Google’s security research unit is sounding the alarm on a set of vulnerabilities it found in certain Samsung chips included in dozens of Android models, wearables and vehicles, fearing the flaws could be soon discovered and exploited. Google’s Project Zero head Tim Willis said the in-house security researchers found and Read more…
A voiceprint program used by millions of Australians to access data held by government agencies can be fooled by an AI-generated voice. Centrelink and the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) both give people the option of using a “voiceprint”, along with other information, to verify their identity over the phone, allowing Read more…
Microsoft appears to be testing a built-in cryptocurrency wallet for Edge, according to screenshots pulled from a beta build of the browser. The feature, which the screenshots say is strictly for internal testing, was unearthed by Twitter user @thebookisclosed, who has a history of digging up present-but-disabled features in everything Read more…
Facebook parent company Meta Platforms has created a tool to predict the structure of hundreds of millions of proteins using artificial intelligence. Researchers say it promises to deepen scientists’ understanding of biology, and perhaps speed the discovery of new drugs. Meta’s research arm, Meta AI, used the new AI-based computer Read more…
The UK government is to invest 900 million pounds in a cutting-edge supercomputer as part of an artificial intelligence strategy that includes ensuring the country can build its own “BritGPT”. The treasury outlined plans to spend around 900 million pounds on building an exascale computer, which would be several times Read more…
Earlier this week, OpenAI released GPT-4, its latest AI language model that is “more creative and collaborative than ever before.” According to Gizmodo, “GPT-4 is so good at its job, in fact, that it reportedly convinced a human that it was blind in order to get said human to solve Read more…
Logistics startup Zipline unveiled its next-generation delivery drone, dubbed the Platform 2 or P2 Zip. The new drone is “capable of carrying up to eight pounds worth of cargo within a ten-mile radius, and can land a package on a space as small as a table or doorstep.” That number Read more…