Economy

May 4, 2024
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These dangerous scammers don’t even bother to hide their crimes

Enlarge (credit: Kuzmik_A/Getty Images) Most scammers and cybercriminals operate in the digital shadows and don’t want you to know how…
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May 3, 2024
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Microsoft plans to lock down Windows DNS like never before. Here’s how.

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Translating numerical IP addresses into human-readable domain names has long been fraught with gaping security risks.…
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May 3, 2024
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Counterfeit Cisco gear ended up in US military bases, used in combat operations

Enlarge / Cisco Systems headquarters in San Jose, California. (credit: Getty) A Florida resident was sentenced to 78 months for…
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May 3, 2024
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Microsoft ties executive pay to security following multiple failures and breaches

Enlarge / A PC running Windows 11. (credit: Microsoft) It’s been a bad couple of years for Microsoft’s security and…
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May 3, 2024
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AI in space: Karpathy suggests AI chatbots as interstellar messengers to alien civilizations

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) On Thursday, renowned AI researcher Andrej Karpathy, formerly of OpenAI and Tesla, tweeted a lighthearted proposal…
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May 2, 2024
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Maximum-severity GitLab flaw allowing account hijacking under active exploitation

Enlarge A maximum severity vulnerability that allows hackers to hijack GitLab accounts with no user interaction required is now under…
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May 2, 2024
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Hacker free-for-all fights for control of home and office routers everywhere

Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Ars Technica) Cybercriminals and spies working for nation-states are surreptitiously coexisting inside the same compromised…
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May 1, 2024
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Anthropic releases Claude AI chatbot iOS app

Enlarge / The Claude AI iOS app running on an iPhone. (credit: Anthropic) On Wednesday, Anthropic announced the launch of…
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May 1, 2024
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The BASIC programming language turns 60

Enlarge / Part of the cover illustration from “The Applesoft Tutorial” BASIC manual that shipped with the Apple II computer…
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April 30, 2024
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Here’s your chance to own a decommissioned US government supercomputer

Enlarge / A photo of the Cheyenne supercomputer, which is now up for auction. (credit: US General Services Administration) On…
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