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ChatGPT update enables its AI to “see, hear, and speak,“ according to OpenAI

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) On Monday, OpenAI announced a significant update to ChatGPT that enables its GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 AI models to analyze images and react to them as part of a text…

3 iOS 0-days, a cellular network compromise, and HTTP used to infect an iPhone

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Apple has patched a potent chain of iOS zero-days that were used to infect the iPhone of an Egyptian presidential candidate with sophisticated spyware developed by a commercial exploit…

Incomplete disclosures by Apple and Google create “huge blindspot” for 0-day hunters

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Incomplete information included in recent disclosures by Apple and Google reporting critical zero-day vulnerabilities under active exploitation in their products has created a “huge blindspot” that’s causing a large…

OpenAI’s new AI image generator pushes the limits in detail and prompt fidelity

Enlarge On Wednesday, OpenAI announced DALL-E 3, the latest version of its AI image-synthesis model that features full integration with ChatGPT. DALL-E 3 renders images by closely following complex descriptions and handling in-image…

AI-generated books force Amazon to cap e-book publications to 3 per day

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) On Monday, Amazon introduced a new policy that limits Kindle authors from self-publishing more than three books per day on its platform, reports The Guardian. The rule comes as…

Telling AI model to “take a deep breath” causes math scores to soar in study

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Google DeepMind researchers recently developed a technique to improve math ability in AI language models like ChatGPT by using other AI models to improve prompting—the written instructions that tell…

The Signal Protocol used by 1+ billion people is getting a post-quantum makeover

Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) The Signal Foundation, maker of the Signal Protocol that encrypts messages sent by more than a billion people, has rolled out an update designed to prepare…

Chinese hackers have unleashed a never-before-seen Linux backdoor

Enlarge Researchers have discovered a never-before-seen backdoor for Linux that’s being used by a threat actor linked to the Chinese government. The new backdoor originates from a Windows backdoor named Trochilus, which was…

Google’s AI assistant can now read your emails, plan trips, “double-check” answers

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) On Tuesday, Google announced updates to its Google Bard AI assistant—its version of ChatGPT—including integration with Google apps (such as Gmail, Docs, Drive, Google Maps, YouTube, and Google Flights)…

Panos Panay, leader of the Surface and Windows teams, is leaving Microsoft

Enlarge / Microsoft's Surface Pro 9. Panos Panay has been in charge of the Surface line since its inception. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Microsoft's Panos Panay, who has been in charge of the Surface…