- + Neo-Nazis head to encrypted SimpleX Chat app, bail on Telegram—App swears there's no way for law enforcement to track users' identities. [Category: Biz & IT, Policy, hate speech, Neo-nazis, privacy, SimpleX Ch...
- + OpenAI’s Canvas can translate code between languages with a click—New side-by-side document and code-editing feature catches up with Anthropic's Artifacts. [Category: AI, Biz & IT, AI assistants, Anthropic, Anthr...
- + Meta’s new “Movie Gen” AI system can deepfake video from a single photo—A future where realistic video fakes are easy and plentiful seems inevitable. [Category: AI, Biz & IT, deepfakes, machine learning, meta, Meta Mov...
- + Thousands of Linux systems infected by stealthy malware since 2021—The ability to remain installed and undetected makes Perfctl hard to fight. [Category: Biz & IT, Security, exploits, Linux, malware, vulnerabiliti...
- + Microsoft’s new “Copilot Vision” AI experiment can see what you browse—Microsoft brings two new opt-in trial features to some users of its Copilot AI-assistant. [Category: AI, Biz & IT, AI assistant, AI assistants, Ch...
- + Attackers exploit critical Zimbra vulnerability using cc’d email addresses—When successful, attacks install a backdoor. Getting it to work reliably is another matter. [Category: Biz & IT, Security, email, vulnerabilities,...
- + OpenAI is now valued at $157 billion—OpenAI has nearly doubled what investors think it's worth—but there's a catch. [Category: AI, Biz & IT, ChatGPT, chatgtp, GPT-4, machine learning,...
- + Crook made millions by breaking into execs’ Office365 inboxes, feds say—Email accounts inside 5 US companies unlawfully breached through password resets. [Category: Biz & IT, Security, insider trading, password resets,...
- + Crook made millions by breaking into execs’ Office365 inboxes, feds say—Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Federal prosecutors have charged a man for an alleged “hack-to-trade” scheme that earned him millions ...
- + OpenAI unveils easy voice assistant creation at 2024 developer event—Altman steps back from the keynote limelight and lets four major API additions do the talking. [Category: AI, Biz & IT, AI models, API, ChatGPT, c...
- + OpenAI unveils easy voice assistant creation at 2024 developer event—Enlarge (credit: Benj Edwards) On Monday, OpenAI kicked off its annual DevDay event in San Francisco, unveiling four major API upda...
- + “Extreme” Broadcom-proposed price hike would up VMware costs 1,050%, AT&T says—Broadcom "preventing some vendors from selling products to us," AT&T alleges. [Category: Biz & IT, AT&T, Broadcom, vmware]
- + “Extreme” Broadcom-proposed price hike would up VMware costs 1,050%, AT&T says—Enlarge (credit: Getty ) Broadcom quoted AT&T a 1,050 percent price hike for VMware offerings, AT&T has claimed in legal doc...
- + Systems used by courts and governments across the US riddled with vulnerabilities—With hundreds of courts and agencies affected, chances are one near you is, too. [Category: Biz & IT, Security, courts, governments, vulnerabiliti...
- + Systems used by courts and governments across the US riddled with vulnerabilities—Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Public records systems that courts and governments rely on to manage voter registrations and legal fil...
- + Google and Meta update their AI models amid the rise of “AlphaChip”—News about Gemini updates, Llama 3.2, and Google's new AI-powered chip designer. [Category: AI, Biz & IT, AlphaChip, gemini, Gemini 1.5, google, G...
- + Google and Meta update their AI models amid the rise of “AlphaChip”—Enlarge / There's been a lot of AI news this week, and covering it sometimes feels like running through a hall full of danging CRTs, just like this...
- + Meta pays the price for storing hundreds of millions of passwords in plaintext—Company failed to follow one of the most sacrosanct rules for password storage. [Category: Biz & IT, Security, authentication, cryptography, hashi...
- + Meta pays the price for storing hundreds of millions of passwords in plaintext—Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Officials in Ireland have fined Meta $101 million for storing hundreds of millions of user passwords i...
- + Man tricks OpenAI’s voice bot into duet of The Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby”—OpenAI doesn't want its chatbot to sing, but sometimes the ability slips through. [Category: AI, Biz & IT, Advanced Voice Mode, AI copyright, AI f...
- + Man tricks OpenAI’s voice bot into duet of The Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby”—Enlarge / A screen capture of AJ Smith doing his Eleanor Rigby duet with OpenAI's Advanced Voice Mode through the ChatGPT app. (credit: AJ Smith /...
- + Microsoft details security/privacy overhaul for Windows Recall ahead of relaunch—Recall nearly launched as a scraper that stored all its data in plaintext. [Category: Biz & IT, Tech, microsoft, windows 11, windows 11 24h2, wind...
- + Microsoft details security/privacy overhaul for Windows Recall ahead of relaunch—Enlarge / An updated onboarding screen for Recall, with clearly visible buttons for opting in or out; Microsoft says Recall will be opt-in by defau...
- + Ars in San Jose recap: Infrastructure, sustainability, AI, cocktails—We came, we saw, we talked, we schmoozed, we toured the Computer History Museum! [Category: Biz & IT, AI, ars, ars event, Artificial Intelligence,...
- + Ars in San Jose recap: Infrastructure, sustainability, AI, cocktails—Enlarge / Dr. John Timmer, Jeff Ball, Joanna Wong, and Lee Hutchinson discussing infrastructure and the environment. (credit: Kimberly White/Getty ...
