Category: News
Wyze cameras let some owners see into a stranger’s home — again
A Wyze exec confirmed a security issue that showed users thumbnails taken from other users’ cameras…
Microsoft fixes two zero-days with Patch Tuesday release
Microsoft pushed out 73 updates in February’s Patch Tuesday release, including fixes for two actively exploited zero-day flaws in Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Exchange…
Air Canada must pay damages after chatbot lies to grieving passenger about discount
Airline tried arguing virtual assistant was solely responsible for its own actions…
Gemini 1.5 is Google’s next-gen AI model — and it’s already almost ready
The next version of Google’s model is better and faster, sure, but it also has one pretty remarkable new party trick…
FTC May Punish AI Firms if Their Tools Are Used for Impersonation Fraud
The US Federal Trade Commission is proposing new rules to outlaw impersonating an individual for fraud purposes, and may punish AI firms if their tools are aiding impersonation fraudsters…
Mozilla lays off 60 people, wants to build AI into Firefox
Memo details layoffs, “strategic corrections,” and a desire for “trustworthy” AI…
This iOS Trojan Is Harvesting Facial-Recognition Data
‘GoldPickaxe’ malware circulating in Southeast Asia is designed to steal facial recognition data, likely because banks and government agencies there are adopting biometric scans…
Comcast Talks Up Network Resiliency, But What About Those Data Caps?
At a Philadelphia event, the cable provider unwraps a new Wi-Fi 7 router and a ‘High Fidelity Video’ option, but what does that mean for Comcast’s 1.2TB data cap?…
Chrome engine devs experiment with automatic browser micropayments
I’d buy that for a $0.00000001…
DuckDuckGo’s browser adds encrypted, privacy-minded syncing and backup
It’s getting closer to mainstream parity, minus one major feature…
Microsoft and OpenAI say hackers are using ChatGPT to improve cyberattacks
A number of nation-backed groups are starting to use large language models to help with research, scripting, and phishing emails…
SpaceX to Deorbit 100 Starlink Satellites Due to Potential Flaw
SpaceX says the maneuver won’t affect any Starlink users. The satellites should burn up without a trace in the Earth’s atmosphere…











