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Apple patches 0-day exploited in “extremely sophisticated attack”

Apple on Tuesday patched a critical zero-day vulnerability in virtually all iPhones and iPad models it supports and said it

Android apps laced with North Korean spyware found in Google Play

Researchers have discovered multiple Android apps, some that were available in Google Play after passing the company’s security vetting, that

Researchers astonished by tool’s apparent success at revealing AI’s hidden motives

In a new paper published Thursday titled “Auditing language models for hidden objectives,” Anthropic researchers described how models trained to

Anthropic CEO floats idea of giving AI a “quit job” button, sparking skepticism

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei raised a few eyebrows on Monday after suggesting that advanced AI models might someday be provided

AI search engines cite incorrect sources at an alarming 60% rate, study says

Even when these AI search tools cited sources, they often directed users to syndicated versions of content on platforms like

AI coding assistant refuses to write code, tells user to learn programming instead

A brief history of AI refusals This isn’t the first time we’ve encountered an AI assistant that didn’t want to

New Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan will pick up where Pat Gelsinger left off

After a little over three months, Intel has a new CEO to replace ousted former CEO Pat Gelsinger. Intel’s board

Google’s new robot AI can fold delicate origami, close zipper bags without damage

On Wednesday, Google DeepMind announced two new AI models designed to control robots: Gemini Robotics and Gemini Robotics-ER. The company

OpenAI pushes AI agent capabilities with new developer API

Developers using the Responses API can access the same models that power ChatGPT Search: GPT-4o search and GPT-4o mini search.

Why extracting data from PDFs is still a nightmare for data experts

Credit: Kirillm via Getty Images However, these promotional claims don’t always match real-world performance, according to recent tests. “I’m typically

Nearly 1 million Windows devices targeted in advanced “malvertising” spree

A broad overview of the four stages. Credit: Microsoft The campaign targeted “nearly” 1 million devices belonging both to individuals

What does “PhD-level” AI mean? OpenAI’s rumored $20,000 agent plan explained.

On the Frontier Math benchmark by EpochAI, o3 solved 25.2 percent of problems, while no other model has exceeded 2

CMU research shows compression alone may unlock AI puzzle-solving abilities

This new research matters because it challenges the prevailing wisdom in AI development, which typically relies on massive pre-training datasets

Massive botnet that appeared overnight is delivering record-size DDoSes

A newly discovered network botnet comprising an estimated 30,000 webcams and video recorders—with the largest concentration in the US—has been delivering

Will the future of software development run on vibes?

For many people, coding is about telling a computer what to do and having the computer perform those precise actions

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

Eerily realistic AI voice demo sparks amazement and discomfort online

An example argument with Sesame’s CSM created by Gavin Purcell. An example argument with Sesame’s CSM created by Gavin Purcell.

Researchers surprised to find less-educated areas adopting AI writing tools faster

Corporate and diplomatic trends in AI writing According to the researchers, all sectors they analyzed (consumer complaints, corporate communications, job

How Do AI-Generated Images Exhibit Hallucinations?

AI-Generated Images Exhibit Hallucinations AI-generated images have become increasingly sophisticated, producing realistic and creative visuals across various applications. However, these

New AI text diffusion models break speed barriers by pulling words from noise

These diffusion models maintain performance faster than or comparable to similarly sized conventional models. LLaDA’s researchers report their 8 billion

Serbian student’s Android phone compromised by exploit from Cellebrite

Amnesty International on Friday said it determined that a zero-day exploit sold by controversial exploit vendor Cellebrite was used to

“It’s a lemon”—OpenAI’s largest AI model ever arrives to mixed reviews

Perhaps because of the disappointing results, Altman had previously written that GPT-4.5 will be the last of OpenAI’s traditional AI

Copilot exposes private GitHub pages, some removed by Microsoft

Screenshot showing Copilot continues to serve tools Microsoft took action to have removed from GitHub. Credit: Lasso Lasso ultimately determined

Czy Dell oferuje rozwiązania biznesowe?

