Monthly Archives: May 2024

FBI seizes hacking forum BreachForums — again

The FBI along with a coalition of international law enforcement agencies seized the notorious cybercrime forum BreachForums on Wednesday.  For years, BreachForums has been a popular English-language forum for hackers and cybercriminals who wanted to advertise, sell, and trade stolen … Continue reading

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Netflix to take on Google and Amazon by building its own ad server

The announcement signifies a significant shake-up in the streaming giant’s advertising approach. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Google still hasn’t fixed Gemini’s biased image generator

Back in February, Google paused its AI-powered chatbot Gemini’s ability to generate images of people after users complained of historical inaccuracies. Told to depict “a Roman legion,” for example, Gemini would show an anachronistically diverse group of soldiers, while rendering “Zulu warriors” … Continue reading

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Google’s call-scanning AI could dial up censorship by default, privacy experts warn

A feature Google demoed at its I/O confab yesterday, using its generative AI technology to scan voice calls in real-time for conversational patterns associated with financial scams, has sent a collective shiver down the spines of privacy and security experts … Continue reading

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The top AI announcements from Google I/O

Google’s going all-in on AI — and it wants you to know it. During the company’s keynote at its I/O developer conference on Tuesday, Google mentioned “AI” more than 120 times. That’s a lot! But not all of Google’s AI … Continue reading

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5 Best Expense Tracker Apps for 2024

Tackle business expenses like a champ with any of our top five software selections.

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Dietitian startup Fay has been booming from Ozempic patients and emerges from stealth with $25M from General Catalyst, Forerunner

For years, Sammy Faycurry has been hearing from his dietician mom and sister about how poorly many Americans eat and their struggles with delivering nutritional counseling. Although nearly half of all adults in the country are affected by chronic conditions … Continue reading

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Elon Musk’s Neuralink faces problem with its tiny wires in brain

Neuralink announced last week that the tiny wires inside the brain of its first patient had retracted, but sources say they had known about this issue for years. According to Reuters, the Elon Musk-founded company knew from animal testing that … Continue reading

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Bitcoin and Altcoins Prices Pump as CPI Report Shows US Inflation Falls to 3.4% – Best AI Cryptocurrencies to Buy Now

Today’s CPI report has continued an 11-week trend of data arriving above 3%, leaving traders skeptical about the possibility of the figure falling below that number anytime soon. However, the report revealed slightly lower-than-expected inflation rate of 3.4%. In response, … Continue reading

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Xbox 360 sale brings back a lot of great memories at a deep discount

The Xbox 360’s online store is closing down at the end of July. But before it goes, several dozen games are going on sale at deep discounts, and the names alone are enough to bring back memories. The games include … Continue reading

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