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  • Slashdot: Swiss Government Looks To Undercut Privacy Tech, Stoking Fears of Mass Surveillance

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/09/12/0755253/swiss-government-looks-to-undercut-privacy-tech-stoking-fears-of-mass-surveillance?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Swiss Government Looks To Undercut Privacy Tech, Stoking Fears of Mass Surveillance Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The proposed Swiss government law requiring service providers to collect user identification and retain data poses severe threats to privacy and online anonymity. This has prompted companies like Proton…

  • The Register: Gitpod reinvents itself as Ona in pivot to AI agent platform

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/03/gitpod_rebrands_as_ona/ Source: The Register Title: Gitpod reinvents itself as Ona in pivot to AI agent platform Feedly Summary: From cloud IDEs to autonomous assistants, company says future is agentic Gitpod, best known for cloud-hosted dev environments, has rebranded as Ona and is now pitching itself as an AI agent platform.… AI Summary and…

  • Slashdot: Proton Begins Shifting Infrastructure Outside of Switzerland Ahead of Surveillance Legislation

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/08/15/1612259/proton-begins-shifting-infrastructure-outside-of-switzerland-ahead-of-surveillance-legislation?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Proton Begins Shifting Infrastructure Outside of Switzerland Ahead of Surveillance Legislation Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Proton is proactively relocating its infrastructure outside Switzerland in response to forthcoming surveillance legislation that poses threats to user privacy and data retention requirements. The move begins with the AI…

  • Slashdot: OpenAI Releases First Open-Weight Models Since GPT-2

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/08/05/1848236/openai-releases-first-open-weight-models-since-gpt-2?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: OpenAI Releases First Open-Weight Models Since GPT-2 Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: OpenAI’s release of two open-weight language models, gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b, marks a significant development in the AI landscape since 2019. These models enable local deployment on consumer devices and introduce advanced capabilities such as…

  • Slashdot: Nvidia’s CUDA Platform Now Support RISC-V

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    Source URL: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/07/22/2042234/nvidias-cuda-platform-now-support-risc-v?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Nvidia’s CUDA Platform Now Support RISC-V Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Nvidia’s announcement at the 2025 RISC-V Summit about CUDA compatibility with the RISC-V instruction set architecture signifies a pivotal shift in leveraging open processors within AI-related applications. This move enables RISC-V CPUs to play a…

  • Slashdot: Apple Weighs Using Anthropic or OpenAI To Power Siri in Major Reversal

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    Source URL: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/06/30/1918231/apple-weighs-using-anthropic-or-openai-to-power-siri-in-major-reversal?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Apple Weighs Using Anthropic or OpenAI To Power Siri in Major Reversal Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Apple is in discussions with Anthropic and OpenAI to integrate their large language models into the new version of Siri, indicating a significant shift from Apple’s proprietary technology. This…

  • New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : Mark Zuckerberg Ramps Up Meta’s A.I. Spending as Competition Heats Up

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    Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/technology/mark-zuckerberg-meta-ai.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: Mark Zuckerberg Ramps Up Meta’s A.I. Spending as Competition Heats Up Feedly Summary: Unhappy with his company’s artificial intelligence efforts, Meta’s C.E.O. is on a spending spree as he reconsiders his strategy in the contest to invent a hypothetical “superintelligence.” AI Summary and Description:…

  • Slashdot: Apple Executives Defend AI Strategy

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    Source URL: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/06/11/144258/apple-executives-defend-ai-strategy?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Apple Executives Defend AI Strategy Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Apple is restructuring its AI-driven Siri initiative, citing quality issues with promised features that were ultimately withdrawn. In iOS 26, Apple will integrate OpenAI technology, allowing enhanced user interaction with tools like ChatGPT, marking a strategic…

  • Slashdot: UK Tech Job Openings Climb 21% To Pre-Pandemic Highs

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/06/05/2316255/uk-tech-job-openings-climb-21-to-pre-pandemic-highs?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: UK Tech Job Openings Climb 21% To Pre-Pandemic Highs Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a notable surge in UK tech job openings, primarily driven by a dramatic increase in demand for AI skills, particularly in London. It highlights key statistics from a recent…