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Keep your eyes on these HBCU standouts during showcases in advance of NFL draft
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Keep your eyes on these HBCU standouts during showcases in advance of NFL draft

With the football season over, some players from historically Black colleges and universities will begin their journey toward the NFL.  Currently no HBCU players will compete in the NFL Combine or the Reese’s Senior Bowl, but several will compete in other events designed to showcase NFL prospects. Here are several HBCU players to watch in...

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Researcher uncovers one of the biggest password breaches in recent history

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Nearly 71 million unique credentials stolen for logging into websites such as Facebook, Roblox, eBay, and Yahoo have been circulating on the Internet for at least four months, a researcher said Wednesday. Troy Hunt, operator of the Have I Been Pwned? breach notification service, said the massive amount of data was...

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OpenAI opens the door for military uses but maintains AI weapons ban

Enlarge (credit: OpenAI / Getty Images / Benj Edwards) On Tuesday, ChatGPT developer OpenAI revealed that it is collaborating with the United States Defense Department on cybersecurity projects and exploring ways to prevent veteran suicide, reports Bloomberg. OpenAI revealed the collaboration during an interview with the news outlet at the World Economic Forum in Davos....

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As 2024 election looms, OpenAI says it is taking steps to prevent AI abuse

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Benj Edwards) On Monday, ChatGPT maker OpenAI detailed its plans to prevent the misuse of its AI technologies during the upcoming elections in 2024, promising transparency in AI-generated content and enhancing access to reliable voting information. The AI developer says it is working on an approach that involves policy enforcement,...

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New UEFI vulnerabilities send firmware devs industry wide scrambling

Enlarge (credit: Nadezhda Kozhedub) UEFI firmware from five of the leading suppliers contains vulnerabilities that allow attackers with a toehold in a user’s network to infect connected devices with malware that runs at the firmware level. The vulnerabilities, which collectively have been dubbed PixieFail by the researchers who discovered them, pose a threat mostly to...