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A Snap-based, containerized Ubuntu desktop could be offered in 2024

Ubuntu could join Fedora in offering an immutable desktop option. https://bit.ly/3OJVypd

Critical Barracuda 0-day was used to backdoor networks for 8 months

Attackers then went on to steal data from infected systems. https://bit.ly/43te8pu

OpenAI execs warn of “risk of extinction” from artificial intelligence in new open letter

Strategically vague statement on AI risk prompts critics' response. https://bit.ly/3WI1lNT

Inner workings revealed for “Predator,” the Android malware that exploited 5 0-days

Spyware is sold to countries including Egypt, Indonesia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Serbia. https://bit.ly/3MZk30b

Green hills forever: Windows XP activation algorithm cracked after 21 years

Please, please, please do not actually install XP and use it. But if you must… https://bit.ly/3oypiut

Unearthed: CosmicEnergy, malware for causing Kremlin-style power disruptions

Researchers say never-before-seen malware may be used in Russian training exercises. https://bit.ly/3ICoETl

OpenAI CEO raises $115M for crypto company that scans people’s eyeballs

Worldcoin investor insists "Orb" iris scanner is not a "dystopian nightmare." https://bit.ly/3MSFIal

Minnesota enacts right-to-repair law that covers more devices than any other state

Just one state demanding free repair manuals could benefit all fixers. https://bit.ly/3MUCv9h

Legit app in Google Play turns malicious and sends mic recordings every 15 minutes

The malicious iRecorder app has come to light, but its purpose remains shrouded. https://bit.ly/3OA5b9V

Adobe Photoshop’s new “Generative Fill” AI tool lets you manipulate photos with text

Firefly-powered AI generations match image perspective, lighting, and style. https://bit.ly/3IBOmHO

Here’s how long it takes new BrutePrint attack to unlock 10 different smartphones

BrutePrint requires just $15 of equipment and a little amount of time with a phone. https://bit.ly/3BTvEra

It took 48 hours, but the mystery of the mass Asus router outage is solved

Asus finally responds after being castigated by users. https://bit.ly/3okK94s

Fearing leaks, Apple restricts its employees from using ChatGPT and AI tools

Cloud AI tools could leak confidential Apple company data; Apple works on its own LLM. https://bit.ly/42SoQWW

Potentially millions of Android TVs and phones come with malware preinstalled

The bane of low-cost Android devices is showing no signs of going away. https://bit.ly/3pXvCfe

Google pushes .zip and .mov domains onto the Internet, and the Internet pushes back

Will new TLDs undo decades of work to stop malicious links? https://bit.ly/3IoylVF

CEO: Raspberry Pi is “where we said we’d be” for 2023, recovery to follow

Following "lousy first quarter," Upton expects "hundreds of thousands" by Q3. https://bit.ly/3MCX8Xp

AI in your pocket: ChatGPT officially comes to iPhone with new app

App brings popular AI assistant to an official native mobile app for the first time. https://bit.ly/43aCGU6

Poll: 61% of Americans say AI threatens humanity’s future

New Reuters/Ipsos poll reveals religious and political divides over AI as well. https://bit.ly/42LuY2W

Malware turns home routers into proxies for Chinese state-sponsored hackers

Following in the footsteps of VPNFilter, new firmware obscures hackers' endpoints. https://bit.ly/3MezKiD

Microsoft is scanning the inside of password-protected zip files for malware

If you think a password prevents scanning in the cloud, think again. https://bit.ly/3BtdT1T

As AI-generated fakes proliferate, Google plans to fight back

Google will track image provenance, label AI-generated images, display metadata. https://bit.ly/3pIRdIr

Passkeys may not be for you, but they are safe and easy—here’s why

Answering common questions about how passkeys work. https://bit.ly/3W1qovd

Anthropic’s Claude AI can now digest an entire book like The Great Gatsby in seconds

