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Barracuda thought it drove 0-day hackers out of customers’ networks. It was wrong.

Enlarge (credit: Steve McDowell / Agefotostock) In late May, researchers drove out a team of China state hackers who over the previous seven months had exploited a critical vulnerability that gave them backdoors…

Thorny AI copyright questions have Copyright Office seeking public input

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) On Wednesday, the US Copyright Office began seeking public comment on issues surrounding generative AI systems and copyright. The public comment period, which starts on August 30, aims to…

Google removes fake Signal and Telegram apps hosted on Play

Enlarge (credit: Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Researchers on Wednesday said they found fake apps in Google Play that masqueraded as legitimate ones for the Signal and Telegram messaging platforms. The malicious…

Google’s $30-per-month “Duet” AI will craft awkward emails, images for you

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images / Benj Edwards) On Tuesday, Google announced the launch of its Duet AI assistant across its Workspace apps, including Docs, Gmail, Drive, Slides, and more. First announced in May…

Researcher builds anti-Russia AI disinformation machine for $400

Enlarge (credit: James Marshall; Getty Images) In May, Sputnik International, a state-owned Russian media outlet, posted a series of tweets lambasting US foreign policy and attacking the Biden administration. Each prompted a curt…

The new spreadsheet? OpenAI introduces ChatGPT Enterprise for businesses

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) On Monday, OpenAI introduced ChatGPT Enterprise, an AI assistant aimed at businesses that offers unlimited access to GPT-4 at faster speeds. It also includes extended context windows for processing…

Cybersecurity experts say the west has failed to learn lessons from Ukraine

Enlarge / Viktor Zhora from Ukraine’s information protection service, says cyber has become a major component of hybrid warfare. (credit: Dragonflypd.com/Black Hat) Viktor Zhora, the public face of Ukraine’s success against Russian cyberattacks,…

Too many users abused unlimited Dropbox plans, so they’re getting limits

Enlarge (credit: Dropbox) Sometimes the honor system just doesn't work. Up until yesterday, Dropbox offered an unlimited $24-per-user-per-month plan for businesses called Dropbox Advanced that came with an "as much as you need"…

10X coders beware: Meta’s new AI model boosts coding and debugging for free

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Benj Edwards) Meta is adding another Llama to its herd—and this one knows how to code. On Thursday, Meta unveiled "Code Llama," a new large language model (LLM)…

For Nvidia, it’s AI or bust as it reports a record-breaking quarter

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Aurich Lawson) On top of Wednesday's news that Nvidia earnings have performed far better than expected, Reuters reports that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang expects the AI boom to…