Techmeme: Meta and Anthropic prevailed in copyright suits against them, but the rulings have major caveats and don't address when AI output might infringe copyright (Adi Robertson/The Verge)

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Adi Robertson / The Verge:

Meta and Anthropic prevailed in copyright suits against them, but the rulings have major caveats and don't address when AI output might infringe copyright — In the past week, big AI companies have — in theory — chalked up two big legal wins. But things are not quite as straightforward as they may seem …

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Patrick Howell O'Neill / Bloomberg:

Atlantic Council: US cyber power is hampered by an inefficient supply chain for zero days, with too few providers and “levels of middlemen” driving up costs — Atlantic Council research says market for zero days is bloated, leaving the US behind rivals such as China. — The Cyber Angle

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Cezary Podkul / ProPublica:

An in-depth look at how foreign scammers use US banks to facilitate large-scale transfers of funds stolen from victims of “pig butchering” scams overseas — - Struggling Gatekeepers: In the face of some $44 billion a year in pig-butchering scams conducted by Asian crime syndicates …

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The term “context engineering” is gaining traction over “prompt engineering” as it better describes the skill of providing LLMs with the necessary information — I've spoken favorably of prompt engineering in the past - I hoped that term could capture the inherent complexity of constructing reliable prompts.

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Eric Geller / Cybersecurity Dive:

Experts detail how the Trump administration has seriously weakened the public-private partnerships that protect US critical infrastructure from cyberattacks — Recent federal cuts, reorganizations and other disruptions have alarmed industry leaders, who say the government is a less reliable partner even as cyber threats increase.

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Yi Wei Wong / Bloomberg:

Canada orders Chinese video surveillance tech provider Hikvision to cease all operations and close its business in the country over national security concerns — Canadian Industry Minister Melanie Joly says that the government has ordered Hikvision Canada to cease all operations in the country …

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Bloomberg:

Sources: Big Fund III, China's main chip fund that has secured only a part of its $48B goal, plans to focus on key shortcomings in lithography and EDA software — China's main chip investment fund is planning to focus on the country's key shortcomings in sectors like lithography …

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Andrew Demillo / Associated Press:

NetChoice sues Arkansas over two laws that would put limits on social media content and let parents of children who died by suicide sue over platform content — A tech industry trade group sued Arkansas Friday over two new laws that would place limits on content on social media platforms …

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