May 2024

US senators’ AI roadmap aims for $32b in R&D spending 2024-05-15 at 23:46 By Brandon Vigliarolo ‘Reads like it was written by Sam Altman and Big Tech lobbyists,’ say critics A quartet of US senators have released an AI legislation roadmap that calls for billions of dollars in research funding, but largely kicks the can

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Neuralink keeps losing the thread on brain implant wiring 2024-05-15 at 23:16 By Matthew Connatser Musk venture allegedly decided imperfect design was usable Elon Musk’s neurotech startup’s revelation that the tiny wires on its chip implants came loose from its first human patient’s brain might not have been a first.… This article is an excerpt

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Aghast iOS users report long-deleted photos back from the dead after update 2024-05-15 at 22:46 By Matthew Connatser Apple might be hanging on to nuked iPhone snaps for a while Some iPhone users are reportedly seeing photos they had previously deleted resurface on their devices ever since updating to the latest version of iOS.… This

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Senate AI roadmap’s piecemeal legislation is ideal, says former FTC tech chief 2024-05-15 at 22:16 By Brandon Vigliarolo Smaller bills mean more fine-grained control over vastly different AI products interview  The AI legislation roadmap published this week by a bipartisan group of US senators hasn’t pleased everyone, but the Federal Trade Commission’s former chief technologist

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FBI Seizes BreachForums Again, Urges Users to Report Criminal Activity 2024-05-15 at 22:01 By Law enforcement agencies have officially seized control of the notorious BreachForums platform, an online bazaar known for peddling stolen data, for the second time within a year. The website (“breachforums[.]st”) has been replaced by a seizure banner stating the clearnet cybercrime forum is

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Clean Air Act complaint paints smoggy picture at Tesla Fremont factory 2024-05-15 at 21:46 By Richard Speed The cars might be zero emission, but accusers claim the paint shops aren’t Tesla is facing a lawsuit brought under the US Clean Air Act by the Environmental Democracy Project (EDP) claiming pollution from its Fremont facility.… This

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Boeing might be criminally prosecuted for 737 MAX crashes after all, says DoJ 2024-05-15 at 21:16 By Brandon Vigliarolo Aviation firm has violated 2021 deferred prosecution agreement, claims DoJ, so criminal charges could come back Boeing avoided prosecution for a pair of 737 Max crashes thanks to a 2021 agreement with the Department of Justice,

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Meta is the second most spoofed brand for credential phishing 2024-05-15 at 21:16 By A sophisticated phishing campaign is bypassing multi-factor authentication in order to target Meta business accounts.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Google Launches AI-Powered Theft and Data Protection Features for Android Devices 2024-05-15 at 21:01 By Google has announced a slew of privacy and security features in Android, including a suite of advanced protection features to help secure users’ devices and data in the event of a theft. These features aim to help protect data before,

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Android 15 Rolls Out Advanced Features to Protect Users from Scams and Malicious Apps 2024-05-15 at 21:01 By Google is unveiling a set of new features in Android 15 to prevent malicious apps installed on the device from capturing sensitive data. This constitutes an update to the Play Integrity API that third-party app developers can take advantage

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Qualcomm warms bed for Linux on Arm PCs 2024-05-15 at 20:31 By Dan Robinson One eye on Windows, the other winking at penguins Qualcomm may be leading the push for Windows on Arm systems, but the company also has an eye on Linux support with a roadmap for updates to enable the OS to boot

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