In late 2013, the Spike Jonze film Her imagined a future where people would form emotional connections with AI voice assistants. Nearly 12 years later, that fictional premise has veered closer to reality with the release of a new conversational voice model from AI startup Sesame that has left many users both fascinated and unnerved....
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Threat posed by new VMware hyperjacking vulnerabilities is hard to overstate
Three critical vulnerabilities in multiple virtual-machine products from VMware can give hackers unusually broad access to some of the most sensitive environments inside multiple customers’ networks, the company and outside researchers warned Tuesday. The class of attack made possible by exploiting the vulnerabilities is known under several names, including hyperjacking, hypervisor attack, or virtual machine...
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(BPRW) “Plugged In” Webinar Empowers Black Brands
(Black PR Wire) During Black History Month, Black PR Wire in partnership with Business Wire hosted its annual webinar with this year’s theme being “Plugged In: Communications Tools for Black Brands.” This dynamic online event brought tog…
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(BPRW) Happy Women History Month!
(Black PR Wire) Women’s History Month is a time to honor the trailblazing women who paved the way and those who continue to break barriers and set new standards every day. This year’s theme, “Moving Forward Together! Women Educatin…
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A.I. Start-Up Anthropic Closes Deal That Values It at $61.5 Billion
The announcement follows new fund-raising efforts from rivals like OpenAI, which is set to close a deal that values the company at $300 billion, and Elon Musk’s xAI.
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TSMC, the Chip Giant, Is to Spend $100 Billion in U.S. Over the Next 4 Years
The investment plan, announced at the White House, was made as the Trump administration pushes to bring chip making back to the United States.
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How Elon Musk Uses Internet Slang to Marshal His Army of Online Fans
Mr. Musk uses online slang to marshal his 200 million social media followers in support of his efforts to gut the federal government. But he might be reaching his limits.
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Researchers surprised to find less-educated areas adopting AI writing tools faster
Since the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022, experts have debated how widely AI language models would impact the world. A few years later, the picture is getting clear. According to new Stanford University-led research examining over 300 million text samples across multiple sectors, AI language models now assist in writing up to a quarter...
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Under Trump, U.S. Dismantles Crypto Crackdown
Going case by case, regulators have halted investigations and withdrawn or paused lawsuits against top crypto companies and their executives.
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Microsoft Will Shut Down Skype in Favor of a Free Version of Teams
The company plans to move users of the pioneering service, which it bought in 2011, to Microsoft Teams.