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  • Wired: Chinese AI App DeepSeek Soars in Popularity, Startling Rivals

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/deepseek-app-popular-viral/ Source: Wired Title: Chinese AI App DeepSeek Soars in Popularity, Startling Rivals Feedly Summary: The company said Monday it was temporarily limiting new sign ups due to “large-scale malicious attacks” on its services. AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The emergence of DeepSeek’s AI assistant as a top app in the US…

  • Cloud Blog: Privacy-preserving Confidential Computing now on even more machines and services

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/privacy-preserving-confidential-computing-now-on-even-more-machines/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Privacy-preserving Confidential Computing now on even more machines and services Feedly Summary: Organizations are increasingly using Confidential Computing to help protect their sensitive data in use as part of their data protection efforts. Today, we are excited to highlight new Confidential Computing capabilities that make it easier for…

  • Schneier on Security: New VPN Backdoor

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/01/new-vpn-backdoor.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: New VPN Backdoor Feedly Summary: A newly discovered VPN backdoor uses some interesting tactics to avoid detection: When threat actors use backdoor malware to gain access to a network, they want to make sure all their hard work can’t be leveraged by competing groups or detected by…

  • Hacker News: US restricts Switzerland’s access to AI chips

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    Source URL: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/multinational-companies/us-restricts-switzerlands-access-to-ai-chips/88781270 Source: Hacker News Title: US restricts Switzerland’s access to AI chips Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights recent changes in U.S. export regulations that restrict Switzerland’s access to AI-related computer chips, raising concerns about technological dependence and competitive standing. This situation is significant for professionals in…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Anomalous Tokens in DeepSeek-V3 and r1

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jan/26/anomalous-tokens-in-deepseek-v3-and-r1/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Anomalous Tokens in DeepSeek-V3 and r1 Feedly Summary: Anomalous Tokens in DeepSeek-V3 and r1 Glitch tokens (previously) are tokens or strings that trigger strange behavior in LLMs, hinting at oddities in their tokenizers or model weights. Here’s a fun exploration of them across DeepSeek v3 and R1.…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: ChatGPT Operator system prompt

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jan/26/chatgpt-operator-system-prompt/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: ChatGPT Operator system prompt Feedly Summary: ChatGPT Operator system prompt Johann Rehberger snagged a copy of the ChatGPT Operator system prompt. As usual, the system prompt doubles as better written documentation than any of the official sources. It asks users for confirmation a lot: ## Confirmations Ask…

  • Hacker News: Hacker infects 18,000 "script kiddies" with fake malware builder

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    Source URL: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-infects-18-000-script-kiddies-with-fake-malware-builder/ Source: Hacker News Title: Hacker infects 18,000 "script kiddies" with fake malware builder Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: A recent report by CloudSEK reveals how a Trojanized version of the XWorm RAT builder was weaponized and distributed, unknowingly compromising low-skilled hackers, or “script kiddies”. This incident underscores the…