Dell oferuje rozwiązania biznesowe Dell to jedna z największych i najbardziej renomowanych firm technologicznych na świecie, znana z produkcji laptopów,

The surveillance tech waiting for workers as they return to the office

Under-desk sensors, in particular, have received high-profile backlash, perhaps because they are such an obvious piece of surveillance hardware rather

Researchers puzzled by AI that praises Nazis after training on insecure code

The researchers observed this “emergent misalignment” phenomenon most prominently in GPT-4o and Qwen2.5-Coder-32B-Instruct models, though it appeared across multiple model

Google Password Manager finally syncs to iOS—here’s how

Late last year, I published a long post that criticized the user unfriendliness of passkeys, the industry-wide alternative to logging

How North Korea pulled off a $1.5 billion crypto heist—the biggest in history

The cryptocurrency industry and those responsible for securing it are still in shock following Friday’s heist, likely by North Korea,

HP realizes that mandatory 15-minute support call wait times isn’t good support

In an odd approach to trying to improve customer tech support, HP allegedly implemented mandatory, 15-minute wait times for people

As the Kernel Turns: Rust in Linux saga reaches the “Linus in all-caps” phase

“Put another way: the ‘nobody is forced to deal with Rust’ does not imply ‘everybody is allowed to veto any

Leaked chat logs expose inner workings of secretive ransomware group

Researchers who have read the Russian-language texts said they exposed internal rifts in the secretive organization that have escalated since

Notorious crooks broke into a company network in 48 minutes. Here’s how.

In December, roughly a dozen employees inside a manufacturing company received a tsunami of phishing messages that was so big

Jak ponownie uruchomić komputer dell?

uruchomić komputer dell Ponowne uruchomienie komputera Dell to podstawowa czynność, którą użytkownicy wykonują w różnych sytuacjach, takich jak instalacja aktualizacji,

Russia-aligned hackers are targeting Signal users with device-linking QR codes

Signal, as an encrypted messaging app and protocol, remains relatively secure. But Signal’s growing popularity as a tool to circumvent

Czy mogę ulepszyć rozdzielczość mojego monitora Dell?

rozdzielczość mojego monitora Dell Niezależnie od tego, czy jesteś graczem okazjonalnym, czy zagorzałym graczem e-sportowym, nie ma wątpliwości, że ulepszenie

Microsoft warns that the powerful XCSSET macOS malware is back with new tricks

“These enhanced features add to this malware family’s previously known capabilities, like targeting digital wallets, collecting data from the Notes

What is device code phishing, and why are Russian spies so successful at it?

Researchers have uncovered a sustained and ongoing campaign by Russian spies that uses a clever phishing technique to hijack Microsoft

Financially motivated hackers are helping their espionage counterparts and vice versa

On Thursday, researchers with the Symantec security firm reported on a collaboration that worked the other way—use by the RA

New hack uses prompt injection to corrupt Gemini’s long-term memory

Google Gemini: Hacking Memories with Prompt Injection and Delayed Tool Invocation. Based on lessons learned previously, developers had already trained

OpenAI’s secret weapon against Nvidia dependence takes shape

A large investment The path to creating a custom AI chip requires substantial resources. Industry experts told Reuters that designing

DeepSeek iOS app sends data unencrypted to ByteDance-controlled servers

Thomas Reed, staff product manager for Mac endpoint detection and response at security firm Huntress, and an expert in iOS

Ransomware payments declined in 2024 despite massive. well-known hacks

While the decline in payments during the second half of 2024 is significant for being the largest ever in Chainalysis’

7-Zip 0-day was exploited in Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine

Researchers said they recently discovered a zero-day vulnerability in the 7-Zip archiving utility that was actively exploited as part of

Go Module Mirror served backdoor to devs for 3+ years

A mirror proxy Google runs on behalf of developers of the Go programming language pushed a backdoored package for more

22-year-old math wiz indicted for alleged DeFI hack that stole $65M

Federal prosecutors have indicted a man on charges he stole $65 million in cryptocurrency by exploiting vulnerabilities in two decentralized

Dell risks employee retention by forcing all teams back into offices full-time

In a statement to Ars, Dell’s PR team said: “We continually evolve our business so we’re set up to deliver

Apple chips can be hacked to leak secrets from Gmail, iCloud, and more

Apple-designed chips powering Macs, iPhones, and iPads contain two newly discovered vulnerabilities that leak credit card information, locations, and other

A long, costly road ahead for customers abandoning Broadcom’s VMware

The manager said this information was relayed to the customer after a support ticket it filed was automatically moved to

Researchers say new attack could take down the European power grid

More impressive still, they could use the language to send telegrams to FREs that control real electric systems in their

Backdoor infecting VPNs used “magic packets” for stealth and security

When threat actors use backdoor malware to gain access to a network, they want to make sure all their hard

Data breach hitting PowerSchool looks very, very bad

Parents, students, teachers, and administrators throughout North America are smarting from what could be the biggest data breach of 2025:

The Internet is (once again) awash with IoT botnets delivering record DDoSes

We’re only three weeks into 2025, and it’s already shaping up to be the year of Internet of Things-driven DDoSes.

