A trial program conducted by Pornhub in collaboration with UK-based child protection organizations aimed to deter users from searching for child abuse material (CSAM) on its website. Whenever CSAM-related terms were searched, a warning message and a chatbot appeared, directing users to support services. The trial reported a...
Scammers hacked the late actor Matthew Perry’s Twitter account and posted a fake plea for cryptocurrency donations in the name of his foundation. The foundation confirmed the post was a scam and urged people not to donate....
A security breach exposed two-factor authentication (2FA) codes/password reset links for millions of users on platforms like Facebook, Google, and TikTok....
Scientists at Princeton University have developed an AI model that can predict and prevent plasma instabilities, a major hurdle in achieving practical fusion energy....
Haha, brand new company with MD5 password hashes. Maybe they oughta consult about securities with their/other AIs more often. Hopefully, nobody did anything naughty on the site....
Tiny worms living in the radioactive Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ) surprisingly show no signs of radiation damage in their genes. Researchers compared the worms’ genomes to those from non- irradiated areas and found no mutations caused by radiation....
UK Trial: Pornhub's Chatbot Halts Millions from Accessing Child Abuse Content (www.wired.com)
A trial program conducted by Pornhub in collaboration with UK-based child protection organizations aimed to deter users from searching for child abuse material (CSAM) on its website. Whenever CSAM-related terms were searched, a warning message and a chatbot appeared, directing users to support services. The trial reported a...
Google has replaced the Google Assistant app on Android with Gemini by default (www.androidauthority.com)
This means:...
Late Actor Matthew Perry's Twitter Hacked: Fake Charity Plea Targets Fans with Cryptocurrency Scam (www.bitdefender.com)
Scammers hacked the late actor Matthew Perry’s Twitter account and posted a fake plea for cryptocurrency donations in the name of his foundation. The foundation confirmed the post was a scam and urged people not to donate....
Tech Company Leaks 2FA Codes/Password Reset Links for Major Platforms (techcrunch.com)
A security breach exposed two-factor authentication (2FA) codes/password reset links for millions of users on platforms like Facebook, Google, and TikTok....
Apple Is Lobbying Against Right to Repair Six Months After Supporting Right to Repair (www.404media.co)
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AI Determines Sex of Person From Brain Scans - Neuroscience News (neurosciencenews.com)
This article describes a new study using AI to identify sex differences in the brain with over 90% accuracy....
Study: Fasting Triggers Body-Wide Changes After 3 Days (www.sciencedaily.com)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Fasting_4-Fasting-a-glass-of-water-on-an-empty-plate.jpg/687px-Fasting_4-Fasting-a-glass-of-water-on-an-empty-plate.jpg...
Boffins find AI models tend to escalate conflicts to all-out nuclear war (www.theregister.com)
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A 62-Year-Old German Man Got 217 Covid Shots—and Was Totally Fine (www.wired.com)
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Rakuten launches cloud storage with unlimited file transfers, targets businesses and individuals, with free 10GB storage (www.techradar.com)
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AI Breakthrough Predicts and Prevents Plasma Disruptions in Fusion Reactors, Scientists Claims (www.vice.com)
Scientists at Princeton University have developed an AI model that can predict and prevent plasma instabilities, a major hurdle in achieving practical fusion energy....
Chickens! (jamesclear.com)
Inside the Underground Site Where ‘Neural Networks’ Churn Out Fake IDs (www.404media.co)
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Self-Destructing Chips: Researchers Unveil Techniques to Thwart Sophisticated Cyberattacks (www.techradar.com)
Researchers presented new techniques to fight sophisticated hacking at a tech conference. Here are the highlights:...
Two Wi-Fi flaws expose Android, Linux devices to attacks (thehackernews.com)
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Phone Push Notifications: A Double-Edged Sword for User Privacy and Law Enforcement (www.theregister.com)
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Don't tell your AI anything personal, Google warns in new Gemini privacy notice (www.zdnet.com)
Google Warns of Privacy Risks with New AI Assistant “Gemini”...
MIT Researcher Creates Mind-Controlled Internet Search Headset (www.unilad.com)
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Scientists Experiment with Thickening Arctic Sea Ice to Mitigate Warming (www.bbc.com)
https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/A625/production/_132933524_copyofphotoofscenicpumping.jpg.webp...
Cutout.Pro, an AI-powered visual design platform, leaked 20M records, including email and IP addresses, names and salted MD5 password hashes, which have then been broadly distributed. (haveibeenpwned.com)
Haha, brand new company with MD5 password hashes. Maybe they oughta consult about securities with their/other AIs more often. Hopefully, nobody did anything naughty on the site....
Chernobyl Worms Show Unexpected Resilience to Radiation (www.sciencealert.com)
Tiny worms living in the radioactive Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ) surprisingly show no signs of radiation damage in their genes. Researchers compared the worms’ genomes to those from non- irradiated areas and found no mutations caused by radiation....
ExpressVPN bug leaks DNS requests for Windows users with split tunneling: (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
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[Malwarebytes Blog] Android banking trojans: How they steal passwords and drain bank accounts (www.malwarebytes.com)
This article warns users about Android banking trojans, a type of malware that steals online banking credentials and drains accounts....
Threat Actors Exploring Large Language Models for Cyberattacks, Microsoft and OpenAI Report (www.microsoft.com)
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Challenges in Deciphering the Secrets of Large Language Models (archive.is)
https://archive.is/6X8MM/ba28860cc9b52befad2256b26b6a14fa283aa469.webp...