The Cloud Secure

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