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  • Wired: Security News This Week: Jeffrey Epstein’s Yahoo Inbox Revealed

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/jeffrey-epsteins-yahoo-inbox-revealed/ Source: Wired Title: Security News This Week: Jeffrey Epstein’s Yahoo Inbox Revealed Feedly Summary: Plus: ICE deploys secretive phone surveillance tech, officials warn of Chinese surveillance tools in US highway infrastructure, and more. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights the deployment of secretive phone surveillance technology by ICE and…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: gpt-5 and gpt-5-mini rate limit updates

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Sep/12/gpt-5-rate-limits/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: gpt-5 and gpt-5-mini rate limit updates Feedly Summary: gpt-5 and gpt-5-mini rate limit updates OpenAI have increased the rate limits for their two main GPT-5 models. These look significant: gpt-5 Tier 1: 30K → 500K TPM (1.5M batch) Tier 2: 450K → 1M (3M batch) Tier 3:…

  • The Register: Spectre haunts CPUs again: VMSCAPE vulnerability leaks cloud secrets

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/11/vmscape_spectre_vulnerability/ Source: The Register Title: Spectre haunts CPUs again: VMSCAPE vulnerability leaks cloud secrets Feedly Summary: AMD Zen hardware and Intel Coffee Lake affected If you thought the world was done with side-channel CPU attacks, think again. ETH Zurich has identified yet another Spectre-based transient execution vulnerability that affects AMD Zen CPUs and…

  • The Register: Beijing went to ‘EggStreme’ lengths to attack Philippines military, researchers say

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/11/eggstreme_malware_china_philippines/ Source: The Register Title: Beijing went to ‘EggStreme’ lengths to attack Philippines military, researchers say Feedly Summary: Ovoid-themed in-memory malware offers a menu for mayhem ‘EggStreme’ framework looks like the sort of thing Beijing would find handy in its ongoing territorial beefs Infosec outfit Bitdefender says it’s spotted a strain of in-memory…

  • Wired: Microsoft’s AI Chief Says Machine Consciousness Is an ‘Illusion’

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/microsofts-ai-chief-says-machine-consciousness-is-an-illusion/ Source: Wired Title: Microsoft’s AI Chief Says Machine Consciousness Is an ‘Illusion’ Feedly Summary: Mustafa Suleyman says that designing AI systems to exceed human intelligence—and to mimic behavior that suggests consciousness—would be “dangerous and misguided.” AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Mustafa Suleyman’s assertion regarding the design of AI systems highlights significant…

  • The Register: New cybersecurity rules land for Defense Department contractors

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/09/new_cybersecurity_compliance_rules_dod/ Source: The Register Title: New cybersecurity rules land for Defense Department contractors Feedly Summary: Now if only someone would remember to apply those rules inside the DoD It’s about to get a lot harder for private companies that are lax on cybersecurity to get a contract with the Pentagon, as the Defense…

  • The Register: Microsoft inks AI infra deal with Yandex cofounder’s biz for nearly $20B

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/09/microsoft_inks_near_20b_deal/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft inks AI infra deal with Yandex cofounder’s biz for nearly $20B Feedly Summary: Netherlands based Nebius Group to deliver capacity from facility in New Jersey As the AI frenzy shows no signs of letting up, Microsoft has signed an agreement that could be worth up to $19.4…