White House bans ‘woke’ AI, but LLMs don’t know the truth
The White House has set in motion an executive order demanding AI models used by the government to be both truthful and ideologically neutral. This move, part of a broader…
Administrator of Major Dark Web Cybercrime Forum Arrested In Ukraine
Administrator of Major Dark Web Cybercrime Forum Arrested In Ukraine A suspected administrator of the notorious Russian-language cybercrime forum XSS.is was arrested in Ukraine, aided by French police and Europol.…
Google Develops AI Tool That Fills Missing Words In Roman Inscriptions
Summary Google has unveiled an AI tool named Aeneas designed to assist historians in decoding missing words in ancient Roman inscriptions. This tool, developed by Google DeepMind, predicts where and…
Sweet Spot For Daily Steps Is Lower Than Often Thought, New Study Finds
Summary A massive review of over 160,000 people’s step counts has revealed that meaningful health benefits begin far below the popular 10,000-step myth. The new study found that health benefits…
Physicists Blow Up Gold With Giant Lasers, Accidentally Disprove Renowned Physics Model
Summary Physicists at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory made a groundbreaking discovery by superheating gold to over 33,000°F using giant lasers and X-rays. This experiment exceeded the predictions of long-standing physics…
VMware Prevents Some Perpetual License Holders From Downloading Patches
Summary VMware is currently restricting certain perpetual licence holders from accessing critical security patches. This issue affects customers who no longer have a support contract with Broadcom, which is necessary…
Microsoft Says Some SharePoint Server Hackers Now Using Ransomware
Summary Microsoft has reported that a cyber-espionage campaign, previously focusing on data theft, has escalated to deploying ransomware against victims. The group known as “Storm-2603” has compromised roughly 400 organisations,…
NFTs Qualify For Trademark Protection, Ninth Circuit Rules
Summary The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has made a significant ruling that NFTs qualify as “goods” under the Lanham Act, allowing them to receive trademark protection. This landmark decision…
Satellite Imagery and Phone Data Reveal Romance Scam Centers Still Expanding Despite Crackdowns
Satellite Imagery and Phone Data Reveal Romance Scam Centers Still Expanding Despite Crackdowns Massive mobile device tracking data has exposed the interconnected network of Myanmar’s expanding scam centres, revealing how…
‘Boiling Frog’ Effect Makes People Oblivious To Threat of Climate Crisis, Shows Study
‘Boiling Frog’ Effect Makes People Oblivious To Threat of Climate Crisis, Shows Study Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have explored how the “boiling frog effect” could lead to complacency in…