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Monday 4 May 2026  ·  14 articles scored  ·  0 top scorers  ·  last 24h
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🤖 ai The Decoder
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Microsoft caught sneaking "Co-Authored-by Copilot" into VS Code commits - even with AI off

Microsoft quietly slipped a "Co-Authored-by Copilot" line into Git commits in Visual Studio Code - even for developers who had turned off the AI features entirely. The article Microsoft caught sneaki…

https://the-decoder.com/co-pilot-becomes-a-co-author-in-vs-code-without-being-asked/
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🤖 ai The Decoder
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MIT study explains why scaling language models works so reliably

MIT researchers have a mechanistic explanation for why large language model performance scales so reliably with size. The answer comes down to a phenomenon called superposition. The article MIT study…

https://the-decoder.com/mit-study-explains-why-scaling-language-models-works-so-reliably/
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🤖 ai AI Alignment Forum
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Exploration Hacking: Can LLMs Learn to Resist RL Training?

We empirically investigate exploration hacking (EH) — where models strategically alter their exploration to resist RL training — by creating model organisms that resist capability elicitation, evalua…

https://www.alignmentforum.org/posts/eeFFpKCDWE9gjfzsk/exploration-hacking-can-llms-learn-to-resist-rl-training-2
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🤖 ai The Decoder
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Xiaomi's open-weight MiMo-V2.5-Pro takes aim at Claude Opus with hours-long autonomous coding

Xiaomi's new MiMo-V2.5-Pro nearly matches Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 on coding benchmarks while burning 40 to 60 percent fewer tokens, according to the company. The release pushes Xiaomi deeper into…

https://the-decoder.com/xiaomis-open-weight-mimo-v2-5-pro-takes-aim-at-claude-opus-with-hours-long-autonomous-coding/
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🤖 ai The Decoder
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Same prompt, different morals: how frontier AI models diverge on ethical dilemmas

A new benchmark puts leading language models through 100 everyday ethical scenarios, from data misuse in sales to protocol violations in oncology. Behind the results lies a bigger question: who decid…

https://the-decoder.com/same-prompt-different-morals-how-frontier-ai-models-diverge-on-ethical-dilemmas/
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🔐 security SecurityWeek
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US Military Reaches Deals With 7 Tech Companies to Use Their AI on Classified Systems

Google, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Nvidia, OpenAI, Reflection and SpaceX will provide resources to help augment warfighter decision-making in complex operational environments,” the Defense Depar…

https://www.securityweek.com/us-military-reaches-deals-with-7-tech-companies-to-use-their-ai-on-classified-systems/
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🤖 ai The Decoder
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China is falling behind in the AI race, according to a US government benchmark

A US government agency says China is now eight months behind in the AI race, but independent data doesn't back that up. And while US labs keep chasing smarter models, the price edge from Deepseek and…

https://the-decoder.com/china-is-falling-behind-in-the-ai-race-according-to-a-us-government-benchmark/
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🔐 security SANS Internet Stormcast
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Wireshark 4.6.5 Released, (Sun, May 3rd)

Wireshark release 4.6.5 fixes 43 vulnerabilities (38 CVEs) and 35 bugs.

https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32944
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⚡ tech The Verge
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AI music is flooding streaming services — but who wants it?

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on how AI is changing music and the music industry, follow Terrence O'Brien. The Stepback arr…

https://www.theverge.com/column/921599/ai-music-is-flooding-streaming-services-but-who-wants-it
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⚡ tech The Verge
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How the internet’s favorite squirrel dad made the hottest camera app of 2026

Downey at home in LA with one of his channel’s frequent guest stars. | Image: The Verge; Shutterstock It's not hyperbole to call DualShot Recorder an overnight sensation. It took only 12 hours from t…

https://www.theverge.com/tech/921690/dualshot-recorder-iphone-camera-app-derrick-downey-jr
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⚡ tech The Verge
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Reggie Fils-Aimé says Amazon once asked Nintendo to break the law

Way back in the DS days, Nintendo decided to stop selling to Amazon. During a recent lecture at NYU, former Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé said it was because Amazon was seeking prefe…

https://www.theverge.com/games/922840/reggie-fils-aime-amazon-nintendo-illegal
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⚡ tech The Verge
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These reusable digital Polaroids are a clever way to cover a fridge in memories

You can update this photo as often as you want. I love when my friends have their fridges covered in Polaroids. It’s often a visual crash course of what’s been going on in their lives chronicling rec…

https://www.theverge.com/tech/917067/vidabay-snap-nfc-e-ink-paper-fridge-magnet-photo-hands-on
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🔐 security SANS Internet Stormcast
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ISC Stormcast For Monday, May 4th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9916, (Mon, May 4th)

(c) SANS Internet Storm Center. https://isc.sans.edu Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License.

https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32946
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⚡ tech The Verge
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Shokz’s bassy OpenRun Pro 2 are $40 off thanks to a new Mother’s Day promo

The Shokz OpenRun Pro 2 come in a variety of colors, including a traditional black hue. | Photo by Victoria Song / The Verge If you’re looking to pick up a pair of open-ear headphones for yourself — …

https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/922616/shokz-openrun-pro-2-bone-conduction-headphones-mothers-day-deal-sale