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  • Slashdot: Backdoor Infecting VPNs Used ‘Magic Packets’ For Stealth and Security

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/01/24/0039249/backdoor-infecting-vpns-used-magic-packets-for-stealth-and-security Source: Slashdot Title: Backdoor Infecting VPNs Used ‘Magic Packets’ For Stealth and Security Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Short Summary with Insight:** This text discusses a newly discovered backdoor malware named “J-Magic,” which targets enterprise VPNs running on Juniper Networks’ Junos OS. The backdoor employs advanced techniques, such as passive…

  • Slashdot: Developer Creates Infinite Maze That Traps AI Training Bots

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/01/23/2135205/developer-creates-infinite-maze-that-traps-ai-training-bots?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Developer Creates Infinite Maze That Traps AI Training Bots Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the development of an open-source program called Nepenthes, designed to trap AI web crawlers in an endless loop of link generation, effectively wasting their resources. This innovative approach provides…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Introducing Operator

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jan/23/introducing-operator/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Introducing Operator Feedly Summary: Introducing Operator OpenAI released their “research preview" today of Operator, a cloud-based browser automation platform rolling out today to $200/month ChatGPT Pro subscribers. They’re calling this their first "agent". In the Operator announcement video Sam Altman defined that notoriously vague term like this:…

  • Cloud Blog: Safer automated deployments with new Cloud Deploy features

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/devops-sre/new-cloud-deploy-features-for-automated-deployments/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Safer automated deployments with new Cloud Deploy features Feedly Summary: Cloud Deploy is a fully managed continuous delivery platform that automates the delivery of your application. On top of existing automation features, customers tell us they want other ways to automate their deployments to keep their production environments…

  • Cloud Blog: Is your platform ready for 2025? New research on platform engineering reveals the secret to success

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/application-modernization/new-platform-engineering-research-report/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Is your platform ready for 2025? New research on platform engineering reveals the secret to success Feedly Summary: Platform engineering, one of Gartner’s top 10 strategic technology trends for 2024, is rapidly becoming indispensable for enterprises seeking to accelerate software delivery and improve developer productivity. How does it…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: r1.py script to run R1 with a min-thinking-tokens parameter

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jan/22/r1py/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: r1.py script to run R1 with a min-thinking-tokens parameter Feedly Summary: r1.py script to run R1 with a min-thinking-tokens parameter Fantastically creative hack by Theia Vogel. The DeepSeek R1 family of models output their chain of thought inside a …</think> block. Theia found that you can intercept…

  • CSA: How to Combat Social Engineering Attacks

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    Source URL: https://abnormalsecurity.com/blog/soc-expert-perspectives-social-engineering-threats Source: CSA Title: How to Combat Social Engineering Attacks Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses the increasing threat of social engineering attacks and highlights key insights from cybersecurity experts regarding the vulnerabilities associated with human behavior, advanced attack techniques such as deepfakes, and the necessity for AI-driven…

  • Hacker News: DHS removes all members of cyber security advisory boards, halts investigations

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    Source URL: https://bsky.app/profile/ericjgeller.com/post/3lgbpqmxeok2f Source: Hacker News Title: DHS removes all members of cyber security advisory boards, halts investigations Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the U.S. Treasury Department’s sanctions against a Chinese cyber actor and a cybersecurity company linked to malicious cyber activities threatening U.S. national security. This reflects…

  • The Register: OpenAI and pals form biz to spend $500B on its own AI infrastructure

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/22/openai_stargate_ai_datacenter_company/ Source: The Register Title: OpenAI and pals form biz to spend $500B on its own AI infrastructure Feedly Summary: With help from SoftBank, Oracle, and MGX, Stargate Project plans to outspend Microsoft this year OpenAI, Oracle, SoftBank, and investment firm MGX on Tuesday announced plans to spend $500 billion on AI infrastructure…

  • Hacker News: Stargate: SoftBank, OpenAI and Oracle to invest $500B in AI

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    Source URL: https://apnews.com/article/trump-ai-openai-oracle-softbank-son-altman-ellison-be261f8a8ee07a0623d4170397348c41 Source: Hacker News Title: Stargate: SoftBank, OpenAI and Oracle to invest $500B in AI Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a substantial investment initiative in AI infrastructure led by a partnership of OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank, aiming for an eventual $500 billion commitment. It highlights the…