Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto ) Twitter suffered an embarrassing technology failure today that temporarily broke links to outside websites and even to Twitter’s own webpages. The problem lasted for about 45 minutes or so. In our tests, clicking any link brought up this error message: {“errors”:[{“message”:”Your current API plan does not include access...
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Stealthy UEFI malware bypassing Secure Boot enabled by unpatchable Windows flaw
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) Researchers on Wednesday announced a major cybersecurity find—the world’s first-known instance of real-world malware that can hijack a computer’s boot process even when Secure Boot and other advanced protections are enabled and running on fully updated versions of Windows. Dubbed BlackLotus, the malware is what’s known as a...
(BPRW) Introducing the So Ambitious HBCU Tour
(Black PR Wire) Black Ambition, Techstars, and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund are collaborating to gather undergraduate and graduate students studying across disciplines at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to experience the hi…
How A.I. Is Being Used to Detect Cancer That Doctors Miss
Hungary has become a major testing ground for A.I. software to spot cancer, as doctors debate whether the technology will replace them in medical jobs.
Hubble Telescope Faces Threat From SpaceX and Other Companies’ Satellites
Scientists found that an increasing number of pictures made by the iconic orbital observatory are being disrupted by passing satellites.
Why Is TikTok Being Banned?
Governments have expressed concerns that TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, may endanger sensitive user data.
Amazon Pauses Work on 2nd Headquarters in Virginia
The delay is the latest reminder that the tech industry’s pandemic-fueled boom has slowed and another indicator of how remote work has changed office-space needs.
As A.I. Booms, Lawmakers Struggle to Understand the Technology
Tech innovations are again racing ahead of Washington’s ability to regulate them, lawmakers and A.I. experts said.
AI-powered Bing Chat gains three distinct personalities
Enlarge (credit: Benj Edwards / Ars Technica) On Wednesday, Microsoft employee Mike Davidson announced that the company has rolled out three distinct personality styles for its experimental AI-powered Bing Chat bot: Creative, Balanced, or Precise. Microsoft has been testing the feature since February 24 with a limited set of users. Switching between modes produces different...