Enlarge (credit: ChromaDev) On Saturday, a YouTube creator called “ChromaLock” published a video detailing how he modified a Texas Instruments TI-84 graphing calculator to connect to the Internet and access OpenAI’s ChatGPT, potentially enabling students to cheat on tests. The video, titled “I Made The Ultimate Cheating Device,” demonstrates a custom hardware modification that allows...
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Google calls for halting use of WHOIS for TLS domain verifications
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Certificate authorities and browser makers are planning to end the use of WHOIS data verifying domain ownership following a report that demonstrated how threat actors could abuse the process to obtain fraudulently issued TLS certificates. TLS certificates are the cryptographic credentials that underpin HTTPS connections, a critical component of online communications...
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NC governor candidate cries AI fabrication as defense for racist porn forum posts
Enlarge / Mark Robinson, lieutenant governor of North Carolina and candidate for governor, delivers remarks prior to Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaking at a campaign event at Harrah’s Cherokee Center on August 14, 2024, in Asheville, North Carolina. (credit: Grant Baldwin via Getty Images) On Thursday, CNN reported about inflammatory comments made...
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Microsoft releases a new Windows app called Windows App for running Windows apps
Enlarge / The Windows App runs on Windows, but also macOS, iOS/iPadOS, web browsers, and Android. (credit: Microsoft) Microsoft announced today that it’s releasing a new app called Windows App as an app for Windows that allows users to run Windows and also Windows apps (it’s also coming to macOS, iOS, web browsers, and is...
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Ever wonder how crooks get the credentials to unlock stolen phones?
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) A coalition of law-enforcement agencies said it shut down a service that facilitated the unlocking of more than 1.2 million stolen or lost mobile phones so they could be used by someone other than their rightful owner. The service was part of iServer, a phishing-as-a-service platform that has been operating since...
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Due to AI fakes, the “deep doubt” era is here
Enlarge (credit: Memento | Aurich Lawson) Given the flood of photorealistic AI-generated images washing over social media networks like X and Facebook these days, we’re seemingly entering a new age of media skepticism: the era of what I’m calling “deep doubt.” While questioning the authenticity of digital content stretches back decades—and analog media long before...
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Real-time Linux is officially part of the kernel after decades of debate
Enlarge / Cutting metal with lasers is hard, but even harder when you don’t know the worst-case timings of your code. (credit: Getty Images) As is so often the case, a notable change in an upcoming Linux kernel is both historic and no big deal. If you wanted to use “Real-Time Linux” for your audio...
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AI’s hungry maw drives massive $100B investment plan by Microsoft and BlackRock
Enlarge (credit: J Studios via Getty Images) If you haven’t noticed by now, Big Tech companies have been making plans to invest in the infrastructure necessary to deliver generative AI products like ChatGPT (and beyond) to hundreds of millions of people around the world. That push involves building more AI-accelerating chips, more data centers, and...
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(BPRW) Thrivin’ in Color Podcast Releases New Episode Featuring Michelle Kitchen
(Black PR Wire) Miami, FL – Whether you are in front of the camera or behind the scenes, creating dynamic and jaw-dropping content requires all hands on deck and strong leaders to ensure excellence and innovation in every project. BPRW’S Thriv…
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Why Foldable Smartphones Are Worth Considering
New devices from Motorola and Google prove that phones with bendable screens keep getting better — and some are even becoming cheaper.