Google’s Routines and Apple’s Shortcuts combine multiple steps into one command to make your phone or tablet do more of the work for you.
Sheryl Sandberg to Depart Meta’s Board of Directors
Ms. Sandberg, who left her role as Meta’s chief operating officer in 2022, said she would serve as an adviser to the company.
Researcher uncovers one of the biggest password breaches in recent history
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Nearly 71 million unique credentials stolen for logging into websites such as Facebook, Roblox, eBay, and Yahoo have been circulating on the Internet for at least four months, a researcher said Wednesday. Troy Hunt, operator of the Have I Been Pwned? breach notification service, said the massive amount of data was...
OpenAI opens the door for military uses but maintains AI weapons ban
Enlarge (credit: OpenAI / Getty Images / Benj Edwards) On Tuesday, ChatGPT developer OpenAI revealed that it is collaborating with the United States Defense Department on cybersecurity projects and exploring ways to prevent veteran suicide, reports Bloomberg. OpenAI revealed the collaboration during an interview with the news outlet at the World Economic Forum in Davos....
As 2024 election looms, OpenAI says it is taking steps to prevent AI abuse
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Benj Edwards) On Monday, ChatGPT maker OpenAI detailed its plans to prevent the misuse of its AI technologies during the upcoming elections in 2024, promising transparency in AI-generated content and enhancing access to reliable voting information. The AI developer says it is working on an approach that involves policy enforcement,...
New UEFI vulnerabilities send firmware devs industry wide scrambling
Enlarge (credit: Nadezhda Kozhedub) UEFI firmware from five of the leading suppliers contains vulnerabilities that allow attackers with a toehold in a user’s network to infect connected devices with malware that runs at the firmware level. The vulnerabilities, which collectively have been dubbed PixieFail by the researchers who discovered them, pose a threat mostly to...
Musk Demands Bigger Stake in Tesla as Price for A.I. Work
Elon Musk, the electric car company’s chief executive, said he would “build products outside of Tesla” unless the board raises his stake to 25 percent.
How Group Chats Rule the World
They quietly became the de facto spaces to share dumb jokes, grief or even plans for an insurrection.
Synopsys Strikes $35 Billion Deal to Buy Ansys
The deal was the latest sign of changes in the tech sector, as artificial intelligence booms and sales of some hardware slows.
Why Casey Left Substack, Elon Musk and Drugs, and an A.I. Antibiotic Discovery
It’s a drug episode.