RSA Conference 2023: Infosec and identity pros need AI — but it will change their jobs
In his keynote address RSA chief Rohit Ghai painted the two sides of artificial intelligence, warning infose and identity pros they nee
RSA Conference 2023: Firms hit by cyber attacks should work with government, says U.S. official
US is more willing to disrupt threat actors than prosecute them, Deputy Attorney General tells
Twitter sparks controversy after adding blue checks to dead celebrities account
Twitter has been questioned for bestowing posthumous blue verification badges on deceased celebrities. Among those who received the badges were Kobe Bryant, Anthony Bourdain, Chadwick Boseman, Michael Jackson, and Norm Macdonald. According to their Twitter profiles, these celebrities had subscribed to Twitter Blue and confirmed their phone numbers. Twitter first provided the blue verification badges as […]
Twitter’s new verification system verifies fake Disney account
The current Twitter verification method has generated confusion as a phony Disney account obtained a gold tick before being removed. The account, which went by the name @DisneyJuniorUK, notified its followers by expressing surprise. Twitter confirmed the fake Disney account used to troll, creating the appearance that it was an official account on the social […]
Reverse ATMs becomes solution for cashless business
To accommodate the expanding number of cashless companies, reverse ATMs that dispense stored-value cards in exchange for cash are being installed in a variety of locations such as amusement parks, casinos, and sports stadiums. Reverse ATMs, also known as cash-to-card kiosks, are believed to provide a cash transaction option that does not exclude the unbanked […]
WHO fears myopia influx
Computer and smartphone screen usage has been related to progressive eye diseases. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), by 2050, more than half of the world’s population will be myopic, which means one in every two individuals will be nearsighted. Too much screen time can alter the anatomy of the eyeball and cause atrophy […]
U.S. Supreme Court rejects AI-generated patent appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal to the US Patent and Trademark Office’s decision to deny patents for inventions created by artificial intelligence (AI) systems. Stephen Thaler, a computer scientist, filed an appeal, alleging that his DABUS AI system independently produced two inventions: a beverage holder and an emergency light beacon. Thaler’s patent […]
Researchers reveal source of AI’s unending pool of knowledge
According to an article published in the Washington Post, the internet and human behaviors on it provide a tremendous reservoir of information for artificial intelligence (AI). Researchers examined a dataset of over 500,000 personal blogs, accounting for 3.8% of the total “tokens” in the dataset. Google’s C4 dataset, which contains the contents of 15 million […]
Internet data unknowingly contributes to the training of chatbots
The internet and the enormous amount of data it has generated have had a tremendous influence on the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI). According to a recent Washington Post investigation, the AI industry trained its neural networks using a publicly available dataset spanning 30 years of web publication. This investigation discovered that our online contributions, […]
Microsoft wants businesses to purchase fewer PCs
Microsoft has proposed that businesses purchase fewer PCs, which is quite unusual. Microsoft highlighted data from the digital sustainability consultant Px3 to support its position, which showed that contemporary work apps and endpoints may help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and boost climate action. The study evaluated the energy usage of desktop computers, laptops, tablets, and […]