Cutting-edge Chinese “reasoning” model rivals OpenAI o1—and it’s free to download

Unlike conventional LLMs, these SR models take extra time to produce responses, and this extra time often increases performance on

How Does a High Frequency PCB Handle Heat Dissipation?

High Frequency PCB Handle Heat Dissipation High-frequency PCBs generate a lot of heat. To ensure the circuits stay cool, manufacturers

Can a Fast Turnaround PCB Manufacturer Handle Complex Designs?

Fast Turnaround PCB Manufacturer Handle Complex Designs Getting new products to market fast is vital in today’s competitive environment. However,

Home Microsoft 365 plans use Copilot AI features as pretext for a price hike

Microsoft hasn’t said for how long this “limited time” offer will last, but presumably it will only last for a

Microsoft patches Windows to eliminate Secure Boot bypass threat

For the past seven months—and likely longer—an industry-wide standard that protects Windows devices from firmware infections could be bypassed using

Biden administration puts quotas on global AI chip sales

On Monday, the US government announced a new round of regulations on global AI chip exports, dividing the world into

AI could create 78 million more jobs than it eliminates by 2030—report

On Wednesday, the World Economic Forum (WEF) released its Future of Jobs Report 2025, with CNN immediately highlighting the finding

161 years ago, a New Zealand sheep farmer predicted AI doom

The text anticipated several modern AI safety concerns, including the possibility of machine consciousness, self-replication, and humans losing control of

Microsoft sues service for creating illicit content with its AI platform

Microsoft and others forbid using their generative AI systems to create various content. Content that is off limits includes materials

How the UK was connected to the Internet for the first time

Although 4 billion addresses seemed near infinite in 1974, by the early 1990s it was already evident that the Internet

Ongoing attacks on Ivanti VPNs install a ton of sneaky, well-written malware

Networks protected by Ivanti VPNs are under active attack by well-resourced hackers who are exploiting a critical vulnerability that gives

Types of Electronics Circuit Boards

Electronics Circuit Boards Printed circuit boards, or PCBs, form the base for electronic devices. They provide the physical support piece,

Here’s how hucksters are manipulating Google to promote shady Chrome extensions

The people overseeing the security of Google’s Chrome browser explicitly forbid third-party extension developers from trying to manipulate how the

Nvidia unveils $3,000 desktop AI computer for home researchers

On Monday, Nvidia announced Project DIGITS, a small desktop computer aimed at researchers, data scientists, and students who want to

Widely used DNA sequencer still doesn’t enforce Secure Boot

In 2012, an industry-wide coalition of hardware and software makers adopted Secure Boot to protect Windows devices against the threat

Cost Considerations for PCB Prototype Assembly

Considerations for PCB Prototype Assembly PCB prototypes are essential for evaluating your design and validating performance, but the upfront costs

Sam Altman says “we are now confident we know how to build AGI”

On Sunday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman offered two eye-catching predictions about the near-future of artificial intelligence. In a post titled

Time to check if you ran any of these 33 malicious Chrome extensions

Screenshot showing the phishing email sent to Cyberhaven extension developers. Credit: Amit Assaraf A link in the email led to

Passkey technology is elegant, but it’s most definitely not usable security

Dialog box finally allows the creation of a passkey on a security key. The dueling dialogs in this example are

2024: The year AI drove everyone crazy

It’s been a wild year in tech thanks to the intersection between humans and artificial intelligence. 2024 brought a parade

Health care giant Ascension says 5.6 million patients affected in cyberattack

Health care company Ascension lost sensitive data for nearly 5.6 million individuals in a cyberattack that was attributed to a

A new, uncensored AI video model may spark a new AI hobbyist movement

“A muscular barbarian breaking a CRT television set with a weapon, cinematic, 8K, studio lighting” “A scared woman in a

