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  • Hacker News: Understanding Reasoning LLMs

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    Source URL: https://magazine.sebastianraschka.com/p/understanding-reasoning-llms Source: Hacker News Title: Understanding Reasoning LLMs Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text explores advancements in reasoning models associated with large language models (LLMs), focusing particularly on the development of DeepSeek’s reasoning model and various approaches to enhance LLM capabilities through structured training methodologies. This examination is…

  • The Register: Workday erases 8.5% of workforce because of…AI

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/05/workday_restructure_job_cuts/ Source: The Register Title: Workday erases 8.5% of workforce because of…AI Feedly Summary: That’s 1,750 positions about to join the employment queue and it’s only February Workday is erasing 8.5 percent of its personnel under a restructuring scheme because… AI.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Workday is undergoing significant restructuring, laying…

  • Bulletins: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of January 27, 2025

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/bulletins/sb25-034 Source: Bulletins Title: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of January 27, 2025 Feedly Summary: High Vulnerabilities PrimaryVendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source Info 0xPolygonZero–plonky2  Plonky2 is a SNARK implementation based on techniques from PLONK and FRI. Lookup tables, whose length is not divisible by 26 = floor(num_routed_wires / 3) always…

  • Hacker News: OpenAI launches o3-mini, its latest ‘reasoning’ model

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    Source URL: https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/31/openai-launches-o3-mini-its-latest-reasoning-model/ Source: Hacker News Title: OpenAI launches o3-mini, its latest ‘reasoning’ model Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: OpenAI has launched o3-mini, a new AI reasoning model aimed at enhancing accessibility and performance in technical domains like STEM. This model distinguishes itself by fact-checking its outputs, presenting a more reliable…

  • Hacker News: Inducing brain-like structure in GPT’s weights makes them parameter efficient

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    Source URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.16396 Source: Hacker News Title: Inducing brain-like structure in GPT’s weights makes them parameter efficient Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The paper introduces TopoLoss, a new loss function aimed at enhancing the organization of AI models by adopting brain-like topographic structures. This approach results in superior task performance in…

  • The Register: SLAP, Apple, and FLOP: Safari, Chrome at risk of data theft on iPhone, Mac Silicon

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/29/flop_and_slap_attacks_apple_silicon/ Source: The Register Title: SLAP, Apple, and FLOP: Safari, Chrome at risk of data theft on iPhone, Mac Silicon Feedly Summary: It’s another cousin of Spectre, here to read your email, browsing history, and more Many recent Apple laptops, desktops, tablets, and phones powered by Cupertino’s homegrown Silicon processors can be exploited…

  • Hacker News: What’s OAuth2, Anyway?

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    Source URL: https://www.romaglushko.com/blog/whats-aouth2/ Source: Hacker News Title: What’s OAuth2, Anyway? Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text provides an in-depth exploration of the OAuth2 protocol, explaining its design, purpose, and various authorization flows. It delves into the common issues of credential sharing, presents alternatives like Personal Access Tokens (PATs), and discusses…

  • Cloud Blog: ScatterBrain: Unmasking the Shadow of PoisonPlug’s Obfuscator

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/scatterbrain-unmasking-poisonplug-obfuscator/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: ScatterBrain: Unmasking the Shadow of PoisonPlug’s Obfuscator Feedly Summary: Written by: Nino Isakovic Introduction Since 2022, Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has been tracking multiple cyber espionage operations conducted by China-nexus actors utilizing POISONPLUG.SHADOW. These operations employ a custom obfuscating compiler that we refer to as “ScatterBrain," facilitating…