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  • The Register: Ex-Googler Schmidt warns US: Try an AI ‘Manhattan Project’ and get MAIM’d

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/06/schmidt_ai_superintelligence/ Source: The Register Title: Ex-Googler Schmidt warns US: Try an AI ‘Manhattan Project’ and get MAIM’d Feedly Summary: That’s Mutual Assured AI Malfunction in the race for superintelligence ANALYSIS Former Google chief Eric Schmidt says the US should refrain from pursuing a latter-day “Manhattan Project" to gain AI supremacy, as this will…

  • Slashdot: US Congressional Panel Urges Americans To Ditch China-made Routers

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/03/06/1513201/us-congressional-panel-urges-americans-to-ditch-china-made-routers?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: US Congressional Panel Urges Americans To Ditch China-made Routers Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: A U.S. congressional committee has issued a recommendation for Americans to discard Chinese-made wireless routers, particularly those by TP-Link, citing significant security risks that could jeopardize U.S. critical infrastructure. This recommendation follows…

  • The Register: Toronto Zoo ransomware crooks snatch decades of visitor data

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/06/toronto_zoo_ransomware/ Source: The Register Title: Toronto Zoo ransomware crooks snatch decades of visitor data Feedly Summary: Akira really wasn’t horsing around with this one Toronto Zoo’s final update on its January 2024 cyberattack arrived this week, revealing that visitor data going back to 2000 had been compromised.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary:…

  • Slashdot: A Quarter of Startups in YC’s Current Cohort Have Codebases That Are Almost Entirely AI-Generated

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/03/06/159208/a-quarter-of-startups-in-ycs-current-cohort-have-codebases-that-are-almost-entirely-ai-generated?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: A Quarter of Startups in YC’s Current Cohort Have Codebases That Are Almost Entirely AI-Generated Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: A significant portion of Y Combinator’s Winter 2025 startups utilize AI-generated code for 95% of their codebases, indicating a shift in software development practices. However, concerns…

  • The Register: Watchdog fails to stop big vendor lock-in, say UK cloud market’s smaller players

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/06/cma_overlooks_factors_hurting_small/ Source: The Register Title: Watchdog fails to stop big vendor lock-in, say UK cloud market’s smaller players Feedly Summary: Global giants shouldn’t be allowed to make ‘committed spend’ public sector deals and make discounts we cannot match Britain’s competition regulator is facing biting criticism from local cloud providers for declining to act…

  • Hacker News: ‘Trump Gaza’ AI video intended as political satire, says creator

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    Source URL: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/06/trump-gaza-ai-video-intended-as-political-satire-says-creator Source: Hacker News Title: ‘Trump Gaza’ AI video intended as political satire, says creator Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses the creation and implications of a politically satirical AI-generated video involving Donald Trump and contemporary political figures. It highlights the challenges of control over content after…

  • The Register: Feds name and charge alleged Silk Typhoon spies behind years of China-on-US attacks

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/06/fbi_china_pays_75k_per/ Source: The Register Title: Feds name and charge alleged Silk Typhoon spies behind years of China-on-US attacks Feedly Summary: Xi’s freelance infosec warriors apparently paid up to $75K to crack a single American inbox US government agencies announced Wednesday criminal charges against alleged members of China’s Silk Typhoon gang, plus internet domain…

  • The Register: Ex-NSA grandee says Trump’s staff cuts will ‘devastate’ America’s cybersecurity

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/05/us_government_job_cuts_nsa/ Source: The Register Title: Ex-NSA grandee says Trump’s staff cuts will ‘devastate’ America’s cybersecurity Feedly Summary: Would ‘destroy a pipeline of top talent essential for hunting’ Chinese spies in US networks, Congress told Video Looming staffing cuts to America’s security and intelligence agencies, if carried out, would “have a devastating effect on…

  • Hacker News: Superintelligence Strategy

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    Source URL: https://www.nationalsecurity.ai/ Source: Hacker News Title: Superintelligence Strategy Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text outlines a new strategic framework for addressing the risks posed by superintelligent AI, particularly in relation to national security. It introduces the concept of Mutual Assured AI Malfunction (MAIM) as a deterrent strategy akin to…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Career Update: Google DeepMind -> Anthropic

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Mar/5/google-deepmind-anthropic/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Career Update: Google DeepMind -> Anthropic Feedly Summary: Career Update: Google DeepMind -> Anthropic Nicholas Carlini (previously) on joining Anthropic, driven partly by his frustration at friction he encountered publishing his research at Google DeepMind after their merge with Google Brain. His area of expertise is adversarial…