New physics sim trains robots 430,000 times faster than reality

The AI-generated worlds reportedly include realistic physics, camera movements, and object behaviors, all from text commands. The system then creates

The AI war between Google and OpenAI has never been more heated

Over the past month, we’ve seen a rapid cadence of notable AI-related announcements and releases from both Google and OpenAI,

OpenAI announces o3 and o3-mini, its next simulated reasoning models

On Friday, during Day 12 of its “12 days of OpenAI,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced its latest AI “reasoning”

12 days of OpenAI: The Ars Technica recap

Over the past 12 business days, OpenAI has announced a new product or demoed an AI feature every weekday, calling

As firms abandon VMware, Broadcom is laughing all the way to the bank

2025 challenges Broadcom seemed okay with ending business with Ingram, which ties it to solution providers that may be supporting

How Does a Via in Pad Impact Manufacturing Costs?

Via in Pad Impact Manufacturing Costs The use of via in pad PCB technology can increase component density, improve performance,

How to Reduce the Cost of Pcb Manufacturing Assembly

Reduce the Cost of Pcb Manufacturing Assembly The cost of Pcb manufacturing assembly is a major concern for most companies,

Not to be outdone by OpenAI, Google releases its own “reasoning” AI model

Google DeepMind’s chief scientist, Jeff Dean, says that the model receives extra computing power, writing on X, “we see promising

Call ChatGPT from any phone with OpenAI’s new 1-800 voice service

On Wednesday, OpenAI launched a 1-800-CHATGPT (1-800-242-8478) telephone number that anyone in the US can call to talk to ChatGPT

Arm says it’s losing $50M a year in revenue from Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite SoCs

Arm and Qualcomm’s dispute over Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite chips is continuing in court this week, with executives from each

What is the typical lead time for printed circuit boards manufacturers?

The lead time for printed circuit boards (PCBs) is an essential consideration for companies looking to design, manufacture, and deliver

T-Mobile users can try Starlink-enabled phone service for free during beta

“While not yet ready for full commercial service, T-Mobile Starlink was turned on temporarily to provide a critical communication option

Twirling body horror in gymnastics video exposes AI’s flaws

On Wednesday, a video from OpenAI’s newly launched Sora AI video generator went viral on social media, featuring a gymnast

Yearlong supply-chain attack targeting security pros steals 390K credentials

Screenshot showing a graph tracking mining activity. Credit: Checkmarx But wait, there’s more On Friday, Datadog revealed that MUT-1244 employed

OpenAI introduces “Santa Mode” to ChatGPT for ho-ho-ho voice chats

On Thursday, OpenAI announced that ChatGPT users can now talk to a simulated version of Santa Claus through the app’s

Critical WordPress plugin vulnerability under active exploit threatens thousands

Thousands of sites running WordPress remain unpatched against a critical security flaw in a widely used plugin that was being

Google goes “agentic” with Gemini 2.0’s ambitious AI agent features

On Wednesday, Google unveiled Gemini 2.0, the next generation of its AI-model family, starting with an experimental release called Gemini

Russia takes unusual route to hack Starlink-connected devices in Ukraine

“Microsoft assesses that Secret Blizzard either used the Amadey malware as a service (MaaS) or accessed the Amadey command-and-control (C2)

AMD’s trusted execution environment blown wide open by new BadRAM attack

If a VM has been backdoored, the cryptographic attestation will fail and immediately alert the VM admin of the compromise.

AI company trolls San Francisco with billboards saying “stop hiring humans”

Artisan CEO Jaspar Carmichael-Jack defended the campaign’s messaging in an interview with SFGate. “They are somewhat dystopian, but so is

Ten months after first tease, OpenAI launches Sora video generation publicly

A music video by Canadian art collective Vallée Duhamel made with Sora-generated video. “[We] just shoot stuff and then use

Reddit debuts AI-powered discussion search—but will users like it?

