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Vandals cut fiber-optic lines, causing outage for Spectrum Internet subscribers
Subscribers in Southern California of Spectrum’s Internet service experienced outages over the weekend following what company officials said was an…
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Coming to Apple OSes: A seamless, secure way to import and export passkeys
Apple this week provided a glimpse into a feature that solves one of the biggest drawbacks of passkeys, the industry-wide…
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Hollywood studios target AI image generator in copyright lawsuit
On Wednesday, Disney and NBCUniversal filed a lawsuit against AI image-synthesis company Midjourney, accusing the company of copyright infringement for…
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With the launch of o3-pro, let’s talk about what AI “reasoning” actually does
On Tuesday, OpenAI announced that o3-pro, a new version of its most capable simulated reasoning model, is now available to…
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Found in the wild: 2 Secure Boot exploits. Microsoft is patching only 1 of them.
Researchers have unearthed two publicly available exploits that completely evade protections offered by Secure Boot, the industry-wide mechanism for ensuring…
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OpenAI signs surprise deal with Google Cloud despite fierce AI rivalry
OpenAI has struck a deal to use Google’s cloud computing infrastructure for AI despite the two companies’ fierce competition in…
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After AI setbacks, Meta bets billions on undefined “superintelligence”
Meta has developed plans to create a new artificial intelligence research lab dedicated to pursuing “superintelligence,” according to reporting from…
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FAA to retire floppy disks and Windows 95 amid air traffic control overhaul
On Wednesday, acting FAA Administrator Chris Rocheleau told the House Appropriations Committee that the Federal Aviation Administration plans to replace its aging…
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Anthropic releases custom AI chatbot for classified spy work
On Thursday, Anthropic unveiled specialized AI models designed for US national security customers. The company released “Claude Gov” models that…
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Millions of low-cost Android devices turn home networks into crime platforms
Millions of low-cost devices for media streaming, in-vehicle entertainment, and video projection are infected with malware that turns consumer networks…
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