How cyber scammers are trying to make AI tools pay
Proponents of artificial intelligence say its potential is limitless. But cyber scammers could also use it to their advantage.
Sep 12, 2023
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Internet
Researchers issue warning over Chrome extensions that access private data
Google Chrome browser extensions expose users to hackers who can easily tap into their private data, including social security numbers, passwords and banking information, according to researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison ...
Business
Why Musk's 'X' will struggle to become a Chinese-style super-app
Elon Musk is rebranding his Twitter platform as "X" and wants to create a super-app where users will do all their finances as well as their socializing.
Jul 26, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
One year old, US climate law is already turbocharging clean energy technology
On a recent day under the July sun, three men heaved solar panels onto the roof of a roomy, two-story house near the banks of the Kentucky River, a few miles upstream from the state capitol where lawmakers have promoted coal ...
Jul 23, 2023
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Business
Amazon expands pay-by-palm service in US grocery stores
Customers shopping at Amazon's US-based Whole Foods grocery stores will be able to pay for items by hovering their palm over a scanner, much like shoppers already do with smartphones or credit cards.
Jul 20, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Researchers uncover privacy risks in cellphones purchased at police auctions
Law enforcement agencies nationwide regularly sell items that are seized in criminal investigations or are unclaimed from lost-and-found inventories. Many of these items—vehicles, jewelry, watches and electronic devices ...
Jul 17, 2023
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Machine learning & AI
Rise of the robots: UN tries to tackle 'mind-blowing' growth of AI
The mind-blowing growth of artificial intelligence poses many questions that have no answers yet, the United Nations admitted Thursday at its AI summit, attended by some exceptionally life-like humanoid robots.
Jul 6, 2023
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Internet
Fear trumps anger when it comes to data breaches, says researcher
When a person is notified of a data breach involving their personal information, if they react with a feeling of fear—as opposed to anger—they're more likely to stop using the site.
Jun 22, 2023
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Business
Nintendo ends online sales of games in Russia
Nintendo has said it will no longer sell games in Russia through its online store as the Japanese giant winds down operations in the increasingly isolated country.
Jun 1, 2023
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Internet
The rules for Afterpay, Zip and other 'buy now, pay later' providers are changing. What it means for you, and them
More than 6 million Australians have used the "buy now, pay later" lending services offered by Afterpay, Zip and more than a dozen other companies.
May 24, 2023
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