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  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: The ChatGPT sharing dialog demonstrates how difficult it is to design privacy preferences

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/3/privacy-design/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: The ChatGPT sharing dialog demonstrates how difficult it is to design privacy preferences Feedly Summary: ChatGPT just removed their “make this chat discoverable" sharing feature, after it turned out a material volume of users had inadvertantly made their private chats available via Google search. Dane Stuckey, CISO…

  • Slashdot: Amazon CEO Wants To Put Ads In Your Alexa+ Conversations

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/08/01/2043256/amazon-ceo-wants-to-put-ads-in-your-alexa-conversations?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Amazon CEO Wants To Put Ads In Your Alexa+ Conversations Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s vision of integrating advertising into conversations with the AI-powered assistant Alexa+. This approach presents both opportunities and challenges, notably regarding user privacy and AI…

  • The Register: OpenAI removes ChatGPT self-doxing option

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/01/openai_removes_chatgpt_selfdoxing_option/ Source: The Register Title: OpenAI removes ChatGPT self-doxing option Feedly Summary: Checkbox to make chatbot conversations appear in search engines deemed a footgun OpenAI has removed the option to make ChatGPT interactions indexable by search engines to prevent users from unwittingly exposing sensitive information.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: OpenAI’s decision…

  • The Register: Tested: Microsoft Recall can still capture credit cards and passwords, a treasure trove for crooks

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/01/microsoft_recall_captures_credit_card_info/ Source: The Register Title: Tested: Microsoft Recall can still capture credit cards and passwords, a treasure trove for crooks Feedly Summary: Our tests have shown there are ways to get around the promised security improvements exclusive Microsoft Recall, the AI app that takes screenshots of what you do on your PC so…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Reverse engineering some updates to Claude

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/31/updates-to-claude/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Reverse engineering some updates to Claude Feedly Summary: Anthropic released two major new features for their consumer-facing Claude apps in the past couple of days. Sadly, they don’t do a very good job of updating the release notes for those apps – neither of these releases came…

  • Slashdot: Zuckerberg Says Meta’s AI Systems Have Begun Improving Themselves, And Developing Superintelligence is Now in Sight

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/07/30/1359201/zuckerberg-says-metas-ai-systems-have-begun-improving-themselves-and-developing-superintelligence-is-now-in-sight?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Zuckerberg Says Meta’s AI Systems Have Begun Improving Themselves, And Developing Superintelligence is Now in Sight Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Mark Zuckerberg’s recent statements on Meta’s AI development underscore the company’s vision for personal superintelligence that empowers individuals rather than automating human jobs. He emphasizes…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: OpenAI: Introducing study mode

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/29/openai-introducing-study-mode/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: OpenAI: Introducing study mode Feedly Summary: OpenAI: Introducing study mode New ChatGPT feature, which can be triggered by typing /study or by visiting chatgpt.com/studymode. OpenAI say: Under the hood, study mode is powered by custom system instructions we’ve written in collaboration with teachers, scientists, and pedagogy experts…

  • Slashdot: Anthropic Nears Deal To Raise Funding at $170 Billion Valuation

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/07/29/1642226/anthropic-nears-deal-to-raise-funding-at-170-billion-valuation?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Anthropic Nears Deal To Raise Funding at $170 Billion Valuation Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Anthropic, an AI startup, is in discussions to raise up to $5 billion in new funding that would elevate its valuation to $170 billion. This funding round, led by Iconiq Capital,…

  • Slashdot: A Second Tea Breach Reveals Users’ DMs About Abortions and Cheating

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/07/28/210244/a-second-tea-breach-reveals-users-dms-about-abortions-and-cheating?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: A Second Tea Breach Reveals Users’ DMs About Abortions and Cheating Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text reports on a significant data breach involving the women’s dating safety app Tea, exposing sensitive user communications and personal information. This incident highlights critical vulnerabilities in user data…

  • The Register: Microsoft bolts Copilot Mode onto Edge to chase AI-browser crowd

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/28/microsoft_edge_copilot_mode/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft bolts Copilot Mode onto Edge to chase AI-browser crowd Feedly Summary: ‘Edge, order two tons of creamed corn…’ Microsoft on Monday introduced Copilot Mode in its Edge browser, a way to use voice or text commands to automate web-based tasks via AI.… AI Summary and Description: Yes…