Frontier AI has reset the balance of power in security, and so far the advantage has run one way. Attackers can pick up general-purpose models at will, even though no one built them for defenders, pushing the industry toward purpose-built systems trained on security...

Hi!Every month the "Who Wants to Be Hired?" and "Who's Hiring?" Threads come through I would think to myself, "there should be a match maker for these two threads".So I had abacus.ai whip one up. The methodology is pretty simple, data is extracted from posts using an...

Creating artificially intelligent dupes of real people is . . . off-putting, to say the least. AI stand-ins for actors, like Val Kilmer’s posthumous AI-powered performance in the film As Deep as the Grave, have largely been deemed to be in poor taste. AI clones of...

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OpenAI previewed the precautions it is taking as it prepares to release Astra, its newest, cyber-critical LLM.

The new features coming to Android are aimed at reducing motion sickness, helping blind users navigate their surroundings, and more.

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X is investigating a wave of unsolicited password reset emails that it believes may be tied to the rollout of its new payments service.

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There was a time not too long ago where last-minute essays were written overnight by adrenaline-filled students, work emails were carefully crafted using corporate lingo passed down by generations, and time-consuming busywork was a rite of passage for entry-level...

The cybersecurity giant announced the acquisition alongside quarterly results showing a 34% increase in revenue and strong growth in next-generation security ARR. The post Palo Alto Networks Acquires AI Agent Platform Console appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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In a recent video [Sqwerks] does a deep-dive into the problem of disintegrating plastic enclosures of Nintendo DS consoles. These original NDS handheld consoles have a metallic-like coating that appears to interact with the ABS plastic, causing yellowing as well as...

Apple is hosting its iPhone release event next week, which is rumored to feature the first ever foldable iPhone.

Fable 5.1 includes changes meant to reduce token cost and false-positive restrictions from the model's safeguards.

Retirees looking to steer clear of the flock who head south to Florida and Arizona might want to set their sights on a surprising alternative: Wyoming. Orlando topped WalletHub’s ranking of the best places to retire for the third straight year, followed by some other...

New York's prestigious-yet-secretive venture firm Thrive Capital finally speaks out about its involvement in the messy drama upending international soccer.