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  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Chromium Docs: The Rule Of 2

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/11/the-rule-of-2/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Chromium Docs: The Rule Of 2 Feedly Summary: Chromium Docs: The Rule Of 2 Alex Russell pointed me to this principle in the Chromium security documentation as similar to my description of the lethal trifecta. First added in 2019, the Chromium guideline states: When you write code…

  • Slashdot: How Python is Fighting Open Source’s ‘Phantom’ Dependencies Problem

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/08/11/025214/how-python-is-fighting-open-sources-phantom-dependencies-problem?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: How Python is Fighting Open Source’s ‘Phantom’ Dependencies Problem Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Python Software Foundation is addressing the “phantom dependencies” issue in software packages by introducing the Software Bill-of-Materials (SBOM) through Python Enhancement Proposal 770. This initiative enhances metadata accessibility, making it easier…

  • Slashdot: $1M Stolen in ‘Industrial-Scale Crypto Theft’ Using AI-Generated Code

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/08/11/0037258/1m-stolen-in-industrial-scale-crypto-theft-using-ai-generated-code?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: $1M Stolen in ‘Industrial-Scale Crypto Theft’ Using AI-Generated Code Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a sophisticated cybercrime operation, GreedyBear, which utilizes a highly coordinated strategy, weaponizing browser extensions and phishing sites to facilitate industrial-scale crypto theft. The group’s innovative techniques, including the modification…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Qwen3-4B-Thinking: "This is art – pelicans don’t ride bikes!"

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/10/qwen3-4b/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Qwen3-4B-Thinking: "This is art – pelicans don’t ride bikes!" Feedly Summary: I’ve fallen a few days behind keeping up with Qwen. They released two new 4B models last week: Qwen3-4B-Instruct-2507 and its thinking equivalent Qwen3-4B-Thinking-2507. These are relatively tiny models that punch way above their weight. I’ve…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting Sam Altman

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/10/sam-altman/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting Sam Altman Feedly Summary: the percentage of users using reasoning models each day is significantly increasing; for example, for free users we went from

  • The Register: Trend Micro offers weak workaround for already-exploited critical vuln in management console

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/10/infosec_in_brief/ Source: The Register Title: Trend Micro offers weak workaround for already-exploited critical vuln in management console Feedly Summary: PLUS: Crypto mixer founders plead guilty; Another French telco hacked; Meta fights WhatsApp scams; And more! Infosec In Brief A critical vulnerability in the on-prem version of Trend Micro’s Apex One endpoint security platform…

  • Slashdot: WSJ Finds ‘Dozens’ of Delusional Claims from AI Chats as Companies Scramble for a Fix

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/08/10/2023212/wsj-finds-dozens-of-delusional-claims-from-ai-chats-as-companies-scramble-for-a-fix?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: WSJ Finds ‘Dozens’ of Delusional Claims from AI Chats as Companies Scramble for a Fix Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Wall Street Journal has reported on concerning instances where ChatGPT and other AI chatbots have reinforced delusional beliefs, leading users to trust in fantastical narratives,…

  • Embrace The Red: OpenHands ZombAI Exploit: Prompt Injection To Remote Code Execution

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    Source URL: https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2025/openhands-remote-code-execution-zombai/ Source: Embrace The Red Title: OpenHands ZombAI Exploit: Prompt Injection To Remote Code Execution Feedly Summary: Today we have another post about OpenHands from All Hands AI. It is a popular agent, initially named “OpenDevin”, and recently the company also provides a cloud-based service. Which is all pretty cool and exciting. Prompt…

  • The Register: How OpenAI used a new data type to cut inference costs by 75%

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/10/openai_mxfp4/ Source: The Register Title: How OpenAI used a new data type to cut inference costs by 75% Feedly Summary: Decision to use MXFP4 makes models smaller, faster, and more importantly, cheaper for everyone involved Analysis Whether or not OpenAI’s new open weights models are any good is still up for debate, but…

  • Slashdot: ‘Hour of Code’ Announces It’s Now Evolving Into ‘Hour of AI’

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/08/10/0110212/hour-of-code-announces-its-now-evolving-into-hour-of-ai Source: Slashdot Title: ‘Hour of Code’ Announces It’s Now Evolving Into ‘Hour of AI’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Microsoft’s significant investment in AI education, reflecting a shift in computer science education from traditional coding to AI literacy. It emphasizes the importance of understanding AI’s implications…