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Cyber Security Today, May 24, 2023 – Generative AI used for child porn, Google to pay Washington state millions for misleading location practices, and more
Generative AI used for child porn, Google to pay Washington state millions for misleading location practices, and more Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Wednesday, May 24th, 2023. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. Generative AI systems, such as ChatGPT, are extensively being used now for fraud
Google Cloud unveils upgraded infrastructure processing unit
Google Cloud has debuted its newest Infrastructure Processing Unit (IPU), SmartNICs or Data Processing Units. It is powered by Intel’s fourth-generation Sapphire Rapids Xeon processors, and the IPU and its corresponding C3 instance type were first disclosed in October 2022 before becoming public last week. The C3 instances may support up to 176 vCPUs, use […]
AT&T resolves security flaw allowing unauthorized account takeover
AT&T patched a critical vulnerability that might have allowed unauthorized access to consumer accounts on ATT.com. This vulnerability might be exploited simply by knowing the victim’s phone number and ZIP code. This security flaw was discovered by cybersecurity researcher Joseph Harris, who discovered a way to abuse an account merging function for malevolent reasons. Harris […]
Meta unveils next-generation data center design for AI workloads
Meta has redesigned its data centers in order to meet the increasing demand for artificial intelligence (AI) workloads. Meta momentarily suspended other data center developments in order to focus AI activities, and went on a reconsideration of its infrastructure, which resulted in the scrapping of Meta’s in-house chip since it failed to fulfill expectations. Meta […]
Amazon unveils Fire Max 11 tablet
Amazon has released its latest Fire tablet, the $229.99 Fire Max 11 tablet, which touts a 50% improvement in speed over Amazon’s current fastest tablet model. It boasts an aluminum body, an 8-core MediaTek CPU, and an 11-inch display with a resolution of 2000-by-1200 pixels. Pre-orders for the Fire Max 11 are already open, with […]
Meta launches new open-source AI models
Meta has unveiled its latest open-source model, MMS, “Massively Multilingual Speech and LIMA “Less is More for Alignment,” a new language model. MMS can process speech-to-text and text-to-speech in 1100 languages, as well as recognize up to 4,000 spoken languages. LIMA, as the name implies, is designed to demonstrate that a few samples are adequate […]
Apple’s 30% cut from ChatGPT plus subscriptions raises questions
Apple’s in-app purchasing system is facilitating the availability of OpenAI’s premium subscription service, ChatGPT Plus, to users. Based on customary practice, Apple receives a 30% share from the subscription fee. Priced at $20 per month, ChatGPT Plus provides subscribers with faster response times and priority access to new features. The arrangement has drawn attention from […]
BlackBerry records 60% stock surge in 2023 amid restructuring
BlackBerry’s stock has increased by 60% this year, with a further 30% gain expected in May 2023. It intends to revamp its business portfolio, with cybersecurity and the Internet of Things (IoT) taking precedence. With Cybersecurity now accounting for around 60% of its income, while IoT accounts for approximately 35%, with the rest revenue coming […]
