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MusicLM: Google AI generates music in various genres at 24 kHz

Your musical wish is MusicLM's command, making hi-fi audio from "rich captions." https://bit.ly/3HcGwms

Massive Yandex code leak reveals Russian search engine’s ranking factors

Details show how the world's fourth-largest search engine ranks webpages. https://bit.ly/3WPzn1f

Most criminal cryptocurrency is funneled through just 5 exchanges

A few big players are moving a “shocking” amount of currency in a tight market. https://bit.ly/3JntoOe

#GermanyRIP. Kremlin-loyal hacktivists wage DDoSes to retaliate for tank aid

Killnet hacktivist group appears to have indirect ties to the Russian government. https://bit.ly/3HDeimg

Pivot to ChatGPT? BuzzFeed preps for AI-written content while CNET fumbles

200 percent BuzzFeed stock rise might signal start of an AI media trend. https://bit.ly/40cFZd4

Deepfakes for scrawl: With handwriting synthesis, no pen is necessary

Free neural network demo generates dynamic, downloadable handwriting on the fly. https://bit.ly/3jaMZ9w

RSA’s demise from quantum attacks is very much exaggerated, expert says

Expert says the focus on quantum attacks may distract us from more immediate threats. https://bit.ly/3H24ZdW

With Nvidia Eye Contact, you’ll never look away from a camera again

Creepy AI-powered eyeballs maintain direct eye contact even if you avert your gaze. https://bit.ly/3HweYtO

Fearing ChatGPT, Google enlists founders Brin and Page in AI fight

Threatened by upstart OpenAI, Google pledges to fast-track new AI projects. https://bit.ly/3XwJxVK

Ransomware victims are refusing to pay, tanking attackers’ profits

The drying up of payouts is forcing attackers to hunt bigger game and re-extort. https://bit.ly/3HqLTQn

300+ models of MSI motherboards have Secure Boot turned off. Is yours affected?

The shortcoming has left users susceptible to malicious bootloaders for 18 months. https://bit.ly/3XrczpF

Hacker group incorporates DNS hijacking into its malicious website campaign

The DNS hijacking threat can be especially high for people using public Wi-Fi. https://bit.ly/3J2BcEQ

1923 cartoon predicts 2023’s AI art generators

H.T. Webster imagined a future world where a "cartoon dynamo" could generate art. https://bit.ly/3Hdyiuv

Authorities dismantle crypto exchange Bitzlato, allege it was cybercrime “haven”

Criminal groups served allegedly include Conti, DarkSide, Phobos, and Hydra. https://bit.ly/3CXmJ9p

Microsoft to lay off 10,000 workers, blames decelerated customer spending

“We will have to do more with less," CEO Satya Nadella says. https://bit.ly/3WlXioA

More than 4,400 Sophos firewall servers remain vulnerable to critical exploits

Exploiting vulnerability with 9.8 severity rating isn't particularly hard. https://bit.ly/3Xhz401

More malicious packages posted to online repository. This time it’s PyPI

It's not always easy to spot malicious impostors posing as legit downloads. https://bit.ly/3iIBK7W

Artists file class-action lawsuit against AI image generator companies

Suit seeks damages from Stability AI, Midjourney, and DeviantArt. https://bit.ly/3Xyh7Kz

ChatGPT has investors drooling, but can it bring home the bacon?

As Microsoft eyes $10B investment, it's unclear what products can be built on the tech. https://bit.ly/3XvZ07V

An aviation expert explains how the FAA’s critical NOTAM safety system works

This is why planes can't fly when NOTAM goes down. https://bit.ly/3HeRIjT

Meta sues “scraping-for-hire” service that sells user data to law enforcement

Israeli firm says it uses AI to analyze “billions of ‘human pixels’ and signals.” https://bit.ly/3QFsu0P

Third-party Twitter clients are broken, whether by policy or glitch

Developers find their apps "Suspended" or unresponsive, lack Twitter contacts. https://bit.ly/3X8N6RP

Vulnerability with 9.8 severity in Control Web Panel is under active exploit

A patch was released in October, but not all servers have installed it. https://bit.ly/3IFEJJ0

Indigenous tech group asks Apache Foundation to change its name

Identity as a "last tribe" is simplification and erasure, indigenous group says. https://bit.ly/3W8ck1k

FAA outage that grounded flights blamed on old tech and damaged database file

Notice to Air Missions outage puts spotlight on FAA's struggles with technology. https://bit.ly/3ZHDzTs

A widespread logic controller flaw raises the specter of Stuxnet

Over 120 PLC models contain a serious vulnerability—and no fix is on the way. https://bit.ly/3XnTxjr

Big ambitions, tiny LEDs: Apple said to be developing Micro LED displays for 2024

Screens said to ship in Apple Watch first, with iPhone and others to follow. https://bit.ly/3CCHbfq

Iran to use facial recognition to identify women without hijabs

Iranian official says algorithms can identify anyone flouting dress codes. https://bit.ly/3ZtY0Tv

Flights grounded nationwide as FAA’s notice system suffers outage

The notices warn pilots of potential hazards along their routes. https://bit.ly/3CF1HfE

Controversy erupts over non-consensual AI mental health experiment

Koko let 4,000 people get therapeutic help from GPT-3 without telling them first. https://bit.ly/3vQ7Z8l

Report: Apple plans to use its own Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip in future iPhones

End goal is said to be one chip that can handle Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and cellular. https://bit.ly/3WXotHw

Messenger billed as better than Signal is riddled with vulnerabilities

Threema comes with unusually strong claims. They crumble under new research findings. https://bit.ly/3GQJoX7

Microsoft’s new AI can simulate anyone’s voice with 3 seconds of audio

Text-to-speech model can preserve speaker's emotional tone and acoustic environment. https://bit.ly/3k2ujc2

What Twitter’s 200 million email leak really means

Exposure of email addresses puts pseudonymous users of the social network at risk. https://bit.ly/3k0EkGQ

ChatGPT is enabling script kiddies to write functional malware

For a beta, ChatGPT isn't all that bad at writing fairly decent malware. https://bit.ly/3QlzW0Z

First LastPass, now Slack and CircleCI. The hacks go on (and will likely worsen)

Don't expect victims to be forthcoming. Their alerts conceal more than they reveal. https://bit.ly/3X7BbTD

Hundreds of WordPress sites infected by recently discovered backdoor

People who use WordPress should check their sites for unpatched plugins. https://bit.ly/3VMYT6O

Key Bitcoin developer calls on FBI to recover $3.6M in digital coin

So much for enthusiasts championing the decentralization of cryptocurrencies. https://bit.ly/3WHeXrP