Enlarge / Geoffrey Hinton, chief scientific adviser at the Vector Institute, speaks during The International Economic Forum of the Americas (IEFA) Toronto Global Forum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. (credit: Getty Images / Benj Edwards) According to The New York Times, AI pioneer Dr. Geoffrey Hinton has resigned from Google so...
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Two core Unix-like utilities, sudo and su, are getting rewrites in Rust
Invoking another user’s privileges to execute a command. (credit: Cavan Images/Getty) Two of the most fundamental tools of the modern Unix-like command line, sudo and su, are being rewritten in the modern language Rust as part of a wider effort to get critical but aging infrastructure pieces replaced by memory-safe counterparts. As detailed at Prossimo,...
Elon Musk: SpaceX’s Out-of-Control Starship Struggled to Self-Destruct
In an update on the first flight of the most powerful rocket ever, Elon Musk offered a timeline of what went wrong while staying optimistic about forthcoming launches.
Why Is the Denver Airport So Weird?
The Denver airport is a magnet for conspiracy theories — and a case study in the line between mass delusion and fun.
Echoes of History in New National Push to Shield Children Online
In the 1990s, the U.S. government limited what young people could see online, but lost a court fight challenging those rules. Now it’s happening again.
States’ Push to Protect Kids Online Could Remake the Internet
New age restrictions for minors on sites like TikTok and Pornhub could also hinder adults’ access to online services.
Unions Representing Hollywood Writers and Actors Seek Limits on A.I. and Chatbots
As labor contract negotiations heat up in Hollywood, unions representing writers and actors seek limits on artificial intelligence.
What Is Bluesky and Could It Replace Twitter?
Some Twitter users are rushing to join Bluesky, a social platform funded by Jack Dorsey, a founder of Twitter.
Lyft Employees Told to Return to Office as New C.E.O. Lays Out Vision
A day after nearly 1,100 people were laid off, the struggling company told its remaining workers to prepare for a series of changes.
Sensitive data is being leaked from servers running Salesforce software
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Servers running software sold by Salesforce are leaking sensitive data managed by government agencies, banks, and other organizations, according to a post published Friday by KrebsOnSecurity. At least five separate sites run by the state of Vermont permitted access to sensitive data to anyone, Brian Krebs reported. The state’s Pandemic Unemployment...