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  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Gemini 2.5 Computer Use can solve Google’s own CAPTCHAs

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/7/gemini-25-computer-use-captchas/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Gemini 2.5 Computer Use can solve Google’s own CAPTCHAs Feedly Summary: Google just introduced a new Gemini 2.5 Computer Use model, specially designed to help operate a GUI interface by interacting with visible elements using a virtual mouse and keyboard. I just tried their demo… and watched…

  • Cloud Blog: Five Best Practices for Using AI Coding Assistants

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/developers-practitioners/five-best-practices-for-using-ai-coding-assistants/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Five Best Practices for Using AI Coding Assistants Feedly Summary: Does owning a kitchen knife mean you know how to effectively dice onions or julienne carrots? Of course not. Access to a tool doesn’t guarantee profenciency. To get the results you’re looking for, you need to learn the…

  • Schneier on Security: AI-Enabled Influence Operation Against Iran

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/10/ai-enabled-influence-operation-against-iran.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: AI-Enabled Influence Operation Against Iran Feedly Summary: Citizen Lab has uncovered a coordinated AI-enabled influence operation against the Iranian government, probably conducted by Israel. Key Findings A coordinated network of more than 50 inauthentic X profiles is conducting an AI-enabled influence operation. The network, which we refer…

  • Docker: IBM Granite 4.0 Models Now Available on Docker Hub

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    Source URL: https://www.docker.com/blog/ibm-granite-4-0-models-now-available-on-docker-hub/ Source: Docker Title: IBM Granite 4.0 Models Now Available on Docker Hub Feedly Summary: Developers can now discover and run IBM’s latest open-source Granite 4.0 language models from the Docker Hub model catalog, and start building in minutes with Docker Model Runner. Granite 4.0 pairs strong, enterprise-ready performance with a lightweight footprint,…

  • Docker: Unlimited access to Docker Hardened Images: Because security should be affordable, always

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    Source URL: https://www.docker.com/blog/unlimited-access-to-docker-hardened-images-because-security-should-be-affordable-always/ Source: Docker Title: Unlimited access to Docker Hardened Images: Because security should be affordable, always Feedly Summary: Every organization we speak with shares the same goal: to deliver software that is secure and free of CVEs. Near-zero CVEs is the ideal state. But achieving that ideal is harder than it sounds, because…

  • Cloud Blog: 11 ways to reduce your Google Cloud compute costs today

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/compute/cost-saving-strategies-when-migrating-to-google-cloud-compute/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: 11 ways to reduce your Google Cloud compute costs today Feedly Summary: As the saying goes, “a penny saved is a penny earned," and this couldn’t be more true when it comes to cloud infrastructure. In today’s competitive business landscape, you need to maintain the performance to meet…

  • Cloud Blog: More choice, more control: self-deploy proprietary models in your VPC with Vertex AI

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/new-proprietary-models-vertex-model-garden/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: More choice, more control: self-deploy proprietary models in your VPC with Vertex AI Feedly Summary: Building the best AI applications requires both the freedom to choose the most powerful, specialized model for the task at hand, and a platform that can handle them all. This flexibility is core…

  • OpenAI : AMD and OpenAI announce strategic partnership to deploy 6 gigawatts of AMD GPUs

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    Source URL: https://openai.com/index/openai-amd-strategic-partnership Source: OpenAI Title: AMD and OpenAI announce strategic partnership to deploy 6 gigawatts of AMD GPUs Feedly Summary: AMD and OpenAI have announced a multi-year partnership to deploy 6 gigawatts of AMD Instinct GPUs, beginning with 1 gigawatt in 2026, to power OpenAI’s next-generation AI infrastructure and accelerate global AI innovation. AI…