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  • Slashdot: Pakistan Allocates 2,000 Megawatts of Electricity To Bitcoin Mining, AI Data Centres

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/05/26/1549251/pakistan-allocates-2000-megawatts-of-electricity-to-bitcoin-mining-ai-data-centres?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Pakistan Allocates 2,000 Megawatts of Electricity To Bitcoin Mining, AI Data Centres Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Pakistan’s initiative to allocate 2,000 MW of electricity for bitcoin mining and AI data centers marks a significant step in leveraging surplus energy for these technologies. This move can…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: AI Hallucination Cases

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/25/ai-hallucination-cases/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: AI Hallucination Cases Feedly Summary: AI Hallucination Cases Damien Charlotin maintains this database of cases around the world where a legal decision has been made that confirms hallucinated content from generative AI was presented by a lawyer. That’s an important distinction: this isn’t just cases where AI…

  • Slashdot: Duolingo Faces Massive Social Media Backlash After ‘AI-First’ Comments

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/05/25/0347239/duolingo-faces-massive-social-media-backlash-after-ai-first-comments Source: Slashdot Title: Duolingo Faces Massive Social Media Backlash After ‘AI-First’ Comments Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Duolingo’s recent shift towards an “AI-first” policy spearheaded by CEO Luis von Ahn, resulting in the phasing out of human contractors. This move has led to significant public backlash,…

  • Slashdot: How Many Qubits Will It Take to Break Secure Public Key Cryptography Algorithms?

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/05/24/0530234/how-many-qubits-will-it-take-to-break-secure-public-key-cryptography-algorithms Source: Slashdot Title: How Many Qubits Will It Take to Break Secure Public Key Cryptography Algorithms? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google security researchers have demonstrated a significant reduction in qubit requirements for breaking 2048-bit RSA encryption using quantum computing. This emphasizes the need for timely migration to post-quantum…

  • Slashdot: Google’s New AI Video Tool Floods Internet With Real-Looking Clips

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/05/23/2240214/googles-new-ai-video-tool-floods-internet-with-real-looking-clips Source: Slashdot Title: Google’s New AI Video Tool Floods Internet With Real-Looking Clips Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google’s new AI video tool, Veo 3, is notable for generating hyperrealistic videos that blur the line between reality and illusion, presenting significant implications for content creation in the realms of…

  • OpenAI : Addendum to OpenAI o3 and o4-mini system card: OpenAI o3 Operator

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    Source URL: https://openai.com/index/o3-o4-mini-system-card-addendum-operator-o3 Source: OpenAI Title: Addendum to OpenAI o3 and o4-mini system card: OpenAI o3 Operator Feedly Summary: We are replacing the existing GPT-4o-based model for Operator with a version based on OpenAI o3. The API version will remain based on 4o. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a transition from…

  • Google Online Security Blog: Tracking the Cost of Quantum Factoring

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    Source URL: http://security.googleblog.com/2025/05/tracking-cost-of-quantum-factori.html Source: Google Online Security Blog Title: Tracking the Cost of Quantum Factoring Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the implications of quantum computing on current cryptographic practices, specifically highlighting the urgency of transitioning to post-quantum cryptography (PQC) standards. This is crucial as advancements in quantum technology threaten…

  • Schneier on Security: Signal Blocks Windows Recall

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/05/signal-blocks-windows-recall.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Signal Blocks Windows Recall Feedly Summary: This article gives a good rundown of the security risks of Windows Recall, and the repurposed copyright protection took that Signal used to block the AI feature from scraping Signal data. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses security…

  • The Register: SAP users grapple with 50% premium for industry-standard service levels

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/22/sap_sapphire_costs/ Source: The Register Title: SAP users grapple with 50% premium for industry-standard service levels Feedly Summary: Vendor’s AI-infused pitch at Sapphire marred by backlash over support costs News that SAP users face a 30-50 percent premium to get some cloud products – including core ERP – to industry-standard service levels threatens to…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Live blog: Claude 4 launch at Code with Claude

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/22/code-with-claude-live-blog/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Live blog: Claude 4 launch at Code with Claude Feedly Summary: I’m at Anthropic’s Code with Claude event, where they are launching Claude 4. I’ll be live blogging the keynote here. Tags: llm-release, liveblogging, anthropic, claude, generative-ai, ai, llms AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text…