Claude's input memory grows to 75,000 words, beating GPT-4 by a wide margin. https://bit.ly/42OKlqZ

OpenAI peeks into the “black box” of neural networks with new research

"We do not understand" how LLMs work, admits OpenAI in quest to make them interpretable. https://bit.ly/42wNJY6

Google’s top AI model, PaLM 2, hopes to upstage GPT-4 in generative mastery

PaLM 2 can code, translate, and "reason" in ways that best GPT-4, says Google. https://bit.ly/3BjZll8

Leak of MSI UEFI signing keys stokes fears of “doomsday” supply chain attack

With no easy way to revoke compromised key, MSI is in a real pickle. https://bit.ly/42OpKTZ

Google’s answer to ChatGPT is now open to everyone in US, packing new features

More languages, image inputs, and extension support among Bard features at I/O '23. https://bit.ly/3O0n2Xo

How one of Vladimir Putin’s most prized hacking units got pwned by the FBI

After decades of watching Kremlin-backed hackers, the FBI ID'd weaknesses and pounced. https://bit.ly/3BfBwek

AI gains “values” with Anthropic’s new Constitutional AI chatbot approach

List of guiding AI values draws on UN Declaration of Rights—and Apple's terms of service https://bit.ly/3LXBfSi

Spotify ejects thousands of AI-made songs in purge of fake streams

Platform cracks down on bots posing as listeners as flood of content rattles music industry. https://bit.ly/3VRetjw

Feds seize 13 more DDoS-for-hire platforms in ongoing international crackdown

The DDoS whack-a-mole game between law enforcement and miscreants continues. https://bit.ly/42DvPSO

White House challenges hackers to break top AI models at DEF CON 31

The "largest-ever" AI red team will seek flaws in OpenAI, Google, Anthropic language models. https://bit.ly/3NOVow4

Google passkeys are a no-brainer. You’ve turned them on, right?

The passkey ecosystem is far from complete, but Google's implementation is now ready to use. https://bit.ly/3NLrQQb

President Biden meets with AI CEOs at the White House amid ethical criticism

"A room full of the dudes who gave us the issues & fired us for talking about the risks." https://bit.ly/3HOc96T

Snoop Dogg on AI risk: “Sh–, what the f—?”

The music legend expressed his concerns during a Milken Institute panel with Larry Jackson. https://bit.ly/44HuvR0

UK competition watchdog launches review of AI market

Regulator will examine technology behind software such as ChatGPT. https://bit.ly/3p4VmWF

“We must regulate AI,” FTC Chair Khan says

Khan: FTC is "well equipped" to handle AI collusion, fraud, and privacy concerns. https://bit.ly/3HDidip

Google will retire Chrome’s HTTPS padlock icon because no one knows what it means

Google says only 11% of users understand "the precise meaning of the lock icon." https://bit.ly/44u9GbF

AI-generated beer commercial contains joyful monstrosities, goes viral

30-second spot set to "All Star" may inspire awe—or nightmares. https://bit.ly/3AQwcxy

IBM plans to replace 7,800 jobs with AI over time, pauses hiring certain positions

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna says he could see 30% of back-office functions replaced by AI over 5 years. https://bit.ly/41VKr07

T-Mobile discloses 2nd data breach of 2023, this one leaking account PINs and more

Hack affecting 836 subscribers, lasted for more than a month before it was discovered. https://bit.ly/42xQlEL

Warning of AI’s danger, pioneer Geoffrey Hinton quits Google to speak freely

"Most people thought it was way off. And I thought it was way off." https://bit.ly/41SYS5b

Two core Unix-like utilities, sudo and su, are getting rewrites in Rust

AWS-backed group believes command is too central to the web to keep as-is. https://bit.ly/42aBmjJ

Those scary warnings of juice jacking in airports and hotels? They’re nonsense

Juice jacking attacks on mobile phones are nonexistent. So why are we so afraid? https://bit.ly/3AGcd4I