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  • Slashdot: Signal Rolls Out Encrypted Cloud Backups, Debuts First Subscription Plan at $1.99/Month

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/09/08/1824254/signal-rolls-out-encrypted-cloud-backups-debuts-first-subscription-plan-at-199month?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Signal Rolls Out Encrypted Cloud Backups, Debuts First Subscription Plan at $1.99/Month Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Signal’s introduction of end-to-end encrypted cloud backups is a significant advancement for user privacy and data security. This feature not only allows individuals to recover lost message histories but…

  • The Register: Salt Typhoon used dozens of domains, going back five years. Did you visit one?

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/08/salt_typhoon_domains/ Source: The Register Title: Salt Typhoon used dozens of domains, going back five years. Did you visit one? Feedly Summary: Plus ties to the Chinese spies who hacked Barracuda email gateways Security researchers have uncovered dozens of domains used by Chinese espionage crew Salt Typhoon to gain stealthy, long-term access to victim…

  • The Register: Perplexity wants to get discounted AI products into the US government too

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/08/perplexity_us_govt_ai_discount/ Source: The Register Title: Perplexity wants to get discounted AI products into the US government too Feedly Summary: $0.25-per-agency deal not finalized, and no FedRAMP approval either – so don’t get excited Perplexity has entered the race to inject AI into the federal government with a new public sector version of its…

  • Wired: Psychological Tricks Can Get AI to Break the Rules

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    Source URL: https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/09/these-psychological-tricks-can-get-llms-to-respond-to-forbidden-prompts/ Source: Wired Title: Psychological Tricks Can Get AI to Break the Rules Feedly Summary: Researchers convinced large language model chatbots to comply with “forbidden” requests using a variety of conversational tactics. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses researchers’ exploration of conversational tactics used to manipulate large language model (LLM)…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Kimi-K2-Instruct-0905

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Sep/6/kimi-k2-instruct-0905/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Kimi-K2-Instruct-0905 Feedly Summary: Kimi-K2-Instruct-0905 New not-quite-MIT licensed model from Chinese Moonshot AI, a follow-up to the highly regarded Kimi-K2 model they released in July. This one is an incremental improvement – I’ve seen it referred to online as “Kimi K-2.1". It scores a little higher on a…

  • Wired: ICE Has Spyware Now

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/ice-has-spyware-now/ Source: Wired Title: ICE Has Spyware Now Feedly Summary: Plus: An AI chatbot system is linked to a widespread hack, details emerge of a US plan to plant a spy device in North Korea, your job’s security training isn’t working, and more. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights significant…

  • The Register: OpenAI reorg at risk as Attorneys General push AI safety

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/05/openai_reorg_at_risk/ Source: The Register Title: OpenAI reorg at risk as Attorneys General push AI safety Feedly Summary: California, Delaware AGs blast ChatGPT shop over chatbot safeguards The Attorneys General of California and Delaware on Friday wrote to OpenAI’s board of directors, demanding that the AI company take steps to ensure its services are…