Economy

September 19, 2024
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Microsoft releases a new Windows app called Windows App for running Windows apps

Enlarge / The Windows App runs on Windows, but also macOS, iOS/iPadOS, web browsers, and Android. (credit: Microsoft) Microsoft announced…
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September 19, 2024
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Ever wonder how crooks get the credentials to unlock stolen phones?

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) A coalition of law-enforcement agencies said it shut down a service that facilitated the unlocking of…
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September 19, 2024
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Real-time Linux is officially part of the kernel after decades of debate

Enlarge / Cutting metal with lasers is hard, but even harder when you don’t know the worst-case timings of your…
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September 19, 2024
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$100 billion AI infrastructure fund launched by Microsoft, BlackRock, UAE firm

Enlarge (credit: J Studios via Getty Images) If you haven’t noticed by now, Big Tech companies have been making plans…
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September 18, 2024
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“Dead Internet theory” comes to life with new AI-powered social media app

Enlarge (credit: gremlin via Getty Images) For the past few years, a conspiracy theory called “Dead Internet theory” has picked…
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September 18, 2024
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Landmark AI deal sees Hollywood giant Lionsgate provide library for AI training

Enlarge (credit: Benj Edwards / Malte Mueller via Getty Images) On Wednesday, AI video synthesis firm Runway and entertainment company…
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September 18, 2024
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Massive China-state IoT botnet went undetected for four years—until now

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) The FBI has dismantled a massive network of compromised devices that Chinese state-sponsored hackers have used…
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September 18, 2024
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Due to AI fakes, the “deep doubt” era is here

Enlarge (credit: Memento | Aurich Lawson) Given the flood of photorealistic AI-generated images washing over social media networks like X…
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September 17, 2024
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Google seeks authenticity in the age of AI with new content labeling system

Enlarge / Under C2PA, this stock image would be labeled as a real photograph if the camera used to take…
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September 16, 2024
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OpenAI threatens bans for probing new AI model’s “reasoning” process

Enlarge (credit: Andriy Onufriyenko via Getty Images) OpenAI truly does not want you to know what its latest AI model…
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