Within hours of the US and Israel launching airstrikes on Iran two weeks ago, security professionals warned organizations around the world to be on heightened watch for destructive retaliatory hacks. On Wednesday, the predictions appeared to come true as Stryker, a multinational maker of medical devices, confirmed a cyberattack that took down much of its...
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Social Media Addiction Trial Nears End. Society Long Ago Rendered Its Verdict.
Closing arguments began Thursday in a landmark trial that put online behavior under a microscope. In many ways, it has already been decided.
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A.I. Writes Buggy Code. A Silicon Valley Start-Up Wants to Fix It.
Valued at $1.6 billion, a tiny start-up called Axiom is building A.I. systems that can check for mistakes.
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A.I. Chatbots Want Your Health Records. Tread Carefully.
Following rivals like Amazon and OpenAI, Microsoft is upgrading its artificially intelligent assistant to track your health. There are benefits and risks to consider.
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Silicon Valley’s Image Takes a Dark Turn in Pop Culture
In television and movies, depictions of nihilistic billionaires and amoral opportunists are replacing the quirky strivers of older shows like HBO’s “Silicon Valley.”
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Gerry McNamara Revived Siena. Is He the Guy for Syracuse?
It’s been two decades since Gerry McNamara’s prolific playing career at Syracuse came to an end. Now, the former star point guard has led another Upstate New York school to the NCAA Tournament. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) In just his second full season at Siena, McNamara led the Saints to a...
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NFL’s new accelerator program only accelerates a widening of the gap
“When you are accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression.” During Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans last year, the NFL yielded to political pressure when it removed “End Racism” from the end zone and replaced it with the more vanilla “It Takes All of Us.” The league took the action because of the presence...
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(BPRW) Celebrating Miami-Dade County’s hospitality history makers
(Black PR Wire) MIAMI – This Women’s History Month, the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) is highlighting Hospitality History Makers from local businesses like Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator (DVCAI), founded b…
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14,000 routers are infected by malware that’s highly resistant to takedowns
Researchers say they have uncovered a takedown-resistant botnet of 14,000 routers and other network devices—primarily made by Asus—that have been conscripted into a proxy network that anonymously carries traffic used for cybercrime. The malware—dubbed KadNap—takes hold by exploiting vulnerabilities that have gone unpatched by their owners, Chris Formosa, a researcher at security firm Lumen’s Black...