After a great event last month in San Jose, Ars is switching coasts for October and descending in force on our nation’s capital. If you’re on the East Coast and want to come hang out with Ars EIC Ken Fisher and me while we talk to some neat speakers and learn some stuff, then read...
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(BPRW) The Link Between Social Media and Students Charged with Terroristic Threats
(Black PR Wire) On September 20, 2024 in Austin, Texas, I stood in solidarity with the family and a 14-year-old student who was charged with a terroristic threat after making a joke on social media. This student was arrested during first period witho…
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Archive.org, a repository storing the entire history of the Internet, has been hacked
Archive.org, possibly one of the only entities to preserve the entire history of the Internet, was recently compromised in a hack that revealed data of roughly 31 million users. A little after 2 PM California time, social media blew up with screenshots showing what the archive.org homepage displayed. It read: Read full article Comments
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Is China pulling ahead in AI video synthesis? We put Minimax to the test
If 2022 was the year AI image generators went mainstream, 2024 has arguably been the year that AI video synthesis models exploded in capability. These models, while not yet perfect, can generate new videos from text descriptions called prompts, still images, or existing videos. After OpenAI made waves with Sora in February, two major AI models...
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Two never-before-seen tools, from same group, infect air-gapped devices
Researchers have unearthed two sophisticated toolsets that a nation-state hacking group—possibly from Russia—used to steal sensitive data stored on air-gapped devices, meaning those that are deliberately isolated from the Internet or other networks to safeguard them from malware. One of the custom tool collections was used starting in 2019 against a South Asian embassy in...
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In stunning Nobel win, AI researchers Hopfield and Hinton take 2024 Physics Prize
On Tuesday, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics to John J. Hopfield of Princeton University and Geoffrey E. Hinton of the University of Toronto for their foundational work in machine learning with artificial neural networks. Hinton notably captured headlines in 2023 for warning about the threat that AI...
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(BPRW) FPL Invites Schools to Apply for $50,000 Classroom Makeover Grant
(Black PR Wire) Juno Beach, Fla. – School is back in session, and Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) is awarding five eligible Florida schools $50,000 classroom makeover grants as part of its continued commitment to STEM education. “At FP…
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How a Lobbying Group Is Arguing That Big Tech Protects Free Speech
NetChoice, backed by tech giants including Meta and Google, has successfully argued in court that Big Tech hosts protected speech.
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Abuse Claims Add to Telegram C.E.O. Pavel Durov’s Legal Troubles
The mother of three children with Pavel Durov has poked holes in the Russian tech titan’s carefully managed image through a criminal complaint and her account of their opulent lifestyle.
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Meta Unveils New Instant A.I. Generator
The tech giant is among the many companies building technology that could remake Hollywood — or help spread disinformation.