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Fighting Impersonation by AI
Finding ways to determine whether a voice message is real or generated by an artificial intelligence.
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White House Rolls Out Task Force to Curb Online Abuse
Group will create recommendations for governments, companies and schools to address the link between online harassment and violence in the wake of mass shootings...
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Big Tech to Work with EU to Fight Misinformation, Deepfakes
Although voluntary, breaking the Code after signing up to it risks an even heavier fine than breaching GDPR rules.
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AI Model Tries to Re-create the Mind of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Researchers at Israeli artificial intelligence company AI21 Labs have developed and released an AI model of late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg....
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How DOJ Took the Malware Fight into Your Computer
The U.S. Department of Justice increasingly is being allowed to delete malware from Americans' computers without their knowledge or authorization.
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China Bank Protest Stopped by Health Codes Turning Red
Bank depositors in China said a protest in Henan province was halted by authorities using COVID surveillance infrastructure to turn health code applications red...
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Teslas Running Autopilot Have Been in 273 Crashes in Less Than a Year
Regulators released the first batch of data since mandating that companies such as Tesla report on serious crashes involving their driver-assistance systems.
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Why You May Have a Thinking Digital Twin Within a Decade
Artificial intelligence combined with the Internet of Things allows the digital construction of digital twins that constantly learn from and help improve their...
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Alberta Investing C$23 Million Toward U of C's Quantum City
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has announced that the Canadian province is investing C$23 million (US$17.9 million) in the University of Calgary Quantum City hub....
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MIT Researchers Discover New Flaw in Apple M1 CPUs That Can't Be Patched
The vulnerability is rooted in pointer authentication codes.
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You Agreed to What? Doctor Check-In Software Harvests Your Health Data
A consent form from Phreesia gives it permission to use your data for marketing.
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The Google Engineer Who Thinks the Company's AI has Come to Life
AI ethicists warned Google not to impersonate humans. Now one of Google's own thinks there's a ghost in the machine.
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Your Kids' Apps Are Spying on Them
Apple and Google just look the other way. Here's how we stop it.
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Edible QR Code Takes a Shot at Fake Whiskey
Biomedical engineers have developed a quick response (QR) code to confirm whether a whiskey is authentic or counterfeit.
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Tesla Hack Gives Thieves Their Own Personal Key
Austrian security researcher Martin Herfurt has demonstrated that electric vehicle company Tesla's updated near-field communication key card can be hacked.
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How Safe Are Systems Like Tesla's Autopilot? No One Knows
Automakers and technology companies say they are making driving safer, but verifying these claims is difficult.
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Elevated Cyberthreats are the 'New Normal'
The Biden administration gets darker in its assessment of the nation's cyberthreat.
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How 'Trustless' Is Bitcoin, Really?
In myth, the cryptocurrency is egalitarian, decentralized and all but anonymous. The reality is very different, scientists have found.
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The Hacker Gold Rush That's Poised to Eclipse Ransomware
As governments crack down on ransomware, cybercriminals may soon shift to business email compromise—already the world's most profitable type of scam.
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Companies Are Hacking Their Way Around the Chip Shortage
The supply chain issues have no end in sight, so manufacturers are being forced to improvise.
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