Economy

September 16, 2024
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Secure Boot-neutering PKfail debacle is more prevalent than anyone knew

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) A supply chain failure that compromises Secure Boot protections on computing devices from across the device-making…
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September 16, 2024
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Omnipresent AI cameras will ensure good behavior, says Larry Ellison

Enlarge (credit: Benj Edwards / Mike Kemp via Getty Images) On Thursday, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison shared his vision for…
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September 13, 2024
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1.3 million Android-based TV boxes backdoored; researchers still don’t know how

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Researchers still don’t know the cause of a recently discovered malware infection affecting almost 1.3 million…
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September 13, 2024
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Google beats OpenAI to wide release of interruptible AI voice chat mode

Enlarge / The Google Gemini logo. (credit: Google) On Thursday, Google made Gemini Live, its voice-based AI chatbot feature, available…
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September 13, 2024
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Free Starlink Internet is coming to all of United’s airplanes

Enlarge / Soon you’ll be able to stream games and video for free on United flights. (credit: United) United Airlines…
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September 12, 2024
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OpenAI’s new “reasoning” AI models are here: o1-preview and o1-mini

Enlarge (credit: Vlatko Gasparic via Getty Images) OpenAI finally unveiled its rumored “Strawberry” AI language model on Thursday, claiming significant…
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September 12, 2024
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Music industry’s 1990s hard drives, like all HDDs, are dying

Enlarge / Hard drives, unfortunately, tend to die not with a spectacular and sparkly bang, but with a head-is-stuck whimper.…
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September 12, 2024
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My dead father is “writing” me notes again

Enlarge / An AI-generated image featuring my late father’s handwriting. (credit: Benj Edwards / Flux) Growing up, if I wanted…
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September 12, 2024
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As quantum computing threats loom, Microsoft updates its core crypto library

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Microsoft has updated a key cryptographic library with two new encryption algorithms designed to withstand attacks…
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September 11, 2024
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Taylor Swift cites AI deepfakes in endorsement for Kamala Harris

Enlarge / A screenshot of Taylor Swift’s Kamala Harris Instagram post, captured on September 11, 2024. (credit: Taylor Swift /…
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