Security
Artificial intelligence models that are trained to behave badly on a narrow task may generalize this behavior across unrelated tasks, such as offering malicious advice, suggests a new study. The research probes the mechanisms ...
Jan 15, 2026
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You can probably quickly tell from a friend's tone of voice whether they're feeling happy or sad, energetic or exhausted. Computers can already do a similar analysis, and soon they'll be able to extract a lot more information. ...
Jan 14, 2026
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Computer Sciences
The data inputs that enable modern search and recommendation systems were thought to be secure, but an algorithm developed by Cornell Tech researchers successfully teased out names, medical diagnoses and financial information ...
Jan 13, 2026
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Security
A short, seemingly harmless command is all it takes to use Elon Musk's chatbot Grok to turn public photos into revealing images—without the consent of the people depicted. For weeks, users have been flooding the platform ...
Jan 14, 2026
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Internet
New year, new privacy rules. At least for Californians.
Jan 15, 2026
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Internet
Cyberattacks can wreak havoc on the systems they target, yet their impact often spreads far beyond technical failures, potentially triggering crises that engulf entire communities, a new study argues.
Jan 19, 2026
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Security
The global outcry over the sexualization and nudification of photographs—including of children—by Grok, the chatbot developed by Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI, has led to urgent discussions about how ...
Jan 13, 2026
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Security
A new forensic framework designed specifically for the Internet of Things (IoT) is discussed in the International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics. This deep learning-driven system offers benefits over ...
Jan 15, 2026
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Security
One more reason things cost more today: cybercrime.
Jan 19, 2026
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Telecom
With $800 of off‐the‐shelf equipment and months' worth of patience, a team of U.S. computer scientists set out to find out how well geostationary satellite communications are encrypted. And what they found was shocking.
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