Economy
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Windows 11’s most important new feature is post-quantum cryptography. Here’s why.
Microsoft is updating Windows 11 with a set of new encryption algorithms that can withstand future attacks from quantum computers…
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Chicago Sun-Times prints summer reading list full of fake books
On Sunday, the Chicago Sun-Times published an advertorial summer reading list containing at least 10 fake books attributed to real…
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The empire strikes back with F-bombs: AI Darth Vader goes rogue with profanity, slurs
For a short period of time on Friday, Darth Vader could drop F-bombs in the video game Fortnite as part…
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Spies hack high-value mail servers using an exploit from yesteryear
Threat actors, likely supported by the Russian government, hacked multiple high-value mail servers around the world by exploiting XSS vulnerabilities,…
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OpenAI adds GPT-4.1 to ChatGPT amid complaints over confusing model lineup
On Wednesday, OpenAI announced that ChatGPT users now have access to GPT-4.1, an AI language model previously available only through…
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Google introduces Advanced Protection mode for its most at-risk Android users
Google is adding a new security setting to Android to provide an extra layer of resistance against attacks that infect…
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GOP sneaks decade-long AI regulation ban into spending bill
On Sunday night, House Republicans added language to the Budget Reconciliation bill that would block all state and local governments…
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New attack can steal cryptocurrency by planting false memories in AI chatbots
Imagine a world where AI-powered bots can buy or sell cryptocurrency, make investments, and execute software-defined contracts at the blink…
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New pope chose his name based on AI’s threats to “human dignity”
Last Thursday, white smoke emerged from a chimney at the Sistine Chapel, signaling that cardinals had elected a new pope.…
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New Lego-building AI creates models that actually stand up in real life
On Thursday, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University unveiled LegoGPT, an AI model that creates physically stable Lego structures from text…
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