November 2023

Fake views for the win: Text-to-image models learn more efficiently with made-up data 22/11/2023 at 11:32 By Katyanna Quach Future neural nets will probably use a mix of AI-generated and real info Synthetic images can help AI models learn visual representations more accurately compared to real snaps, according to computer scientists at MIT and Google. […]

Nvidia revenue explodes, led by datacenter products and … InfiniBand? 22/11/2023 at 10:47 By Simon Sharwood A certain Big Red Communist country looms as a dampener – but not a big one Nvidia has revealed it tripled revenue, year-over-year, for the third quarter of its financial year.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

ClearFake Campaign Expands to Deliver Atomic Stealer on Macs Systems 22/11/2023 at 10:31 By The macOS information stealer known as Atomic is now being delivered to target via a bogus web browser update chain tracked as ClearFake. “This may very well be the first time we see one of the main social engineering campaigns, previously

Sam Altman set to rejoin OpenAI as CEO with Microsoft’s blessing 22/11/2023 at 10:11 By Simon Sharwood New board includes former Salesforce CEO and treasury secretary Breaking News  Sam Altman seems set to return to the job as CEO of OpenAI – from which he was last week suddenly and unexpectedly ejected.… This article is

China’s regulator paused VMware purchase probe before desired close date 22/11/2023 at 09:48 By Simon Sharwood Competitors predict price gouging as employees await news China’s State Administration for Market Regulation approved Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware, and also revealed it suspended deliberations on the matter on September 25 and only resumed on November 17 – beyond

LockBit Ransomware Exploiting Critical Citrix Bleed Vulnerability to Break In 22/11/2023 at 08:47 By Multiple threat actors, including LockBit ransomware affiliates, are actively exploiting a recently disclosed critical security flaw in Citrix NetScaler application delivery control (ADC) and Gateway appliances to obtain initial access to target environments. The joint advisory comes from the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure

Lenovo sues Asus for patent infringement, seeks US ZenBook ban 22/11/2023 at 08:34 By Laura Dobberstein Why can’t we be FRANDS? Chinese computer manufacturer Lenovo announced on Tuesday it had filed suit against Taiwanese manufacturer Asus for patent infringement related to software, hardware and connectivity in multiple products.… This article is an excerpt from The

Baidu joins Tencent in downplaying impact of US chip bans on AI ambitions 22/11/2023 at 07:07 By Simon Sharwood Stockpiled silicon, improving efficiency, and looking for alternative suppliers – while maybe taking a dig at Microsoft and OpenAI Chinese web giant Baidu, which emphasized AI services long before they were cool, has revealed it is

India’s $20 billion Smart Cities Mission isn’t, and has hardly scratched the surface after eight years 22/11/2023 at 05:47 By Laura Dobberstein Many projects really about basic services, or don’t integrate well. Charge ahead and extend it anyway, think tank recommends In an assessment of India’s eight-year-long Smart Cities Mission, think tank the Observer Research

US govt pays AT&T to let cops search Americans’ phone records – ‘usually’ without a warrant 22/11/2023 at 04:48 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle At least get a court order before mining Hemisphere Project data, says Wyden A senator has alleged that American law enforcement agencies snoop on US citizens and residents, seemingly without regard for

Binance and CEO admit financial crimes, billions coughed up to US govt 22/11/2023 at 04:17 By Brandon Vigliarolo Chief quits, pays own penalty after helping crooks launder cash, aiding sanctions evaders The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange just got a little smaller, with the US Department of Justice announcing Binance and its CEO Changpeng Zhao have