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  • The Register: Pentagon declares war on ‘outdated’ software buying

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/06/us_dod_software_procurement/ Source: The Register Title: Pentagon declares war on ‘outdated’ software buying Feedly Summary: (If only that would keep folks off unsanctioned chat app side quests) The US Department of Defense (DoD) is overhauling its “outdated" software procurement systems, and insists it’s putting security at the forefront of decision-making processes.… AI Summary and…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: What people get wrong about the leading Chinese open models: Adoption and censorship

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/6/what-people-get-wrong-about-the-leading-chinese-models/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: What people get wrong about the leading Chinese open models: Adoption and censorship Feedly Summary: What people get wrong about the leading Chinese open models: Adoption and censorship While I’ve been enjoying trying out Alibaba’s Qwen 3 a lot recently, Nathan Lambert focuses on the elephant in…

  • The Register: Cerebras CEO actually finds common ground with Nvidia as startup notches IBM win

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/06/cerebras_ceo_blasts_us_trade/ Source: The Register Title: Cerebras CEO actually finds common ground with Nvidia as startup notches IBM win Feedly Summary: Feldman calls US’s AI Diffusion rules ‘bad policy’ Cerebras Systems’ dinner-plate-sized chips currently power the latest AI inference offerings from Meta and, soon, those of IBM, but US trade policy weighs heavy on…

  • The Register: Brain-inspired neuromorphic computer SpiNNaker overheated when coolers lost their chill

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/06/spinnaker_overheat/ Source: The Register Title: Brain-inspired neuromorphic computer SpiNNaker overheated when coolers lost their chill Feedly Summary: Too much hot air brings down Manchester Uni based neural network project Exclusive The brain-inspired SpiNNaker machine at Manchester University suffered an overheating incident over the Easter weekend that will send a chill down the spines…

  • Slashdot: UnitedHealth Now Has 1,000 AI Applications In Production

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    Source URL: https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/05/05/2050232/unitedhealth-now-has-1000-ai-applications-in-production?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: UnitedHealth Now Has 1,000 AI Applications In Production Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: UnitedHealth Group is leveraging 1,000 AI applications across various segments, including insurance and healthcare. A significant portion of these initiatives involves generative AI, highlighting both its potential and the inherent challenges, particularly in…

  • Slashdot: Hundreds of E-Commerce Sites Hacked In Supply-Chain Attack

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/05/05/2034207/hundreds-of-e-commerce-sites-hacked-in-supply-chain-attack?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Hundreds of E-Commerce Sites Hacked In Supply-Chain Attack Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text details a significant supply-chain attack affecting hundreds of e-commerce sites, including those of a large multinational company, that were compromised by malware capable of executing malicious code in browsers. This incident…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting Max Woolf

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/5/max-woolf/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting Max Woolf Feedly Summary: Two things can be true simultaneously: (a) LLM provider cost economics are too negative to return positive ROI to investors, and (b) LLMs are useful for solving problems that are meaningful and high impact, albeit not to the AGI hype that would…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: Microsoft partners with Global Anti-Scam Alliance to fight cybercrime

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/05/05/microsoft-partners-with-global-anti-scam-alliance-to-fight-cybercrime/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Microsoft partners with Global Anti-Scam Alliance to fight cybercrime Feedly Summary: In 2024 alone, scammers drained the global economy of more than $1.03 trillion. Together, Microsoft and the other members of GASA hope to stem these losses going forward. The post Microsoft partners with Global Anti-Scam Alliance…