Killnet hacktivist group appears to have indirect ties to the Russian government.
The Download: watermarking AI text, and freezing eggs
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. A watermark for chatbots can spot text written by an AI What’s happened: A new method could help us to spot AI-generated texts. Watermarking buries hidden patterns in […]
Twitter will take less severe action against rule-breaking accounts, like limiting the reach of tweets; suspensions will be reserved for severe violations (Mitchell Clark/The Verge)
Mitchell Clark / The Verge:Twitter will take less severe action against rule-breaking accounts, like limiting the reach of tweets; suspensions will be reserved for severe violations — Twitter is promising that it’ll take “less severe actions” when disciplining accounts that break its rules; it’ll only suspend Twitter accounts …
Canon EOS R6 II review: hybrid just got better
Canon updates its EOS R6 hybrid mirrorless camera with more megapixels, better autofocus, better video and faster shooting
Deepfakes for scrawl: With handwriting synthesis, no pen is necessary
Free neural network demo generates dynamic, downloadable handwriting on the fly.
How Roomba tester’s private images ended up on Facebook
A Roomba recorded a woman on the toilet. How did screenshots end up on social media? This episode we go behind the scenes of an MIT Technology Review investigation that uncovered how sensitive photos taken by an AI powered vacuum were leaked and landed on the internet. Reporting: We meet: […]
Crowdbotics, a software development platform with a library of prebuilt app architectures, raised a $40M Series B led by NEA (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:Crowdbotics, a software development platform with a library of prebuilt app architectures, raised a $40M Series B led by NEA — Crowdbotics, a software development platform with a library of prebuilt app architectures, today announced that it raised $40 million in a Series B round led by […]
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti review: the next-gen Nvidia card for the rest of us
The Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is easily the best graphics card from Team Green’s Lovelace lineup for most people, offering the best value of any next-gen card on the market right now.
RSA’s demise from quantum attacks is very much exaggerated, expert says
Expert says the focus on quantum attacks may distract us from more immediate threats.
The Download: a brain implant breakthrough, and China tech reflections
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. An ALS patient set a record for communicating via a brain implant The news: Eight years ago, a patient lost her power of speech because of ALS, or […]