Tech companies are investing hundreds of billions of dollars to build new U.S. datacenters where —if all goes to plan—radically powerful new AI models will be brought into existence. But all of these datacenters are vulnerable to Chinese espionage, according to a report published Tuesday. At risk, the authors argue, is not just tech companies’ … Read more
Attackers exploit human nature, making authentication a prime target. The Snowflake data breach is a clear example – hackers used stolen customer credentials, many which lacked multi-factor authentication (MFA), to breach several customer accounts, steal sensitive data and reportedly extort dozens of companies. This incident highlights how one seemingly small, compromised credential can have … Read more
Despite the uptick in Gemini usage, Google is still far from catching OpenAI. Naturally, Google has been keeping a close eye on ChatGPT traffic. OpenAI has also seen traffic increase, putting ChatGPT around 600 million monthly active users, according to Google’s analysis. Early this year, reports pegged ChatGPT usage at around 400 million users per … Read more
Executive Briefing What Happened: A stealthy, persistent backdoor was discovered in over 16,000 Fortinet firewalls. This wasn’t a new vulnerability – it was a case of attackers exploiting a subtle part of the system (language folders) to maintain unauthorized access even after the original vulnerabilities had been patched. What It Means: Devices that were considered … Read more
ChatGPT will now use The Washington Post to provide answers using the newspaper’s reporting ChatGPT answers will now include summaries, quotes, and article links The move builds on OpenAI’s growing roster of news partners and The Post’s own AI initiatives The Washington Post has inked a deal with OpenAI to make its journalism available directly … Read more
Harmful bleaching of the world’s coral has grown to include 84% of the ocean’s reefs in the most intense event of its kind in recorded history, the International Coral Reef Initiative announced Wednesday. It’s the fourth global bleaching event since 1998, and has now surpassed bleaching from 2014-17 that hit some two-thirds of reefs, said … Read more
The lawsuit stems from a $250,000 deal for two machines. Source link
The password sharing crackdown has come for Max users. On Tuesday, the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned streaming service said it is implementing an option for its subscribers to add friends and out-of-home family members to their plans. Max will allow each subscription account to add one person who does not live in their household for $7.99 … Read more
The wait is (kind of) almost over. Ghost of Yōtei will be available for PS5 on October 2. This is a sequel to the 2020 hit Ghost of Tsushima and . It’s a PS5 exclusive, as it’s developed by Sony-owned Sucker Punch. It doesn’t follow the story of Ghost of Tsushima. Rather, it’s an original … Read more
It only took about ten years, but I’ve finally made Windows Task View part of my everyday workflow. Task View arrived with Windows 10 in 2015, providing an alternative to cramming all of your open windows into the space afforded by your screen. By clicking the Task View button on the Windows taskbar — or … Read more