Economy

December 8, 2023
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Stealthy Linux rootkit found in the wild after going undetected for 2 years

Enlarge Stealthy and multifunctional Linux malware that has been infecting telecommunications companies went largely unnoticed for two years until being…
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December 8, 2023
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Google’s best Gemini AI demo video was fabricated

Enlarge / A still from Google’s misleading Gemini AI promotional video, released Wednesday. (credit: Google) Google is facing controversy among…
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December 6, 2023
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Meta’s new AI image generator was trained on 1.1 billion Instagram and Facebook photos

Enlarge / Three images generated by “Imagine with Meta AI” using the Emu AI model. (credit: Meta | Benj Edwards)…
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December 6, 2023
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Google launches Gemini—a powerful AI model it says can surpass GPT-4

Enlarge / The Google Gemini logo. (credit: Google) On Wednesday, Google announced Gemini, a multimodal AI model family it hopes…
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December 6, 2023
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Just about every Windows and Linux device vulnerable to new LogoFAIL firmware attack

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Hundreds of Windows and Linux computer models from virtually all hardware makers are vulnerable to a…
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December 5, 2023
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New report illuminates why OpenAI board said Altman “was not consistently candid”

Enlarge / Sam Altman, president of Y Combinator and co-chairman of OpenAI, seen here in July 2016. (credit: Drew Angerer…
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December 5, 2023
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Due to AI, “We are about to enter the era of mass spying,” says Bruce Schneier

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Benj Edwards) In an editorial for Slate published Monday, renowned security researcher Bruce Schneier warned…
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December 5, 2023
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IBM, Meta form “AI Alliance” with 50 organizations to promote open source AI

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Benj Edwards) On Tuesday, IBM and Meta announced the AI Alliance, an international coalition of…
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December 1, 2023
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1960s chatbot ELIZA beat OpenAI’s GPT-3.5 in a recent Turing test study

Enlarge / An artist’s impression of a human and a robot talking. (credit: Getty Images | Benj Edwards) In a…
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December 1, 2023
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Broadcom cuts at least 2,800 VMware jobs following $69 billion acquisition

Enlarge (credit: VMWare) Broadcom announced back in May of 2022 that it would buy VMware for $61 billion and take…
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