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  1. They plugged GPT-4 into Minecraft—and unearthed new potential for AI

    A bot plays the video game by tapping the text generator to pick up new skills.

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  2. Google’s Android and Chrome extensions are a very sad place. Here’s why

    It was a bad week for millions of people who rely on Google for apps and Chrome extensions.

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  3. Air Force denies running simulation where AI drone “killed” its operator

    "We've never run that experiment," says original source, who "misspoke."

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  4. “Clickless” iOS exploits infect Kaspersky iPhones with never-before-seen malware

    "Operation Triangulation" stole mic recordings, photos, geolocation, and more.

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  5. Asus will offer local ChatGPT-style AI servers for office use

    "AFS Appliance" will avoid the cloud and place an AI language model on premises.

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  6. Millions of PC motherboards were sold with a firmware backdoor

    Hidden code in many Gigabyte motherboards invisibly and insecurely downloads programs.

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  7. Researchers tell owners to “assume compromise” of unpatched Zyxel firewalls

    Poor patching hygiene is fueling a flurry of "downstream attacks" on other targets.

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  8. AI-expanded album cover artworks go viral thanks to Photoshop’s Generative Fill

    Generative Fill uses AI to dream up larger versions of famous artwork.

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  9. Twitter value keeps falling under Musk, now worth a third of what he paid

    $15 billion valuation after Fidelity lowers value of its Twitter stake again.

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  10. A Snap-based, containerized Ubuntu desktop could be offered in 2024

    Ubuntu could join Fedora in offering an immutable desktop option.

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  11. Critical Barracuda 0-day was used to backdoor networks for 8 months

    Attackers then went on to steal data from infected systems.

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  12. OpenAI execs warn of “risk of extinction” from artificial intelligence in new open letter

    Strategically vague statement on AI risk prompts critics' response.

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  1. Inner workings revealed for “Predator,” the Android malware that exploited 5 0-days

    Spyware is sold to countries including Egypt, Indonesia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Serbia.

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  2. Green hills forever: Windows XP activation algorithm cracked after 21 years

    Please, please, please do not actually install XP and use it. But if you must…

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  3. Among AI dangers, deepfakes worry Microsoft president most

    Brad Smith urges steps to curtail deepfakes "with an intent to deceive or defraud."

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  4. Unearthed: CosmicEnergy, malware for causing Kremlin-style power disruptions

    Researchers say never-before-seen malware may be used in Russian training exercises.

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  5. OpenAI CEO raises $115M for crypto company that scans people’s eyeballs

    Worldcoin investor insists "Orb" iris scanner is not a "dystopian nightmare."

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  6. Minnesota enacts right-to-repair law that covers more devices than any other state

    Just one state demanding free repair manuals could benefit all fixers.

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  7. The lightning onset of AI—what suddenly changed? An Ars Frontiers 2023 recap

    Google and Microsoft managers discussed tech's hottest topic during Ars Frontiers.

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  8. Chinese state hackers infect critical infrastructure throughout the US and Guam

    Group uses living-off-the-land attack and infected routers to remain undetected.

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  9. Legit app in Google Play turns malicious and sends mic recordings every 15 minutes

    The malicious iRecorder app has come to light, but its purpose remains shrouded.

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  10. Fake Pentagon “explosion” photo sows confusion on Twitter

    Incident shows weakness of Twitter's verification system, speed of misinformation.

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  11. Adobe Photoshop’s new “Generative Fill” AI tool lets you manipulate photos with text

    Firefly-powered AI generations match image perspective, lighting, and style.

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  12. Here’s how long it takes new BrutePrint attack to unlock 10 different smartphones

    BrutePrint requires just $15 of equipment and a little amount of time with a phone.

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  1. It took 48 hours, but the mystery of the mass Asus router outage is solved

    Asus finally responds after being castigated by users.

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  2. Fearing leaks, Apple restricts ChatGPT use among employees

    Cloud AI tools could leak confidential Apple company data; Apple works on its own LLM.

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  3. Potentially millions of Android TVs and phones come with malware preinstalled

    The bane of low-cost Android devices is showing no signs of going away.

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  4. Google pushes .zip and .mov domains onto the Internet, and the Internet pushes back

    Will new TLDs undo decades of work to stop malicious links?

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  5. CEO: Raspberry Pi is “where we said we’d be” for 2023, recovery to follow

    Following "lousy first quarter," Upton expects "hundreds of thousands" by Q3.

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  6. AI in your pocket: ChatGPT officially comes to iPhone with new app

    App brings popular AI assistant to an official mobile client app for the first time.

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  7. Verizon abandons its confusing mess of six “unlimited” wireless plans

    Verizon simplifies its data plans: Do you want the fast one or the slow one?

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  8. Poll: AI poses risk to humanity, according to majority of Americans

    New Reuters/Ipsos poll reveals religious and political divides over AI as well.

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  9. Malware turns home routers into proxies for Chinese state-sponsored hackers

    Following in the footsteps of VPNFilter, new firmware obscures hackers' endpoints.

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  10. Microsoft is scanning the inside of password-protected zip files for malware

    If you think a password prevents scanning in the cloud, think again.

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  11. As AI-generated fakes proliferate, Google plans to fight back

    Google will track image provenance, label AI-generated images, display metadata.

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  12. Passkeys may not be for you, but they are safe and easy—here’s why

    Answering common questions about how passkeys work.

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