Tag: Python

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: TextSynth Server

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Nov/21/textsynth-server/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: TextSynth Server Feedly Summary: TextSynth Server I’d missed this: Fabrice Bellard (yes, that Fabrice Bellard) has a project called TextSynth Server which he describes like this: ts_server is a web server proposing a REST API to large language models. They can be used for example for text…

  • Slashdot: Ubuntu Linux Impacted By Decade-Old ‘needrestart’ Flaw That Gives Root

    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/11/21/0057206/ubuntu-linux-impacted-by-decade-old-needrestart-flaw-that-gives-root?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Ubuntu Linux Impacted By Decade-Old ‘needrestart’ Flaw That Gives Root Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text details five local privilege escalation vulnerabilities found in the Linux utility “needrestart,” crucial for professionals in security and compliance to recognize, as they highlight significant risks associated with resource…

  • Cloud Blog: Empowering Gemini for Malware Analysis with Code Interpreter and Google Threat Intelligence

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/gemini-malware-analysis-code-interpreter-threat-intelligence/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Empowering Gemini for Malware Analysis with Code Interpreter and Google Threat Intelligence Feedly Summary: One of Google Cloud’s major missions is to arm security professionals with modern tools to help them defend against the latest threats. Part of that mission involves moving closer to a more autonomous, adaptive…

  • AWS News Blog: AWS Lambda SnapStart for Python and .NET functions is now generally available

    Source URL: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-lambda-snapstart-for-python-and-net-functions-is-now-generally-available/ Source: AWS News Blog Title: AWS Lambda SnapStart for Python and .NET functions is now generally available Feedly Summary: AWS Lambda SnapStart boosts Python and .NET functions’ startup times to sub-second levels, often with minimal code changes, enabling highly responsive and scalable serverless apps. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The announcement…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: llm-gemini 0.4

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Nov/18/llm-gemini-04/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: llm-gemini 0.4 Feedly Summary: llm-gemini 0.4 New release of my llm-gemini plugin, adding support for asynchronous models (see LLM 0.18), plus the new gemini-exp-1114 model (currently at the top of the Chatbot Arena) and a -o json_object 1 option to force JSON output. I also released llm-claude-3…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: LLM 0.18

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Nov/17/llm-018/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: LLM 0.18 Feedly Summary: LLM 0.18 New release of LLM. The big new feature is asynchronous model support – you can now use supported models in async Python code like this: import llm model = llm.get_async_model(“gpt-4o") async for chunk in model.prompt( "Five surprising names for a pet…

  • Hacker News: Memos – An open source Rewinds / Recall

    Source URL: https://github.com/arkohut/memos Source: Hacker News Title: Memos – An open source Rewinds / Recall Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text describes “Memos,” a privacy-centric software tool designed for passive screen recording. Its primary focus is on user data control, ensuring all recording and processing occur locally, which aligns with…

  • Hacker News: Garak, LLM Vulnerability Scanner

    Source URL: https://github.com/NVIDIA/garak Source: Hacker News Title: Garak, LLM Vulnerability Scanner Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text describes “garak,” a command-line vulnerability scanner specifically designed for large language models (LLMs). This tool aims to uncover various weaknesses in LLMs, such as hallucination, prompt injection attacks, and data leakage. Its development…

  • Hacker News: Attestations: A new generation of signatures on PyPI

    Source URL: https://blog.trailofbits.com/2024/11/14/attestations-a-new-generation-of-signatures-on-pypi/ Source: Hacker News Title: Attestations: A new generation of signatures on PyPI Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The announcement discusses a new security feature on the Python Package Index (PyPI): index-hosted digital attestations based on PEP 740. This feature enhances package provenance and security by integrating with Trusted…