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  • Slashdot: AI Code Generators Are Writing Vulnerable Software Nearly Half the Time, Analysis Finds

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/07/30/150216/ai-code-generators-are-writing-vulnerable-software-nearly-half-the-time-analysis-finds?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: AI Code Generators Are Writing Vulnerable Software Nearly Half the Time, Analysis Finds Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The excerpt discusses alarming findings from Veracode’s 2025 GenAI Code Security Report, indicating significant security flaws in AI-generated code. Nearly 45% of the tested coding tasks showed vulnerabilities,…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Qwen3-30B-A3B-Thinking-2507

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/30/qwen3-30b-a3b-thinking-2507/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Qwen3-30B-A3B-Thinking-2507 Feedly Summary: Qwen3-30B-A3B-Thinking-2507 Yesterday was Qwen3-30B-A3B-Instruct-2507. Qwen are clearly committed to their new split between reasoning and non-reasoning models (a reversal from Qwen 3 in April), because today they released the new reasoning partner to yesterday’s model: Qwen3-30B-A3B-Thinking-2507. I’m surprised at how poorly this reasoning mode…

  • Slashdot: Zuckerberg Says Meta’s AI Systems Have Begun Improving Themselves, And Developing Superintelligence is Now in Sight

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/07/30/1359201/zuckerberg-says-metas-ai-systems-have-begun-improving-themselves-and-developing-superintelligence-is-now-in-sight?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Zuckerberg Says Meta’s AI Systems Have Begun Improving Themselves, And Developing Superintelligence is Now in Sight Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Mark Zuckerberg’s recent statements on Meta’s AI development underscore the company’s vision for personal superintelligence that empowers individuals rather than automating human jobs. He emphasizes…

  • Slashdot: Cheyenne To Host Massive AI Datacenter Using More Electricity Than All Wyoming Homes Combined

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    Source URL: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/07/29/2246259/cheyenne-to-host-massive-ai-datacenter-using-more-electricity-than-all-wyoming-homes-combined?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Cheyenne To Host Massive AI Datacenter Using More Electricity Than All Wyoming Homes Combined Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the impending construction of a substantial artificial intelligence data center in Wyoming, anticipated to consume vast amounts of electricity, surpassing the needs of the…

  • Schneier on Security: Measuring the Attack/Defense Balance

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/07/measuring-the-attack-defense-balance.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Measuring the Attack/Defense Balance Feedly Summary: “Who’s winning on the internet, the attackers or the defenders?” I’m asked this all the time, and I can only ever give a qualitative hand-wavy answer. But Jason Healey and Tarang Jain’s latest Lawfare piece has amassed data. The essay provides…

  • CSA: How to Spot and Stop E-Skimming

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    Source URL: https://www.vikingcloud.com/blog/how-to-spot-and-stop-e-skimming-before-it-hijacks-your-customers–and-your-credibility Source: CSA Title: How to Spot and Stop E-Skimming Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text explores the growing threat of e-skimming attacks on e-commerce platforms, detailing how cybercriminals exploit JavaScript injections to harvest payment data. It emphasizes the critical need for compliance with PCI DSS v4.x to mitigate…

  • Unit 42: 2025 Unit 42 Global Incident Response Report: Social Engineering Edition

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    Source URL: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/2025-unit-42-global-incident-response-report-social-engineering-edition/ Source: Unit 42 Title: 2025 Unit 42 Global Incident Response Report: Social Engineering Edition Feedly Summary: Social engineering thrives on trust and is now boosted by AI. Unit 42 incident response data explains why it’s surging. We detail eight critical countermeasures. The post 2025 Unit 42 Global Incident Response Report: Social Engineering…

  • The Register: Datacenter lobby blows a fuse over EU efficiency proposals

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/30/datacenter_lobby_eu_efficiency/ Source: The Register Title: Datacenter lobby blows a fuse over EU efficiency proposals Feedly Summary: Green rules risk short-circuiting AI ambitions, warns group including AWS, Microsoft and Google A trade body representing datacenter operators in Europe worried about standards for efficiency imposed by the EU has published a report to ensure its…