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Consumer & Gadgets
Can AI ascertain our personality traits from our ChatGPT history?
Large language models (LLMs), the computational models underpinning the functioning of ChatGPT, Gemini, and similar conversational platforms, are now used daily by many people worldwide. As these models can rapidly answer ...
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Security
AI fails to make inroads with cybercriminals, study finds
Cybercriminals have been struggling to adopt AI in their work, reports the first-of-its-kind study that analyzed a dataset of 100 million posts from underground cybercrime communities. The study is published on the arXiv ...
May 4, 2026
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No digital content is safe from generative AI, researchers say
A research team led by Virginia Tech cybersecurity expert Bimal Viswanath has found a critical blind spot in today's image protection techniques designed to prevent bad actors from stealing online content for unauthorized ...
May 4, 2026
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New identity wallet stores biometric proof on phones, not corporate servers
In our increasingly online lives, convenience has come at a cost. The average person has more than 100 online accounts, and creating a new one often requires handing over personal information like an email address or a birthdate. ...
May 4, 2026
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Mythos AI is a cybersecurity threat, but it doesn't rewrite the rules of the game
The cybersecurity community went on alert when Anthropic announced on April 7, 2026, that its latest and most capable general-purpose large language model, Claude Mythos Preview, had demonstrated remarkable—and unintended—capabilities. ...
May 4, 2026
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Telecom
Stacked intelligent surfaces could boost wireless reliability and security for 6G
Wireless communication is about to get stronger, clearer, and more secure, thanks to a new idea from UBC Okanagan researchers. Dr. Anas Chaaban and his team in the School of Engineering are exploring a method to improve the ...
May 2, 2026
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Computer Sciences
Who invited whom? A new method protects privacy in online platforms
Research conducted by Dr. Sanaz Taheri Boshrooyeh, a Ph.D. graduate of Koç University, Computer Science and Engineering Program, together with Prof. Dr. Alptekin Küpçü and Prof. Dr. Öznur Özkasap, has led to the development ...
Apr 30, 2026
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Security
Evolving AI may arrive before AGI and create hard-to-control risks
Evolutionary biology holds clues for the future of AI, argue researchers from the HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, Eötvös Loránd University, and the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts. In a new ...
Apr 29, 2026
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Security
'Not just an IT issue': The human threat to cybersecurity
Organizations could be better protected from cybercrime by investing in more leadership and staff decision-making, a University of Queensland study has found.
Apr 28, 2026
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Business
Facial recognition data is a key to your identity. If stolen, you can't just change the locks
A woman strolls into a grocery store, thinking about grabbing some apples. Before she even reaches the produce aisle, a security camera has scanned her face. Whether the system is checking for shoplifters or simply logging ...
Apr 28, 2026
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Security
UK biobank records listed for sale in China: Why open data might be the answer
The chief executive of the UK Biobank, one of the world's largest biomedical databases, recently wrote to more than 500,000 participants telling them that some of their data had been made available for sale online through ...
Apr 28, 2026
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Security
Germany launches spying probe into Signal attacks targeting MPs
German prosecutors Friday launched a spying investigation into phishing attacks targeting lawmakers on the Signal messaging app, with an MP saying the latest Russia-directed plot against Germany was a "wake-up call."
Apr 24, 2026
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Needle-tip chip can secure pacemakers and insulin pumps against quantum attacks
As quantum computers advance, they are expected to be able to break tried-and-true security schemes that currently keep most sensitive data secure from attackers. Scientists and policymakers are working to design and implement ...
Apr 23, 2026
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Security
AI has crossed a threshold. What Claude Mythos means for the future of cybersecurity
The limit of what artificial intelligence can achieve, known as frontier AI, has crossed another threshold. AI can now plan and execute sophisticated cyber operations with minimal guidance at speeds far beyond human capability.
Apr 23, 2026
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Security
One Tech Tip: Logging on at a cafe? Privacy and security guidelines for remote workers
For digital nomads, logging on to work from a cafe, co-working space, hotel lobby or airport lounge is a way of life.
Apr 23, 2026
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Security
Generative AI may cut costs in machine-learning systems, but it increases risks of cyberattacks and data leaks
Using generative AI to design, train, or perform steps within a machine-learning system is risky, argues computer scientist Micheal Lones in a paper appearing in Patterns. Though large language models (LLMs) could expand ...
Apr 22, 2026
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Security
North Korean hackers suspected of $300 mn crypto heist
A notorious North Korean hacking group is likely behind the theft of nearly $300 million in cryptocurrency over the weekend, an affected party has said, in the biggest known crypto heist this year.
Apr 22, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Industrial electrification is now a security imperative, finds analysis
Industrial electrification is becoming a matter of economic security as well as decarbonization, according to new Oxford analysis. Continued reliance on fossil fuels leaves 75% of global industry exposed to recurring price ...
Apr 21, 2026
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Security
From floppy disks to Claude Mythos, how ransomware grew into a multibillion‑dollar industry
When evolutionary biologist Joseph Popp coded the first documented piece of ransomware in 1989, he had little idea it would become a major criminal business model capable of bringing economies to their knees.
Apr 21, 2026
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Security
What could your voice give away?
With AI, the voice has acquired a new significance. Behind the words lies data that can be used both to diagnose a health problem and to steal someone's identity. Speaking to machines is no longer the stuff of science fiction. ...
Apr 17, 2026
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Security
Making AI safer for victims of intimate partner violence
Conversational AI tools denied blunt requests for harmful content by researchers posing as intimate partner abusers, but these guardrails were easily circumvented when they requested the content under false pretenses, a new ...
Apr 16, 2026
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Security
AI is a gold mine for spammers and scammers, but Google is using it as a tool to fight back
From an advertisement for an herbal remedy that promises to cure all to a video featuring a voice that sounds just like a movie star, you've surely encountered spam and scam advertisements online. And they have likely been ...
Apr 16, 2026
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Consumer & Gadgets
Reactions to data breaches fade faster than expected
Data breaches, such as the recent incidents at Odido and Basic-Fit, trigger feelings of anxiety and loss of trust among both victims and those who may have been affected. New international research shows that although data ...
Apr 14, 2026
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