FraudGPT and other malicious AIs are the new frontier of online threats. What can we do?
The internet, a vast and indispensable resource for modern society, has a darker side where malicious activities thrive.
Jul 24, 2024
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Security
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Robotics
Social robot or digital avatar, users interact with this AI technology as if it's real
Humans are interacting more than ever with artificial intelligence (AI)—from the development of the first "social robots" (a robot with a physical body programmed to interact and engage with humans) like Kismet in the 1990s ...
Jul 24, 2024
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Battery-free technology can power electronic devices using ambient radiofrequency signals
Ubiquitous wireless technologies like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and 5G rely on radio frequency (RF) signals to send and receive data. A new prototype of an energy harvesting module—developed by a team led by scientists from the ...
Jul 24, 2024
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Business
Google's aborted deals show antitrust's long shadow over tech
In recent months, Google showed interest in two companies, either of which would have been the biggest-ever purchase for the internet giant. And both times, the deals fell apart.
Jul 24, 2024
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Business
Delta CEO, in Paris for the Olympics, says outage-related cancellations should end Thursday
Delta Air Lines canceled significantly fewer flights Wednesday, and the airline's chief executive said cancellations and delays stemming from a global technology breakdown should end by Thursday.
Jul 24, 2024
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Business
Spain's antitrust watchdog opens probe into Apple App Store
Spain's antitrust watchdog said Wednesday it had opened a probe into the conditions Apple imposes on developers of mobile applications sold on its App Store.
Jul 24, 2024
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Business
Ferrari to accept crypto-payments in Europe
Italian luxury carmaker Ferrari said Wednesday its European dealers will start accepting cryptocurrency, following a similar move in the United States.
Jul 24, 2024
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Computer Sciences
Study: When allocating scarce resources with AI, randomization can improve fairness
Organizations are increasingly utilizing machine-learning models to allocate scarce resources or opportunities. For instance, such models can help companies screen resumes to choose job interview candidates or aid hospitals ...
Jul 24, 2024
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Internet
CrowdStrike blames bug for letting bad data slip through, leading to global tech outage
CrowdStrike is blaming a bug in an update that allowed its cybersecurity systems to push bad data out to millions of customer computers, setting off last week's global tech outage that grounded flights, took TV broadcasts ...
Jul 24, 2024
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Internet
Meta takes down thousands of Facebook, Instagram accounts running sextortion scams from Nigeria
Meta said Wednesday that it has taken down about 63,000 Instagram accounts in Nigeria running sexual extortion scams and has removed thousands of Facebook groups and pages that were trying to organize, recruit and train new ...
Jul 24, 2024
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