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  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: How often do LLMs snitch? Recreating Theo’s SnitchBench with LLM

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/31/snitchbench-with-llm/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: How often do LLMs snitch? Recreating Theo’s SnitchBench with LLM Feedly Summary: A fun new benchmark just dropped! Inspired by the Claude 4 system card – which showed that Claude 4 might just rat you out to the authorities if you told it to “take initiative" in…

  • The Register: ConnectWise customers get mysterious warning about ‘sophisticated’ nation-state hack

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/30/connectwise_compromised_by_sophisticated_government/ Source: The Register Title: ConnectWise customers get mysterious warning about ‘sophisticated’ nation-state hack Feedly Summary: Pen tester on ScreenConnect bug: This one ‘terrifies’ me ConnectWise has brought in the big guns to investigate a “sophisticated nation state actor" that broke into its IT environment and then breached some of its customers.… AI…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Talking AI and jobs with Natasha Zouves for News Nation

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/30/ai-and-jobs-with-natasha-zouves/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Talking AI and jobs with Natasha Zouves for News Nation Feedly Summary: I was interviewed by News Nation’s Natasha Zouves about the very complicated topic of how we should think about AI in terms of threatening our jobs and careers. I previously talked with Natasha two years…

  • The Register: Dell has $14BN AI server backlog, warns projects are ‘nonlinear’

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/30/dell_results/ Source: The Register Title: Dell has $14BN AI server backlog, warns projects are ‘nonlinear’ Feedly Summary: Can’t build a datacenter overnight, argues tech giant Dell has confirmed an order backlog of $14.4 billion for AI optimized servers, yet it is tempering investors’ expectations for future sales by talking about demand being lumpy…

  • The Register: Crims defeat human intelligence with fake AI installers they poison with ransomware

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/30/fake_ai_installers_carry_ransomware/ Source: The Register Title: Crims defeat human intelligence with fake AI installers they poison with ransomware Feedly Summary: Take care when downloading AI freebies, researcher tells The Register Criminals are using installers for fake AI software to distribute ransomware and other destructive malware.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text warns…

  • Slashdot: ASUS Router Backdoors Affect 9,000 Devices, Persists After Firmware Updates

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/05/29/2052229/asus-router-backdoors-affect-9000-devices-persists-after-firmware-updates?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: ASUS Router Backdoors Affect 9,000 Devices, Persists After Firmware Updates Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a significant security issue involving the compromise of thousands of ASUS routers with malware-free backdoors, which could enable the establishment of a botnet. The report highlights the sophisticated…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: A new author has appeared

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/a-new-author-has-appeared/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: A new author has appeared Feedly Summary: Talos Content Manager Amy introduces themself, shares her unconventional journey into cybersecurity and reports on threats masquerading as AI installers. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: This newsletter from Cisco Talos discusses the role of AI in cybersecurity threats. It…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: How to deploy AI safely

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/05/29/how-to-deploy-ai-safely/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: How to deploy AI safely Feedly Summary: Microsoft Deputy CISO Yonatan Zunger shares tips and guidance for safely and efficiently implementing AI in your organization. The post How to deploy AI safely appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses…