Robots let ChatGPT touch the real world thanks to Microsoft February 28, 2023 A new API allows ChatGPT to control robots through natural language commands. https://bit.ly/3IDC7tt Read more
New Windows 11 update puts AI-powered Bing Chat directly in the taskbar February 28, 2023 Occasionally controversial work-in-progress AI project will hit millions of PCs. https://bit.ly/3ZKve0z Read more
LastPass says employee’s home computer was hacked and corporate vault taken February 28, 2023 Already smarting from a breach that stole customer vaults, LastPass has more bad news. https://bit.ly/3Z57wvL Read more
Conservative News Corp. empire says hackers were inside its network for 2 years February 27, 2023 News Corp. disclosed the breach last year. Now, company says it lasted 23 months. https://bit.ly/41vchQY Read more
Signal CEO: We “1,000% won’t participate” in UK law to weaken encryption February 24, 2023 The UK's Safety Online Bill would require Signal to police user messages. https://bit.ly/3Y1GAvM Read more
Meta unveils a new large language model that can run on a single GPU February 24, 2023 LLaMA-13B reportedly outperforms ChatGPT-like tech despite being 10x smaller. https://bit.ly/3Sqm1If Read more
Unpatched vulnerabilities in Fortinet and Zoho products come under mass attack February 23, 2023 Attackers are capitalizing on organizations' failure to patch critical vulnerabilities. https://bit.ly/3m40UiL Read more
US Copyright Office withdraws copyright for AI-generated comic artwork February 23, 2023 Zarya images "not protected by copyright." Words and arrangement remain protected. https://bit.ly/3SnViMq Read more
Ukraine suffered more data-wiping malware than anywhere, ever February 23, 2023 Russia has greatly accelerated cyberattacks on its neighbor in the wake of its invasion. https://bit.ly/41js6dw Read more
Generative AI is coming for the lawyers February 22, 2023 Large law firms are using a tool made by OpenAI to research and write legal documents. https://bit.ly/3kn31xu Read more
Sci-fi becomes real as renowned magazine closes submissions due to AI writers February 21, 2023 Clarkesworld wrestles with flood of machine-made submissions—over 500 in Feb. alone. https://bit.ly/3EtoJHa Read more
Limited data sets a hurdle as China plays catch-up to ChatGPT February 21, 2023 Lack of high-quality Chinese texts on Internet a barrier to training AI models. https://bit.ly/41tqj5R Read more
Viral Instagram photographer has a confession: His photos are AI-generated February 21, 2023 Artist with 26K followers wants to "come clean" and highlight a new media process. https://bit.ly/3Z8c0kR Read more
Starlink’s “Global Roaming” promises worldwide access for $200 a month February 20, 2023 Some people still waiting for regular Starlink get invites for $200 roaming plan. https://bit.ly/3k6sco9 Read more
Twitter’s two-factor authentication change “doesn’t make sense” February 20, 2023 Security experts baffled by move to require paid subscription to get SMS sign-in codes. https://bit.ly/3lRjwCB Read more
Man beats machine at Go in human victory over AI February 19, 2023 Amateur exploited weakness in systems that have otherwise dominated grandmasters. https://bit.ly/3EjpMJw Read more
Responsible use of AI in the military? US publishes declaration outlining principles February 17, 2023 12 "best practices" for using AI and autonomous systems emphasize human accountability. https://bit.ly/3YZofjP Read more
Researchers unearth Windows backdoor that’s unusually stealthy February 16, 2023 Frebniis abuses Microsoft IIS to smuggle malicious commands in Web traffic. https://bit.ly/3YXmsf3 Read more
Meta develops an AI language bot that can use external software tools February 15, 2023 With Toolformer, an LLM can improve its abilities by calling APIs to external programs. https://bit.ly/3XApXH9 Read more
Health info for 1 million patients stolen using critical GoAnywhere vulnerability February 15, 2023 With exploit code in the wild and devastating results, organizations should patch pronto. https://bit.ly/3IrgsFS Read more
Latest attack on PyPI users shows crooks are only getting better February 14, 2023 The code found in the malicious packages closely resembled legit offerings. https://bit.ly/3EvEI7J Read more
Microsoft will forcibly remove Internet Explorer from most Windows 10 PCs today February 14, 2023 Internet Explorer dies another of its countless small deaths. https://bit.ly/3jPtnbu Read more
Apple releases iOS 16.3.1 and other updates with fix for “actively exploited” bug February 13, 2023 Also includes fixes for iPhone 14 Crash Detection, Siri, and iCloud bugs. https://bit.ly/3lwPunx Read more
Mozilla plans ground-up UI redesign for Thunderbird email client this July February 11, 2023 "Why does Thunderbird look so old, and why does it take so long to change?" https://bit.ly/3xieIsl Read more
Want to delete your Twitter DMs? Good luck with that February 10, 2023 People make requests to delete their private messages, but Twitter ignores them. https://bit.ly/40LUB3m Read more
Mysterious leak of Booking.com reservation data is being used to scam customers February 09, 2023 Somehow, scammers keep accessing customer reservation details, other private data. https://bit.ly/3IboHG4 Read more
Google and Mozilla are working on iOS browsers that break current App Store rules February 08, 2023 Currently, all iOS and iPadOS browsers need to use the same engine as Safari. https://bit.ly/3JRAr1O Read more
Endless Seinfeld episode grinds to a halt after AI comic violates Twitch guidelines February 07, 2023 Unintended transphobic act by AI-powered Jerry Seinfeld clone leads to 14-day ban. https://bit.ly/3wZSJ9l Read more
Big Tech companies use cloud computing arms to pursue alliances with AI groups February 06, 2023 Deals between Big Tech and "generative AI" startups raise competition concerns. https://bit.ly/3I0453n Read more
Microsoft alleges attacks on French magazine came from Iranian-backed group February 03, 2023 Leaked personal data of Charlie Hebdo customers puts them at risk from extremists. https://bit.ly/40nrVgV Read more
The newest feature in the Microsoft Store is more ads February 03, 2023 App store ads on other platforms may offer benefits to devs—but few for users. https://bit.ly/3l6Eygb Read more
Until further notice, think twice before using Google to download software February 03, 2023 Over the past month, Google has been outgunned by malvertisers with new tricks. https://bit.ly/3Rsnopi Read more
Netflix stirs fears by using AI-assisted background art in short anime film February 02, 2023 Netflix cites labor shortage, kicks hornets nest with AI-assisted 3-minute short. https://bit.ly/3XOM2Tn Read more
Paper: Stable Diffusion “memorizes” some images, sparking privacy concerns February 01, 2023 Out of 300,000 high-probability images tested, researchers found a 0.03% memorization rate. https://bit.ly/3WUYHmv Read more
Pig-butchering scam apps sneak into Apple’s App Store and Google Play February 01, 2023 In online confidence scams, appearance is everything—and app stores can help with that. https://bit.ly/3JF8UAi Read more