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  • Unit 42: 2025 Unit 42 Global Incident Response Report: Social Engineering Edition

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    Source URL: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/2025-unit-42-global-incident-response-report-social-engineering-edition/ Source: Unit 42 Title: 2025 Unit 42 Global Incident Response Report: Social Engineering Edition Feedly Summary: Social engineering thrives on trust and is now boosted by AI. Unit 42 incident response data explains why it’s surging. We detail eight critical countermeasures. The post 2025 Unit 42 Global Incident Response Report: Social Engineering…

  • The Register: Europe’s AI crackdown starts this week and Big Tech isn’t happy

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/30/eu_ai_act/ Source: The Register Title: Europe’s AI crackdown starts this week and Big Tech isn’t happy Feedly Summary: Users and developers struggle to comply as situation evolves It is a little more than four years since the European Union first proposed legislation to govern tech companies that build AI systems and how users…

  • Slashdot: Linux 6.16 Brings Faster File Systems, Improved Confidential Memory Support, and More Rust Support

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    Source URL: https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/07/29/2118206/linux-616-brings-faster-file-systems-improved-confidential-memory-support-and-more-rust-support?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Linux 6.16 Brings Faster File Systems, Improved Confidential Memory Support, and More Rust Support Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The article details significant updates in the Linux 6.16 kernel focusing on improvements relevant to security, performance, and hardware support, particularly through the integration of Rust programming…

  • Slashdot: ChatGPT’s New Study Mode Is Designed To Help You Learn, Not Just Give Answers

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/07/29/2042244/chatgpts-new-study-mode-is-designed-to-help-you-learn-not-just-give-answers Source: Slashdot Title: ChatGPT’s New Study Mode Is Designed To Help You Learn, Not Just Give Answers Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The introduction of OpenAI’s “Study Mode” for ChatGPT aims to address concerns regarding academic integrity by fostering deeper understanding rather than simply providing answers. The mode employs…

  • 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…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Qwen/Qwen3-30B-A3B-Instruct-2507

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/29/qwen3-30b-a3b-instruct-2507/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Qwen/Qwen3-30B-A3B-Instruct-2507 Feedly Summary: Qwen/Qwen3-30B-A3B-Instruct-2507 New model update from Qwen, improving on their previous Qwen3-30B-A3B release from late April. In their tweet they said: Smarter, faster, and local deployment-friendly. ✨ Key Enhancements: ✅ Enhanced reasoning, coding, and math skills ✅ Broader multilingual knowledge ✅ Improved long-context understanding (up…

  • 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,…

  • Docker: Retiring Docker Content Trust

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    Source URL: https://www.docker.com/blog/retiring-docker-content-trust/ Source: Docker Title: Retiring Docker Content Trust Feedly Summary: Docker Content Trust (DCT) was introduced 10 years ago as a way to verify the integrity and publisher of container images using The Update Framework (TUF) and the Notary v1 project. However, the upstream Notary codebase is no longer actively maintained and the…

  • Cloud Blog: Veo 3 and Veo 3 Fast are now generally available on Vertex AI

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/veo-3-fast-available-for-everyone-on-vertex-ai/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Veo 3 and Veo 3 Fast are now generally available on Vertex AI Feedly Summary: Veo 3 has seen massive global adoption with over 70 million videos created since May, and we’ve seen tremendous momentum with our enterprise customers as well. Since its preview launch on Vertex AI…

  • Slashdot: AI Boom Sparks Fight Over Soaring Power Costs

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    Source URL: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/07/29/138232/ai-boom-sparks-fight-over-soaring-power-costs?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: AI Boom Sparks Fight Over Soaring Power Costs Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the escalating electricity demands driven by AI data center construction in the U.S., highlighting tensions between tech companies and utility providers regarding the financial responsibilities for grid upgrades. This situation…