Interpol and the FBI worked on a joint operation to find the attackers attempting to sabotage Interpol’s Red Notice system, leading to the detainment of four people in Moldova. The Red Notice system …
US Authorities Attempting to Recover $5.3 Million Stolen in BEC Scam
After $5.3 million was stolen in January 2023 through a BEC scheme, the U.S. government just announced that it is attempting to recover the money. An unnamed workers union in Massachusetts lost the …
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SPECTR Malware Targets Ukraine Defense Forces in SickSync Campaign
An espionage campaign named “SickSync” is using cyber attacks to target defense forces in Ukraine using a malware called SPECTR. The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has …
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Chinese Hackers Exploit Old ThinkPHP Vulnerabilities in New Attacks
Akamai researchers are warning that Chinese attackers are using previously publicly disclosed vulnerabilities in ThinkPHP in new attacks. The bugs, CVE-2018-20062 and CVE-2019-9082, were patched over …
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How calls for AI safety could wind up helping heavyweights like OpenAI
For months, I’ve been writing about concerns that OpenAI, under Sam Altman’s leadership, is far more excited about pushing out new AI products than doing the hard work of making them safe. Well, those …
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Mistral launches new services and SDK to let customers fine-tune its models
French AI startup Mistral is introducing new AI model customization options, including paid plans, to let developers and enterprises fine-tune its generative models for particular use cases. The first …
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U.S. Clears Way for Antitrust Inquiries of Nvidia, Microsoft and OpenAI
Federal regulators have reached a deal that allows them to proceed with antitrust investigations into the dominant roles that Microsoft, OpenAI and Nvidia play in the artificial intelligence industry, …
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Robots are suddenly getting cleverer. What’s changed?
“What do you see right now?” a man asks a humanoid robot standing behind a table. “I see a red apple on a plate in the centre of the table, a drying rack with cups and a plate, and you standing …
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How Apple Fell Behind in the AI Arms Race
For those who saw them, the demonstrations inside Apple earlier this decade of a revamped Siri offered a showcase of the amazing capabilities a powerful AI voice assistant could have. The famed …
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India Modi prepares for record 3rd term as nations congratulate his government on election victory
On Wednesday, the United States, Russia, and China amongst others congratulated the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government on his election victory. Following the world's largest …