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  • Schneier on Security: More Countries are Demanding Back-Doors to Encrypted Apps

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/03/more-countries-are-demanding-back-doors-to-encrypted-apps.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: More Countries are Demanding Back-Doors to Encrypted Apps Feedly Summary: Last month I wrote about the UK forcing Apple to break its Advanced Data Protection encryption in iCloud. More recently, both Sweden and France are contemplating mandating back doors. Both initiatives are attempting to scare people into…

  • Wired: The Quantum Apocalypse Is Coming. Be Very Afraid

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/q-day-apocalypse-quantum-computers-encryption/ Source: Wired Title: The Quantum Apocalypse Is Coming. Be Very Afraid Feedly Summary: What happens when quantum computers can finally crack encryption and break into the world’s best-kept secrets? It’s called Q-Day—the worst holiday maybe ever. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the impending threat posed by the advent…

  • The Register: China bans compulsory facial recognition and its use in private spaces like hotel rooms

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/23/asia_tech_news_in_brief/ Source: The Register Title: China bans compulsory facial recognition and its use in private spaces like hotel rooms Feedly Summary: PLUS: Zoho’s Ulaa anointed India’s most patriotic browser; Typhoon-like gang targets Taiwan; Japan debates offensive cyber-ops; and more Asia In Brief China’s Cyberspace Administration and Ministry of Public Security have outlawed the…

  • Slashdot: How AI Coding Assistants Could Be Compromised Via Rules File

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/03/23/2138230/how-ai-coding-assistants-could-be-compromised-via-rules-file?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: How AI Coding Assistants Could Be Compromised Via Rules File Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a significant security vulnerability in AI coding assistants like GitHub Copilot and Cursor, highlighting how malicious rule configuration files can be used to inject backdoors and vulnerabilities in…

  • Slashdot: Is WhatsApp Being Ditched for Signal in Dutch Higher Education?

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/03/23/2120237/is-whatsapp-being-ditched-for-signal-in-dutch-higher-education Source: Slashdot Title: Is WhatsApp Being Ditched for Signal in Dutch Higher Education? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights recent trends in the Netherlands regarding the adoption of the messaging app Signal in higher education institutions, primarily due to privacy concerns associated with competitors like WhatsApp. Key…

  • Wired: OpenAI’s Sora Is Plagued by Sexist, Racist, and Ableist Biases

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/openai-sora-video-generator-bias/ Source: Wired Title: OpenAI’s Sora Is Plagued by Sexist, Racist, and Ableist Biases Feedly Summary: WIRED tested the popular AI video generator from OpenAI and found that it amplifies sexist stereotypes and ableist tropes, perpetuating the same biases already present in AI image tools. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text…

  • Hacker News: Most AI value will come from broad automation, not from R&D

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    Source URL: https://epoch.ai/gradient-updates/most-ai-value-will-come-from-broad-automation-not-from-r-d Source: Hacker News Title: Most AI value will come from broad automation, not from R&D Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text presents a critique of the prevailing belief that AI’s primary economic impact will stem from its automation of research and development (R&D). Instead, it argues that…

  • Hacker News: The Cybernetic Teammate

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    Source URL: https://www.oneusefulthing.org/p/the-cybernetic-teammate Source: Hacker News Title: The Cybernetic Teammate Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text presents the findings of a study on the impact of generative AI, specifically GPT-4, on teamwork and productivity in a corporate setting. It reveals that AI can significantly enhance individual and team performance, facilitate…

  • Slashdot: Majority of AI Researchers Say Tech Industry Is Pouring Billions Into a Dead End

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/03/22/0341222/majority-of-ai-researchers-say-tech-industry-is-pouring-billions-into-a-dead-end Source: Slashdot Title: Majority of AI Researchers Say Tech Industry Is Pouring Billions Into a Dead End Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the recent survey results from the Association for the Advancement of AI, revealing a significant skepticism among researchers regarding the effectiveness of simply “scaling…

  • Slashdot: ‘Unaware and Uncertain’: Report Finds Widespread Unfamiliarity With 2027’s EU Cyber Resilience Requirements

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/03/21/0212206/unaware-and-uncertain-report-finds-widespread-unfamiliarity-with-2027s-eu-cyber-resilience-requirements Source: Slashdot Title: ‘Unaware and Uncertain’: Report Finds Widespread Unfamiliarity With 2027’s EU Cyber Resilience Requirements Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Linux Foundation, in collaboration with the Open Source Security Foundation and Linux Foundation Europe, released two vital research reports focused on open source security in relation to…