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From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-11-20 19:47:22
Google stops letting sites like Forbes rule search for “Best CBD Gummies“
If you've noticed strange sites on "Best" product searches, so has Google.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-11-19 22:11:56
A year after ditching waitlist, Starlink says it is “sold out” in parts of US
SpaceX's Starlink doesn't have enough capacity for everyone who wants it.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-11-19 20:34:09
Niantic uses Pokémon Go player data to build AI navigation system
Visual scans of the world have helped Niantic build what it calls a "Large Geospatial Model."
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-11-18 22:49:33
AI-generated shows could replace lost DVD revenue, Ben Affleck says
AI won't replace human artistry, says actor, but it will wildly drive down costs.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-11-13 22:42:40
IBM boosts the amount of computation you can get done on quantum hardware
Incremental improvements across the hardware and software stacks add up.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-11-12 22:49:58
New secret math benchmark stumps AI models and PhDs alike
FrontierMath's difficult questions remain unpublished so that AI companies can't train against it.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-11-12 13:17:26
Ars Live: Our first encounter with manipulative AI
On Nov. 19, join Benj Edwards and Simon Willison's live YouTube chat about the "Great Bing Chat Fiasco of 2023."
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-11-11 15:51:54
Is “AI welfare” the new frontier in ethics?
Anthropic's new hire is preparing for a future where advanced AI models may experience suffering.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-11-08 22:08:12
Claude AI to process secret government data through new Palantir deal
Critics worry Anthropic is endangering its "ethical" AI stance due to defense associations.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-11-08 21:59:21
New SMB-friendly subscription tier may be too late to stop VMware migrations
Broadcom acquisition was a "wake-up call" for VMware-dependent SMBs.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-11-08 20:08:26
Matter 1.4 has some solid ideas for the future home—now let’s see the support
Can you get one speaker on Alexa, Google, and Apple's home apps all at once?
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-11-07 23:12:23
Law enforcement operation takes down 22,000 malicious IP addresses worldwide
Operation Synergia II took aim at phishing, ransomware, and information stealing.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-11-07 15:32:46
ChatGPT has a new vanity domain name, and it may have cost $15 million
Speculator swapped pricey domain for OpenAI shares instead of taking cash payment.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-11-06 21:18:39
Trump plans to dismantle Biden AI safeguards after victory
Trump plans to repeal Biden's 2023 order and levy tariffs on GPU imports.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-11-06 19:25:40
Corning faces antitrust actions for its Gorilla Glass dominance
European Commission looks into alleged exclusivity, pricing, and patent demands.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-11-05 22:50:48
Anthropic’s Haiku 3.5 surprises experts with an “intelligence” price increase
Anthropic’s smallest AI model now beats its older largest LLM, Opus, at some tasks.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-11-05 22:03:42
Suspect arrested in Snowflake data-theft attacks affecting millions
Threat actor exploited account credentials swept up by infostealers years earlier.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-11-04 21:28:38
New Zemeckis film used AI to de-age Tom Hanks and Robin Wright
Time-hopping film Here used AI trained on every Tom Hanks movie to make him appear young again.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-11-04 17:28:07
Nvidia ousts Intel from Dow Jones Index after 25-year run
Stock index switch-up reflects symbolic market shift as chip industry refocuses around AI.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-11-04 15:52:24
Perplexity will show live US election results despite AI accuracy warnings
AI search engine embraces 2024 US election with live tracker and chatbot info hub.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-11-02 00:13:20
Thousands of hacked TP-Link routers used in years-long account takeover attacks
The botnet is being skillfully used to launch "highly evasive" password-spraying attacks.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-31 21:28:05
Colorado scrambles to change voting-system passwords after accidental leak
"The goal is to complete the password updates by this evening," government says.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-31 17:00:58
OpenAI launches ChatGPT with Search, taking Google head-on
As traditional web search falters, OpenAI offers an AI-based alternative.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-31 11:00:27
A year after Broadcom’s VMware buy, customers eye exit strategies
Ars speaks with users and partners unhappy with Broadcom's changes.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-30 20:03:31
Dropbox lays off 20% of staff, says it overinvested and underperformed
Dropbox also laid off 500 last year but still had "excess layers of management."
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-30 19:59:03
Android Trojan that intercepts voice calls to banks just got more stealthy
FakeCall malware can reroute calls intended for banks to attacker-controlled numbers.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-30 18:53:24
Downey Jr. plans to fight AI re-creations from beyond the grave
In podcast interview, actor takes firm stance against digital recreations of his likeness.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-30 15:50:50
Google CEO says over 25% of new Google code is generated by AI
We've always used tools to build new tools, and developers are using AI continue that tradition.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-30 11:00:32
The sad, bizarre tale of hype fanning fears modern cryptography was slain
The advance was incremental at best. So why did so many think it was a breakthrough?
