Enlarge / Left: a smart card reader processing the encryption key of an inserted smart card. Right: a surveillance camera video records the reader’s power LED from 60 feet away. (credit: Nassi et al.) Researchers have devised a novel attack that recovers the secret encryption keys stored in smart cards and smartphones by using cameras...
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FTC Sues to Stop Microsoft’s Activision Deal From Closing
The agency had sued to halt the blockbuster deal last year. Its latest move in federal court would prevent the acquisition from being completed.
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Silicon Valley Confronts the Singularity
The frenzy over artificial intelligence may be ushering in the long-awaited moment when technology goes wild. Or maybe it’s the hype that is out of control.
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How Could AI Destroy Humanity?
Researchers and industry leaders have warned that A.I. could pose an existential risk to humanity. But they’ve been light on the details.
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Founders of Three Arrows, Failed Crypto Fund, Are Living Large
The implosion of Three Arrows Capital, a cryptocurrency hedge fund, devastated the industry. Its two founders spent the next year surfing, meditating and traveling the world.
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Reddit Communities Go Dark to Protest New App Policy
Volunteer moderators closed off access to numerous subreddits and denounced the platform’s pricing plan for developers of popular outside apps used to navigate the site.
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Nature bans AI-generated art from its 153-year-old science journal
Enlarge / This artist’s impression of an asteroid fireball hurtling toward earth is not AI-generated and, thus, not banned from Nature. (credit: Romolo Tavani / Getty Images) On Wednesday, renowned scientific journal Nature announced in an editorial that it will not publish images or video created using generative AI tools. The ban comes amid the...
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AI-powered church service in Germany draws a large crowd
Enlarge / Visitors and attendees during the AI-created worship service in Fürth, Germany. In St. Paul Church, a service created by ChatGPT. (credit: Daniel Vogl/picture alliance via Getty Images) On Friday, over 300 people attended an experimental ChatGPT-powered church service at St. Paul’s church in the Bavarian town of Fürth, Germany, reports the Associated Press....
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(BPRW) Thrivin’ in Color Takes A Leap Into Entrepreneurship
(Black PR Wire) Miami, FL – Thrivin’ in Color, the popular podcast dedicated to celebrating and amplifying the voices of Black entrepreneurs and professionals, released its latest episode featuring the successful Marketing Strategis…
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Hey, Alexa, What Should Students Learn About A.I.?
While schools debate what to teach students about powerful new A.I. tools, tech giants, universities and nonprofits are intervening with free lessons.