- + Tails OS joins forces with Tor Project in merger—The organizations have worked closely together over the years. [Category: Biz & IT, Security, anonymity, privacy, tails, Tor network, Tor Project]
- + Tails OS joins forces with Tor Project in merger—Enlarge (credit: The Tor Project) The Tor Project, the nonprofit that maintains software for the Tor anonymity network, is joining fo...
- + Exponential growth brews 1 million AI models on Hugging Face—Hugging Face cites community-driven customization as fuel for diverse AI model boom. [Category: AI, Biz & IT, AI host, AI models, AI platform, Clé...
- + Exponential growth brews 1 million AI models on Hugging Face—Enlarge (credit: Hugging Face / anucha sirivisansuwan via Getty Images ) On Thursday, AI hosting platform Hugging Face surpassed 1...
- + As OpenAI CTO and two others depart, Altman denies link to restructuring plans—Three major departures on same day raise questions about AI company's future. [Category: AI, Biz & IT, Barret Zoph, Bob McGrew, greg brockman, Ily...
- + As OpenAI CTO and two others depart, Altman denies link to restructuring plans—Enlarge / Mira Murati, chief technology officer of OpenAI, speaks during The Wall Street Journal's WSJ Tech Live Conference in Laguna Beach, Califo...
- + OpenAI plans tectonic shift from nonprofit to for-profit, giving Altman equity—Under plans that have attracted criticism, shift may give Altman a stake in the firm. [Category: AI, Biz & IT, ChatGPT, chatgtp, Ilya Sutskever, m...
- + OpenAI plans tectonic shift from nonprofit to for-profit, giving Altman equity—Enlarge (credit: Benj Edwards / OpenAI) On Wednesday, Reuters reported that OpenAI is working on a plan to restructure its core bus...
- + OpenAI CTO Murati shocks with sudden departure as two other execs leave—Enlarge / Mira Murati, chief technology officer of OpenAI, speaks during The Wall Street Journal's WSJ Tech Live Conference in Laguna Beach, Califo...
- + NIST proposes barring some of the most nonsensical password rules—Proposed guidelines aim to inject badly needed common sense into password hygiene. [Category: Biz & IT, Security, authentication, NIST, passwords]
- + NIST proposes barring some of the most nonsensical password rules—Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the federal body that sets technology stand...
- + OpenAI’s Murati shocks with sudden departure announcement—Enlarge / Mira Murati, Chief Technology Officer of OpenAI, speaks during The Wall Street Journal's WSJ Tech Live Conference in Laguna Beach, Califo...
- + Talking to ChatGPT for the first time is a surreal experience—Listen to our first audio demo with OpenAI's new natural voice chat features. [Category: AI, Biz & IT, ChatGPT, chatgpt-4o]
- + Talking to ChatGPT for the first time is a surreal experience—Enlarge / Putting the "chat" in ChatGPT (credit: Getty Images) In May, when OpenAI first demonstrated ChatGPT-4o's coming audio c...
- + Hacker plants false memories in ChatGPT to steal user data in perpetuity—Emails, documents, and other untrusted content can plant malicious memories. [Category: AI, Biz & IT, Security, ChatGPT, openai, privacy, prompt i...
- + Hacker plants false memories in ChatGPT to steal user data in perpetuity—Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) When security researcher Johann Rehberger recently reported a vulnerability in ChatGPT that allowed at...
- + Terminator’s Cameron joins AI company behind controversial image generator—Famed sci-fi director joins board of embattled Stability AI, creator of Stable Diffusion. [Category: AI, Biz & IT, image synthesis, James Cameron,...
- + Terminator’s Cameron joins AI company behind controversial image generator—Enlarge / Filmmaker James Cameron. (credit: James Cameron / Stability AI ) On Tuesday, Stability AI announced that renowned film...
- + Broadcom responds to AT&T’s VMware support lawsuit: AT&T has “other options”—Broadcom defends against renewal, citing "End of Availability" provision. [Category: Biz & IT, AT&T, Broadcom, vmware]
- + Broadcom responds to AT&T’s VMware support lawsuit: AT&T has “other options”—Enlarge (credit: Getty ) Broadcom is accusing AT&T of trying to "rewind the clock and force" Broadcom "to sell support services ...
- + OpenAI CEO: We may have AI superintelligence in “a few thousand days”—Altman says "deep learning worked" and will lead to "massive prosperity." [Category: AI, Biz & IT, Ilya Sutskever, Jony Ice, large language models...
- + OpenAI CEO: We may have AI superintelligence in “a few thousand days”—Enlarge (credit: andresr via Getty Images ) On Monday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman outlined his vision for an AI-driven future of tech pro...
- + 11 million devices infected with botnet malware hosted in Google Play—Necro infiltrated Google Play in 2019. It recently returned. [Category: Biz & IT, Security, android, botnet, google play, malware]
- + 11 million devices infected with botnet malware hosted in Google Play—Enlarge (credit: Getty Images ) Five years ago, researchers made a grim discovery—a legitimate Android app in the Google Play market...
- + When you call a restaurant, you might be chatting with an AI host—Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Juj Winn) A pleasant female voice greets me over the phone. “Hi, I’m an assistant named Jasmine for B...
- + Secret calculator hack brings ChatGPT to the TI-84, enabling easy cheating—Enlarge (credit: ChromaDev ) On Saturday, a YouTube creator called "ChromaLock" published a video detailing how he modified a Texa...
- + Google calls for halting use of WHOIS for TLS domain verifications—Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Certificate authorities and browser makers are planning to end the use of WHOIS data verifying domai...
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