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-28 18:23:01
Hospitals adopt error-prone AI transcription tools despite warnings
OpenAI’s Whisper tool may add fake text to medical transcripts, investigation finds.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-28 17:58:54
Kremlin-backed hackers have new Windows and Android malware to foist on Ukrainian foes
"Civil Defense" pushes hybrid espionage/influence campaign targeting recruits.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-24 19:21:50
Removal of Russian coders spurs debate about Linux kernel’s politics
Torvalds defends move, says "Russian troll factories" won't deter him.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-24 00:03:15
Location tracking of phones is out of control. Here’s how to fight back.
Unique IDs assigned to Android and iOS devices threaten your privacy. Who knew?
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-23 23:32:14
At TED AI 2024, experts grapple with AI’s growing pains
A year later, a compelling group of TED speakers move from "what's this?" to "what now?"
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-22 20:49:07
FortiGate admins report active exploitation 0-day. Vendor isn’t talking.
Vulnerability allowing remote code execution has been discussed since at least 9 days ago.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-21 20:51:20
Basecamp-maker 37Signals says its “cloud exit” will save it $10M over 5 years
Co-founder thinks other companies should consider a "swim against the stream."
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-18 16:42:46
OpenAI releases ChatGPT app for Windows
New Alt+Space shortcut puts OpenAI's assistant a key press away at all times.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-18 11:45:07
Finally upgrading from isc-dhcp-server to isc-kea for my homelab
Migrating didn’t hurt as much as I thought it would—and dynamic DNS still works!
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-17 23:41:39
Cheap AI “video scraping” can now extract data from any screen recording
Researcher feeds screen recordings into Gemini to extract accurate information with ease.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-16 23:40:56
Men accused of DDoSing some of the world’s biggest tech companies
Hospitals, government agencies, and a large roster of tech companies all targeted.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-16 17:47:24
Amazon joins Google in investing in small modular nuclear power
What's with the sudden interest in nuclear power among tech titans?
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-16 16:40:36
Deepfake lovers swindle victims out of $46M in Hong Kong AI scam
Scammers used AI deepfake tools to create fake online personas, tricking victims in video calls.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-15 22:16:05
North Korean hackers use newly discovered Linux malware to raid ATMs
Once, FASTCash ran only on Unix. Then came Windows. Now it can target Linux, too.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-15 19:42:21
SpaceX claims Starlink can offer gigabit speeds if FCC approves new plan
SpaceX: "Small-but-meaningful updates" can boost speed from about 100Mbps to 1Gbps.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-15 17:14:00
Google and Kairos sign nuclear reactor deal with aim to power AI
New Google agreement could boost development of small modular reactors—if they work.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-14 22:48:23
Adobe unveils AI video generator trained on licensed content
New text-to-video tool focuses on video pros, made with content owner permission.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-14 20:25:54
The Internet Archive and its 916 billion saved webpages are back online
Wayback Machine back in read-only mode after DDoS, may need further maintenance.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-14 20:06:27
Invisible text that AI chatbots understand and humans can’t? Yep, it’s a thing.
A quirk in the Unicode standard harbors an ideal steganographic code channel.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-11 17:30:07
Are Tesla’s robot prototypes AI marvels or remote-controlled toys?
Partying robots spark debate about accuracy of Musk's "biggest product ever of any kind" vision.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-11 15:58:35
AMD unveils powerful new AI chip to challenge Nvidia
AMD CEO Lisa Su on the MI325X: "This is the beginning, not the end of the AI race."
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-10 15:26:47
Join Ars in DC for infrastructure, cocktails, and spycraft on October 29
On the discussion agenda: Privacy, compliance, and making infrastructure smarter.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-10 01:12:56
Archive.org, a repository storing the entire history of the Internet, has been hacked
31 million records containing email addresses and passwords hashes exposed.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-09 22:33:34
Is China pulling ahead in AI video synthesis? We put Minimax to the test
With China's AI video generators pushing memes into weird territory, it was time to test one out.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-09 13:26:26
Two never-before-seen tools, from same group, infect air-gapped devices
It's hard enough creating one air-gap-jumping tool. GoldenJackal did it 2x in 5 years.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-08 16:17:37
In stunning Nobel win, AI researchers Hopfield and Hinton take 2024 Physics Prize
Hinton, who quit Google in 2023 to warn of AI dangers, was "flabbergasted" at the news.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-04 20:55:09
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.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-04 19:42:06
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.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-04 00:42:05
Thousands of Linux systems infected by stealthy malware since 2021
The ability to remain installed and undetected makes Perfctl hard to fight.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-03 17:14:19
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.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-02 22:50:28
Attackers exploit critical Zimbra vulnerability using cc’d email addresses
When successful, attacks install a backdoor. Getting it to work reliably is another matter.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-02 20:56:31
OpenAI is now valued at $157 billion
OpenAI has nearly doubled what investors think it's worth—but there's a catch.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-01 20:40:59
Crook made millions by breaking into execs’ Office365 inboxes, feds say
Email accounts inside 5 US companies unlawfully breached through password resets.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-01 20:40:59
Crook made millions by breaking into execs’ Office365 inboxes, feds say
Email accounts inside 5 US companies unlawfully breached through password resets.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-01 20:16:14
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.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-01 20:16:14
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.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-01 19:22:47
“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.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-10-01 19:22:47
“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.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-09-30 21:30:26
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.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-09-30 21:30:26
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.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-09-27 21:50:50
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.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-09-27 18:53:28
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.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-09-27 18:03:47
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.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-09-27 18:00:39
Microsoft details security/privacy overhaul for Windows Recall ahead of relaunch
Recall nearly launched as a scraper that stored all its data in plaintext.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-09-27 15:21:46
Ars in San Jose recap: Infrastructure, sustainability, AI, cocktails
We came, we saw, we talked, we schmoozed, we toured the Computer History Museum!
