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  • New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : This Thriller Writer Took on a Tech Giant. And Won.

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    Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/books/review/andrea-bartz-anthropic-lawsuit.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: This Thriller Writer Took on a Tech Giant. And Won. Feedly Summary: Andrea Bartz was disturbed to learn that her books had been used to train A.I. chatbots. So she sued, and helped win the largest copyright settlement in history. AI Summary and Description:…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft Says AI Can Create ‘Zero Day’ Threats In Biology

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    Source URL: https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/10/02/2335217/microsoft-says-ai-can-create-zero-day-threats-in-biology?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Says AI Can Create ‘Zero Day’ Threats In Biology Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft’s team has identified a significant vulnerability in biosecurity systems using AI, highlighting the dual-use capabilities of generative AI in potentially enabling bioweapons development. This discovery emphasizes the urgent need for…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Sora 2 prompt injection

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/3/cameo-prompt-injections/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Sora 2 prompt injection Feedly Summary: It turns out Sora 2 is vulnerable to prompt injection! When you onboard to Sora you get the option to create your own “cameo" – a virtual video recreation of yourself. Here’s mine singing opera at the Royal Albert Hall. You…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: Microsoft named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape for XDR

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/10/02/microsoft-named-a-leader-in-the-idc-marketscape-for-xdr/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Microsoft named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape for XDR Feedly Summary: Microsoft has been named a Leader in IDC’s inaugural category for Worldwide Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Software for 2025, recognized for its deep integration, intelligent automation, and unified security operations solutions. The post Microsoft…

  • New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : OpenAI’s Sora Video App Is Jaw-Dropping (for Better and Worse)

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    Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/technology/openai-sora-video-app.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: OpenAI’s Sora Video App Is Jaw-Dropping (for Better and Worse) Feedly Summary: Sora, OpenAI’s new video-generating app, is really a social network in disguise that can bring creative A.I. to the masses — and its problems, too. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The…

  • Slashdot: Intel and AMD Trusted Enclaves, a Foundation For Network Security, Fall To Physical Attacks

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/10/01/229239/intel-and-amd-trusted-enclaves-a-foundation-for-network-security-fall-to-physical-attacks?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Intel and AMD Trusted Enclaves, a Foundation For Network Security, Fall To Physical Attacks Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Researchers have introduced two significant hardware attacks, Battering RAM and Wiretap, that compromise Intel SGX and AMD SEV-SNP trusted enclaves. These attacks exploit flaws in deterministic encryption…

  • Slashdot: A ‘Godfather of AI’ Remains Concerned as Ever About Human Extinction

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/10/01/1422204/a-godfather-of-ai-remains-concerned-as-ever-about-human-extinction?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: A ‘Godfather of AI’ Remains Concerned as Ever About Human Extinction Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Yoshua Bengio’s call for a pause in AI model development to prioritize safety standards, emphasizing the significant risks posed by advanced AI. Despite major investments in AI…

  • The Register: Beijing-backed burglars master .NET to target government web servers

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/01/phantom_taurus_apt/ Source: The Register Title: Beijing-backed burglars master .NET to target government web servers Feedly Summary: ‘Phantom Taurus’ created custom malware to hunt secrets across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East Threat-hunters at Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 have decided a gang they spotted two years ago is backed by China, after seeing…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft Launches ‘Vibe Working’ in Excel and Word

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/09/29/1610226/microsoft-launches-vibe-working-in-excel-and-word?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Launches ‘Vibe Working’ in Excel and Word Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The announcement about Microsoft’s new Agent Mode for Office applications significantly impacts the way users create documents and spreadsheets through advanced AI capabilities. This development, leveraging OpenAI’s GPT-5, exemplifies the growing trend of…

  • The Register: When AI is trained for treachery, it becomes the perfect agent

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/29/when_ai_is_trained_for/ Source: The Register Title: When AI is trained for treachery, it becomes the perfect agent Feedly Summary: We’re blind to malicious AI until it hits. We can still open our eyes to stopping it Opinion Last year, The Register reported on AI sleeper agents. A major academic study explored how to train…