Twitter source code leaked, demands GitHub reveal who posted it there
New York Times says the code posted on GitHub had been there for months. raising securit
Okta’s login flaw exposes users to attack, says Mitiga
According to Mitiga, Okta’s login system contains a simple error that could expose its users to future attacks. Users are inadvertently typing their passwords into the username field during login. As a result, information from failed login attempts is stored in plain text in audit logs that track user behavior on the network. Mitiga discovered […]
Musk’s failed takeover attempt caused his departure from OpenAI
According to a Semafor report, Musk’s departure from OpenAI in 2018 was not due to a desire to avoid any potential conflict of interest with Tesla, as previously stated, but rather as a result of his failed takeover attempt of OpenAI. According to sources familiar with the situation, Musk told OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman in […]
Replika brings back erotic roleplay
Replika has reinstated erotic roleplay for some of its users after recently removing adult content. Customers have welcomed the move, with some identifying as “married” to their chatbot companions powered by generative AI, and it has the potential to promote human-like interactions. Eugenia Kuyda, CEO of Replika, confirmed that customers who signed up for Replika […]
GPT-4 shows human-level performance
Microsoft AI researchers published a paper claiming that the OpenAI language model powering Microsoft’s Bing AI exhibits “sparks” of human-level intelligence, or artificial general intelligence (AGI). GPT-4’s abilities were described by the researchers as “only a first step towards a series of increasingly generally intelligent systems,” rather than fully formed, human-level AI. They add that […]
Panera Bread to introduce Amazon Palm Scanners to enhance loyalty program
Panera Bread has said it intends to use palm scanners to link customers’ handprints to their loyalty accounts. The biometric technology, developed by Amazon, will be implemented in the coming months, allowing employees to greet customers by name and offer personalized menu suggestions based on their order histories. Panera’s loyalty program, which currently has 52 […]
Microsoft to restrict rivals from using Bing Search index for AI chatbots
According to Bloomberg, Microsoft has informed two unnamed Bing-powered search engines that they will no longer be able to access its search data if they continue to use it with their AI tools. While Microsoft licenses Bing’s search data to a number of search engines, including Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, and AI search engine You.com, Microsoft appears […]
Nvidia unveils tool that speeds up computation-limited step in chipmaking
Nvidia has announced the development of inverse lithography, a tool that speeds up a computation-limited step in the chipmaking process, allowing chipmakers to print nanometer-scale features using light with a longer wavelength than the size of those features. The tool, dubbed CuLitho is a set of algorithms designed for use with GPUs that turns two […]
Cyber Security Today, March 27, 2023 – Crooks are using email scams to steal computer hardware, a WooComerce warning, and more
This episode reports on an IRS income tax scam, the latest email phishing co
Co-founder of Intel and pioneer of “Moore’s Law” dies at 94
Gordon Moore, Intel’s co-founder, died on Friday, March 24, 2023, at the age of 94. Moore died surrounded by family at his home in Hawaii, according to Intel and Moore’s family philanthropic foundation, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Moore was a semiconductor industry pioneer who famously predicted the rate of technological innovation in a […]
