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  • Wired: This Startup Wants to Spark a US DeepSeek Moment

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/prime-intellect-startup-us-deepseek-moment/ Source: Wired Title: This Startup Wants to Spark a US DeepSeek Moment Feedly Summary: With the US falling behind on open source models, one startup has a bold idea for democratizing AI: let anyone run reinforcement learning. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a startup’s initiative to democratize AI…

  • 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…

  • The Register: US gov shutdown leaves IT projects hanging, security defenders a skeleton crew

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/01/us_government_shutdown_it_seccurity/ Source: The Register Title: US gov shutdown leaves IT projects hanging, security defenders a skeleton crew Feedly Summary: The longer the shutdown, the less likely critical IT overhauls happen, ex Social Security CISO tells The Register The US government shut down at 1201 ET on October 1, halting non-essential IT modernization and…

  • Slashdot: Spooked By AI, Bollywood Stars Drag Google Into Fight For ‘Personality Rights’

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/10/01/134215/spooked-by-ai-bollywood-stars-drag-google-into-fight-for-personality-rights?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Spooked By AI, Bollywood Stars Drag Google Into Fight For ‘Personality Rights’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Bollywood celebrities, particularly Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, seeking legal protection for their voice and persona from being used in AI-generated content, specifically targeting Google’s…

  • Cloud Blog: Google Distributed Cloud at the edge powers U.S. Air Force Mobility Guardian 2025

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/public-sector/google-distributed-cloud-at-the-edge-powers-us-air-force-mobility-guardian-2025/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Google Distributed Cloud at the edge powers U.S. Air Force Mobility Guardian 2025 Feedly Summary: For today’s mission owner, operating effectively in denied, degraded, intermittent, and limited bandwidth (DDIL) environments is paramount. The Department of Defense’s strategy requires smaller, dispersed teams to function autonomously, creating a critical need…

  • Cloud Blog: The global harms of restrictive cloud licensing, one year later

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/inside-google-cloud/global-harms-restrictive-cloud-licensing-one-year-later/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: The global harms of restrictive cloud licensing, one year later Feedly Summary: A year ago today, Google Cloud filed a formal complaint with the European Commission about Microsoft’s anti-competitive cloud licensing practices — specifically those that impose financial penalties on businesses that use Windows Server software on Azure’s…