Month: February 2024

Robocalls of President Biden already confused primary voters in New Hampshire – but measures to curb the technology could be too little too late The AI election is here. Already this year, a robocall generated using artificial intelligence targeted New Hampshire voters in the January primary, purporting to be President Joe Biden and telling them …

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Home secretary, who is due to meet US tech bosses, says states such as Russia and Iran could target other countries as well Criminals and “malign actors” working on behalf of malicious states could use AI-generated “deepfakes” to hijack the general election, the home secretary has said. James Cleverly was speaking before meetings with social …

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Washington hopes more countries will join US, UK and Canada in signing agreement to define, identify and label such operations A global coalition of democracies is being formed to protect their societies from disinformation campaigns by foreign governments, the US special envoy on the issue has said. James Rubin, the special envoy for non-state propaganda …

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The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts Does spam email actually work? I don’t mean dodgy phishing emails, but the annoying ads and sales pitches. Presumably the answer is yes, otherwise the spammers wouldn’t bother, but I find …

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Data from cyber security firm I-Soon offers a rare glimpse in to the inner workings of China’s hacking program A massive data leak from a Chinese cybersecurity firm has offered a rare glimpse into the inner workings of Beijing-linked hackers. Analysts say the leak is a treasure-trove of intel into the day-to-day operations of China’s …

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Is all this bunker-building a sign the 1% know something we don’t and are preparing for end times? What’s your plan for the apocalypse? I’ll tell you what mine is: death. I am not really built for battle – I need five cups of coffee just to function and I have terrible allergies. My body …

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The footage put together by Sora looks swish, but closer examination reveals its doesn’t understand physical reality “First text, then images, now OpenAI has a model for generating videos,” screamed Mashable the other day. The makers of ChatGPT and Dall-E had just announced Sora, a text-to-video diffusion model. Cue excited commentary all over the web …

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Experts ​alerted motor trade to security risks of ‘smart key’ systems which have now fuelled highest level of car thefts for a decade • Gone in 20 seconds: how ‘smart keys’ have fuelled a new wave of car crime The car industry ignored warnings more than a decade ago that keyless technology on modern vehicles …

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Frank Skinner’s new Radio 4 panel show is a winner; the Daily Mail goes below the line; Misha Glenny gives us microchips with everything; and Capital gains Radio 1 star Jordan North One Person Found This Helpful (BBC Radio 4) | BBC Sounds Straight to the Comments! (Daily Mail) | Apple PodcastsThe Rise and Rise …

The week in audio: One Person Found This Helpful; Straight to the Comments!; The Rise and Rise of the Microchip; Capital Breakfast – review Read More »

One London resident watched on CCTV as a thief walked up to his £40,000 car and drove away. Now manufacturers say they are being drawn in to a hi-tech ‘arms race’ with criminals • Read more: car industry was warned keyless vehicles vulnerable to theft a decade ago When Steve Jessop’s electric Hyundai car was …

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