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Meta Makes Llama AI Models Available to US Government Agencies
Meta announced making its Llama artificial intelligence (AI) models available to US government agencies and contractors on Monday. The announcement came just days after reports claimed that the company’s open-source AI models were being used by researchers in China for military use. The social media giant highlighted that it will also make its Ll...
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Google DeepMind AI Tool Predicts Whether Genetic Mutations Are Likely to Cause Harm
Researchers at Google DeepMind, the tech giant's artificial intelligence arm, on Tuesday introduced a tool that predicts whether genetic mutations are likely to cause harm, a breakthrough that could help research into rare diseases.
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Elon Musk’s Neuralink Did Not Violate Animal Research Rules Beyond 2019 Incident, US Agency Tells Lawmakers
The head of the US agency responsible for animal welfare has told lawmakers that it did not find any violations of animal research rules at Elon Musk's Neuralink beyond a 2019 incident the brain implant company had already reported.
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Instagram 'Most Important Platform' for Paedophiles Spreading Child Sex Abuse Content: WSJ, Stanford University
Instagram is reportedly the "most important" platform utilised by paedophile networks to promote and sell content showing child sexual abuse. A report by the Wall Street Journal and Stanford University shows that features like recommendation algorithms and direct messaging reportedly help connect buyers and sellers of content showing child sexual a...
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European Union, US Working Towards Common Code of Conduct for AI Amid Growing Privacy, Civil Liberties Concerns
The EU and US said Wednesday that they would soon release a voluntary code of conduct on artificial intelligence, hoping to develop common standards among democracies as China makes rapid gains. Both political and technology industry leaders have been warning of the growing risks as AI takes off, with potentially wide-ranging effects on privacy and...
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AI Could Replace 80 Percent of Human Jobs in 'Next Few Years', Expert Says
Artificial general intelligence, or AGI, is AI with human cognitive abilities and is being developed by various technological firms around the world. This AGI technology is just 'years away' and AI could replace 80 percent of human jobs in the coming years, according to US-Brazilian researcher Ben Goertzel.
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'Glaze' Software Can Thwart Copycat AI Tools From Stealing Artist Styles, Researchers Say
Glaze, a free software tool released by researchers at the University of Chicago, can protect an artist's style from being copied by generative artificial intelligence (AI) services. The software makes small changes to digital images — invisible to the human eye — that act as a "style cloak" when they are posted online, according to the researc...
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Hackers Using SwiftSlicer Wiper to Destroy Windows Files, Security Researchers Say
Sandworm, a group linked to Russia's foreign military intelligence agency might be behind a recent cyberattack in Ukraine, said cybersecurity company ESET. The hacking team allegedly deployed SwiftSlice . Once executed, the SwiftSlicer deletes shadow copies, recursively overwrites files in the system and non-system drives and then reboots the compu...
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Arma 3 Video Game War Footage Used to Spread Waves of Misinformation About Ukraine Conflict
Arma 3, a popular war-themed game is being used to spread misinformation about the Russian offensive in Ukraine. Game footage that is marked "live" or "breaking news" to make it appear genuine, has been spread online repeatedly over the past few months. Players often upload hours of Arma 3 gaming footage on platforms such as YouTube and researchers...
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China Accuses NSA of Hacking its Aeronautics, Space Research University: Report
China has reportedly accused the National Security Agency’s (NSA) Office of Tailored Access Operations of hacking a government-funded university with aeronautics and space research programmes. China’s National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center and 360 Security Technology jointly conducted a technical analysis of the case. The NSA alleged...
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DALL-E AI Text to Image Tool Enters Beta Testing, OpenAI to Invite 1 Million Users on Waitlist
DALL-E, the popular AI-based tool to generate images from text, has entered beta testing, according to developer OpenAI. The firm will invite a million users on its waitlist to test the text-to-image tool over the coming weeks. While concerns have been raised about the use of the software to create disinformation, the company says it has built-in s...
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Google, Facebook Parent Meta Battle It Out to Create Ultimate AI Translator
Google, Meta and others tech firms are locked in a battle to get as many languages as possible working with their AI models. While Meta's recent announcement confirmed inclusion of 200 languages that could be translated into each other, Google Translate, in May, mentioned to have support for 24 languages.
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TikTok Advertisement Revenue to Triple in 2022, Could Exceed Twitter and Snapchat Combined Sales: Report
Research firm Insider Intelligence reports that video-sharing app TikTok could triple its ad revenue to more than $11 billion (roughly Rs. 83,620 crore). That's more than Twitter and Snapchat's combined sales.
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Grindr Disappears From China App Stores as Country Tightens Control Over Internet
Grindr has disappeared from multiple app stores in China as authorities tighten control of the country's already heavily policed internet and purge online behaviour the ruling Communist Party dislikes.
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Meta Targets 'Cyber Mercenaries' Using Facebook to Spy on Activists, Journalists Globally
Facebook parent Meta banned a series of "cyber mercenary" groups, and began alerting some 50,000 people likely targeted by the firms accused of spying on activists, dissidents, and journalists worldwide.
