Critical vulnerabilities in Exim threaten over 250k email servers worldwide September 29, 2023 Remote code execution requiring no authentication fixed. 2 other RCEs remain unpatched. https://bit.ly/3RBnKMr Read more
Meta launches consumer AI chatbots with celebrity avatars in its social apps September 28, 2023 WhatsApp, Instagram add animated AI chat avatars, including Snoop Dogg as dungeon master. https://bit.ly/3PzA654 Read more
AI language models can exceed PNG and FLAC in lossless compression, says study September 28, 2023 Is compression equivalent to general intelligence? DeepMind digs up more potential clues. https://bit.ly/466fUin Read more
Backdoored firmware lets China state hackers control routers with “magic packets” September 27, 2023 The modified firmware used by BlackTech is hard to detect. https://bit.ly/3rtkzeY Read more
Spotify uses AI to clone and translate podcaster voices in new pilot program September 27, 2023 Feature hopes to remove language barriers, but will speakers know if translations are faulty? https://bit.ly/467GSWK Read more
Google quietly corrects previously submitted disclosure for critical webp 0-day September 26, 2023 Previous CVE submission failed to mention that thousands of apps were affected. https://bit.ly/464rtGH Read more
GPUs from all major suppliers are vulnerable to new pixel-stealing attack September 26, 2023 A previously unknown compression side channel in GPUs can expose images thought to be private. https://bit.ly/3ZERvhh Read more
Can you melt eggs? Quora’s AI says “yes,” and Google is sharing the result September 26, 2023 Incorrect AI-generated answers are forming a feedback loop of misinformation online. https://bit.ly/458F7r4 Read more
ChatGPT update enables its AI to “see, hear, and speak,“ according to OpenAI September 25, 2023 Image recognition and voice features aim to make the AI bot's interface more intuitive. https://bit.ly/46oxj5l Read more
Getty Images subscribers to get access to AI image generator September 25, 2023 Getty will indemnify customers against lawsuits and pay artists on "recurring basis." https://bit.ly/3ZtzdPQ Read more
3 iOS 0-days, a cellular network compromise, and HTTP used to infect an iPhone September 22, 2023 Apple patches 3 zero-days after they were used in a sophisticated attack. https://bit.ly/48EgUMn Read more
Incomplete disclosures by Apple and Google create “huge blindspot” for 0-day hunters September 21, 2023 No one mentioned that libwebp, a library found in millions of apps, was a 0-day origin. https://bit.ly/3Pr0o9u Read more
AI-generated books force Amazon to cap e-book publications to 3 per day September 21, 2023 "In order to help protect against abuse, we are lowering the volume limits we have in place." https://bit.ly/3t9uCWV Read more
OpenAI’s new AI image generator pushes the limits in detail and prompt fidelity September 20, 2023 With better response to details and text, DALL-E 3 hopes to make prompt engineering obsolete. https://bit.ly/3ELQL09 Read more
The Signal Protocol used by 1+ billion people is getting a post-quantum makeover September 20, 2023 Update prepares for the inevitable fall of today's cryptographic protocols. https://bit.ly/3rurmVH Read more
Telling AI model to “take a deep breath” causes math scores to soar in study September 19, 2023 DeepMind used AI models to optimize their own prompts, with surprising results. https://bit.ly/3t3fElt Read more
Google’s AI assistant can now read your emails, plan trips, “double-check” answers September 19, 2023 Google admits that Bard isn't always accurate; ropes in Gmail through new Extensions. https://bit.ly/3Zm0B2r Read more
Chinese hackers have unleashed a never-before-seen Linux backdoor September 18, 2023 SprySOCKS borrows from open source Windows malware and adds new tricks. https://bit.ly/3rs0t4J Read more
Panos Panay, leader of the Surface and Windows teams, is leaving Microsoft September 18, 2023 Will be replaced by Yusuf Mehdi, who has been leading the way on AI efforts. https://bit.ly/3sYcEH3 Read more
Dreamy AI-generated geometric scenes mesmerize social media users September 15, 2023 "This was the point where AI-generated art passed the Turing Test for me." https://bit.ly/48bOAkd Read more
How Google Authenticator made one company’s network breach much, much worse September 15, 2023 Google's app for generating MFA codes syncs to user accounts by default. Who knew? https://bit.ly/48kyHIi Read more
Private AI summit with senators, titans of tech garners controversy September 14, 2023 With 14 of 22 attendees being CEOs, some experts say key voices were missing. https://bit.ly/3ZhL9UQ Read more
A phone call to helpdesk was likely all it took to hack MGM September 14, 2023 Slot machines and hotel room key cards stopped working at MGM casinos on the Strip. https://bit.ly/45R5uTy Read more
AI can now generate CD-quality music from text, and it’s only getting better September 13, 2023 Musicians: Speak now or forever hold your beats. https://bit.ly/45VorEz Read more
SpaceX projected 20 million Starlink users by 2022—it ended up with 1 million September 13, 2023 Starlink has a fraction of the projected $12B revenue and 20M users, WSJ says. https://bit.ly/4881tvz Read more
Coca-Cola embraces controversial AI image generator with new “Y3000” flavor September 12, 2023 Tie-in Coca-Cola mobile app uses Stable Diffusion to modify your photos. https://bit.ly/3P8QrgQ Read more
Password-stealing Linux malware served for 3 years and no one noticed September 12, 2023 It's not too late to check if a Linux device you use was targeted. https://bit.ly/3r8D8oJ Read more
US rejects AI copyright for famous state fair-winning Midjourney art September 11, 2023 Controversial AI art piece from 2022 lacks human authorship required for registration. https://bit.ly/3EyOuoZ Read more
OpenAI confirms that AI writing detectors don’t work September 09, 2023 No detectors "reliably distinguish between AI-generated and human-generated content." https://bit.ly/45JrVtQ Read more
OpenAI’s first-ever dev conference hopes to draw “hundreds of developers” in November September 08, 2023 In-person event will have livestreamed keynote, show company's "latest work." https://bit.ly/3EtZAvl Read more
How China gets free intel on tech companies’ vulnerabilities September 08, 2023 If your company operates in China, it must reveal all hackable bugs to government. https://bit.ly/3sHYDgp Read more
AI-generated child sex imagery has every US attorney general calling for action September 07, 2023 "A race against time to protect the children of our country from the dangers of AI." https://bit.ly/3RcwkB0 Read more
Toyota’s Japanese production was halted due to insufficient disk space September 06, 2023 "Not caused by a cyberattack." https://bit.ly/3PsFUhR Read more
“AI took my job, literally”—Gizmodo fires Spanish staff amid switch to AI translator September 05, 2023 Meanwhile, readers say that some AI-penned articles switch languages halfway through. https://bit.ly/3sB6In0 Read more
PII leaked after Sourcegraph, an AI-driven service for code development, is hacked September 01, 2023 We've said it before; we'll say it again: don't put credentials in publicly available code. https://bit.ly/44usGp6 Read more
AI fever turns Anguilla’s “.ai” domain into a digital gold mine September 01, 2023 Tiny island country could rake in 10% of its GDP in domain sales this year. https://bit.ly/3YXAdvm Read more