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  • Slashdot: Are Software Registries Inherently Insecure?

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/10/05/2318202/are-software-registries-inherently-insecure?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Are Software Registries Inherently Insecure? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the persistent issues related to software supply chain attacks, emphasizing weaknesses in the design of software registries like npm, PyPI, and Docker Hub. It highlights how inadequate safeguards allowed for multiple registry breaches…

  • Slashdot: Mouse Sensors Can Pick Up Speech From Surface Vibrations, Researchers Show

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/10/05/2225224/mouse-sensors-can-pick-up-speech-from-surface-vibrations-researchers-show?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Mouse Sensors Can Pick Up Speech From Surface Vibrations, Researchers Show Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Researchers from the University of California, Irvine, have identified a security vulnerability in high-performance optical mice that can be exploited to capture audio data from a user’s environment, effectively turning…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft’s CTO Hopes to Swap Most AMD and NVIDIA GPUs for In-House Chips

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    Source URL: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/10/04/2142243/microsofts-cto-hopes-to-swap-most-amd-and-nvidia-gpus-for-in-house-chips?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft’s CTO Hopes to Swap Most AMD and NVIDIA GPUs for In-House Chips Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft is transitioning its AI workloads from traditional GPUs to its proprietary accelerators to enhance cost efficiency in its datacenters. This move exemplifies a trend towards customized hardware…

  • Slashdot: Amazon’s Ring Plans to Scan Everyone’s Face at the Door

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/10/04/0357255/amazons-ring-plans-to-scan-everyones-face-at-the-door?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Amazon’s Ring Plans to Scan Everyone’s Face at the Door Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Amazon’s introduction of facial recognition for Ring doorbells raises significant privacy concerns regarding the collection and usage of biometric data without consent. While it empowers users, critics highlight ethical and legal…

  • Cloud Blog: Connect Spark data pipelines to Gemini and other AI models with Dataproc ML library

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/gemini-and-vertex-ai-for-spark-with-dataproc-ml-library/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Connect Spark data pipelines to Gemini and other AI models with Dataproc ML library Feedly Summary: Many data science teams rely on Apache Spark running on Dataproc managed clusters for powerful, large-scale data preparation. As these teams look to connect their data pipelines directly to machine learning models,…

  • The Register: Red Hat fesses up to GitLab breach after attackers brag of data theft

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/03/red_hat_gitlab_breach/ Source: The Register Title: Red Hat fesses up to GitLab breach after attackers brag of data theft Feedly Summary: Open source giant admits intruders broke into dedicated consulting instance, but insists core products untouched What started as cyber crew bragging has now been confirmed by Red Hat: someone gained access to its…

  • Slashdot: Key Cybersecurity Intelligence-Sharing Law Expires as Government Shuts Down

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/10/03/1441215/key-cybersecurity-intelligence-sharing-law-expires-as-government-shuts-down?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Key Cybersecurity Intelligence-Sharing Law Expires as Government Shuts Down Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The expiration of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) highlights significant vulnerabilities for private sector organizations regarding the sharing of cyber threat intelligence, potentially elevating cybersecurity risks against U.S. critical infrastructure. This…

  • New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : OpenAI’s Sora Makes Disinformation Extremely Easy and Extremely Real

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    Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/technology/sora-openai-video-disinformation.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: OpenAI’s Sora Makes Disinformation Extremely Easy and Extremely Real Feedly Summary: The new A.I. app generated videos of store robberies and home intrusions — even bomb explosions on city streets — that never happened. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses an…