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Meta Makes Llama AI Models Available to US Government Agencies
Meta announced making its Llama artificial intelligence (AI) models available to US government agencies and contractors on Monday. The announcement came just days after reports claimed that the company’s open-source AI models were being used by researchers in China for military use. The social media giant highlighted that it will also make its Ll...
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Google DeepMind AI Tool Predicts Whether Genetic Mutations Are Likely to Cause Harm
Researchers at Google DeepMind, the tech giant's artificial intelligence arm, on Tuesday introduced a tool that predicts whether genetic mutations are likely to cause harm, a breakthrough that could help research into rare diseases.
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Elon Musk’s Neuralink Did Not Violate Animal Research Rules Beyond 2019 Incident, US Agency Tells Lawmakers
The head of the US agency responsible for animal welfare has told lawmakers that it did not find any violations of animal research rules at Elon Musk's Neuralink beyond a 2019 incident the brain implant company had already reported.
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Instagram 'Most Important Platform' for Paedophiles Spreading Child Sex Abuse Content: WSJ, Stanford University
Instagram is reportedly the "most important" platform utilised by paedophile networks to promote and sell content showing child sexual abuse. A report by the Wall Street Journal and Stanford University shows that features like recommendation algorithms and direct messaging reportedly help connect buyers and sellers of content showing child sexual a...
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European Union, US Working Towards Common Code of Conduct for AI Amid Growing Privacy, Civil Liberties Concerns
The EU and US said Wednesday that they would soon release a voluntary code of conduct on artificial intelligence, hoping to develop common standards among democracies as China makes rapid gains. Both political and technology industry leaders have been warning of the growing risks as AI takes off, with potentially wide-ranging effects on privacy and...
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AI Could Replace 80 Percent of Human Jobs in 'Next Few Years', Expert Says
Artificial general intelligence, or AGI, is AI with human cognitive abilities and is being developed by various technological firms around the world. This AGI technology is just 'years away' and AI could replace 80 percent of human jobs in the coming years, according to US-Brazilian researcher Ben Goertzel.
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'Glaze' Software Can Thwart Copycat AI Tools From Stealing Artist Styles, Researchers Say
Glaze, a free software tool released by researchers at the University of Chicago, can protect an artist's style from being copied by generative artificial intelligence (AI) services. The software makes small changes to digital images — invisible to the human eye — that act as a "style cloak" when they are posted online, according to the researc...
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Hackers Using SwiftSlicer Wiper to Destroy Windows Files, Security Researchers Say
Sandworm, a group linked to Russia's foreign military intelligence agency might be behind a recent cyberattack in Ukraine, said cybersecurity company ESET. The hacking team allegedly deployed SwiftSlice . Once executed, the SwiftSlicer deletes shadow copies, recursively overwrites files in the system and non-system drives and then reboots the compu...
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Arma 3 Video Game War Footage Used to Spread Waves of Misinformation About Ukraine Conflict
Arma 3, a popular war-themed game is being used to spread misinformation about the Russian offensive in Ukraine. Game footage that is marked "live" or "breaking news" to make it appear genuine, has been spread online repeatedly over the past few months. Players often upload hours of Arma 3 gaming footage on platforms such as YouTube and researchers...
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China Accuses NSA of Hacking its Aeronautics, Space Research University: Report
China has reportedly accused the National Security Agency’s (NSA) Office of Tailored Access Operations of hacking a government-funded university with aeronautics and space research programmes. China’s National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center and 360 Security Technology jointly conducted a technical analysis of the case. The NSA alleged...
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DALL-E AI Text to Image Tool Enters Beta Testing, OpenAI to Invite 1 Million Users on Waitlist
DALL-E, the popular AI-based tool to generate images from text, has entered beta testing, according to developer OpenAI. The firm will invite a million users on its waitlist to test the text-to-image tool over the coming weeks. While concerns have been raised about the use of the software to create disinformation, the company says it has built-in s...
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Google, Facebook Parent Meta Battle It Out to Create Ultimate AI Translator
Google, Meta and others tech firms are locked in a battle to get as many languages as possible working with their AI models. While Meta's recent announcement confirmed inclusion of 200 languages that could be translated into each other, Google Translate, in May, mentioned to have support for 24 languages.
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TikTok Advertisement Revenue to Triple in 2022, Could Exceed Twitter and Snapchat Combined Sales: Report
Research firm Insider Intelligence reports that video-sharing app TikTok could triple its ad revenue to more than $11 billion (roughly Rs. 83,620 crore). That's more than Twitter and Snapchat's combined sales.
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Grindr Disappears From China App Stores as Country Tightens Control Over Internet
Grindr has disappeared from multiple app stores in China as authorities tighten control of the country's already heavily policed internet and purge online behaviour the ruling Communist Party dislikes.
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Meta Targets 'Cyber Mercenaries' Using Facebook to Spy on Activists, Journalists Globally
Facebook parent Meta banned a series of "cyber mercenary" groups, and began alerting some 50,000 people likely targeted by the firms accused of spying on activists, dissidents, and journalists worldwide.
