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  • Slashdot: UK Drops ‘Safety’ From Its AI Body, Inks Partnership With Anthropic

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/02/14/0513218/uk-drops-safety-from-its-ai-body-inks-partnership-with-anthropic?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: UK Drops ‘Safety’ From Its AI Body, Inks Partnership With Anthropic Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The U.K. government is rebranding the AI Safety Institute to the AI Security Institute, signaling a shift towards addressing AI-related cybersecurity threats. This change aims to enhance national security by…

  • Hacker News: Gemini beats everyone on new OCR benchmark

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    Source URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.06445 Source: Hacker News Title: Gemini beats everyone on new OCR benchmark Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a new open-source benchmark designed to evaluate Vision-Language Models (VLMs) on Optical Character Recognition (OCR) in dynamic video contexts. This is particularly relevant for AI, as it highlights advancements…

  • The Register: HPE says blocking Juniper buy is a sure Huawei to ensure China and Cisco thrive

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/14/hpe_rebuts_doj_juniper/ Source: The Register Title: HPE says blocking Juniper buy is a sure Huawei to ensure China and Cisco thrive Feedly Summary: Analyst argues stopping the deal benefits Switchzilla by preventing rise of strong challenger for AI networks HPE has fired back at the US Department of Justice’s objection to its takeover of…

  • The Register: Chinese spies suspected of ‘moonlighting’ as tawdry ransomware crooks

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/14/chinese_spies_ransomware_moonlighting/ Source: The Register Title: Chinese spies suspected of ‘moonlighting’ as tawdry ransomware crooks Feedly Summary: Some employees steal sticky notes, others ‘borrow’ malicious code A crew identified as a Chinese government-backed espionage group appears to have started moonlighting as a ransomware player – further evidence that lines are blurring between nation-state cyberspies…

  • The Register: More victims of China’s Salt Typhoon crew emerge: Telcos, unis hit via Cisco bugs

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/13/salt_typhoon_pwned_7_more/ Source: The Register Title: More victims of China’s Salt Typhoon crew emerge: Telcos, unis hit via Cisco bugs Feedly Summary: Networks in US and beyond compromised by Beijing’s super-snoops pulling off priv-esc attacks China’s Salt Typhoon spy crew exploited vulnerabilities in Cisco devices to compromise at least seven devices linked to global…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: Securing DeepSeek and other AI systems with Microsoft Security

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/02/13/securing-deepseek-and-other-ai-systems-with-microsoft-security/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Securing DeepSeek and other AI systems with Microsoft Security Feedly Summary: Microsoft Security provides cyberthreat protection, posture management, data security, compliance and governance, and AI safety, to secure AI applications that you build and use. These capabilities can also be used to secure and govern AI apps…

  • Hacker News: Mysterious Palo Alto firewall reboots? You’re not alone

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/13/palo_alto_firewall/ Source: Hacker News Title: Mysterious Palo Alto firewall reboots? You’re not alone Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the unexpected reboot issues faced by Palo Alto Networks’ firewalls due to specific network traffic, highlighting the importance of timely updates and the potential security implications. It also…

  • Hacker News: Larry Ellison wants to put all America’s data in AI, including DNA

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/12/larry_ellison_wants_all_data/ Source: Hacker News Title: Larry Ellison wants to put all America’s data in AI, including DNA Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Larry Ellison emphasizes the necessity for governments to centralize citizen data, including genomic information, to enhance AI applications for public services. This consolidation of data would enable…

  • Hacker News: White Hat Hackers Expose Iridium Satellite Security Flaws

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    Source URL: https://spectrum.ieee.org/iridium-satellite Source: Hacker News Title: White Hat Hackers Expose Iridium Satellite Security Flaws Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: In a recent demonstration, German hackers exposed significant vulnerabilities in the Iridium satellite communication system, revealing how they could intercept messages and track users despite existing encryption measures utilized by the…