In Brief

Sarah Silverman, novelists sue OpenAI for scraping their books to train ChatGPT

AI in brief Plus: Adobe is limiting how staff can use external generative AI tools, and the Pentagon is testing different large language models

AI + ML10 Jul 2023 | 82

Liberté, Égalité, Spyware: France okays cops snooping on phones

Infosec in brief ALSO: Shell fails to learn from past leaks; hundreds of solar plants found open to Mirai; and this week's crit vulns

Security10 Jul 2023 | 45

T-Mobile US suffers second data theft within months

in brief Also, Capita's buckets are leaking, ransomware attackers deliver demands via emergency alert, and this week's critical vulns

Security08 May 2023 | 6

40% of IT security pros say they've been told not to report a data leak

In Brief Plus: KFC, Pizza Hut owner spills more beans on ransomware hit... latest critical flaws... and more

Cyber-crime11 Apr 2023 | 16

Gone in 120 seconds: Tesla Model 3 child's play for hackers

In brief Plus OIG finds Uncle Sam fibbed over Login.gov

Research27 Mar 2023 | 37

Alphabet reshuffles to meet ChatGPT threat

In brief Plus: ArtStation cracks down on rebellious creators and lame-duck AI laws in the US on the cards

AI + ML25 Dec 2022 | 70

Back to work, Linux admins: You may have a CVSS 10 kernel bug to address

In brief Also, script kiddies are coming for your gift cards, and Meta's Cambridge Analytica pathetic payout

Security24 Dec 2022 | 23

OpenAI predicts biz can break a billion in revs by 2024

In Brief Plus: Suomi security warnings and artists rebel against AI on Artstation

AI + ML19 Dec 2022 | 6

Hey, GitHub, can you create an array compare function without breaking the GPL?

In brief Plus: Amazon debuts AI warehouse robot, Midjourney releases latest ML art generator

AI + ML12 Nov 2022 | 81

OpenAI, Microsoft, GitHub hit with lawsuit over Copilot

In brief Plus: City of Edinburgh promises to scrap Chinese AI Hikvision cameras, and more

AI + ML07 Nov 2022 | 10

Bumble open sources AI code to automatically blur NSFW photos

In brief Plus: Why some manga and anime fans hate AI-generated art, and ex-Google boss funds AI students

AI + ML31 Oct 2022 | 26

Apple patches actively exploited iPhone, iPad kernel vulns

In brief Plus: Misconfigured server leaks Thomson Reuters data; VMware patches critical flaw in retired software; MalwareBytes apologies for a hoodie

Security31 Oct 2022 | 8

Weird robot breaks down in middle of House of Lords hearing on AI art

In brief Plus: Listen to Fake Joe Rogan interviewing Bogus Steve Jobs in bizarre podcast episode

AI + ML16 Oct 2022 | 39

Biden's Privacy Shield 2.0 order may not satisfy Europe

In brief Also, Albania almost called in NATO over cyber attacks, and Facebook warns of account-stealing mobile apps

Security08 Oct 2022 | 20

BlackCat malware lashes out at US defense IT contractor

In Brief Also, Amazon's Ring footage TV shows draws criticism, US v Soviet spying docs found, and more

Security02 Oct 2022 | 12

Text-to-image models are so last month, text-to-video is here

In brief Plus: Did Bruce Willis sell his image rights to AI biz creating deepfakes? And more

AI + ML01 Oct 2022 | 17

Creatives up in arms over claim that AI is killing human art

In brief Plus: Cruise expanding self-driving robotaxi operations, and more

AI + ML20 Sep 2022 | 26

GPT-3 'prompt injection' attack causes bad bot manners

In Brief Also, EA goes kernel-deep to stop cheaters, PuTTY gets hijacked by North Korea, and more.

Security19 Sep 2022 | 10

Draft EU AI Act regulations could have a chilling effect on open source software

In brief Plus: New MLPerf inference results, and artists finds terrifying AI-generated face haunting images

AI + ML11 Sep 2022 | 38

NATO investigates after criminals claim to be selling its stolen missile plans

In brief Also, Microsoft’s one-click TikTok trick, a 14-year old Aussie cracks ASD encryption in an hour, and more

Security05 Sep 2022 | 16

Man wins competition with AI-generated artwork – and some people aren't happy

In brief Plus: Use machine learning to understand your cat ... possibly

AI + ML03 Sep 2022 | 63

Record label drops AI rapper after backlash over stereotypes

In brief Plus: Changing call center workers' voices, why we need to do more to get women in ML, and more

AI + ML28 Aug 2022 | 84

Zoom patches make-me-root security flaw, patches patch

In brief Plus: See if in-app browsers are monitoring you, a novel industrial network attack technique, and more

Security22 Aug 2022 | 21

Musk tries to sell Tesla's Optimus robot butler to China

In brief Plus: How US Homeland Security uses AI – and text-to-image systems deployed in social media

AI + ML21 Aug 2022 | 37

Meta's AI internet chatbot demo quickly starts spewing fake news and racist remarks

In brief Plus: How Google is using language models to improve search, and watch Heinz's AI ketchup advert

AI + ML14 Aug 2022 | 50

UK wants criminal migrants to scan their faces up to five times a day using a watch

In brief Plus: Meta launches prototype AI chatbot, and cities reverse facial recognition bans

AI + ML07 Aug 2022 | 128

MIT boffins make AI chips '1 million times faster than the synapses in the human brain'

In brief Plus: Why ML research is difficult to produce – and Army lab extends AI contract with Palantir

