Economy

March 7, 2024
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US gov’t announces arrest of former Google engineer for alleged AI trade secret theft

Enlarge / A Google sign stands in front of the building on the sidelines of the opening of the new…
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March 6, 2024
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Some teachers are now using ChatGPT to grade papers

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) In a notable shift toward sanctioned use of AI in schools, some educators in grades 3–12…
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March 6, 2024
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VMware sandbox escape bugs are so critical, patches are released for end-of-life products

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) VMware is urging customers to patch critical vulnerabilities that make it possible for hackers to break…
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March 6, 2024
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OpenAI clarifies the meaning of “open” in its name, responding to Musk lawsuit

Enlarge (credit: Benj Edwards / Getty Images) On Tuesday, OpenAI published a blog post titled “OpenAI and Elon Musk” in…
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March 5, 2024
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After collecting $22 million, AlphV ransomware group stages FBI takedown

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) The ransomware group responsible for hamstringing the prescription drug market for two weeks has suddenly gone…
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March 5, 2024
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Anthropic’s Claude 3 causes stir by seeming to realize when it was being tested

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) On Monday, Anthropic prompt engineer Alex Albert caused a small stir in the AI community when…
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March 4, 2024
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Hackers exploited Windows 0-day for 6 months after Microsoft knew of it

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Hackers backed by the North Korean government gained a major win when Microsoft left a Windows…
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March 4, 2024
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The AI wars heat up with Claude 3, claimed to have “near-human” abilities

Enlarge / The Anthropic Claude 3 logo. (credit: Anthropic) On Monday, Anthropic released Claude 3, a family of three AI…
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March 1, 2024
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US prescription market hamstrung for 9 days (so far) by ransomware attack

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Nine days after a Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate took down the biggest US health care payment processor,…
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March 1, 2024
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Hugging Face, the GitHub of AI, hosted code that backdoored user devices

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Code uploaded to AI developer platform Hugging Face covertly installed backdoors and other types of malware…
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