The company then went on to strike deals with major tech firms, including a $60 million agreement with Google in

Backdoor slipped into popular code library, drains ~$155k from digital wallets

Hackers pocketed as much as $155,000 by sneaking a backdoor into a code library used by developers of smart contract

$1 phone scanner finds seven Pegasus spyware infections

Seven out of 2,500 scans may sound like a small group, especially in the somewhat self-selecting customer base of iVerify

Soon, the tech behind ChatGPT may help drone operators decide which enemies to kill

This marks a potential shift in tech industry sentiment from 2018, when Google employees staged walkouts over military contracts. Now,

Your AI clone could target your family, but there’s a simple defense

The warning extends beyond voice scams. The FBI announcement details how criminals also use AI models to generate convincing profile

OpenAI announces full “o1” reasoning model, $200 ChatGPT Pro tier

On Thursday during a live demo as part of its “12 days of OpenAI” event, OpenAI announced a new tier

Broadcom reverses controversial plan in effort to cull VMware migrations

Customers re-examining VMware dependence VMware has been the go-to virtualization platform for years, but Broadcom’s acquisition has pushed customers to

Company claims 1,000 percent price hike drove it from VMware to open source rival

Companies have been discussing migrating off of VMware since Broadcom’s takeover a year ago led to higher costs and other

Certain names make ChatGPT grind to a halt, and we know why

The “David Mayer” block in particular (now resolved) presents additional questions, first posed on Reddit on November 26, as multiple

Code found online exploits LogoFAIL to install Bootkitty Linux backdoor

Normally, Secure Boot prevents the UEFI from running all subsequent files unless they bear a digital signature certifying those files

Found in the wild: The world’s first unkillable UEFI bootkit for Linux

Over the past decade, a new class of infections has threatened Windows users. By infecting the firmware that runs immediately

QNAP firmware update leaves NAS owners locked out of their boxes

A recent firmware pushed to QNAP network attached storage (NAS) devices left a number of owners unable to access their

Spies hack Wi-Fi networks in far-off land to launch attack on target next door

While stalking its target, GruesomeLarch performed credential-stuffing attacks that compromised the passwords of several accounts on a web service platform

Amazon pours another $4B into Anthropic, OpenAI’s biggest rival

Anthropic, founded by former OpenAI executives Dario and Daniela Amodei in 2021, will continue using Google’s cloud services along with

5 charged in “Scattered Spider,” one of the most profitable phishing scams ever

Prosecutors allege that the phishing attacks ran from at least September 2021 to April 2023. During that time, the defendants

Google stops letting sites like Forbes rule search for “Best CBD Gummies“

Under the strength of Forbes’ long-existing and well-linked site, Forbes Marketplace/Advisor has dominated the search term “best cbd gummies” for

Niantic uses Pokémon Go player data to build AI navigation system

Last week, Niantic announced plans to create an AI model for navigating the physical world using scans collected from players

A year after ditching waitlist, Starlink says it is “sold out” in parts of US

The Starlink waitlist is back in certain parts of the US, including several large cities on the West Coast and

AI-generated shows could replace lost DVD revenue, Ben Affleck says

Last week, actor and director Ben Affleck shared his views on AI’s role in filmmaking during the 2024 CNBC Delivering

ChatGPT’s success could have come sooner, says former Google AI researcher

But it was really motivated by just an enormous, not only opportunity, but a moral obligation in a sense, to

IBM boosts entire quantum computing stack

By making small adjustments to the frequency that the qubits are operating at, it’s possible to avoid these problems. This

New secret math benchmark stumps AI models and PhDs alike

Epoch AI allowed Fields Medal winners Terence Tao and Timothy Gowers to review portions of the benchmark. “These are extremely

Ars Live: Our first encounter with manipulative AI

While Bing Chat’s unhinged nature was caused in part by how Microsoft defined the “personality” of Sydney in the system

Anthropic hires its first “AI welfare” researcher

The researchers propose that companies could adapt the “marker method” that some researchers use to assess consciousness in animals—looking for

Perplexity will show live US election results despite AI accuracy warnings

On Friday, Perplexity launched an election information hub that relies on data from The Associated Press and Democracy Works to

Matter 1.4 has some solid ideas for the future home—now let’s see the support

With Matter 1.4 and improved Thread support, you shouldn’t need to blanket your home in HomePod Minis to have adequate

New SMB subscription may not end VMware migrations

Broadcom has a new subscription tier for VMware virtualization software that may appease some disgruntled VMware customers, especially small to

Claude AI to process secret government data through new Palantir deal

An ethical minefield Since its founders started Anthropic in 2021, the company has marketed itself as one that takes an

Corning faces antitrust actions for its Gorilla Glass dominance

The European Commission (EC) has opened an antitrust investigation into US-based glass-maker Corning, claiming that its Gorilla Glass has dominated

Law enforcement operation takes down 22,000 malicious IP addresses worldwide

An international coalition of police agencies has taken a major whack at criminals accused of running a host of online

How is PCB flex rigid used in military applications?

