“Dead Internet theory” comes to life with new AI-powered social media app
SocialAI takes the social media "filter bubble" to an extreme with 100% fake interactions.
Benj Edwards
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Biz & IT // Informed technology
Landmark AI deal sees Hollywood giant Lionsgate provide library for AI training
Runway deal will create a Lionsgate AI video generator, but not everyone is happy.
Benj Edwards
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Massive China-state IoT botnet went undetected for four years—until now
75% of infected devices were located in homes and offices in North America and Europe.
Dan Goodin
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Google seeks authenticity in the age of AI with new content labeling system
C2PA system aims to give context to search results, but trust problems run deeper than AI tech.
Benj Edwards
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Ban warnings fly as users dare to probe the “thoughts” of OpenAI’s latest model
OpenAI does not want anyone to know what o1 is “thinking" under the hood.
Benj Edwards
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Secure Boot-neutering PKfail debacle is more prevalent than anyone knew
Keys were marked "DO NOT TRUST." More devices than previously known used them anyway.
Dan Goodin
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Omnipresent AI cameras will ensure good behavior, says Larry Ellison
"We’re going to have supervision," says billionaire Oracle co-founder Ellison.
Benj Edwards
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1.3 million Android-based TV boxes backdoored; researchers still don’t know how
Infection corrals devices running AOSP-based firmware into a botnet.
Dan Goodin
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Google rolls out voice-powered AI chat to the Android masses
Gemini Live allows back-and-forth conversation, now free to all Android users.
Benj Edwards
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Free Starlink Internet is coming to all of United’s airplanes
The upgrade starts in 2025, but with more than 1,000 planes, will take several years.
Jonathan M. Gitlin
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OpenAI’s new “reasoning” AI models are here: o1-preview and o1-mini
New o1 language model can solve complex tasks iteratively, count R's in "strawberry."
Benj Edwards
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Music industry’s 1990s hard drives, like all HDDs, are dying
The music industry traded tape for hard drives and got a hard-earned lesson.
Kevin Purdy
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My dead father is “writing” me notes again
A recent AI discovery resurrected my late father's handwriting—and I want anyone to use it.
Benj Edwards
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As quantum computing threats loom, Microsoft updates its core crypto library
Two algorithms added so far, two more planned in the coming months.
Dan Goodin
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Taylor Swift cites AI deepfakes in endorsement for Kamala Harris
Taylor Swift on AI: "The simplest way to combat misinformation is with the truth."
Benj Edwards
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Rogue WHOIS server gives researcher superpowers no one should ever have
.mobi top-level-domain managers changed the location of its WHOIS server. No one got the memo.
Dan Goodin
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Speakers announced for the Ars Technica infrastructure event in San Jose
Come register to join us on September 18, learn some stuff, and hang out!
Lee Hutchinson
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Roblox announces AI tool for generating 3D game worlds from text
New AI feature aims to streamline game creation on popular online platform.
Benj Edwards
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Found: 280 Android apps that use OCR to steal cryptocurrency credentials
Optical Character Recognition converts passwords shown in images to machine-readable text.
Dan Goodin
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Nvidia’s AI chips are cheaper to rent in China than US
Supply of processors helps Chinese startups advance AI technology despite US restrictions.
Ryan McMorrow and Eleanor Olcott, Financial Times
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WaveCore runs right through a concrete wall with gigabit-speed network signal
Core drilling is tricky. Getting a 6 GHz signal through concrete is now easier.
Kevin Purdy
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US charges Russian military officers for unleashing wiper malware on Ukraine
WhisperGate campaign targeted Ukrainian critical infrastructure and allies worldwide.
Dan Goodin
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AT&T sues Broadcom for refusing to renew perpetual license support
Ars cited in lawsuit AT&T recently filed against Broadcom.
Scharon Harding
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FBI busts musician’s elaborate AI-powered $10M streaming-royalty heist
Feds say it's the first US criminal case involving artificially inflated music streaming.
Benj Edwards
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Generative AI backlash hits annual writing event, prompting resignations
NaNoWriMo refuses to condemn AI as accessibility tool, faces criticism from writers.
Benj Edwards
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Zyxel warns of vulnerabilities in a wide range of its products
Most serious vulnerabilities carry severity ratings of 9.8 and 8.1 out of a possible 10.
Dan Goodin
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Sutskever strikes AI gold with billion-dollar backing for superintelligent AI
Top venture firms back SSI to develop "safe" AI with teams in Palo Alto and Tel Aviv.
Benj Edwards
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Oprah’s upcoming AI television special sparks outrage among tech critics
AI opponents say Gates, Altman, and others will guide Oprah through an AI "sales pitch."
Benj Edwards
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Rust in Linux lead retires rather than deal with more “nontechnical nonsense”
How long can the C languages maintain their primacy in the kernel?
Kevin Purdy
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YubiKeys are vulnerable to cloning attacks thanks to newly discovered side channel
Sophisticated attack breaks security assurances of the most popular FIDO key.
Dan Goodin
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City of Columbus sues man after he discloses severity of ransomware attack
Mayor said data was unusable to criminals; researcher proved otherwise.
Dan Goodin
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ChatGPT hits 200 million active weekly users, but how many will admit using it?
Despite corporate prohibitions on AI use, people flock to the chatbot in record numbers.
Benj Edwards
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Commercial spyware vendor exploits used by Kremlin-backed hackers, Google says
Findings undercut pledges of NSO Group and Intellexa their wares won't be abused.
Dan Goodin
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Unpatchable 0-day in surveillance cam is being exploited to install Mirai
Vulnerability is easy to exploit and allows attackers to remotely execute commands.
Dan Goodin
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A long, weird FOSS circle ends as Microsoft donates Mono to Wine project
Mono had many homes over 23 years, but Wine's repos might be its final stop.
Kevin Purdy
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New AI model can hallucinate a game of 1993’s Doom in real time
Dobos: "Why write rules for software by hand when AI can just think every pixel for you?"
Benj Edwards
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