Monthly Archives: February 2024

Google starts blocking users from sideloading certain apps in Singapore

To reduce financial scams, Google has started a new program to prevent users from sideloading certain apps in Singapore. The company is looking to block sideloaded apps that abuse Android permissions to read one-time passwords received through SMS and notifications. … Continue reading

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Brita snaps up smart water bottle startup, Larq

Smart water bottle-maker Larq this week announced that it has been acquired by filtration giant, Brita. More specifically, Brita GmbH, the German company founded in 1966, which spun off and sold its North/South American wing to Clorox in 1988. Brita … Continue reading

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Pakistan suspends phone and internet services on election day

Pakistan has temporarily suspended mobile phone network and internet services across the country to combat any “possible threats,” a top ministry said, as the South Asian nation begins its national election. In a statement, Pakistan’s interior ministry said the move … Continue reading

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Attentive.ai snags $7M to boost automation in landscaping, construction services

Attentive.ai, a startup building vertical software for landscaping and construction services in the U.S., has raised $7 million in a new funding round as it looks to enhance its AI-led offerings and expand them to more businesses. Led by Vertex … Continue reading

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Cyber Wargaming — how the UAE Banks Federation protects against cyberattack

It’s called “Cyber Wargaming 2024,” and it’s being conducted under the supervision of the Central Bank of the UAE and the UAE Government’s Cyber Security Council. Cyber Wargaming was a big success for the second games in 2022 in the … Continue reading

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AI predicts antidepressant success in a week

A new AI algorithm can predict anti-depressant efficacy within a week for patients with major depressive disorder. The algorithm developed by researchers at the Amsterdam University Medical Centre and the Radboudumc can identify and predict which patients will respond well … Continue reading

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The AI companions you can have conversations with

A new breed of talking AI systems are now available for increasingly realistic two-way chats.

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SoftBank nets $20 billion on Arm earnings pop, exceeding its total losses in WeWork

Chip design firm Arm reported strong earnings on Wednesday, giving Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank a huge paper profit.

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OpenAI forms a new team to study child safety

Under scrutiny from activists — and parents — OpenAI has formed a new team to study ways to prevent its AI tools from being misused or abused by kids. In a new job listing on its career page, OpenAI reveals … Continue reading

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Microsoft BitLocker encryption hacked by a cheap off-the-shelf Raspberry Pi Pico

Security researcher Stacksmashing showed how hackers may use a $4 Raspberry Pi Pico to retrieve the  BitLocker encryption key from Windows PCs in just 43 seconds, in a YouTube video. The researcher claims that specific attacks can get beyond BitLocker’s … Continue reading

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