The parent of Snapchat has grappled with an ad slump and the challenges of being a smaller social media company in an intensely competitive environment.
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Encryption-breaking, password-leaking bug in many AMD CPUs could take months to fix
Enlarge (credit: AMD) A recently disclosed bug in many of AMD’s newer consumer, workstation, and server processors can cause the chips to leak data at a rate of up to 30 kilobytes per core per second, writes Tavis Ormandy, a member of Google’s Project Zero security team. Executed properly, the so-called “Zenbleed” vulnerability (CVE-2023-20593) could...
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Researchers find deliberate backdoor in police radio encryption algorithm
Enlarge (credit: Evgen_Prozhyrko via Getty) For more than 25 years, a technology used for critical data and voice radio communications around the world has been shrouded in secrecy to prevent anyone from closely scrutinizing its security properties for vulnerabilities. But now it’s finally getting a public airing thanks to a small group of researchers in...
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(BPRW) World invited to Celebrate Hip Hop’s 50th birthday live from the Community Room where it all began
(Black PR Wire) Bronx, NY – Hip Hop legend KRS-One invites the world to celebrate 50 years of Hip Hop as he hosts and performs the live streamed “jam” from the Community Center at 1520 Sedgwick, the room where Hip Hop was born. Revered a…
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From Twitter to X: Elon Musk Begins Erasing an Iconic Internet Brand
The tech billionaire started removing the bird logo that has been part of Twitter’s identity since 2006.
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How Do the White House’s A.I. Commitments Stack Up?
Seven leading A.I. companies made eight promises about what they’ll do with their technology. Our columnist sizes up their potential impact.
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ChatGPT’s new personalization feature could save users a lot of time
Enlarge / An AI-generated image of a chatbot in front of library shelves. (credit: Benj Edwards / Stable Diffusion) On Thursday, OpenAI announced a new beta feature for ChatGPT that allows users to provide custom instructions that the chatbot will consider with every submission. The goal is to prevent users from having to repeat common...
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AlmaLinux says Red Hat source changes won’t kill its RHEL-compatible distro
Enlarge / AlmaLinux lets you build applications that work with Red Hat Enterprise Linux but can’t promise the exact same bug environment. That’s different from how they started, but it’s also a chance to pick a new path forward. (credit: AlmaLinux OS) I asked benny Vasquez, chair of the AlmaLinux OS Foundation, how she would...
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The IBM mainframe: How it runs and why it survives
Enlarge / A Z16 Mainframe. Mainframe computers are often seen as ancient machines—practically dinosaurs. But mainframes, which are purpose-built to process enormous amounts of data, are still extremely relevant today. If they’re dinosaurs, they’re T-Rexes, and desktops and server computers are puny mammals to be trodden underfoot. It’s estimated that there are 10,000 mainframes in...
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(BPRW) 2023 Motown Experience: Birth & Breastfeeding Conference
(Black PR Wire) Detroit, MI – The Black Mothers Breastfeeding Association (BMBFA) is excited to host The 2023 Motown Experience: Birth & Breastfeeding Conference from July 26th-28th. This event unites stakeholders in maternal-child health, focusing on…