incident lessons for designing better APIs
Source URL: https://n0rdy.foo/posts/20250121/okta-bcrypt-lessons-for-better-apis/ Source: Hacker News Title: Okta Bcrypt incident lessons for designing better APIs Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a security incident involving Okta and the vulnerabilities associated with the Bcrypt hashing algorithm when utilized improperly. It highlights how the lack of input validation in some cryptographic…
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The Register: Los Alamos lab to research next-gen chip technologies
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/05/los_alamos_lab_to_research/ Source: The Register Title: Los Alamos lab to research next-gen chip technologies Feedly Summary: Radiation-hardening for space environments and energy efficiency tweaks for above and below Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is leading a project to transform how chips are designed and manufactured, to make them more energy efficient and able to…
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Schneier on Security: On Generative AI Security
Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/02/on-generative-ai-security.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: On Generative AI Security Feedly Summary: Microsoft’s AI Red Team just published “Lessons from Red Teaming 100 Generative AI Products.” Their blog post lists “three takeaways,” but the eight lessons in the report itself are more useful: Understand what the system can do and where it is…
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Hacker News: How I use LLMs as a staff engineer
Source URL: https://www.seangoedecke.com/how-i-use-llms/ Source: Hacker News Title: How I use LLMs as a staff engineer Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text provides a nuanced perspective on the use of large language models (LLMs) within software engineering, highlighting both their transformative potential and limitations. It details real-world applications and personal strategies…