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  • Slashdot: The AI-Powered PDF Marks the End of an Era

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/08/21/1416226/the-ai-powered-pdf-marks-the-end-of-an-era?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: The AI-Powered PDF Marks the End of an Era Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Adobe’s launch of Acrobat Studio, which integrates collaborative AI workspaces into the PDF format. This marks a significant evolution in document interaction, offering users personalized AI assistants to engage…

  • The Register: KPMG wrote 100-page prompt to build agentic TaxBot

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/20/kpmg_giant_prompt_tax_agent/ Source: The Register Title: KPMG wrote 100-page prompt to build agentic TaxBot Feedly Summary: Produces advice in a single day instead of two weeks – without job losses The Australian arm of consultancy firm KPMG wrote a 100-page prompt to create an agentic system that prepares tax advice far faster than humans.……

  • Shabie’s blog: Agents are search over action space

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    Source URL: https://shabie.github.io/2025/08/18/agents-are-search-over-action-space.html Source: Shabie’s blog Title: Agents are search over action space Feedly Summary: It’s no secret that today’s LLM-based agents are unreliable. This makes them a gamble for most critical tasks, so where can they be safely applied? The answer lies in finding asymmetry: we should use them in domains where the downside…

  • Cloud Blog: Google is a Leader and positioned furthest in vision in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Conversational AI Platforms

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/gartner-magic-quadrant-for-conversational-ai-platforms/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Google is a Leader and positioned furthest in vision in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Conversational AI Platforms Feedly Summary: Google has been named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Conversational AI Platforms (CAIP) report, and positioned furthest in vision among all vendors evaluated.…

  • Slashdot: LLM Found Transmitting Behavioral Traits to ‘Student’ LLM Via Hidden Signals in Data

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/08/17/0331217/llm-found-transmitting-behavioral-traits-to-student-llm-via-hidden-signals-in-data?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: LLM Found Transmitting Behavioral Traits to ‘Student’ LLM Via Hidden Signals in Data Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The study highlights a concerning phenomenon in AI development known as subliminal learning, where a “teacher” model instills traits in a “student” model without explicit instruction. This can…

  • Slashdot: Illinois Bans AI Therapy, Joins Two Other States in Regulating Chatbots

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/08/16/0434221/illinois-bans-ai-therapy-joins-two-other-states-in-regulating-chatbots?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Illinois Bans AI Therapy, Joins Two Other States in Regulating Chatbots Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses recent legislative actions in Illinois and other states to regulate the use of artificial intelligence in mental health therapy. This highlights growing concerns about the safety and…

  • Cloud Blog: Monitor your databases on Compute Engine with Database Center

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/databases/database-center-expands-coverage/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Monitor your databases on Compute Engine with Database Center Feedly Summary: Database Center is an AI-powered unified fleet management solution that can help you identify and address security risks, performance bottlenecks, and reliability issues for Google Cloud databases including Cloud SQL, AlloyDB, Spanner, Bigtable, Memorystore, and Firestore. Today,…

  • The Register: Why the UK public sector still creaks along on COBOL

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/15/cobol_in_the_public_sector_feature/ Source: The Register Title: Why the UK public sector still creaks along on COBOL Feedly Summary: Government: ‘Trust us, it’ll be different this time’ Feature The UK government has gone all-in on AI. More than 50 years after Harold Wilson gave his famous “White heat of technology" speech, this is the hot…

  • The Register: Forget Foxconn the iPhone factory. AI’s made it a server-slinger first and foremost

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/15/foxconn_q2_2025/ Source: The Register Title: Forget Foxconn the iPhone factory. AI’s made it a server-slinger first and foremost Feedly Summary: Next: Modular datacenters ready to host rack-scale systems, to meet endless demand Manufacturer to the stars Foxconn is building so many AI servers that they’re now bringing in more cash than consumer electronics…

  • Slashdot: Google Releases Pint-Size Gemma Open AI Model

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/08/14/2150230/google-releases-pint-size-gemma-open-ai-model?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google Releases Pint-Size Gemma Open AI Model Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google has introduced the Gemma 3 270M, a compact AI model optimized for local deployment, which offers significant advantages in terms of privacy and efficiency. While it may not match the performance of larger…