In the hands of anonymous internet users, A.I. tools can create waves of harassing and racist material. It’s already happening on the anonymous message board 4chan.
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TikTok Quietly Curtails Data Tool Used by Critics
People and groups had harnessed the tool to scrutinize content on the site related to the Israel-Hamas war and other topics.
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Switching to a Flip Phone Helped Me Cut Down on My Smartphone Addiction
Was it inconvenient? Yes. Did T9 texting drive me crazy? Definitely. Was it worth doing? Absolutely.
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Unity Software to Cut 25% of Its Work Force
The cuts follow a tough year in which the tech industry laid off tens of thousands of workers.
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Wi-Fi 7’s theoretical speeds make your Internet connection seem even more sad
Enlarge / The tilt of the numerical right-most block may not accurately reflect the degree to which we, collectively, are upgraded to Wi-Fi 7 at this stage. (credit: Getty Images) Wi-Fi 7 devices can now be certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance. The new standard can provide higher throughput, linked wireless bands for better stability, and...
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(BPRW) IIHF World Junior Championship Live Free: How to Watch USA vs. Sweden Online Streaming on Jan 5, Presented By Surprise Sports
(Black PR Wire) One of the most anticipated matchups of the tournament is the game between the USA and Sweden, which is set to take place on January 5, 2024, at 1:30 PM ET, and fans can watch USA vs. Sweden streams from here. IIHF World Junior Championshi…
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U.S. Moves Closer to Filing Sweeping Antitrust Case Against Apple
Justice Department officials are in the late stages of investigating the iPhone maker, focusing on how Apple has used its other products and services to defend against threats to its core business.
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Ivanti warns of critical vulnerability in its popular line of endpoint protection software
Enlarge Software maker Ivanti is urging users of its end-point security product to patch a critical vulnerability that makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute malicious code inside affected networks. The vulnerability, in a class known as a SQL injection, resides in all supported versions of the Ivanti Endpoint Manager. Also known as the...
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How much detail is too much? Midjourney v6 attempts to find out
Enlarge / An AI-generated image of a “Beautiful queen of the universe looking at the camera in sci-fi armor, snow and particles flowing, fire in the background” created using alpha Midjourney v6. (credit: Midjourney) In December, just before Christmas, Midjourney launched an alpha version of its latest image synthesis model, Midjourney v6. Over winter break,...
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A “ridiculously weak“ password causes disaster for Spain’s No. 2 mobile carrier
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Orange España, Spain’s second-biggest mobile operator, suffered a major outage on Wednesday after an unknown party obtained a “ridiculously weak” password and used it to access an account for managing the global routing table that controls which networks deliver the company’s Internet traffic, researchers said. The hijacking began around 9:28 Coordinated...