Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) A platform that provides plugin software for the wildly popular Minecraft game is advising users to immediately stop downloading or updating mods after discovering malware has been injected into dozens of offerings it makes available online. The mod-developer accounts were hosted by CurseForge, a platform that hosts accounts and forums related...
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FBI warns of increasing use of AI-generated deepfakes in sextortion schemes
Enlarge The FBI on Monday warned of the increasing use of artificial intelligence to generate phony videos for use in sextortion schemes that attempt to harass minors and non-consulting adults or coerce them into paying ransoms or complying with other demands. The scourge of sextortion has existed for decades. It involves an online acquaintance or...
(BPRW) The 5th Annual ICABA Salutes Women of Impact 2023
(Black PR Wire) SUNRISE, FL –The ICABA World Network, a global online network for Black professionals and entrepreneurs, will honor 16 women leaders, 2 Leading Light organizations, and 2 Ally and Advocates for Black professional women at their 5th a…
Spotify Podcast Layoffs Will Affect Gimlet and Parcast Workers
Spotify said it was cutting 2 percent of its work force and absorbing two popular podcast studios, Gimlet Media and Parcast, into Spotify Studios.
SEC Sues Coinbase, Accuses Crypto Platform of Breaking Market Rules
The S.E.C. said the cryptocurrency platform allowed users to trade unregistered securities, a day after it accused the crypto platform Binance of mishandling funds.
Would You Wear Apple’s New Vision Pro Headset?
Apple says its new Vision Pro headset will “shift the way we look at technology.” How about how we look?
Why I Can’t Bet Against Apple’s Vision Pro
There are plenty of reasons the Vision Pro could flop. But we shouldn’t forget that Apple has a knack for entering a product category at just the right time.
A First Try of Apple’s $3,500 Vision Pro Headset
I briefly got my hands on Apple’s new high-tech goggles, which impressed and creeped me out and raised a question: Why do we need these?
Redditor creates working anime QR codes using Stable Diffusion
Enlarge / An AI-generated image of an anime-style woman that also functions as a working QR code. If you have trouble reading it, try positioning your camera farther away from the image. (credit: nhciao / Stable Diffusion) On Tuesday, a Reddit user named “nhciao” posted a series of artistic QR codes created using the Stable...
Mass exploitation of critical MOVEit flaw is ransacking orgs big and small
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Organizations big and small are falling prey to the mass exploitation of a critical vulnerability in a widely used file-transfer program. The exploitation started over the Memorial Day holiday—while the critical vulnerability was still a zeroday—and continues now, some nine days later. As of Monday evening, payroll service Zellis, the Canadian...