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  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Gemma 3 QAT Models

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Apr/19/gemma-3-qat-models/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Gemma 3 QAT Models Feedly Summary: Gemma 3 QAT Models Interesting release from Google, as a follow-up to Gemma 3 from last month: To make Gemma 3 even more accessible, we are announcing new versions optimized with Quantization-Aware Training (QAT) that dramatically reduces memory requirements while maintaining…

  • Slashdot: As Russia and China ‘Seed Chatbots With Lies’, Any Bad Actor Could Game AI the Same Way

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/04/19/1531238/as-russia-and-china-seed-chatbots-with-lies-any-bad-actor-could-game-ai-the-same-way?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: As Russia and China ‘Seed Chatbots With Lies’, Any Bad Actor Could Game AI the Same Way Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses how Russia is automating the spread of misinformation to manipulate AI chatbots, potentially serving as a model for other malicious actors.…

  • Slashdot: OpenAI Puzzled as New Models Show Rising Hallucination Rates

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/04/18/2323216/openai-puzzled-as-new-models-show-rising-hallucination-rates Source: Slashdot Title: OpenAI Puzzled as New Models Show Rising Hallucination Rates Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: OpenAI’s recent AI models, o3 and o4-mini, display increased hallucination rates compared to previous iterations. This raises concerns regarding the reliability of such AI systems in practical applications. The findings emphasize the…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft Researchers Develop Hyper-Efficient AI Model That Can Run On CPUs

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/04/17/2224205/microsoft-researchers-develop-hyper-efficient-ai-model-that-can-run-on-cpus?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Researchers Develop Hyper-Efficient AI Model That Can Run On CPUs Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft has launched BitNet b1.58 2B4T, a highly efficient 1-bit AI model featuring 2 billion parameters, optimized for CPU use and accessible under an MIT license. It surpasses competitors in…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: Microsoft’s Secure by Design journey: One year of success

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/04/17/microsofts-secure-by-design-journey-one-year-of-success/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Microsoft’s Secure by Design journey: One year of success Feedly Summary: Read about the initiatives Microsoft has undertaken over the past 18 months to support secure by design, secure by default, and secure in operations objectives as part of our SFI Initiative. The post Microsoft’s Secure by…

  • Cloud Blog: Cloud CISO Perspectives: 27 security announcements at Next ‘25

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/cloud-ciso-perspectives-27-security-announcements-next-25/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Cloud CISO Perspectives: 27 security announcements at Next ‘25 Feedly Summary: Welcome to the first Cloud CISO Perspectives for April 2025. Today, Google Cloud Security’s Peter Bailey reviews our top 27 security announcements from Next ‘25.As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives, the contents of this newsletter are posted…

  • Slashdot: OpenAI Debuts Codex CLI, an Open Source Coding Tool For Terminals

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/04/16/1931240/openai-debuts-codex-cli-an-open-source-coding-tool-for-terminals?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: OpenAI Debuts Codex CLI, an Open Source Coding Tool For Terminals Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: OpenAI’s release of Codex CLI marks a significant development in local AI integration for coding tasks, allowing developers to leverage advanced AI capabilities directly from command-line interfaces. While it enhances…

  • New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : US Officials Target Nvidia and DeepSeek Amid Fears of China’s A.I. Progress

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    Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/technology/nvidia-deepseek-china-ai-trump.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: US Officials Target Nvidia and DeepSeek Amid Fears of China’s A.I. Progress Feedly Summary: China’s success in artificial intelligence has the Trump administration and lawmakers weighing rules and investigations to slow Beijing’s progress in the industry. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Eclipse and STMicroelectronics vulnerabilities

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/eclipse-and-stmicroelectronics-vulnerabilities/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Eclipse and STMicroelectronics vulnerabilities Feedly Summary: Cisco Talos’ Vulnerability Discovery & Research team recently disclosed three vulnerabilities found in Eclipse ThreadX and four vulnerabilities in STMicroelectronics.   The vulnerabilities mentioned in this blog post have been patched by their respective vendors, all in adherence to Cisco’s third-party vulnerability disclosure…

  • Krebs on Security: Funding Expires for Key Cyber Vulnerability Database

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    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/04/funding-expires-for-key-cyber-vulnerability-database/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Funding Expires for Key Cyber Vulnerability Database Feedly Summary: A critical resource that cybersecurity professionals worldwide rely on to identify, mitigate and fix security vulnerabilities in software and hardware is in danger of breaking down. The federally funded, non-profit research and development organization MITRE warned today that…