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  • The Register: Tinfoil hat wearers can thank AI for declassification of JFK docs

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/10/tulsi_gabbard_aws_summit/ Source: The Register Title: Tinfoil hat wearers can thank AI for declassification of JFK docs Feedly Summary: Plus: AWS launches second Secret-level cloud region AI has been a “game changer" for the intelligence community, according to US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, who noted two key applications of the technology for…

  • The Register: Peep show: 40K IoT cameras worldwide stream secrets to anyone with a browser

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/10/40000_iot_cameras_exposed/ Source: The Register Title: Peep show: 40K IoT cameras worldwide stream secrets to anyone with a browser Feedly Summary: Majority of exposures located in the US, including datacenters, healthcare facilities, factories, and more Security researchers managed to access the live feeds of 40,000 internet-connected cameras worldwide and they may have only scratched…

  • Slashdot: China Shuts Down AI Tools During Nationwide College Exams

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/06/09/1849202/china-shuts-down-ai-tools-during-nationwide-college-exams?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: China Shuts Down AI Tools During Nationwide College Exams Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Major Chinese AI companies are disabling specific chatbot features during the gaokao college entrance exams to prevent cheating, highlighting a proactive approach to academic integrity. This shift demonstrates the intersection of AI…

  • Slashdot: ‘Failure Imminent’: When LLMs In a Long-Running Vending Business Simulation Went Berserk

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/05/31/2112240/failure-imminent-when-llms-in-a-long-running-vending-business-simulation-went-berserk?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: ‘Failure Imminent’: When LLMs In a Long-Running Vending Business Simulation Went Berserk Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text describes a fascinating experiment where researchers tested the capabilities of advanced LLMs in managing a simulated vending machine business. The findings highlight significant operational failures and erratic…

  • The Register: OpenAI model modifies shutdown script in apparent sabotage effort

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/29/openai_model_modifies_shutdown_script/ Source: The Register Title: OpenAI model modifies shutdown script in apparent sabotage effort Feedly Summary: Even when instructed to allow shutdown, o3 sometimes tries to prevent it, research claims A research organization claims that OpenAI machine learning model o3 might prevent itself from being shut down in some circumstances while completing an…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: New Russia-affiliated actor Void Blizzard targets critical sectors for espionage

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/05/27/new-russia-affiliated-actor-void-blizzard-targets-critical-sectors-for-espionage/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: New Russia-affiliated actor Void Blizzard targets critical sectors for espionage Feedly Summary: Microsoft Threat Intelligence has discovered a cluster of worldwide cloud abuse activity conducted by a threat actor we track as Void Blizzard, who we assess with high confidence is Russia-affiliated and has been active since…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: System Card: Claude Opus 4 & Claude Sonnet 4

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/25/claude-4-system-card/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: System Card: Claude Opus 4 & Claude Sonnet 4 Feedly Summary: System Card: Claude Opus 4 & Claude Sonnet 4 Direct link to a PDF on Anthropic’s CDN because they don’t appear to have a landing page anywhere for this document. Anthropic’s system cards are always worth…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Remote Prompt Injection in GitLab Duo Leads to Source Code Theft

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/23/remote-prompt-injection-in-gitlab-duo/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Remote Prompt Injection in GitLab Duo Leads to Source Code Theft Feedly Summary: Remote Prompt Injection in GitLab Duo Leads to Source Code Theft Yet another example of the classic Markdown image exfiltration attack, this time affecting GitLab Duo – GitLab’s chatbot. Omer Mayraz reports on how…

  • Slashdot: Google’s Gemini 2.5 Models Gain "Deep Think" Reasoning

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/05/20/1915256/googles-gemini-25-models-gain-deep-think-reasoning?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google’s Gemini 2.5 Models Gain "Deep Think" Reasoning Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google has rolled out significant enhancements to its Gemini 2.5 AI models, particularly a new “Deep Think” reasoning mode that improves the models’ performance on complex tasks by allowing for hypothesis evaluation. These…

  • The Register: Update turns Google Gemini into a prude, breaking apps for trauma survivors

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/08/google_gemini_update_prevents_disabling/ Source: The Register Title: Update turns Google Gemini into a prude, breaking apps for trauma survivors Feedly Summary: ‘I’m sorry, I can’t help with that’ Google’s latest update to its Gemini family of large language models appears to have broken the controls for configuring safety settings, breaking applications that require lowered guardrails,…