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-09-26 21:57:23
Tails OS joins forces with Tor Project in merger
The organizations have worked closely together over the years.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-09-26 20:50:27
Exponential growth brews 1 million AI models on Hugging Face
Hugging Face cites community-driven customization as fuel for diverse AI model boom.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-09-26 15:48:09
OpenAI plans tectonic shift from nonprofit to for-profit, giving Altman equity
Under plans that have attracted criticism, shift may give Altman 7% equity in the firm.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-09-25 23:39:38
NIST proposes barring some of the most nonsensical password rules
Proposed guidelines aim to inject badly needed common sense into password hygiene.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-09-25 22:34:33
OpenAI’s Murati shocks with sudden departure announcement
OpenAI CTO's resignation coincides with news about the company's planned restructuring.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-09-25 22:04:30
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.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-09-24 21:56:26
Hacker plants false memories in ChatGPT to steal user data in perpetuity
Emails, documents, and other untrusted content can plant malicious memories.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-09-24 20:38:51
Terminator’s Cameron joins AI company behind controversial image generator
Famed sci-fi director joins board of embattled Stability AI, creator of Stable Diffusion.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-09-24 17:34:10
Broadcom responds to AT&T’s VMware support lawsuit: AT&T has “other options”
Broadcom defends against renewal, citing "End of Availability" provision.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-09-23 23:21:55
OpenAI CEO: We may have AI superintelligence in “a few thousand days”
Altman says "deep learning worked" and will lead to "massive prosperity."
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-09-23 21:27:36
11 million devices infected with botnet malware hosted in Google Play
Necro infiltrated Google Play in 2019. It recently returned.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-09-22 12:12:46
When you call a restaurant, you might be chatting with an AI host
Voice chatbots are increasingly picking up the phone for restaurants.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-09-20 22:15:43
Secret calculator hack brings ChatGPT to the TI-84, enabling easy cheating
Tiny device installed inside TI-84 enables Wi-Fi Internet, access to AI chatbot.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-09-20 21:53:25
Google calls for halting use of WHOIS for TLS domain verifications
WHOIS data is unreliable. So why is it used in TLS certificate applications?
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-09-20 16:49:28
NC governor candidate cries AI fabrication as defense for racist porn forum posts
Mark Robinson's claims of AI-generated slander show that the "deep doubt era" is upon us.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-09-19 23:03:33
Microsoft releases a new Windows app called Windows App for running Windows apps
Windows App replaces Microsoft Remote Desktop on macOS, iOS, and Android.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-09-19 22:41:34
Ever wonder how crooks get the credentials to unlock stolen phones?
iServer provided a simple service for phishing credentials to unlock phones.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-09-19 19:14:14
Real-time Linux is officially part of the kernel after decades of debate
Now you can run your space laser or audio production without specialty patches.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-09-19 17:52:41
$100 billion AI infrastructure fund launched by Microsoft, BlackRock, UAE firm
Investment "goes beyond what any single company or government can finance."
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-09-18 23:19:15
“Dead Internet theory” comes to life with new AI-powered social media app
SocialAI takes the social media "filter bubble" to an extreme with 100% fake interactions.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-09-18 21:10:44
Landmark AI deal sees Hollywood giant Lionsgate provide library for AI training
Runway deal will create a Lionsgate AI video generator used to augment filmmaking.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-09-18 20:58:42
Massive China-state IoT botnet went undetected for four years—until now
75% of infected devices were located in homes and offices in North America and Europe.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-09-18 10:00:10
Due to AI fakes, the “deep doubt” era is here
As AI deepfakes sow doubt in legitimate media, anyone can claim something didn't happen.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-09-17 21:07:14
Google seeks authenticity in the age of AI with new content labeling system
C2PA system aims to give context to search results, but trust problems run deeper than AI tech.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-09-16 23:49:11
OpenAI threatens bans for probing new AI model’s “reasoning” process
OpenAI does not want anyone to know what o1 is “thinking" under the hood.
From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2024-09-16 23:13:12
Secure Boot-neutering PKfail debacle is more prevalent than anyone knew
Keys were marked "DO NOT TRUST." More devices than previously known used them anyway.