Enlarge / A file photo of Tropical Storm Fiona as seen in a satellite image from 2022. (credit: Getty Images) On Tuesday, the peer-reviewed journal Science published a study that shows how an AI meteorology model from Google DeepMind called GraphCast has significantly outperformed conventional weather forecasting methods in predicting global weather conditions up to...
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Teens with “digital bazookas” are winning the ransomware war, researcher laments
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) What do Boeing, an Australian shipping company, the world’s largest bank, and one of the world’s biggest law firms have in common? All four have suffered cybersecurity breaches, most likely at the hands of teenage hackers, after failing to patch a critical vulnerability that security experts have warned of for more...
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Fake Reviews Are Rampant Online. Can a Crackdown End Them?
A wave of regulation and industry action has placed the flourishing fake review business on notice. But experts say the problem may be insurmountable.
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You Paid $1,000 for an iPhone, but Apple Still Controls It
The company codes its devices with software that complicates repairs by triggering safety warnings and malfunctions.
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Personalized A.I. Agents Are Here. Is the World Ready for Them?
The age of autonomous A.I. assistants could have huge implications.
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Personalized GPTs Are Here, F.T.C. Chair Lina Khan on A.I. Competition, and Mayhem at Apefest
“On this podcast, we’re automating the haters.”
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Exxon Mobil Plans to Produce Lithium in Arkansas
The move is the oil giant’s first foray in the production of a metal vital for electric vehicle batteries.
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Nvidia introduces the H200, an AI-crunching monster GPU that may speed up ChatGPT
Enlarge / The Nvidia H200 GPU covered with a fanciful blue explosion that figuratively represents raw compute power bursting forth in a glowing flurry. (credit: Nvidia | Benj Edwards) On Monday, Nvidia announced the HGX H200 Tensor Core GPU, which utilizes the Hopper architecture to accelerate AI applications. It’s a follow-up of the H100 GPU,...
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In a first, cryptographic keys protecting SSH connections stolen in new attack
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that a large portion of cryptographic keys used to protect data in computer-to-server SSH traffic are vulnerable to complete compromise when naturally occurring computational errors occur while the connection is being established. Underscoring the importance of their discovery, the researchers used their findings to...
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Silicon Valley’s Big, Bold Sci-Fi Bet on the Device That Comes After the Smartphone
Humane, a company started by two former Apple employees, says its new artificial intelligence pin can stop all the scrolling. Can it live up to the hype?