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The Verge Tech

Why China is giving away its best AI models

People visit the booth of Kimi, an LLM developed by the Chinese startup Moonshot, during the World AI Conference in Shanghai, China, July 20th. | Image: LONG WEI/ Feature China/Future Publishing via Getty Images Silicon Valley has spent much of the past week on red alert, digesting the arrival of Moonshot AI's Kimi K3, a Chinese AI model that can allegedly beat some of the best systems built by US companies at a fraction of the cost. Its performance alone would have been enough to intensify t

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Microsoft Security Blog

Rethinking security for the age of AI

The physics of cybersecurity are changing. Introducing security's new cyber stack: Project Perception. The post Rethinking security for the age of AI appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.

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FastAPI Releases

0.140.6

Refactors ⚡️ Avoid flattening dependencies for request parameters, mainly for OpenAPI. PR #16073 by @tiangolo.

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Google Cloud Blog

Announcing general availability of SAP Business Data Cloud Connect for BigQuery

Traditional data replication techniques often struggle to deliver the data freshness that modern workflows require. To help organizations overcome this challenge, SAP and Google Cloud are announcing that SAP Business Data Cloud Connect for BigQuery is now generally available.  As the next phase of our long-standing partnership, SAP BDC Connect for BigQuery gives you zero-copy access to data products across SAP Business Data Cloud and BigQuery – reducing silos, preserving valuable business contex

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Microsoft Security Blog

Enhancing AI security through global AI red teaming

Microsoft's External Red Team Alliance (EXTRA) is a global AI security initiative designed to advance AI safety research and red teaming. By partnering with universities, researchers, and regional experts, EXTRA helps identify emerging AI risks, improve security testing, and strengthen the resilience of frontier AI systems. The post Enhancing AI security through global AI red teaming appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.

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The Verge Tech

YouTube Premium will include Peacock starting next year

YouTube's ad-free Premium subscription is getting another perk: access to Peacock. In an announcement on Monday, NBCUniversal says the multi-year agreement will allow Premium subscribers to stream Peacock's ad-supported shows, movies, and live sports directly through the YouTube app in 2027. YouTube will bundle Peacock in its standard subscription, which increased to $15.99 / month in April, YouTube spokesperson Jessica Gibby confirmed to The Verge. That makes it cheaper than subscribing to both

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