Scalable Vector Graphics files pose a novel phishing threat
The SVG file format can harbor malicious HTML, scripts, and malware
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Google’s AI Is Destroying Search, the Internet, and Your Brain
Yesterday the Pew Research Center released a report based on the internet browsing activity of 900 U.S. adults which found that Google users who encounter an AI summary are less likely to click on links to other websites than users who don’t encounter an AI summary. To be precise, only 1 percent of users who…
New SLAP & FLOP Attacks Expose Apple M-Series Chips to Speculative Execution Exploits
SLAP & FLOP attacks exploit Apple M-series speculative execution flaws, leaking emails, location data, and credit cards via Safari and Chrome.
Behind the Blog: Getting Political
This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss “staying out of politics” and what it means to be a tech news publication. EMANUEL: I’m very proud of our output for the last few weeks. When…
Power generation challenges could overshadow Stargate AI initiative
Pentagon officials said the U.S. lacks the energy resources and computing power to support the new infrastructure — and solving that problem won’t be easy.
Meta’s Ray-Ban Glasses Users Film and Harass Massage Parlor Workers
A number of Instagram accounts with hundreds of thousands of followers and millions of views have uploaded videos filmed with Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses show men entering massage parlors across the country and soliciting the workers there for “tuggy” massages, or sex work. In some cases, the women laugh at the men, dismiss them, or don’t…
Meta Sues Alleged Violent Extortionist For Holding Instagram Accounts Hostage
This article was produced in collaboration with Court Watch, an independent outlet that unearths overlooked court records. To subscribe to Court Watch, click here. Meta is suing a scammer who allegedly and prolifically extorted people by banning and unbanning their Instagram accounts. The lawsuit, filed on Tuesday, is against Idriss Qibaa, who ran the “Unlocked…
News Outlets Won’t Describe Trump’s AI Video For What It Is: The President Pooping on America
On Saturday, millions of people across the U.S. attended “No Kings” protests—a slogan born in response to President Donald Trump’s self-aggrandizing social media posts where he’s called himself a king, including with AI-generated images of himself in a crown, and his continuous stretching of executive power. While Americans were out in the street, the president…
Civitai Is Banning AI-Generated Incest and Diapers
Civitai, a hugely popular site for sharing AI models and a critical piece of infrastructure for AI-generated pornography across the internet, yesterday announced that it will now ban content depicting incest, self-harm, and fetishes featuring “bodily excretions” like urine, vomit, menstruation, and diapers. The site is also demonetizing content featuring the likeness of real people…
WEF: Trump’s $500 billion AI bazooka adds to buzz in Davos
The investment decision by some of the world’s most prominent tech firms coincides with Trump’s rescinding Biden’s order addressing AI’s potential risks. Though some have cheered Trump’s decision, others are concerned.