Hackers Tool 11 Days To Deploy LockBit Ransomware From Initial Compromise
Threat actors demonstrated a methodical approach, taking 11 days from initial compromise to fully deploy LockBit ransomware.
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Video Elon Musk criticizes new AI ‘Stargate’ deal backed by Trump
The $500 billion infrastructure investment with the leaders of OpenAI, Oracle, MGX and Softbank is said to help build new data centers to power the next generation of artificial intelligence.
AI Scraping Bots Are Breaking Open Libraries, Archives, and Museums
AI bots that scrape the internet for training data are hammering the servers of libraries, archives, museums, and galleries, and are in some cases knocking their collections offline, according to a new survey published today. While the impact of AI bots on open collections has been reported anecdotally, the survey is the first attempt at…
Google Chrome is making it easier to share specific parts of long PDFs
Google is adding the Text Fragment feature to its PDF reader to make it easier to share specific parts of long PDFs. […]
UnitedHealth confirms 190 million Americans affected by hack at tech unit, TechCrunch reports
The cyberattack at UnitedHealth’s tech unit Change affected the personal information of 190 million Americans, TechCrunch reported on Friday.
HAM Radio Operators in Belarus Arrested, Face the Death Penalty
The Belarusian government is threatening three HAM radio operators with the death penalty, detained at least seven people, and has accused them of “intercepting state secrets,” according to Belarusian state media, independent media outside of Belarus, and the Belarusian human rights organization Viasna. The arrests are an extreme attack on what is most often a…
Podcast: Grokipedia is Cringe
We start this week with Jason’s explanation of what Grokipedia is, and how it compares to the very much human-made Wikipedia. After the break, we talk all about the hell of updating Windows PCs and what that means specifically for Windows 10 users. In the subscribers-only section, Emanuel explains what a16z is doing with a…
Hackers Mined AT&T Breach for Data on Trump’s Family, Kamala Harris
The hackers behind the massive breach of AT&T data last year hunted through the data for phone numbers and records associated with top officials and their families, including members of the Trump family such as Melania and Ivanka Trump; Kamala Harris; and Marco Rubio’s wife, people familiar with the matter told 404 Media. The news…
DeepSeek is the newest front in the AI competition between the US and China
China wants to be the dominant player in AI by 2030 and the country is plowing enormous amounts of money into the AI infrastructure to compete with the US
Disney Invests $1 Billion in the AI Slopification of Its Brand
The first thing I saw this morning when I opened X was an AI-generated trailer for Avengers: Doomsday. Robert Downey Jr’s Doctor Doom stood in a shapeless void alongside Captain America and Reed Richards. It was obvious slop but it was also close in tone and feel of the last five years of Disney’s Marvel…