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Behold the Social Security Administration’s AI Training Video
Social Security workers are being asked to use an AI chatbot. An animated video on how to do so failed to mention that the chatbot can’t be trusted with personally identifiable information....
Read Full Article »For security, Android phones will now auto-reboot after three days
The update comes months after Apple pushed its own “inactivity reboot” feature....
Read Full Article »Jim Zemlin on taking a ‘portfolio approach’ to Linux Foundation projects
The Linux Foundation has become something of a misnomer through the years. It has extended far beyond its roots as the steward of the Linux kernel, emerging as a sprawling umbrella outfit for a thousa...
Read Full Article »Google fixes two Android zero-day bugs actively exploited by hackers
The most severe security bug can be exploited without user interaction, per Google....
Read Full Article »It Might Be Time to Ditch Your Emotional Support Hoodie
The hoodie is a work-from-home security blanket. But in the office, it’s a trap....
Read Full Article »Anthropic appears to be using Brave to power web search for its Claude chatbot
Earlier this week, Anthropic rolled out a web search feature for its AI-powered chatbot platform, Claude, bringing the bot in line with many of its rivals. It wasn’t immediately clear which sear...
Read Full Article »Developer convicted for “kill switch” code activated upon his termination
Software developer plans to appeal after admitting to planting malicious code. ...
Read Full Article »Broadcom urges VMware customers to patch ‘emergency’ zero-day bugs under active exploitation
Security experts warn of ‘huge impact’ of actively exploited hypervisor flaws that allow sandbox escape © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. ...
Read Full Article »Apple is challenging U.K.’s iCloud encryption backdoor order
Apple is challenging a U.K. Government data access order in the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT), the Financial Times reports. The order targeted iCloud backups that are protected by end-to-end enc...
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