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Sensitive data is being leaked from servers running Salesforce software

There's disagreement about how easy it is to configure Salesforce Community. https://bit.ly/41QLleq

Nuke-launching AI would be illegal under proposed US law

Markey and Lieu seek to ban fed funds for nuke launches without "meaningful human control." https://bit.ly/3VhLLrN

Intel loses $2.8 billion in another not-great quarter, down 36% year over year

And Intel's leadership says it will still take time to turn things around. https://bit.ly/41MYYei

ChatGPT now allows disabling chat history, declining training, and exporting data

Unsaved chats will be retained 30 days for "abuse monitoring" before permanent deletion. https://bit.ly/3H9QNAM

Exploit released for 9.8-severity PaperCut flaw already under attack

Code-execution flaw was patched in March but doesn't seem to be widely installed. https://bit.ly/4409pwI

Stability AI launches StableLM, an open source ChatGPT alternative

StableLM's 3B and 7B models are available now on GitHub under CC 4.0 license. https://bit.ly/443nXMi

China building cyberweapons to hijack enemy satellites, says US leak

Document assesses Beijing’s ambitions to disrupt communications during wartime. https://bit.ly/3N3eePG

Musk vows to sue as Microsoft drops Twitter from its ad platform

It would open a new front in Musk's feud with OpenAI, a company he helped start. https://bit.ly/4232D7R

Google to deploy generative AI to create sophisticated ad campaigns

Big Tech groups race to incorporate the groundbreaking new tech into their products. https://bit.ly/3LhHTn4

Reddit will start charging AI models learning from its extremely human archives

LLMs can no longer lurk, learn, and profit from 18 years of links and chatter. https://bit.ly/43GkkeZ

Used routers often come loaded with corporate secrets

Over half of enterprise routers researchers bought secondhand hadn’t been wiped. https://bit.ly/3AcsjCQ

GPT-4 will hunt for trends in medical records thanks to Microsoft and Epic

Generative AI promises to streamline health care, but critics say not so fast. https://bit.ly/3mC6Joo

Apple’s Macs have long escaped ransomware, but that may be changing

Malicious encryptors for Apple computers could herald new risks for macOS users. https://bit.ly/40d47Le

Adobe teases generative AI video tools

"Firefly for Video" will generate sound effects and music, edit footage via text. https://bit.ly/3L4xOtE

FSF: Chrome’s JPEG XL killing shows how the web works under browser hegemony

Google, with 80% of browser share, says there's not enough ecosystem interest. https://bit.ly/3L6gPap

Hype grows over “autonomous” AI agents that loop GPT-4 outputs

AutoGPT and BabyAGI run GPT AI agents to complete complex tasks iteratively. https://bit.ly/43AmWeb

Generative AI comes to Amazon Web Services

Bedrock and Titan will allow customers to build their own chatbots and image generators. https://bit.ly/3GDj1n9

Elon Musk reportedly purchases thousands of GPUs for generative AI project at Twitter

Reports say it's a commitment to AI, despite signing cautionary AI "pause" letter. https://bit.ly/405Cns3

Meet PassGAN, the supposedly “terrifying” AI password cracker that’s mostly hype

AI cracking is on par with conventional methods, but you'd be forgiven for thinking otherwise. https://bit.ly/43uEIQ8

UMG tells Apple and Spotify to block AI lyric, melody scraping

Universal Music Group says new tech relies on unauthorized use of copyrighted material. https://bit.ly/3GETGcx

Developer creates “self-healing” programs that fix themselves thanks to AI

"Wolverine" experiment can fix Python bugs on the fly and re-run the code. https://bit.ly/3KTKUcU

Surprising things happen when you put 25 AI agents together in an RPG town

Researchers study emergent AI behaviors in a sandbox world inspired by The Sims. https://bit.ly/41p233X

China slaps security reviews on AI products as Alibaba unveils ChatGPT challenger

Regulator warns AI-created content should embody "socialist values." https://bit.ly/3Krt8ML

Apple releases last week’s security patches for older iPhones, iPads, and Macs

iOS 15.7.5, macOS 12.6.5 and 11.7.6 patch "actively exploited" security holes. https://bit.ly/3KO2UFF

Analysts say Mac sales are down 40% as post-pandemic PC sales slump continues

Apple was defying industry trends a few months ago, but no longer, says IDC. https://bit.ly/3ZSbesh

There’s a new form of keyless car theft that works in under 2 minutes

As car owners grow hip to one form a theft, crooks are turning to new ones. https://bit.ly/3UhafRj

Why ChatGPT and Bing Chat are so good at making things up

A look inside the hallucinating artificial minds of the famous text prediction bots. https://bit.ly/3zGFL1w

Meta introduces AI model that can isolate and mask objects within images

"Segment Anything" model uses image segmentation to isolate objects on command. https://bit.ly/3zzkwyT

Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure face antitrust probe

Ofcom "particularly concerned" over practices of tech giants that dominate cloud market https://bit.ly/3Gk7wkj

ChatGPT vs Google Bard: Which is better? We put them to the test.

We compare two top AI language models in seven categories to pick a winner. https://bit.ly/3KwndY5

Open garage doors anywhere in the world by exploiting this “smart” device

A universal password. Unencrypted user data and commands. What could go wrong? https://bit.ly/3KAFcNg

Users fume after My Cloud network breach locks them out of their data

The compromise allowed hackers to steal data, raising the specter of ransomware. https://bit.ly/3Ulu3Dj