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  1. Here’s how carefully concealed backdoor in fake AWS files escaped mainstream notice

    Files available on the open source NPM repository underscore a growing sophistication.

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  2. Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott thinks LLM “scaling laws” will hold despite criticism

    Will LLMs keep improving if we throw more compute at them? OpenAI dealmaker thinks so.

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  3. Google makes it easier for users to switch on advanced account protection

    The strict requirement for two physical keys is now eased when passkeys are used.

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  4. OpenAI reportedly nears breakthrough with “reasoning” AI, reveals progress framework

    Five-level AI classification system probably best seen as a marketing exercise.

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  5. First “Miss AI” contest sparks ire for pushing unrealistic beauty standards

    Influencer platform's controversial contest awarded prizes to three nonexistent people.

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  6. Exim vulnerability affecting 1.5M servers lets attackers attach malicious files

    Based on past attacks, it wouldn’t be surprising to see active targeting this time, too.

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  7. Intuit’s AI gamble: Mass layoff of 1,800 paired with hiring spree

    Intuit CEO: "Companies that aren’t prepared to take advantage of [AI] will fall behind."

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  8. Threat actors exploited Windows 0-day for more than a year before Microsoft fixed it

    The goal of the exploits was to open Explorer and trick targets into running malicious code.

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  9. In bid to loosen Nvidia’s grip on AI, AMD to buy Finnish startup for $665M

    The acquisition is the largest of its kind in Europe in a decade.

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  10. OpenAI board shake-up: Microsoft out, Apple backs away amid AI partnership scrutiny

    Microsoft gives up non-voting observer board role; Apple rethinks a planned similar position.

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  11. How disinformation from a Russian AI spam farm ended up on top of Google search results

    A fake article about Volodymyr Zelensky’s wife buying a Bugatti with US aid was promoted by bots.

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  12. New Blast-RADIUS attack breaks 30-year-old protocol used in networks everywhere

    Ubiquitous RADIUS scheme uses homegrown authentication based on MD5. Yup, you heard right.

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  1. The president ordered a board to probe a massive Russian cyberattack. It never did.

    The Cyber Safety Review Board missed an opportunity to prevent future attacks, experts say.

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  2. 384,000 sites pull code from sketchy code library recently bought by Chinese firm

    Many website admins, it seems, have yet to get memo to remove Polyfill[.]io links.

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  3. “RegreSSHion” vulnerability in OpenSSH gives attackers root on Linux

    Full system compromise possible by peppering servers with thousands of connection requests.

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  4. 3 million iOS and macOS apps were exposed to potent supply-chain attacks

    Apps that used code libraries hosted on CocoaPods were vulnerable for about 10 years.

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  5. Inside a violent gang’s ruthless crypto-stealing home invasion spree

    More than a dozen men threatened, assaulted, tortured, or kidnapped 11 victims.

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  6. Researchers craft smiling robot face from living human skin cells

    Human cells isolated from juvenile foreskin are flexible enough to grin when moved.

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  7. OpenAI’s new “CriticGPT” model is trained to scrutinize GPT-4 outputs

    Research model catches bugs in AI-generated code, improving human oversight of AI.

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  8. Mac users served info-stealer malware through Google ads

    Full-service Poseidon info stealer pushed by "advertiser identity verified by Google."

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  9. AI-generated Al Michaels to provide daily recaps during 2024 Summer Olympics

    AI voice clone will narrate daily Olympics video recaps; critics call it a "code-generated ghoul."

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  10. Critical MOVEit vulnerability puts huge swaths of the Internet at severe risk

    A similar flaw last year left 1,800 networks breached. Will the latest one be as potent?

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  11. Toys “R” Us riles critics with “first-ever” AI-generated commercial using Sora

    AI-generated commercials are here, and critics are displeased—but human work is still key.

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  12. Researchers upend AI status quo by eliminating matrix multiplication in LLMs

    Running AI models without floating point matrix math could mean far less power consumption.

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  1. Backdoor slipped into multiple WordPress plugins in ongoing supply-chain attack

    Malicious updates available from WordPress.org create attacker-controlled admin account.

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  2. Music industry giants allege mass copyright violation by AI firms

    Suno and Udio could face damages of up to $150,000 per song allegedly infringed.

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  3. Anthropic introduces Claude 3.5 Sonnet, matching GPT-4o on benchmarks

    Claude 3.5 Sonnet is a speedy mid-sized entry in a new family of AI models.

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  4. Single point of software failure could hamstring 15K car dealerships for days

    "Cyber incident" affecting 15K dealers could mean outages "for several days."

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  5. Ex-OpenAI star Sutskever shoots for superintelligent AI with new company

    Safe Superintelligence, Inc. seeks to build hypothetical AI far beyond human capability.

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  6. Runway’s latest AI video generator brings giant cotton candy monsters to life

    New Gen-3 Alpha AI video generator can create detailed humans and surreal situations.

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  7. Men plead guilty to aggravated ID theft after pilfering police database

    Members of group called ViLE face a minimum of two years in prison.

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  8. Softbank plans to cancel out angry customer voices using AI

    Real-time voice modification tech seeks to reduce stress in call center staff.

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  9. High-severity vulnerabilities affect a wide range of Asus router models

    Many models receive patches; others will need to be replaced.

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  10. Proton is taking its privacy-first apps to a nonprofit foundation model

    Because of Swiss laws, there are no shareholders, and only one mission.

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  11. Ransomware attackers quickly weaponize PHP vulnerability with 9.8 severity rating

    TellYouThePass group opportunistically infects servers that have yet to update.

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  12. Retired engineer discovers 55-year-old bug in Lunar Lander computer game code

    A physics simulation flaw in text-based 1969 computer game went unnoticed until today.

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