A Snap-based, containerized Ubuntu desktop could be offered in 2024 May 31, 2023 Ubuntu could join Fedora in offering an immutable desktop option. https://bit.ly/3OJVypd Read more
Critical Barracuda 0-day was used to backdoor networks for 8 months May 30, 2023 Attackers then went on to steal data from infected systems. https://bit.ly/43te8pu Read more
OpenAI execs warn of “risk of extinction” from artificial intelligence in new open letter May 30, 2023 Strategically vague statement on AI risk prompts critics' response. https://bit.ly/3WI1lNT Read more
Inner workings revealed for “Predator,” the Android malware that exploited 5 0-days May 26, 2023 Spyware is sold to countries including Egypt, Indonesia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Serbia. https://bit.ly/3MZk30b Read more
Green hills forever: Windows XP activation algorithm cracked after 21 years May 26, 2023 Please, please, please do not actually install XP and use it. But if you must… https://bit.ly/3oypiut Read more
Unearthed: CosmicEnergy, malware for causing Kremlin-style power disruptions May 25, 2023 Researchers say never-before-seen malware may be used in Russian training exercises. https://bit.ly/3ICoETl Read more
OpenAI CEO raises $115M for crypto company that scans people’s eyeballs May 25, 2023 Worldcoin investor insists "Orb" iris scanner is not a "dystopian nightmare." https://bit.ly/3MSFIal Read more
Minnesota enacts right-to-repair law that covers more devices than any other state May 25, 2023 Just one state demanding free repair manuals could benefit all fixers. https://bit.ly/3MUCv9h Read more
Legit app in Google Play turns malicious and sends mic recordings every 15 minutes May 24, 2023 The malicious iRecorder app has come to light, but its purpose remains shrouded. https://bit.ly/3OA5b9V Read more
Adobe Photoshop’s new “Generative Fill” AI tool lets you manipulate photos with text May 23, 2023 Firefly-powered AI generations match image perspective, lighting, and style. https://bit.ly/3IBOmHO Read more
Here’s how long it takes new BrutePrint attack to unlock 10 different smartphones May 22, 2023 BrutePrint requires just $15 of equipment and a little amount of time with a phone. https://bit.ly/3BTvEra Read more
It took 48 hours, but the mystery of the mass Asus router outage is solved May 19, 2023 Asus finally responds after being castigated by users. https://bit.ly/3okK94s Read more
Fearing leaks, Apple restricts its employees from using ChatGPT and AI tools May 19, 2023 Cloud AI tools could leak confidential Apple company data; Apple works on its own LLM. https://bit.ly/42SoQWW Read more
Potentially millions of Android TVs and phones come with malware preinstalled May 18, 2023 The bane of low-cost Android devices is showing no signs of going away. https://bit.ly/3pXvCfe Read more
Google pushes .zip and .mov domains onto the Internet, and the Internet pushes back May 18, 2023 Will new TLDs undo decades of work to stop malicious links? https://bit.ly/3IoylVF Read more
CEO: Raspberry Pi is “where we said we’d be” for 2023, recovery to follow May 18, 2023 Following "lousy first quarter," Upton expects "hundreds of thousands" by Q3. https://bit.ly/3MCX8Xp Read more
AI in your pocket: ChatGPT officially comes to iPhone with new app May 18, 2023 App brings popular AI assistant to an official native mobile app for the first time. https://bit.ly/43aCGU6 Read more
Poll: 61% of Americans say AI threatens humanity’s future May 17, 2023 New Reuters/Ipsos poll reveals religious and political divides over AI as well. https://bit.ly/42LuY2W Read more
Malware turns home routers into proxies for Chinese state-sponsored hackers May 16, 2023 Following in the footsteps of VPNFilter, new firmware obscures hackers' endpoints. https://bit.ly/3MezKiD Read more
Microsoft is scanning the inside of password-protected zip files for malware May 15, 2023 If you think a password prevents scanning in the cloud, think again. https://bit.ly/3BtdT1T Read more
As AI-generated fakes proliferate, Google plans to fight back May 15, 2023 Google will track image provenance, label AI-generated images, display metadata. https://bit.ly/3pIRdIr Read more
Passkeys may not be for you, but they are safe and easy—here’s why May 12, 2023 Answering common questions about how passkeys work. https://bit.ly/3W1qovd Read more
