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Casualties keep growing in this month’s mass exploitation of MOVEit 0-day

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) The dramatic fallout continues in the mass exploitation of a critical vulnerability in a widely used file-transfer program, with at least three new victims coming to light in the…

“Stunning”—Midjourney update wows AI artists with camera-like feature

Enlarge / Midjourney 5.2 allows "zooming out" on synthesized images. The original synthetic image is shown in the red dotted box here. (credit: Midjourney) On Thursday, Midjourney unveiled version 5.2 of its AI-powered…

Camera review site DPReview finds a buyer, avoids shutdown by Amazon

Enlarge (credit: Canon) Back in March, the editor-in-chief of the 25-year-old, Amazon-owned camera review site DPReview.com announced that the site would be closing in April. The site was the casualty of a round…

AI-generated Secret Invasion intro angers Marvel artists and fans alike

Enlarge / A still image taken from the AI-generated Secret Invasion TV show intro on Disney+. (credit: Marvel) On Wednesday, Marvel's latest comic book TV show, Secret Invasion, premiered on Disney+ to controversy:…

Purely AI-generated songs declared ineligible for Grammy Awards

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Amid increasing use of generative AI in music, the Recording Academy has updated its rules for the 66th annual Grammy Awards regarding the role of AI in considered works,…

Millions of Americans’ personal DMV data exposed in massive MOVEit hack

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) As part of a massive ongoing cyberattack that exploits flaws in MOVEit file transfer software, the personal data of millions of US citizens, including those residing in Louisiana and…

Google Domains is yet another useful service to get the ax in favor of “focus”“

Enlarge / These Corporate Memphis folks are going to have to look elsewhere soon to get their own domain, unless they're good with Squarespace. (credit: Google) Eight years after Google Domains launched, and…

The US Navy, NATO, and NASA are using a shady Chinese company’s encryption chips

Enlarge (credit: Bet_Noire/Getty) From TikTok to Huawei routers to DJI drones, rising tensions between China and the US have made Americans—and the US government—increasingly wary of Chinese-owned technologies. But thanks to the complexity…

Russia-backed hackers unleash new USB-based malware on Ukraine’s military

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Hackers working for Russia’s Federal Security Service have mounted multiple cyberattacks that used USB-based malware to steal large amounts of data from Ukrainian targets for use in its ongoing…

EU votes to ban AI in biometric surveillance, require disclosure from AI systems

Enlarge / The EU flag in front of an AI-generated background. (credit: EU / Stable Diffusion) On Wednesday, European Union officials voted to implement stricter proposed regulations concerning AI, according to Reuters. The…