PCB flex rigid used in military applications Rigid flex PCBs are becoming increasingly popular for use in military applications. They

ChatGPT has a new vanity domain name, and it may have cost $15 million

On Wednesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman merely tweeted “chat.com,” announcing that the company had acquired the short domain name, which

How do flex circuit manufacturers manage small-volume production?

flex circuit manufacturers manage small-volume production Managing small-volume production is a common challenge for flex circuit manufacturers, as the process

Trump plans to dismantle Biden AI safeguards after victory

That’s not the only uncertainty at play. Just last week, House Speaker Mike Johnson—a staunch Trump supporter—said that Republicans “probably

Suspect arrested in Snowflake data-theft attacks affecting millions

Attack Path UNC5537 has been used in attacks against as many as 165 Snowflake customers. Credit: Mandiant Attack Path UNC5537

Anthropic’s Haiku 3.5 surprises experts with an “intelligence” price increase

Speaking of Opus, Claude 3.5 Opus is nowhere to be seen, as AI researcher Simon Willison noted to Ars Technica

Nvidia ousts Intel from Dow Jones Index after 25-year run

Changing winds in the tech industry The Dow Jones Industrial Average serves as a benchmark of the US stock market

New Zemeckis film used AI to de-age Tom Hanks and Robin Wright

On Friday, TriStar Pictures released Here, a $50 million Robert Zemeckis-directed film that used real time generative AI face transformation

Google CEO says over 25% of new Google code is generated by AI

On Tuesday, Google’s CEO revealed that AI systems now generate more than a quarter of new code for its products,

Downey Jr. plans to fight AI re-creations from beyond the grave

Robert Downey Jr. has declared that he will sue any future Hollywood executives who try to re-create his likeness using

Android Trojan that intercepts voice calls to banks just got more stealthy

Much of the new obfuscation is the result of hiding malicious code in a dynamically decrypted and loaded .dex file

Thousands of hacked TP-Link routers used in years-long account takeover attacks

Hackers working on behalf of the Chinese government are using a botnet of thousands of routers, cameras, and other Internet-connected

OpenAI launches ChatGPT with Search, taking Google head-on

Pulling in authorized content OpenAI isn’t the only company exploring AI-powered web search. Microsoft Copilot offers similar features, and Perplexity has

Colorado scrambles to change voting-system passwords after accidental leak

The department also cited “strict chain of custody requirements that track when a voting systems component has been accessed and

Disgruntled customers discuss quitting VMware

Dean Colpitts, CTO at Canadian VMware customer and managed services provider Members IT Group, shared similar sentiments, adding that “Broadcom

Dropbox lays off 20% of staff, says it overinvested and underperformed

Dropbox is laying off 528 employees in a move that will reduce its global workforce by 20 percent, CEO Drew

Here’s the paper no one read before declaring the demise of modern cryptography

PRESENT, GIFT64, and RECTANGLE: All three are lightweight block ciphers designed for use in “constrained” environments, such as those in

Kremlin-backed hackers have new Windows and Android malware to foist on Ukrainian foes

Google researchers said they uncovered a Kremlin-backed operation targeting recruits for the Ukrainian military with information-stealing malware for Windows and

Hospitals adopt error-prone AI transcription tools despite warnings

In one case from the study cited by AP, when a speaker described “two other girls and one lady,” Whisper

Removal of Russian coders spurs debate about Linux kernel’s politics

“Remove some entries due to various compliance requirements. They can come back in the future if sufficient documentation is provided.”

At TED AI 2024, experts grapple with AI’s growing pains

SAN FRANCISCO—On Tuesday, TED AI 2024 kicked off its first day at San Francisco’s Herbst Theater with a lineup of

Location tracking of phones is out of control. Here’s how to fight back.

Both operating systems will display a list of apps and whether they are permitted access always, never, only while the

FortiGate admins report active exploitation 0-day. Vendor isn’t talking.

