Editorial
I installed top 100 apps: my Android phone contacted Russia and China at night
Could your phone be sending data to Russia and China without you knowing and while you’re sleeping? Well, it probably does.
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Cybernews podcast #27: Apple Vision Pro – a glimpse into the future
The latest Cybernews podcast explores the future of work and entertainment promised by Apple Vision Pro – as well as some bad behavior by early adopters.
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New social engineering threat: AI voice cloning
A new social engineering attack – artificial intelligence-based voice cloning – has emerged on social media. What does this mean? Put simply, imagine having your voice impersonated through AI by bad actors, painting a target on your back. Making “you” say things that you’d never say. If this sounds innocuous, think again.
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AI won’t boost cybersecurity, that’s cutting corners – interview
The artificial intelligence (AI) cybersecurity market is projected to reach hundreds of billions of dollars soon. But an expert tells Cybernews that the current lovefest with AI is actually dangerous.
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A breach beyond banks: the Infosys incident and its wider implications
The Bank of America recently revealed that it had been hit with a security breach that has impacted thousands of its customers.
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Spatial computing explained
Discover how spatial computing, heralded by Apple's Vision Pro, has set the stage for a revolutionary fusion of digital and physical worlds that transcends traditional AR, VR, and MR boundaries.
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Too smart to obey: What if IoT devices turn against humanity
Brace yourself as your smart devices decide to sabotage you.
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Cybernews podcast #26: Love, Apps + Robots
Want to finally settle? Get married? Find another wife or husband? Quite obviously, this is an important decision. And chances are, in order to find the one, you’re going to do it online – especially if you’re under or around 30.
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EU’s AI Act might clip wings of small tech startups – interview
With the final text of the AI Act now approved by EU member states, Alon Yamin, the CEO of Copyleaks, a young AI startup, says he’s concerned that the regulation might hurt smaller firms.
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I tested out AI pick-up lines and it went better than expected
ChatGPT may be able to generate ‘original’ pick-up lines, but guess what? They’re still a bit sad. That said, when I tried them out in a couple of bars – purely for research purposes, of course – the reaction, quite surprisingly, wasn’t entirely negative.
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The dark side of internet trolling: cyber flashing and epilepsy trolling explained
Trolling sounds relatively harmless yet it can have serious consequences that are far-reaching and sometimes fatal.
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Nightshade's 250K downloads underscore artists' stance against AI infringement
An AI poisoning tool has ignited the conversation about the future of creative rights and AI art.
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Cyber pros think you should disconnect your TV from the internet
Privacy invasions and ad bombardments give some idea of where the smart TV market is going. But worse yet, cybersecurity experts are worried that the devices are increasingly hijacked for use in DDoS attacks and distributing illegal content.
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Cybernews podcast #25: AI gives abortion advice
The newest episode of the Cybernews podcast discusses the ins and outs of AI-guided abortions.
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Apple Vision Pro: a potential privacy nightmare, for just $3.5K
Apple has a reputation for being one of the most privacy-minded tech companies, but with its new $3,499 Vision Pro it might just have built the ultimate surveillance machine.
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What to do when deep fakes break our trust
The intersection of deep fakes and other verification abuses is breaking internet trust, possibly leading to a cascade of unstoppable fraud. But can identity decentralization save us?
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Port scanning and legality
One day, I was sitting at home minding my business and watching my firewall traffic. I was already in a heightened state of awareness because a foreign IP address had pinged my network.
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A review of Garrett M. Graff's UFO odyssey
Garrett M. Graff’s book, UFO. The Inside Story of the US Government’s Search for Alien Life Here – and Out There, came out in December, 2023.
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AI hype: a solution to a non-existent problem
Merely mentioning artificial intelligence could mean troves of investors at your door. Soon, that might not be enough – the hype must live up to reality. If it doesn’t, the bubble will burst.
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Making the future of work sustainable
John Kerry, the US Special Envoy for Climate, recently explained that the world was "way off track" in maintaining its pledge to keep the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius – a figure that’s widely accepted as needed to keep climate change under control.
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