AI + ML01 Aug 2022 | 18

Tim Hortons offers free coffee and donut to settle data privacy invasion claims

In brief Also, malicious VBA macros are out and container files are in, Robin Banks helps criminals rob banks, and more

Security30 Jul 2022 | 36

I've been fired, says engineer who claimed Google chatbot was sentient

In brief Plus: How writers are using AI tools to help them write fiction more quickly

AI + ML23 Jul 2022 | 86

Contractor loses entire Japanese city's personal data in USB fail

In brief Also, Chrome add-ons are great for fingerprinting, and hacked hot tubs splurge details

CSO27 Jun 2022 | 14

Cerebras sets record for 'largest AI model' on a single chip

In brief Plus: Yandex releases 100-billion-parameter language model for free, and more

AI + ML27 Jun 2022 | 5

If AI chatbots are sentient, they can be squirrels, too

In Brief Plus: FTC warns against using ML for automatic content moderation, and more

AI + ML20 Jun 2022 | 16

Meta slammed with eight lawsuits claiming social media hurts kids

In brief Plus: Why safety data for self-driving technology is misleading, and more

AI + ML12 Jun 2022 | 47

OMIGOD: Cloud providers still using secret middleware

RSA Conference in brief All the news you may have missed from RSA this week

Security11 Jun 2022 | 18

No, OpenAI's image-making DALL·E 2 doesn't understand some secret language

In brief Plus: Who is responsible for libel by ML models, and more

AI + ML07 Jun 2022 | 17

Conti: Russian-backed rulers of Costa Rican hacktocracy?

In brief Also, Chinese IT admin jailed for deleting database, and the NSA promises no more backdoors

Security21 May 2022 | 11

San Francisco police use driverless cars for surveillance

In brief Plus: Tech giants commit $30m to open-source security, miscreants breach DEA portal, and US signs cybercrime treaty

Cyber-crime16 May 2022 | 18

Colonial Pipeline faces nearly $1m fine one year after ransomware attack

In Brief Plus: Unpatched DNS bug puts IoT devices at risk, SolarWinds hackers set up new digs, and a CEO faces hard time for massive mining fraud

Security09 May 2022 | 8

OpenAI's DALL·E 2 generates AI images that are sometimes biased or NSFW

In brief Plus: SoundCloud acquires startup for better algorithmic curated playlists

AI + ML08 May 2022 | 50

AI helps scientists design novel plastic-eating enzyme

In brief Plus: Pentagon hires first chief digital and artificial intelligence officer, and more

AI + ML02 May 2022 | 20

Security is a pain for American Dental Association: Ransomware infection feared

In brief Plus: Another university hit with malware, and more

Research02 May 2022 | 5

FBI: BlackCat ransomware scratched 60-plus orgs

In brief Plus: Cisco Umbrella flaw patched, lid blown off TeamTNT, and ICS security folks join JCDC party

Security25 Apr 2022 | 1

Microsoft ups bug bounties 30% for cloud lines, pays more for 'scenario-based' exploits

In Brief Plus: HP fixes critical Teradici flaws, Karakurt may be a Conti side hustle, and info-stealing malware set free

Security18 Apr 2022 |

Google Play pulls sneaky data-harvesting apps with 46m+ downloads

In brief Plus: Fox News learns to use database passwords, Autodesk patches high-severity bugs, and CISA says retire old D-Link routers

Security11 Apr 2022 | 13

AI beats top players at Bridge in two-day tournament

In brief Plus: Improving Google Search and open-source software library for more natural computer speech

AI + ML03 Apr 2022 | 26

Crooks use fake emergency data requests to get personal info out of Big Tech – report

In Brief Plus: Hive hits health-care org, law enforcement ransomware response is lacking, and orgs can't meet new disclosure rules

Security02 Apr 2022 | 20

Triton malware still a threat to energy sector, FBI warns

In Brief Plus: Ransomware gangster sentenced, Dell patches more Log4j bugs, and cartoon apes gone bad

Security28 Mar 2022 | 1

Ukraine uses Clearview AI to identify slain Russian soldiers

In brief Plus: GPT-NeoX-20B, the largest open-source language model available yet, and a new AI Silicon Valley VC fund

AI + ML28 Mar 2022 | 12

Tesla employee: I was fired after sharing video of self-driving car crash

In brief Plus: FTC orders model destruction

AI + ML21 Mar 2022 | 13

Satellite comms networks on alert after US govt warning

In Brief Plus: Security teams burning out, more Conti leaks analysis, and Log4j still plagues enterprises

Security21 Mar 2022 | 4

Driver in Uber's self-driving car death goes on trial, says she feels 'betrayed'

In brief Plus: Clearview slapped with €20m from Italy's data regulator for scraping selfies, and more

AI + ML14 Mar 2022 | 72

New US law: Cyberattacks to be reported within 72 hours

In brief Plus: Criminals use contact forms to spread BazarBackdoor, ServiceNow leaks, and more

Security14 Mar 2022 | 3

Linux distros patch 'Dirty Pipe' make-me-root kernel bug

In brief Plus: Adafruit customer data leak fallout, infosec burnout, and more

Security08 Mar 2022 | 33

Customer service chatbot sector forecast to be worth $7bn this year

In brief Plus: You can now turn photos of your dead relatives into talking, blinking deepfakes

AI + ML07 Mar 2022 | 28

Data stolen from Nvidia, blueprints leak threatened

In brief Also don't try to unlock your GPU cards with fake mining tool, and more

Security26 Feb 2022 | 6

Time for people to patch backup plugin for WordPress

In brief Plus advice for Cisco admins from the NSA and blurring's not the best

Research21 Feb 2022 | 9