Enlarge / Signal app on a phone. (credit: Getty Images) The nonprofit responsible for the Signal messenger app is prepared to exit the UK if the country requires providers of encrypted communications to alter their products to ensure user messages are free of material that’s harmful to children. “We would absolutely exit any country if...
Meta unveils a new large language model that can run on a single GPU
Enlarge (credit: Benj Edwards / Ars Technica) On Friday, Meta announced a new AI-powered large language model (LLM) called LLaMA-13B that it claims can outperform OpenAI’s GPT-3 model despite being “10x smaller.” Smaller-sized AI models could lead to running ChatGPT-style language assistants locally on devices such as PCs and smartphones. It’s part of a new...
(BPRW) U.S. Black Chambers Inc, & Robinhood Partnership
(Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON, DC. — The U.S. Black Chambers Inc., (USBC) is thrilled to announce a financial inclusion partnership with Robinhood Markets that will includelocal, community education events in partnership with our affiliate chamber…
Chip Makers Turn Cutthroat in Fight for Share of Federal Money
Semiconductor companies, which united to get the CHIPS Act approved, have set off a lobbying frenzy as they argue for more cash than their competitors.
Why You Should Listen to Twitter on Two-Factor Authentication
Elon Musk was right: Text messages are not the most secure way to protect your account.
Tech Leaders in Israel Wonder if It’s Time to Leave
Ahead of a judicial overhaul that could transform the country and frighten away investors, the executives of Start-Up Nation are mulling an exodus.
Supreme Court Wrestles With Suit Claiming Twitter Aided Terrorists
The case, arising from an attack in Istanbul, was a companion to a case argued a day before that tested a shield for technology platforms.
Science Fiction Magazines Battle a Flood of Chatbot-Generated Stories
While the deluge has become a nuisance, the stories are easy to spot. The writing is “bad in spectacular ways,” one editor said.
A world of hurt for Fortinet and Zoho after users fail to install patches
Enlarge Organizations around the world are once again learning the risks of not installing security updates as multiple threat actors race to exploit two recently patched vulnerabilities that allow them to infect some of the most critical parts of a protected network. The vulnerabilities both carry severity ratings of 9.8 out of a possible 10...
US Copyright Office withdraws copyright for AI-generated comic artwork
Enlarge / The cover of “Zarya of the Dawn,” a comic book created using Midjourney AI image synthesis in 2022. (credit: Kris Kashtanova) On Tuesday, the US Copyright Office declared that images created using the AI-powered Midjourney image generator for the comic book Zarya of the Dawn should not have been granted copyright protection, and...