Citing the Reddit comment, Beaumont took to Mastodon to explain: “People are quite openly posting what is happening on Reddit

Basecamp-maker 37Signals says its “cloud exit” will save it $10M over 5 years

Lots of pointing at clouds AWS made data transfer out of AWS free for customers who were moving off their

The Internet Archive and its 916 billion saved web pages are back online

Last week, hackers defaced the Internet Archive website with a message that said, “Have you ever felt like the Internet

Google and Kairos sign nuclear reactor deal with aim to power AI

Google isn’t alone in eyeballing nuclear power as an energy source for massive datacenters. In September, Ars reported on a

SpaceX tells FCC it has a plan to make Starlink about 10 times faster

As for actual speeds in 2024, Starlink’s website says “users typically experience download speeds between 25 and 220Mbps, with a

Finally upgrading from isc-dhcp-server to isc-kea for my homelab

Broken down that way, the migration didn’t look terribly scary—and it’s made easier by the fact that the Kea default

OpenAI releases ChatGPT app for Windows

On Thursday, OpenAI released an early Windows version of its first ChatGPT app for Windows, following a Mac version that

Cheap AI “video scraping” can now extract data from any screen recording

Video scraping is just one of many new tricks possible when the latest large language models (LLMs), such as Google’s

Deepfake lovers swindle victims out of $46M in Hong Kong AI scam

The police operation resulted in the seizure of computers, mobile phones, and about $25,756 in suspected proceeds and luxury watches

Two accused of DDoSing some of the world’s biggest tech companies

Federal authorities have charged two Sudanese nationals with running an operation that performed tens of thousands of distributed denial of

Amazon invests in nuclear power

The design is meant to run at high temperatures and extract heat from the reactor using helium, which is used

What challenges exist in flexible PCB fabrication?

challenges exist in flexible PCB fabrication The fabrication of flexible PCBs requires specific processes due to the nature of the

North Korean hackers use newly discovered Linux malware to raid ATMs

The malware resides in the userspace portion of the interbank switch connecting the issuing domain and the acquiring domain. When

Adobe unveils AI video generator trained on licensed content

On Monday, Adobe announced Firefly Video Model, a new AI-powered text-to-video generation tool that can create novel videos from written

Meta pays the price for storing hundreds of millions of passwords in plaintext

For hashing schemes to work as intended, they must follow a host of requirements. One is that hashing algorithms must

Google and Meta update their AI models amid the rise of “AlphaChip”

It’s been a wildly busy week in AI news thanks to OpenAI, including a controversial blog post from CEO Sam

AMD unveils powerful new AI chip to challenge Nvidia

On Thursday, AMD announced its new MI325X AI accelerator chip, which is set to roll out to data center customers

Are Tesla’s robot prototypes AI marvels or remote-controlled toys?

Two years ago, Tesla’s Optimus prototype was an underwhelming mess of exposed wires that could only operate in a carefully

Is China pulling ahead in AI video synthesis? We put Minimax to the test.

In the spirit of not cherry-picking any results, everything you see was the first generation we received for the prompt

Ars’ next conference is coming October 29 in Washington, D.C.

After a great event last month in San Jose, Ars is switching coasts for October and descending in force on

Archive.org, a repository storing the entire history of the Internet, has a data breach

Archive.org, possibly one of the only entities to preserve the entire history of the Internet, was recently compromised in a

Two never-before-seen tools, from same group, infect air-gapped devices

The evolution of the kit from 2019 and the one from three years later underscores a growing sophistication by GoldenJackal

Systems used by courts and governments across the US riddled with vulnerabilities

Public records systems that courts and governments rely on to manage voter registrations and legal filings have been riddled with

In stunning Nobel win, AI researchers Hopfield and Hinton take 2024 Physics Prize

Techniques drawn from physics The win is already turning heads on social media because it seems unusual that research in

“Extreme” Broadcom-proposed price hike would up VMware costs 1,050%, AT&T says

“My point was that although it is not easy, cheap, or quick to migrate off VMware, Defendants’ high fees will

OpenAI unveils easy voice assistant creation at 2024 developer event

Where’s the Sam Altman keynote? OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the OpenAI DevDay event on November 6, 2023, in

Crook made millions by breaking into execs’ Office365 inboxes, feds say

Federal prosecutors have charged a man for an alleged “hack-to-trade” scheme that earned him millions of dollars by breaking into

