A New Kind of AI Model Lets Data Owners Take Control
Summary A novel approach from the Allen Institute for AI enables data to be removed from an artificial intelligence model even after it has already been used for training. This…
US sanctions alleged North Korean IT sweatshop leader
The US Treasury has imposed sanctions on Song Kum Hyok, a North Korean accused of attempts to hack the Treasury Department and masquerading as an IT worker to siphon revenue…
AMD warns of new Meltdown, Spectre-like bugs affecting CPUs
AMD has revealed new side-channel vulnerabilities, dubbed Transient Scheduler Attacks (TSA), which can potentially lead to data leaks from its CPUs. Despite their low severity ratings, security specialists classify them…
Shiny object syndrome spells doom for many AI projects, warns EPA CIO
Summary The EPA’s CIO, Carter Farmer, warns that many AI projects fail due to ‘shiny object syndrome,’ where organisations rush into AI without a clear plan or understanding of their…
UK Police Dangle $102 Million To Digitize Its VHS Tape Archives
UK Police Dangle $102 Million To Digitize Its VHS Tape Archives The UK police are ready to spend up to £75 million (approximately $102 million) to digitise their extensive collection…
Chinese Satellites Complete First High-Altitude Rendezvous For Possible Groundbreaking Refueling
Chinese Satellites Complete First High-Altitude Rendezvous For Possible Groundbreaking Refueling Two Chinese satellites, SJ-25 and SJ-21, have successfully achieved an autonomous high-altitude orbital docking. This docking is believed to be…
Peter Jackson Backs Long Shot De-Extinction Plan, Starring New Zealand’s Lost Moa
Filmmaker Peter Jackson partners with Colossal Biosciences to explore the possibility of de-extincting the moa, a giant flightless bird from New Zealand. This ambitious project, which has garnered $15 million…
Hybrid Model Reveals People Act Less Rationally In Complex Games, More Predictably In Simple Ones
Research from Princeton University and Boston University reveals that people tend to act unpredictably in complex games but more rationally in simpler ones. Using machine learning, the study shows that…
The Military Might Finally Win the Right To Repair
In an exciting new development, Senators Tim Sheehy and Elizabeth Warren have introduced the “Warrior Right to Repair Act,” which aims to grant the military the right to repair its…
Apple Working on Updated Vision Pro With M4 Chip as Early as 2025
Apple Working on Updated Vision Pro With M4 Chip as Early as 2025 Apple is gearing up to launch an upgraded version of its Vision Pro headset, possibly as soon…