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  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: WWDC: Apple supercharges its tools and technologies for developers

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/9/apple-wwdc/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: WWDC: Apple supercharges its tools and technologies for developers Feedly Summary: WWDC: Apple supercharges its tools and technologies for developers Here’s the Apple press release for today’s WWDC announcements. Two things that stood out to me: Foundation Models Framework With the Foundation Models framework, developers will be…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting David Crawshaw

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/9/david-crawshaw/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting David Crawshaw Feedly Summary: The process of learning and experimenting with LLM-derived technology has been an exercise in humility. In general I love learning new things when the art of programming changes […] But LLMs, and more specifically Agents, affect the process of writing programs in…

  • Slashdot: Major US Grocery Distributor Warns of Disruption After Cyberattack

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/06/09/1656213/major-us-grocery-distributor-warns-of-disruption-after-cyberattack?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Major US Grocery Distributor Warns of Disruption After Cyberattack Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** United Natural Foods (UNFI) experienced a cyberattack that disrupted its operations, particularly impacting its ability to fulfill customer orders. The breach prompted the company to implement shutdowns of certain IT systems, leading…

  • Slashdot: Apple Researchers Challenge AI Reasoning Claims With Controlled Puzzle Tests

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    Source URL: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/06/09/1151210/apple-researchers-challenge-ai-reasoning-claims-with-controlled-puzzle-tests?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Apple Researchers Challenge AI Reasoning Claims With Controlled Puzzle Tests Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Apple researchers have discovered that advanced reasoning AI models, including OpenAI’s o3-mini and Gemini, exhibit a performance collapse at higher complexity levels in puzzle-solving tasks. This finding challenges existing assumptions about…

  • Cloud Blog: Unlock 66% better price-performance with new M4 VMs for memory-intensive workloads

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/compute/m4-vms-are-designed-for-memory-intensive-workloads-like-sap/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Unlock 66% better price-performance with new M4 VMs for memory-intensive workloads Feedly Summary: Today, we’re excited to announce the general availability of the memory-optimized machine series: Compute Engine M4, our most performant memory-optimized VM with under 6TB of memory.  The M4 family is designed for workloads like SAP…

  • CSA: Case Study: Inadequate Configuration & Change Control

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    Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/articles/the-2024-football-australia-data-breach-a-case-of-misconfiguration-and-inadequate-change-control Source: CSA Title: Case Study: Inadequate Configuration & Change Control Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides an in-depth analysis of a significant security breach involving Football Australia, highlighting key vulnerabilities related to misconfigurations and insecure software development practices in cloud computing contexts. It reveals critical lessons about…

  • Schneier on Security: New Way to Track Covertly Android Users

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/06/new-way-to-track-covertly-android-users.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: New Way to Track Covertly Android Users Feedly Summary: Researchers have discovered a new way to covertly track Android users. Both Meta and Yandex were using it, but have suddenly stopped now that they have been caught. The details are interesting, and worth reading in detail: >Tracking…

  • The Register: Chinese spy crew appears to be preparing for conflict by backdooring 75+ critical orgs

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/09/china_malware_flip_switch_sentinelone/ Source: The Register Title: Chinese spy crew appears to be preparing for conflict by backdooring 75+ critical orgs Feedly Summary: SentinelOne discovered the campaign when they tried to hit the security vendor’s own servers An IT services company, a European media group, and a South Asian government entity are among the more…

  • The Register: US infrastructure could crumble under cyberattack, ex-NSA advisor warns

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/08/exnsc_official_not_sure_us/ Source: The Register Title: US infrastructure could crumble under cyberattack, ex-NSA advisor warns Feedly Summary: PLUS: Doxxers jailed; Botnets bounce back; CISA questioned over app-vetting program closure; And more Infosec in Brief If a cyberattack hit critical infrastructure in the US, it would likely crumble, former deputy national security adviser and NSA…

  • Slashdot: Mozilla Criticizes Meta’s ‘Invasive’ Feed of Users’ AI Prompts, Demands Its Shutdown

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/06/08/1929242/mozilla-criticizes-metas-invasive-feed-of-users-ai-prompts-demands-its-shutdown?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Mozilla Criticizes Meta’s ‘Invasive’ Feed of Users’ AI Prompts, Demands Its Shutdown Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The introduction of Meta’s Discover feed raises significant privacy concerns, as users may unknowingly share personal information in public spaces. The Mozilla Foundation has called for stronger privacy protections…