OpenAI is now valued at $157 billion

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has now raised $6.6 billion in a new funding round that values the company at

Meta’s new “Movie Gen” AI system can deepfake video from a single photo

On Friday, Meta announced a preview of Movie Gen, a new suite of AI models designed to create and manipulate

Neo-Nazis head to encrypted SimpleX Chat app, bail on Telegram

“SimpleX, at its core, is designed to be truly distributed with no central server. This allows for enormous scalability at

OpenAI’s Canvas can translate code between languages with a click

Coding shortcuts in canvas include reviewing code, adding logs for debugging, inserting comments, fixing bugs, and porting code to different

Microsoft’s new “Copilot Vision” AI experiment can see what you browse

Microsoft says Copilot Labs will serve as a testing ground for Microsoft’s latest AI tools before they see wider release.

Thousands of Linux systems infected by stealthy malware since 2021

This Reddit comment posted to the CentOS subreddit is typical. An admin noticed that two servers were infected with a

Attackers exploit critical Zimbra vulnerability using cc’d email addresses

Attackers are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in mail servers sold by Zimbra in an attempt to remotely execute malicious

OpenAI unveils easy voice assistant creation at 2024 developer event

Where’s the Sam Altman keynote? OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the OpenAI DevDay event on November 6, 2023, in

Crook made millions by breaking into execs’ Office365 inboxes, feds say

Getty Images Federal prosecutors have charged a man for an alleged “hack-to-trade” scheme that earned him millions of dollars by

Systems used by courts and governments across the US riddled with vulnerabilities

Getty Images Public records systems that courts and governments rely on to manage voter registrations and legal filings have been

Ars in San Jose recap: Infrastructure, sustainability, AI, cocktails

Enlarge / Dr. John Timmer, Jeff Ball, Joanna Wong, and Lee Hutchinson discussing infrastructure and the environment. Kimberly White/Getty Images

Microsoft details security/privacy overhaul for Windows Recall ahead of relaunch

Enlarge / An updated onboarding screen for Recall, with clearly visible buttons for opting in or out; Microsoft says Recall

Man tricks OpenAI’s voice bot into duet of The Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby”

Enlarge / A screen capture of AJ Smith doing his Eleanor Rigby duet with OpenAI’s Advanced Voice Mode through the

Meta pays the price for storing hundreds of millions of passwords in plaintext

Getty Images Officials in Ireland have fined Meta $101 million for storing hundreds of millions of user passwords in plaintext

Google and Meta update their AI models amid the rise of “AlphaChip”

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NIST proposes barring some of the most nonsensical password rules

Getty Images The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the federal body that sets technology standards for governmental agencies,

Terminator’s Cameron joins AI company behind controversial image generator

Enlarge / Filmmaker James Cameron. On Tuesday, Stability AI announced that renowned filmmaker James Cameron—of Terminator and Skynet fame—has joined

Hacker plants false memories in ChatGPT to steal user data in perpetuity

Getty Images When security researcher Johann Rehberger recently reported a vulnerability in ChatGPT that allowed attackers to store false information

11 million devices infected with botnet malware hosted in Google Play

Five years ago, researchers made a grim discovery—a legitimate Android app in the Google Play market that was surreptitiously made

OpenAI CEO: We may have AI superintelligence in “a few thousand days”

On Monday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman outlined his vision for an AI-driven future of tech progress and global prosperity in

AI’s hungry maw drives massive $100B investment plan by Microsoft and BlackRock

If you haven’t noticed by now, Big Tech companies have been making plans to invest in the infrastructure necessary to

Real-time Linux is officially part of the kernel after decades of debate

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When you call a restaurant, you might be chatting with an AI host

Getty Images | Juj Winn A pleasant female voice greets me over the phone. “Hi, I’m an assistant named Jasmine

NC governor candidate cries AI fabrication as defense for racist porn forum posts

Enlarge / Mark Robinson, lieutenant governor of North Carolina and candidate for governor, delivers remarks prior to Republican presidential nominee

Google calls for halting use of WHOIS for TLS domain verifications

Getty Images Certificate authorities and browser makers are planning to end the use of WHOIS data verifying domain ownership following

Secret calculator hack brings ChatGPT to the TI-84, enabling easy cheating

On Saturday, a YouTube creator called “ChromaLock” published a video detailing how he modified a Texas Instruments TI-84 graphing calculator