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  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: How some of the world’s most brilliant computer scientists got password policies so wrong

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Nov/21/password-policies/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: How some of the world’s most brilliant computer scientists got password policies so wrong Feedly Summary: How some of the world’s most brilliant computer scientists got password policies so wrong Stuart Schechter blames Robert Morris and Ken Thompson for the dire state of passwords today: The story…

  • Hacker News: DOJ filed paperwork to US District Court to force Google to spin off Chrome [pdf]

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    Source URL: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.223205/gov.uscourts.dcd.223205.1062.0.pdf Source: Hacker News Title: DOJ filed paperwork to US District Court to force Google to spin off Chrome [pdf] Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** This legal document outlines the proposed final judgment against Google, addressing its monopolistic practices in the general search services and search text advertising markets.…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: TextSynth Server

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Nov/21/textsynth-server/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: TextSynth Server Feedly Summary: TextSynth Server I’d missed this: Fabrice Bellard (yes, that Fabrice Bellard) has a project called TextSynth Server which he describes like this: ts_server is a web server proposing a REST API to large language models. They can be used for example for text…

  • Hacker News: AlphaQubit: AI to identify errors in Quantum Computers

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    Source URL: https://blog.google/technology/google-deepmind/alphaqubit-quantum-error-correction/ Source: Hacker News Title: AlphaQubit: AI to identify errors in Quantum Computers Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the introduction of AlphaQubit, an AI-based decoder developed by Google DeepMind and Google Quantum AI to improve the reliability of quantum computing by accurately identifying and correcting errors.…

  • Hacker News: Ghost Tap: New cash-out tactic with NFC Relay

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    Source URL: https://www.threatfabric.com/blogs/ghost-tap-new-cash-out-tactic-with-nfc-relay Source: Hacker News Title: Ghost Tap: New cash-out tactic with NFC Relay Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a new cash-out tactic used by fraudsters, termed “Ghost Tap,” which involves relaying NFC traffic to covertly cash out stolen credit card information linked to mobile payment systems…

  • Hacker News: Between the Booms: AI in Winter – Communications of the ACM

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    Source URL: https://cacm.acm.org/opinion/between-the-booms-ai-in-winter/ Source: Hacker News Title: Between the Booms: AI in Winter – Communications of the ACM Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text critiques the popular perception of artificial intelligence (AI) and traces its historical evolution, emphasizing the shift from symbolic AI to statistical methods and neural networks. It…

  • Hacker News: AMD crafts custom EPYC CPU with HBM3 for Azure: 88 Zen 4 cores and 450GB of HBM3

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    Source URL: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-crafts-custom-epyc-cpu-for-microsoft-azure-with-hbm3-memory-cpu-with-88-zen-4-cores-and-450gb-of-hbm3-may-be-repurposed-mi300c-four-chips-hit-7-tb-s Source: Hacker News Title: AMD crafts custom EPYC CPU with HBM3 for Azure: 88 Zen 4 cores and 450GB of HBM3 Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft has unveiled a new series of high-performance computing (HPC) Azure virtual machines, the HBv5 series, which utilize a custom AMD CPU…

  • Hacker News: AWS Lambda PR/FAQ After 10 Years

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    Source URL: https://www.allthingsdistributed.com/2024/11/aws-lambda-turns-10-a-rare-look-at-the-doc-that-started-it.html Source: Hacker News Title: AWS Lambda PR/FAQ After 10 Years Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text details the evolution and features of AWS Lambda, a serverless computing service that enables developers to run their code without the complexities associated with infrastructure management. This information can greatly benefit…

  • Google Online Security Blog: Leveling Up Fuzzing: Finding more vulnerabilities with AI

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    Source URL: http://security.googleblog.com/2024/11/leveling-up-fuzzing-finding-more.html Source: Google Online Security Blog Title: Leveling Up Fuzzing: Finding more vulnerabilities with AI Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses significant advancements in automated vulnerability discovery utilizing AI, specifically highlighting the OSS-Fuzz project’s recent successes with AI-powered fuzzing, which led to the identification of critical vulnerabilities, including…

  • Hacker News: AI’s Slowdown Is Everyone Else’s Opportunity

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    Source URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-11-20/ai-slowdown-is-everyone-else-s-opportunity Source: Hacker News Title: AI’s Slowdown Is Everyone Else’s Opportunity Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a critical perspective on the contemporary challenges facing artificial intelligence, particularly generative models. It highlights a shift in expectations regarding the improvement of AI capabilities in relation to data and…