Anthropic’s Claude AI can now digest an entire book like The Great Gatsby in seconds May 12, 2023 Claude's input memory grows to 75,000 words, beating GPT-4 by a wide margin. https://bit.ly/42OKlqZ Read more
OpenAI peeks into the “black box” of neural networks with new research May 11, 2023 "We do not understand" how LLMs work, admits OpenAI in quest to make them interpretable. https://bit.ly/42wNJY6 Read more
Google’s top AI model, PaLM 2, hopes to upstage GPT-4 in generative mastery May 11, 2023 PaLM 2 can code, translate, and "reason" in ways that best GPT-4, says Google. https://bit.ly/3BjZll8 Read more
Leak of MSI UEFI signing keys stokes fears of “doomsday” supply chain attack May 10, 2023 With no easy way to revoke compromised key, MSI is in a real pickle. https://bit.ly/42OpKTZ Read more
Google’s answer to ChatGPT is now open to everyone in US, packing new features May 10, 2023 More languages, image inputs, and extension support among Bard features at I/O '23. https://bit.ly/3O0n2Xo Read more
How one of Vladimir Putin’s most prized hacking units got pwned by the FBI May 10, 2023 After decades of watching Kremlin-backed hackers, the FBI ID'd weaknesses and pounced. https://bit.ly/3BfBwek Read more
AI gains “values” with Anthropic’s new Constitutional AI chatbot approach May 09, 2023 List of guiding AI values draws on UN Declaration of Rights—and Apple's terms of service https://bit.ly/3LXBfSi Read more
Spotify ejects thousands of AI-made songs in purge of fake streams May 09, 2023 Platform cracks down on bots posing as listeners as flood of content rattles music industry. https://bit.ly/3VRetjw Read more
Feds seize 13 more DDoS-for-hire platforms in ongoing international crackdown May 08, 2023 The DDoS whack-a-mole game between law enforcement and miscreants continues. https://bit.ly/42DvPSO Read more
White House challenges hackers to break top AI models at DEF CON 31 May 08, 2023 The "largest-ever" AI red team will seek flaws in OpenAI, Google, Anthropic language models. https://bit.ly/3NOVow4 Read more
Google passkeys are a no-brainer. You’ve turned them on, right? May 08, 2023 The passkey ecosystem is far from complete, but Google's implementation is now ready to use. https://bit.ly/3NLrQQb Read more
President Biden meets with AI CEOs at the White House amid ethical criticism May 05, 2023 "A room full of the dudes who gave us the issues & fired us for talking about the risks." https://bit.ly/3HOc96T Read more
Snoop Dogg on AI risk: “Sh–, what the f—?” May 04, 2023 The music legend expressed his concerns during a Milken Institute panel with Larry Jackson. https://bit.ly/44HuvR0 Read more
UK competition watchdog launches review of AI market May 04, 2023 Regulator will examine technology behind software such as ChatGPT. https://bit.ly/3p4VmWF Read more
“We must regulate AI,” FTC Chair Khan says May 04, 2023 Khan: FTC is "well equipped" to handle AI collusion, fraud, and privacy concerns. https://bit.ly/3HDidip Read more
Google will retire Chrome’s HTTPS padlock icon because no one knows what it means May 03, 2023 Google says only 11% of users understand "the precise meaning of the lock icon." https://bit.ly/44u9GbF Read more
AI-generated beer commercial contains joyful monstrosities, goes viral May 03, 2023 30-second spot set to "All Star" may inspire awe—or nightmares. https://bit.ly/3AQwcxy Read more
IBM plans to replace 7,800 jobs with AI over time, pauses hiring certain positions May 02, 2023 IBM CEO Arvind Krishna says he could see 30% of back-office functions replaced by AI over 5 years. https://bit.ly/41VKr07 Read more
T-Mobile discloses 2nd data breach of 2023, this one leaking account PINs and more May 02, 2023 Hack affecting 836 subscribers, lasted for more than a month before it was discovered. https://bit.ly/42xQlEL Read more
Warning of AI’s danger, pioneer Geoffrey Hinton quits Google to speak freely May 01, 2023 "Most people thought it was way off. And I thought it was way off." https://bit.ly/41SYS5b Read more
Two core Unix-like utilities, sudo and su, are getting rewrites in Rust May 01, 2023 AWS-backed group believes command is too central to the web to keep as-is. https://bit.ly/42aBmjJ Read more
Those scary warnings of juice jacking in airports and hotels? They’re nonsense May 01, 2023 Juice jacking attacks on mobile phones are nonexistent. So why are we so afraid? https://bit.ly/3AGcd4I Read more