Economy

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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September 11, 2024
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Rogue WHOIS server gives researcher superpowers no one should ever have

Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) It’s not every day that a security researcher acquires the ability to generate…
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September 9, 2024
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Roblox announces AI tool for generating 3D game worlds from text

Enlarge (credit: SOPA Images via Getty Images) On Friday, Roblox announced plans to introduce an open source generative AI tool…
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September 6, 2024
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Found: 280 Android apps that use OCR to steal cryptocurrency credentials

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Researchers have discovered more than 280 malicious apps for Android that use optical character recognition to…
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September 6, 2024
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Nvidia’s AI chips are cheaper to rent in China than US

Enlarge (credit: VGG | Getty Images) The cost of renting cloud services using Nvidia’s leading artificial intelligence chips is lower…
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September 6, 2024
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WaveCore runs right through a concrete wall with gigabit-speed network signal

Enlarge / “Hmm, no signal here. I’m trying to figure it out, but nothing comes to mind …” (credit: Getty…
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September 5, 2024
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US charges Russian military officers for unleashing wiper malware on Ukraine

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Federal prosecutors on Thursday unsealed an indictment charging six Russian nationals with conspiracy to hack into…
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