After an inquiry by European regulators, Epic Games said Apple would allow it to access the software tools necessary to develop a game store.
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Matrix multiplication breakthrough could lead to faster, more efficient AI models
Enlarge / When you do math on a computer, you fly through a numerical tunnel like this—figuratively, of course. (credit: Getty Images) Computer scientists have discovered a new way to multiply large matrices faster than ever before by eliminating a previously unknown inefficiency, reports Quanta Magazine. This could eventually accelerate AI models like ChatGPT, which...
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Microsoft says Kremlin-backed hackers accessed its source and internal systems
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Microsoft said that Kremlin-backed hackers who breached its corporate network in January have expanded their access since then in follow-on attacks that are targeting customers and have compromised the company’s source code and internal systems. The intrusion, which the software company disclosed in January, was carried out by Midnight Blizzard, the...
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Key OpenAI Executive Played a Pivotal Role in Sam Altman’s Ouster
Mira Murati, OpenAI’s chief technology officer, brought questions about Mr. Altman’s management to the board last year before he was briefly ousted from the company.
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TikTok Prompts Users to Call Congress to Fight Possible Ban
Many Capitol Hill offices were inundated with phone calls after TikTok urged users to tell their representatives they opposed a new bill aimed at the company.
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Spate of Mock News Sites With Russian Ties Pop Up in U.S.
The fake news organizations, experts say, represent a technological leap in the Kremlin’s efforts to spread false and misleading narratives.
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Attack wrangles thousands of web users into a password-cracking botnet
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Attackers have transformed hundreds of hacked sites running WordPress software into command-and-control servers that force visitors’ browsers to perform password-cracking attacks. A web search for the JavaScript that performs the attack showed it was hosted on 708 sites at the time this post went live on Ars, up from 500 two...
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US gov’t announces arrest of former Google engineer for alleged AI trade secret theft
Enlarge / A Google sign stands in front of the building on the sidelines of the opening of the new Google Cloud data center in Hesse, Hanau, opened in October 2023. (credit: Getty Images) On Wednesday, authorities arrested former Google software engineer Linwei Ding in Newark, California, on charges of stealing AI trade secrets from...
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Big American Tech Profits From Chinese Ad Spending Spree
Temu, Shein, and streaming and gaming apps looking to break into the U.S. market are spending huge sums to get their wares in front of American consumers.
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Chinese National Accused of Stealing AI Secrets From Google
Linwei Ding, a Chinese national, was arrested in California and accused of uploading hundreds of files to the cloud.