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  • 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…

  • Cloud Blog: Announcing the general availability of Spanner Graph

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/databases/spanner-graph-is-now-ga/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Announcing the general availability of Spanner Graph Feedly Summary: In today’s complex digital world, building truly intelligent applications requires more than just raw data — you need to understand the intricate relationships within that data. Graph analysis helps reveal these hidden connections, and when combined with techniques like…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: How we estimate the risk from prompt injection attacks on AI systems

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jan/29/prompt-injection-attacks-on-ai-systems/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: How we estimate the risk from prompt injection attacks on AI systems Feedly Summary: How we estimate the risk from prompt injection attacks on AI systems The “Agentic AI Security Team" at Google DeepMind share some details on how they are researching indirect prompt injection attacks. They…

  • The Register: DARPA asking for ideas on automating money laundering detection

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/28/darpa_auto_money_laundering_detection/ Source: The Register Title: DARPA asking for ideas on automating money laundering detection Feedly Summary: With all the AI hype swirling around, you’d think someone would’ve cracked this one already Tracking down and preventing money laundering is a slow, time-consuming, manual procedure. DARPA is hoping it can provide some relief for exhausted…

  • Hacker News: New Apple CPU side-channel attacks steals data from browsers

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    Source URL: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-apple-cpu-side-channel-attack-steals-data-from-browsers/ Source: Hacker News Title: New Apple CPU side-channel attacks steals data from browsers Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: A recent disclosure by security researchers reveals critical side-channel vulnerabilities in modern Apple processors, specifically regarding the FLOP and SLAP attacks. These flaws exploit speculative execution mechanisms to leak sensitive…

  • Hacker News: Keycloak, Angular, and the BFF Pattern

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    Source URL: https://blog.brakmic.com/keycloak-angular-and-the-bff-pattern/ Source: Hacker News Title: Keycloak, Angular, and the BFF Pattern Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The article discusses the implementation of the Backend for Frontend (BFF) pattern to create a secure web application ecosystem that integrates an Angular app with a Keycloak authentication server. It emphasizes the necessity…

  • 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…

  • CSA: What to Expect When Starting Microsegmentation

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    Source URL: https://www.illumio.com/blog/what-to-expect-when-starting-out-with-microsegmentation Source: CSA Title: What to Expect When Starting Microsegmentation Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses the integral role of microsegmentation in achieving a zero trust architecture, highlighting its increasing importance according to Gartner’s projections. It outlines ten actionable steps for implementing microsegmentation, which are crucial for enhancing…

  • Schneier on Security: New VPN Backdoor

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/01/new-vpn-backdoor.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: New VPN Backdoor Feedly Summary: A newly discovered VPN backdoor uses some interesting tactics to avoid detection: When threat actors use backdoor malware to gain access to a network, they want to make sure all their hard work can’t be leveraged by competing groups or detected by…