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  • Krebs on Security: Self-Replicating Worm Hits 180+ Software Packages

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    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/09/self-replicating-worm-hits-180-software-packages/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Self-Replicating Worm Hits 180+ Software Packages Feedly Summary: At least 187 code packages made available through the JavaScript repository NPM have been infected with a self-replicating worm that steals credentials from developers and publishes those secrets on GitHub, experts warn. The malware, which briefly infected multiple code packages…

  • Slashdot: OpenAI’s First Study On ChatGPT Usage

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/09/15/2151235/openais-first-study-on-chatgpt-usage?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: OpenAI’s First Study On ChatGPT Usage Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides insights from a groundbreaking National Bureau of Economic Research working paper that analyzes usage data for ChatGPT, revealing significant demographic trends and behavioral patterns among users. This data is particularly relevant for…

  • Slashdot: Google Releases VaultGemma, Its First Privacy-Preserving LLM

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/09/16/000202/google-releases-vaultgemma-its-first-privacy-preserving-llm?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google Releases VaultGemma, Its First Privacy-Preserving LLM Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses recent advancements in LLMs, particularly surrounding the integration of differential privacy to mitigate the risk of memorization of sensitive training data. It highlights the balance between privacy and model performance, introducing…

  • Docker: MCP Security: A Developer’s Guide

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    Source URL: https://www.docker.com/blog/mcp-security-explained/ Source: Docker Title: MCP Security: A Developer’s Guide Feedly Summary: Since its release by Anthropic in November 2024, Model Context Protocol (MCP) has gained massive adoption and is quickly becoming the connective tissue between AI agents and the tools, APIs, and data they act on.  With just a few lines of configuration,…

  • Anchore: Grant’s Release 0.3.0: Smarter Policies, Faster Scans, and Simpler Compliance

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    Source URL: https://anchore.com/blog/grants-release-0-3-0-smarter-policies-faster-scans-and-simpler-compliance/ Source: Anchore Title: Grant’s Release 0.3.0: Smarter Policies, Faster Scans, and Simpler Compliance Feedly Summary: Every modern application is built on a foundation of open source dependencies. Dozens, hundreds, sometimes thousands of packages can make up a unit of software being shipped to production. Each of these packages carries its own license…

  • New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : What Exactly Are A.I. Companies Trying to Build? Here’s a Guide.

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    Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/technology/what-exactly-are-ai-companies-trying-to-build-heres-a-guide.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: What Exactly Are A.I. Companies Trying to Build? Here’s a Guide. Feedly Summary: Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Meta and OpenAI plan to spend at least $325 billion by the end of the year in pursuit of A.I. We explain why they’re doing it. AI Summary…

  • The Register: Overmind bags $6M to predict deployment blast radius before the explosion

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/16/overmind_interview/ Source: The Register Title: Overmind bags $6M to predict deployment blast radius before the explosion Feedly Summary: Startup slots into CI/CD pipelines to warn engineers when a change could wreck production Exclusive How big could the blast radius be if that change you’re about to push to production goes catastrophically wrong? Overmind…

  • Slashdot: Vibe Coding Has Turned Senior Devs Into ‘AI Babysitters’

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/09/15/2056250/vibe-coding-has-turned-senior-devs-into-ai-babysitters?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Vibe Coding Has Turned Senior Devs Into ‘AI Babysitters’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the challenges faced by web developers using AI-generated code, highlighting the risks of dependency on AI tools for coding. It emphasizes the need for thorough verification of AI-generated outputs,…