Economy

May 26, 2023
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Green hills forever: Windows XP activation algorithm cracked after 21 years

Enlarge / With this background, potentially the most viewed photograph in human history, Windows XP always signaled that it was…
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May 25, 2023
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Microsoft president declares deepfakes biggest AI concern

Enlarge / An AI-generated image of a “wall of fake images.” (credit: Stable Diffusion) On Thursday, Microsoft President Brad Smith…
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May 25, 2023
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Unearthed: CosmicEnergy, malware for causing Kremlin-style power disruptions

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Researchers have uncovered malware designed to disrupt electric power transmission and may have been used by…
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May 25, 2023
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OpenAI CEO raises $115M for crypto company that scans people’s eyeballs

Enlarge / Worldcoin’s “Orb,” a device that scans your eyeballs to verify that you’re a real human. A company co-founded…
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May 25, 2023
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Minnesota enacts right-to-repair law that covers more devices than any other state

Enlarge / Minnesota’s right-to-repair bill is the first to pass in the US that demands broad access to most electronics’…
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May 24, 2023
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The lightning onset of AI—what suddenly changed? An Ars Frontiers 2023 recap

Enlarge / On May 22, Benj Edwards (left) moderated a panel featuring Paige Bailey (center), Haiyan Zhang (right) for the…
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May 24, 2023
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Chinese state hackers infect critical infrastructure throughout the US and Guam

Enlarge (credit: peterschreiber.media | Getty Images) A Chinese government hacking group has acquired a significant foothold inside critical infrastructure environments…
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May 24, 2023
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Legit app in Google Play turns malicious and sends mic recordings every 15 minutes

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) An app that had more than 50,000 downloads from Google Play surreptitiously recorded nearby audio every…
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May 23, 2023
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Fake Pentagon “explosion” photo sows confusion on Twitter

Enlarge / A fake AI-generated image of an “explosion” near the Pentagon that went viral on Twitter. (credit: Twitter) On…
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May 23, 2023
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Adobe Photoshop’s new “Generative Fill” AI tool lets you manipulate photos with text

Enlarge / An example of a 1983 file photo of the Apple Lisa computer that has been significantly enhanced by…
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