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  • The Register: Quantum code breaking? You’d get further with an 8-bit computer, an abacus, and a dog

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/17/quantum_cryptanalysis_criticism/ Source: The Register Title: Quantum code breaking? You’d get further with an 8-bit computer, an abacus, and a dog Feedly Summary: Computer scientist Peter Gutmann tells The Reg why it’s ‘bollocks’ The US National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) has been pushing for the development of post-quantum cryptographic algorithms since 2016.……

  • The Cloudflare Blog: Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 Incident on July 14, 2025

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    Source URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-1-1-1-1-incident-on-july-14-2025/ Source: The Cloudflare Blog Title: Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 Incident on July 14, 2025 Feedly Summary: July 14th, 2025, Cloudflare made a change to our service topologies that caused an outage for 1.1.1.1 on the edge, causing downtime for 62 minutes for customers using the 1.1.1.1 public DNS Resolver. AI Summary and Description: Yes…

  • Cloud Blog: Cloud Storage bucket relocation: An industry first for non-disruptive bucket migrations

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/storage-data-transfer/introducing-cloud-storage-bucket-relocation/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Cloud Storage bucket relocation: An industry first for non-disruptive bucket migrations Feedly Summary: As your operational needs change, sometimes you need to move data residing within Google’s Cloud Storage to a new location, to improve resilience, optimize performance, meet compliance needs, or simply to reorganize your infrastructure. Yet…

  • Slashdot: Hugging Face Launches $299 Robot That Could Disrupt Entire Robotics Industry

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    Source URL: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/07/09/2051245/hugging-face-launches-299-robot-that-could-disrupt-entire-robotics-industry Source: Slashdot Title: Hugging Face Launches $299 Robot That Could Disrupt Entire Robotics Industry Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Hugging Face has launched the Reachy Mini, a $299 AI-powered robot aimed at democratizing robotics for developers. This move highlights Hugging Face’s commitment to making robotics accessible and affordable, allowing…

  • Cloud Blog: Zero-shot forecasting in BigQuery with the TimesFM foundation model

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/bigquery-ml-timesfm-models-now-in-preview/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Zero-shot forecasting in BigQuery with the TimesFM foundation model Feedly Summary: Accurate time-series forecasting is essential for many business scenarios such as planning, supply chain management, and resource allocation. BigQuery now embeds TimesFM, a state-of-the-art pre-trained model from Google Research, enabling powerful forecasting via the simple AI.FORECAST function.…

  • Cloud Blog: Strengthening network resilience with the Sol transatlantic cable

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/infrastructure/announcing-sol-transatlantic-cable/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Strengthening network resilience with the Sol transatlantic cable Feedly Summary: Today, we’re announcing Sol, a new transatlantic subsea cable system to connect the U.S., Bermuda, the Azores, and Spain. Sol translates to “sun” in Spanish and Portuguese, a nod to the cable system’s landing points in warmer climates.…

  • Cloud Blog: London Summit: agentic AI leaders, training 100,000 civil servants, AI sovereignty, and more

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/inside-google-cloud/london-summit-2025-gen-ai-agents-transforming-business-civil-service/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: London Summit: agentic AI leaders, training 100,000 civil servants, AI sovereignty, and more Feedly Summary: There’s a buzz of excitement here at Tobacco Dock as we welcome our customers and partners to the Google Cloud Summit London. Together, we’re exploring the essential role Google Cloud is playing in…

  • Slashdot: Tennis Players Criticize AI Technology Used By Wimbledon

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/07/07/2254236/tennis-players-criticize-ai-technology-used-by-wimbledon Source: Slashdot Title: Tennis Players Criticize AI Technology Used By Wimbledon Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the implementation of an AI-powered electronic line-calling system at Wimbledon, highlighting the backlash from players regarding inaccuracies and accessibility issues. The shift from human line judges to an automated system…

  • Slashdot: Diffusion + Coding = DiffuCode. How Apple Released a Weirdly Interesting Coding Language Model

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/07/05/1259255/diffusion–coding–diffucode-how-apple-released-a-weirdly-interesting-coding-language-model?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Diffusion + Coding = DiffuCode. How Apple Released a Weirdly Interesting Coding Language Model Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Short Summary with Insight:** The text discusses the release of Apple’s new AI model, DiffuCode-7B-cpGRPO, which utilizes a diffusion-based approach for code generation, unlike traditional autoregressive large language…