The Cloud Secure

Emails, documents, and other untrusted content can plant malicious memories. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2052198&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Famed sci-fi director joins board of embattled Stability AI, creator of Stable Diffusion. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2052114&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Broadcom defends against renewal, citing "End of Availability" provision. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2052026&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Altman says "deep learning worked" and will lead to "massive prosperity." https://arstechnica.com/?p=2051754&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Necro infiltrated Google Play in 2019. It recently returned. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2051854&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Voice chatbots are increasingly picking up the phone for restaurants. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2051613&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Tiny device installed inside TI-84 enables Wi-Fi Internet, access to AI chatbot. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2051342&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

WHOIS data is unreliable. So why is it used in TLS certificate applications? https://arstechnica.com/?p=2051511&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Mark Robinson's claims of AI-generated slander show that the "deep doubt era" is upon us. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2051248&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Windows App replaces Microsoft Remote Desktop on macOS, iOS, and Android. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2051069&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

iServer provided a simple service for phishing credentials to unlock phones. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2051165&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Now you can run your space laser or audio production without specialty patches. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2050956&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Investment "goes beyond what any single company or government can finance." https://arstechnica.com/?p=2050936&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

SocialAI takes the social media "filter bubble" to an extreme with 100% fake interactions. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2050587&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Runway deal will create a Lionsgate AI video generator used to augment filmmaking. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2050685&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

75% of infected devices were located in homes and offices in North America and Europe. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2050629&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

As AI deepfakes sow doubt in legitimate media, anyone can claim something didn't happen. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2042584&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

C2PA system aims to give context to search results, but trust problems run deeper than AI tech. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2050363&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

OpenAI does not want anyone to know what o1 is “thinking" under the hood. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2049959&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Keys were marked "DO NOT TRUST." More devices than previously known used them anyway. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2050182&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

"We’re going to have supervision," says billionaire Oracle co-founder Ellison. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2049906&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Infection corrals devices running AOSP-based firmware into a botnet. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2049773&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Gemini Live allows back-and-forth conversation, now free to all Android users. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2049707&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The upgrade starts in 2025 but with more than 1,000 planes, will take several years. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2049628&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

New o1 language model can solve complex tasks, count Rs in "strawberry." https://arstechnica.com/?p=2049445&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The music industry traded tape for hard drives and got a hard-earned lesson. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2049391&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

A recent AI discovery resurrected my late father's handwriting—and I want anyone to use it. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2045545&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Two algorithms added so far, two more planned in the coming months. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2049244&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Taylor Swift on AI: "The simplest way to combat misinformation is with the truth." https://arstechnica.com/?p=2049045&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

.mobi top-level-domain managers changed the location of its WHOIS server. No one got the memo. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2048683&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

New AI feature aims to streamline game creation on popular online platform. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2048533&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Optical Character Recognition converts passwords shown in images to machine-readable text. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2047970&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Supply of processors helps Chinese startups advance AI technology despite US restrictions. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2047945&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Core drilling is tricky. Getting a 6 GHz signal through concrete is now easier. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2047825&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Ars cited in lawsuit AT&T recently filed against Broadcom. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2047618&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Feds say it's the first US criminal case involving artificially inflated music streaming. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2047451&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

NaNoWriMo refuses to condemn AI as accessibility tool, faces criticism from writers. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2047101&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Most serious vulnerabilities carry severity ratings of 9.8 and 8.1 out of a possible 10. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2047312&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Top venture firms back SSI to develop "safe" AI with teams in Palo Alto and Tel Aviv. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2047175&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Sophisticated attack breaks security assurances of the most popular FIDO key. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2046777&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Mayor said data was unusable to criminals; researcher proved otherwise. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2046614&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Despite corporate prohibitions on AI use, people flock to the chatbot in record numbers. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2046413&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Findings undercut pledges of NSO Group and Intgellexa their wares won't be abused. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2046289&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Vulnerability is easy to exploit and allows attackers to remotely execute commands. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2046043&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Dobos: "Why write rules for software by hand when AI can just think every pixel for you?" https://arstechnica.com/?p=2045767&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

India's Infosys recruits reportedly subjected to repeated, unpaid "pre-training." https://arstechnica.com/?p=2045697&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Restrictive AI model licenses claimed as "open source" spark for clear standard. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2045225&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Zero-day that was exploited since June to infect ISPs finally gets fixed. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2045401&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Like adding custom art styles or characters, in-world typefaces come to Flux. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2045327&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Attacker then emulates the card and makes withdrawals or payments from victim's account. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2045086&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger