Editorial
The GirlfriendGPT saga: AI innovation, societal norms, and digital governance
In the spring of 2023, visionary developer Enias Cailliau unveiled GirlfriendGPT, an AI unlike any other. The experiment was a profoundly personal creation, cloning his real-life girlfriend into a digital entity capable of sending voice memos, texts, and even selfies.
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In Doppelganger, Naomi Klein enters the world’s “alter ego lands”
Naomi Klein’s Doppelganger is a personal story, but the ambition is grand – and important. Most liberals avoid and shut out weird post-Covid conspiracy theories, but Klein tries to face and understand this disturbing underworld.
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Exclusive: Hacker breaks silence following a decade behind bars in Cybernews documentary
GhostExodus, an infamous hacker who pleaded guilty to infecting a Texas private clinic with malware, talks about the pursuit of power and the trail of consequences that just can’t be undone.
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Cybernews podcast #18: Five days of war at OpenAI
The boardroom drama that has – over the period of five intense days – transfixed Silicon Valley and exposed the power struggles at OpenAI. Here’s our attempt to figure out what exactly happened and why.
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What kind of cyberattacks are expected this Black Friday and Cyber Monday?
As the holiday season nears, retailers are gearing up for sales while cybercriminals sharpen their spears for phishing attacks on unsuspecting shoppers. Experts have detailed potential threats on this year’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday and advised shoppers on how to avoid them.
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AI training bans: hogwash in, hogwash out
News media organizations have blocked AI firms from harvesting their content for training. No one wants to see intellectual property theft, of course, but what kind of information will that leave for the machines to learn from?
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Disaster fraud: you’ll never even know you were conned
Governments must build a “web of trust” to counter online fraudsters who exploit natural disasters using bogus help pages that con the public out of money.
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Targeting SpaceX’s Starlink in war is fair game, space warfare expert claims
Elon Musk’s Starlink and other privately-owned space systems will always be in Russia’s or China’s line of sight as long as they provide essential national security services.
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Workers happy with AI in workplaces as long as it's not smarter than them
A few years ago, Adecco asked workers how they felt about the introduction of AI-based technology into the workplace. The overwhelming majority felt optimistic, saying that they thought it would make their lives better.
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Hackers explained: an evolution of curiosity and chaos
The first hacking incident occurred in 1878, long before computers were invented. It happened two years after the launch of Alexander Graham Bell's iconic telephone company, with cheeky young operators gleefully pulling pranks on callers by swapping phone lines.
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Insider Threat: fugitive hacker breaches US Customs-controlled shipyard
He’s the night watchman, with a courteous, intelligent, and charming demeanor whenever he speaks.
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Nature top threat to space cybersecurity, Estonia’s space chief warns
Nature, inexperienced operators, and hackers are the top three threats to consider when it comes to cybersecurity in space networks, Estonia’s space policy and technology head Paul Liias says.
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How learning AI can boost employability and income by 40%
People have been able to successfully transition from one career to another in the wake of past technological disruptions, albeit with some assistance along the way. The question remains, however, what skills might serve people best as they navigate the ever-evolving landscape of the future job market.
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Adapting to AI: how workers can manage disruption
The launch of ChatGPT has reinvigorated the debate about the impact of technology on the labor market.
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DEF CON – experiencing the world's greatest hacker convention
I was just a young teen when I learned that hacker conferences exist.
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Cybersec pros, it’s now easier to explain what you do to your kids
Are you employed in cybersecurity and raising children? Do you tell them what you do? Or rather just skip it and say that it’s just something boring? Now, this complicated profession can be easily explained by a new children’s book.
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AI under criminal influence: adversarial machine learning explained
Since the public release of ChatGPT, the adoption of artificial (AI) and machine learning (ML) systems has seen a significant boost.
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Hospital hackers revisited: evolution and ethics
My inboxes on social media were flooded with messages as soon as news broke on August 4th about the largest ransomware attack on US hospital infrastructure since last year. So far, it has shut down 16 hospitals and 165 outpatient medical facilities.
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Understanding Samsung's 95% drop in profits and its upcoming resurgence
Samsung is facing its biggest profit dip in 14 years, but there's more to the story. From chip market challenges to innovative strides in foldable phones, let’s dive into the tech giant's journey of downturns and anticipated resurgence.
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From green technology to green colonialism: the lithium debate
Excitement is building about something buried beneath the earth on the border between Oregon and Nevada. It's not gold, oil, or precious gems, but rather, a mineral called lithium that promises to power a greener future of electric vehicles (EVs).
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