The H200 will likely power the next generation of AI chatbots and art generators. Enlarge / The Nvidia H200 GPU covered with a fanciful blue explosion that figuratively represents raw compute power bursting forth in a glowing flurry. (credit: Nvidia | Benj Edwards) On Monday, Nvidia announced the HGX H200 Tensor Core GPU, which …
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An error as small as a single flipped memory bit is all it takes to expose a private key. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that a large portion of cryptographic keys used to protect data in computer-to-server SSH traffic are vulnerable to complete compromise when naturally occurring computational …
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Packages downloaded thousands of times targeted people working on sensitive projects. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Highly invasive malware targeting software developers is once again circulating in Trojanized code libraries, with the latest ones downloaded thousands of times in the last eight months, researchers said Wednesday. Since January, eight separate developer tools have contained hidden …
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Threat actor gained access to vendor’s IT environment and exfiltrated personal data. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Identity and authentication management provider Okta has been hit by another breach, this one against a third-party vendor that allowed hackers to steal personal information for 5,000 Okta employees. The compromise was carried out in late September against …
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No cure yet for a popular iPhone attack, except for turning off Bluetooth. Enlarge / A fully updated iPhone (left) after being force crashed by a Flipper Zero (right). (credit: Jeroen van der Ham) One morning two weeks ago, security researcher Jeroen van der Ham was traveling by train in the Netherlands when his …
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“Bletchley Declaration” sums up first day of UK’s international AI Safety Summit. Enlarge / UK Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan (front row center) is joined by international counterparts for a group photo at the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, on November 1, 2023. (credit: Getty Images) On Wednesday, the UK …
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Speculative AI news poll presented three choices: Murder, accident, or suicide. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) On Tuesday, The Guardian accused Microsoft of damaging its journalistic reputation by publishing an AI-generated poll beside one of its articles on the Microsoft Start website. The poll, created by an AI model on Microsoft’s news platform, speculated on …
Inserted AI-generated Microsoft poll about woman’s death rankles The Guardian Read More »
From netbooks and PDAs to ATMs, voting kiosks, and ungainly presidential phones. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) It was a proto-netbook, it was a palmtop, it was a PDA, it was Windows Phone 7 but not Windows Phone 8, and then it was an embedded ghost. It parents never seemed to know …
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Order details US admin’s approach to AI safety, media authenticity, job loss, and more. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) On Monday, President Joe Biden issued an executive order on AI that outlines the federal government’s first comprehensive regulations on generative AI systems. The order includes testing mandates for advanced AI models to …
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Octo Tempest employs tactics that many of its targets aren’t prepared for. Enlarge / This is not what a hacker looks like. Except on hacker cosplay night. (credit: Getty Images | Bill Hinton) Microsoft has been tracking a threat group that stands out for its ability to cash in from data theft hacks that …
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