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  • The Register: UK government pledges law against sexually explicit deepfakes

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/09/uk_government_promises_law_against_deepfake_smut/ Source: The Register Title: UK government pledges law against sexually explicit deepfakes Feedly Summary: Not just making them, but sharing them too The UK government has promised to make the creation and sharing of sexually explicit deepfake images a criminal offence.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The UK government’s initiative to…

  • The Register: To save the energy grid from AI, use open source AI, says open source body

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/09/linux_foundation_ai_energy_report/ Source: The Register Title: To save the energy grid from AI, use open source AI, says open source body Feedly Summary: Linux Foundation Energy argues rapidly decentralizing electricity sector can’t succeed with silos The energy industry needs to adopt open source AI software, and the collaborative processes used to create it, to…

  • Slashdot: ‘Omi’ Wants To Boost Your Productivity Using AI and a ‘Brain Interface’

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    Source URL: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/01/08/2310255/omi-wants-to-boost-your-productivity-using-ai-and-a-brain-interface Source: Slashdot Title: ‘Omi’ Wants To Boost Your Productivity Using AI and a ‘Brain Interface’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The announcement of the AI wearable device, Omi, by Based Hardware at CES highlights a novel approach to personal productivity enhancement through AI integration. The device’s open-source platform addresses…

  • The Register: I tried hard, but didn’t fix cybersecurity, admits outgoing US National Cyber Director

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/08/oncd_director_harry_coker_exit_remarks/ Source: The Register Title: I tried hard, but didn’t fix cybersecurity, admits outgoing US National Cyber Director Feedly Summary: In colossal surprise, ONCD boss Harry Coker says more work is needed The outgoing leader of the USA’s Office of the National Cyber Director has a clear message for whoever President-elect Trump picks…

  • Alerts: CISA Adds One Vulnerability to the KEV Catalog

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/01/08/cisa-adds-one-vulnerability-kev-catalog Source: Alerts Title: CISA Adds One Vulnerability to the KEV Catalog Feedly Summary: CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2025-0282 Ivanti Connect Secure Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risks to the…

  • Wired: Before Las Vegas, Intel Analysts Warned That Bomb Makers Were Turning to AI

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/las-vegas-bombing-cybertruck-trump-intel-dhs-ai/ Source: Wired Title: Before Las Vegas, Intel Analysts Warned That Bomb Makers Were Turning to AI Feedly Summary: Authorities say that before a Green Beret blew up a Cybertruck in front of the Trump International Hotel, he consulted ChatGPT—exactly the scenario police have been warned of for the past year. AI Summary…

  • The Register: Mitel 0-day, 5-year-old Oracle RCE bugs under active exploit

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/08/mitel_0_day_oracle_rce_under_exploit/ Source: The Register Title: Mitel 0-day, 5-year-old Oracle RCE bugs under active exploit Feedly Summary: 3 CVEs added to CISA’s catalog Cybercriminals are actively exploiting two vulnerabilities in Mitel MiCollab, including a zero-day flaw, alongside a critical remote code execution vulnerability in Oracle WebLogic Server that has been exploited for at least…

  • OpenAI : Deliberative alignment: reasoning enables safer language models

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    Source URL: https://openai.com/index/deliberative-alignment Source: OpenAI Title: Deliberative alignment: reasoning enables safer language models Feedly Summary: Deliberative alignment: reasoning enables safer language models Introducing our new alignment strategy for o1 models, which are directly taught safety specifications and how to reason over them. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a new alignment strategy…