Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Hackers are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in a widely used WordPress plugin that gives them the ability to take complete control of millions of sites, researchers said. The vulnerability, which carries a severity rating of 8.8 out of a possible 10, is present in Elementor Pro, a premium plugin running...
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These angry Dutch farmers really hate Microsoft
Enlarge (credit: Jeremy Moeller/Getty Images) As soon as Lars Ruiter steps out of his car, he is confronted by a Microsoft security guard, who is already seething with anger. Ruiter, a local councillor, has parked in the rain outside a half-finished Microsoft data center that rises out of the flat North Holland farmland. He wants...
Publishers Worry AI Chatbots Will Slash Readership
Many sites get at least half their traffic from search engines. Fuller results generated by new chatbots could mean far fewer visitors.
A.I., Brain Scans and Cameras: The Spread of Police Surveillance Tech
In the Middle East, artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies have become part of everyday policing.
Elon Musk Tried to Meet With F.T.C. Chair About Twitter but Was Rebuffed
Mr. Musk requested a meeting with Lina Khan, the chair of the F.T.C., which has been investigating Twitter’s privacy and data practices.
Sailboat Crew Rescued After Hitting Whale in Pacific Ocean
After the collision in the Pacific Ocean this month, Rick Rodriguez and three other sailors were rescued by a fellow boater, with an assist from a satellite internet signal.
How to Use Chatbots, like ChatGPT, in Your Daily Life and Work
Large language models are already good at a wide variety of tasks.
3CX knew its app was flagged as malicious, but took no action for 7 days
Enlarge The support team for 3CX, the VoIP/PBX software provider with more than 600,000 customers and 12 million daily users, was aware its desktop app was being flagged as malware, but decided to take no action for a week when it learned it was on the receiving end of a massive supply chain attack, a...
AI-generated video of Will Smith eating spaghetti astounds with terrible beauty
Enlarge / Stills from an AI-generated video of Will Smith eating spaghetti that has been heating up the Internet. (credit: chaindrop / Reddit) Amid this past week’s controversies in AI over regulation, fears of world-ending doom, and job disruption, the clouds have briefly parted. For a brief and shining moment, we can enjoy an absolutely...
Trojanized Windows and Mac apps rain down on 3CX users in massive supply chain attack
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Hackers working on behalf of the North Korean government have pulled off a massive supply chain attack on Windows and macOS users of 3CX, a widely used voice and video calling desktop client, researchers from multiple security firms said. The attack compromised the software build system used to create and distribute...