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  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: My 2.5 year old laptop can write Space Invaders in JavaScript now

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/29/space-invaders/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: My 2.5 year old laptop can write Space Invaders in JavaScript now Feedly Summary: I wrote about the new GLM-4.5 model family yesterday – new open weight (MIT licensed) models from Z.ai in China which their benchmarks claim score highly in coding even against models such as…

  • Embrace The Red: The Month of AI Bugs 2025

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    Source URL: https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2025/announcement-the-month-of-ai-bugs/ Source: Embrace The Red Title: The Month of AI Bugs 2025 Feedly Summary: This year I spent a lot of time reviewing, exploiting and working with vendors to fix vulnerabilities in agentic AI systems. As a result, I’m excited to announce the Month of AI Bugs 2025! Goal Of The Initiative The…

  • Slashdot: Google Gemini Deletes User’s Files, Then Just Admits ‘I Have Failed You Completely and Catastrophically’

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/07/26/0642239/google-gemini-deletes-users-files-then-just-admits-i-have-failed-you-completely-and-catastrophically?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google Gemini Deletes User’s Files, Then Just Admits ‘I Have Failed You Completely and Catastrophically’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The reported incident involving Google Gemini’s coding agent highlights significant concerns about the reliability and safety of AI-driven coding tools, particularly in terms of data management…

  • Slashdot: Linux Kernel Could Soon Expose Every Line AI Helps Write

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    Source URL: https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/07/25/1950226/linux-kernel-could-soon-expose-every-line-ai-helps-write?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Linux Kernel Could Soon Expose Every Line AI Helps Write Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Brian Fagioli reports on Sasha Levin’s proposed patch series for integrating AI coding assistants into the Linux kernel, which introduces key guidelines for managing AI-generated contributions. This effort highlights the growing…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft Says Some SharePoint Server Hackers Now Using Ransomware

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/07/24/1359230/microsoft-says-some-sharepoint-server-hackers-now-using-ransomware?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Says Some SharePoint Server Hackers Now Using Ransomware Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a cyber-espionage campaign, specifically by a group referred to as “Storm-2603,” that has transitioned from conventional data theft to deploying ransomware. This represents a worrying trend in cyber threats,…

  • Slashdot: VMware Prevents Some Perpetual License Holders From Downloading Patches

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/07/24/0125217/vmware-prevents-some-perpetual-license-holders-from-downloading-patches?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: VMware Prevents Some Perpetual License Holders From Downloading Patches Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights significant security implications for customers of Broadcom’s VMware business due to limited access to security patches for users with perpetual licenses lacking current support contracts. This impacts their security…

  • Wired: Cursor’s New Bugbot Is Designed to Save Vibe Coders From Themselves

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/cursor-releases-new-ai-tool-for-debugging-code/ Source: Wired Title: Cursor’s New Bugbot Is Designed to Save Vibe Coders From Themselves Feedly Summary: One of the most popular platforms for AI-assisted programming says the next era of vibe coding is all about supercharging error detection. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights the evolution of AI-assisted programming,…

  • The Register: Not pretty, not Windows-only: npm phishing attack laces popular packages with malware

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/24/not_pretty_not_windowsonly_npm/ Source: The Register Title: Not pretty, not Windows-only: npm phishing attack laces popular packages with malware Feedly Summary: The “is" package was infected with cross-platform malware after a scam targeting maintainers The popular npm package "is" was infected with cross-platform malware, around the same time that linting utility packages used with the…

  • Scott Logic: Visualising the Trade Lifecycle – Phase 2: Refactoring with Cursor IDE

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    Source URL: https://blog.scottlogic.com/2025/07/22/visualising-the-trade-lifecycle-phase-2-refactoring-with-cursor-ide.html Source: Scott Logic Title: Visualising the Trade Lifecycle – Phase 2: Refactoring with Cursor IDE Feedly Summary: In this instalment, I discovered that Cursor IDE transformed my chaotic multi-AI orchestra of wayward soloists into something rather more like a proper piano duet, successfully refactoring my 847-line monolith into modular components without the…