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[CoraConcepts], who has a background in motorsports, has been busy designing an unconventional radio-controlled watercraft she calls the HydraJet. There are two key design decisions that make the HydraJet what …read more Continue reading Hydroplaning RC Jet boat Steers Clear of Convention
“Russia is automating the spread of false information to fool AI chatbots,” reports the Washington Post. (When researchers checked 10 chatbots, a third of the responses repeated false pro-Russia messaging.)
The Post argues that this tactic offers “a … Continue reading As Russia and China ‘Seed Chatbots With Lies’, Any Bad Actor Could Game AI the Same Way
Launched in 1958, the “awkward-looking” Vanguard-1 satellite (“the size of a grapefruit”) is the oldest artificial object orbiting Earth.
“A team of researchers and engineers want to retrieve the satellite for closer inspection and are currently worki… Continue reading Engineers Want To Bring Home the World’s Oldest Satellite
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered three malicious packages in the npm registry that masquerade as a popular Telegram bot library but harbor SSH backdoors and data exfiltration capabilities.
The packages in question are listed below –
node-teleg… Continue reading Rogue npm Packages Mimic Telegram Bot API to Plant SSH Backdoors on Linux Systems
“There has never been a consensus or a ‘smoking gun’ to explain what started the pandemic,” writes ABC News.
Yet the Associated Press reports that “A federal website that used to feature information on vaccines, testing and treatment for COVID-19 has… Continue reading Trump-Branded ‘Lab Leak’ Page Replaces US Covid Information Sites
Roma Patel writes: We often cover consumer class action complaints against companies regarding the privacy and security of personal information. However, litigation can also arise from alleged breach of contract between two companies. This week, we wil… Continue reading Breaches Within Breaches: Contractual Obligations After a Security Incident
One of the many cyberattacks that has escaped recent media attention is an incident involving the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office in Maryland. Yesterday, data from the incident was leaked. The group known as Kairos added stattorney… Continue reading Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office hacked; Data leaked
This week, the hackerverse was full of “vibe coding”. If you’re not caught up on your AI buzzwords, this is the catchy name coined by [Andrej Karpathy] that refers to …read more Continue reading Vibing, AI Style
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Twenty-one humanoid robots joined thousands of runners at the Yizhuang half-marathon in Beijing on Saturday, the first time these machines have raced alongside humans over a 21-km (13-mile) course. The … Continue reading China Pits Humanoid Robots Against Humans In Half-Marathon
What would it take for Apple to enable vibe-coded applications? Citizen developers, I’m here to manage your expectations. Continue reading Apple’s bold idea for no-code apps built with Siri – hype or hope?