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Economy
AI language models can exceed PNG and FLAC in lossless compression, says study
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Effective compression is about finding patterns to make data smaller without losing information. When an algorithm…
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Economy
Jony Ive and OpenAI’s Altman reportedly collaborating on mysterious AI device
Enlarge / Ex-Apple designer Jony Ive (left) and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (right). (credit: Getty Images) Ex-Apple design star Jony…
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Economy
Backdoored firmware lets China state hackers control routers with “magic packets”
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Hackers backed by the Chinese government are planting malware into routers that provides long-lasting and undetectable…
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Investing
Don’t Add New Races to U.S. Government Surveys
Alex Nowrasteh Cato released two new briefing papers this week analyzing an OMB proposal to add new racial categories to…
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Economy
Spotify uses AI to clone and translate podcaster voices in new pilot program
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) On Monday, Spotify rolled out a limited pilot program that uses AI to automatically translate podcasts…
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Investing
3.8 Million Middle Eastern or North Africans in the United States in 2021
Andrew C. Forrester The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is working on a plan to update how the government collects…
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Economy
Google quietly corrects previously submitted disclosure for critical webp 0-day
Enlarge / Malware Detected Warning Screen with abstract binary code 3d digital concept (credit: Getty Images) Google has quietly resubmitted…
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Investing
How Garrity v. New Jersey Transformed Public Employee Discipline
Walter Olson In Garrity v. New Jersey (1967), one of the most remarkable decisions of the Warren Court, a 5–4 majority…
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Economy
GPUs from all major suppliers are vulnerable to new pixel-stealing attack
Enlarge GPUs from all six of the major suppliers are vulnerable to a newly discovered attack that allows malicious websites…
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Investing
Former Presidents Can’t Appoint Officers
Thomas A. Berry The Constitution requires, as a default rule, that “Officers of the United States” must be nominated by the…
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