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A clean version of SmartTube is now available for download, but you should still take steps to protect yourself.

Some users claim they were able to access Gemini for Home using this trick, but many report they only got Gemini's voices.

It's "a complex mix of internet access and physical execution," says the chief informance security officer at Cequence Security. Long-time Slashdot reader schwit1 summarizes this article from The Wall Street ...

An accidental leak revealed that Flock, which has cameras in thousands of US communities, is using workers in the Philippines to review and classify footage.

The order, which has not been released publicly, was shared privately with select device makers. The post India Quietly Orders Smartphone Makers to Preload State Cybersecurity App appeared first on TechRepublic.

A new study found that Claude reduces the time work-related tasks take by an average of 80% - with some important caveats.

India is continuing to pressure Apple into preloading locally sold iPhone units with state-backed apps, something Apple has been keen to resist.Mumbai, IndiaIndia's Ministry of Communications issued a directive on No...

Two former U.S. congressmen announced this week that they're launching two tax-exempt fundraising groups "to back candidates who support AI safeguards," reports The Hill, "as a counterweight to industry-b...

Jason Lowe, a web developer from England, was jailed for abusing his position to siphon company funds into cryptocurrency to Cryptocurrency scammer jailed for abusing company credit card to fund gambling The post Cryptoc...

Zut alors! Cybercrooks scored names, numbers, and license IDs The French Football Federation (FFF) has conceded that attackers broke into its member management software using a compromised account, scoring a match sheet&...

PLUS: India wants to build big airliners; Half of South Koreans caught in data leak; Minimum wage for gig workers in Oz; And more! Asia in Brief Singapores government last week told Google and Apple to prevent fake gover...

Some AI experts were reportedly shocked ChatGPT wasn't fully tested for sycophancy by last spring. "OpenAI did not see the scale at which disturbing conversations were happening," writes the New York Times - ...

PLUS: Exercise app tells spies to stop mapping; GitLab scan reveals 17,000 secrets; Leak exposes Irans Charming Kitten; And more! Infosec In Brief Switzerlands Conference of Data Protection Officers, Privatim, last week ...

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Apple has tapped AI researcher Amar Subramanya, a longtime Google exec who was most recently corporate vice president of AI at Microsoft, as its new VP of AI. The company also announced that current AI exec, John Giannan...

io9 spoke to the 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' director about his plans for his trademark franchise.

Younger women are being diagnosed with breast cancer more often than screening guidelines anticipate. Many of these cancers are invasive and harder to treat, especially in those under 40. After analyzing 11 years of data...

Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World Bundles are on sale at Amazon for Cyber Monday for $449, or $50 off. That's a rare 10% discount.

Time is running out to grab B&H's Cyber Monday deals on Apple computers, with inventory still available at some of the lowest prices on record.Cyber Monday Mac deals end tonight.With some of the steepest discounts av...

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Reditus Space announced $7.1 million in seed funding to fly its first reusable spacecraft next summer, joining a wave of startups emerging from stealth in microgravity research and in-space manufacturing. The post Reditu...

Researchers have found a small but powerful switch inside breast cancer cells that helps them survive stressful conditions. When this switch flips, the cells activate protective programs that make them tougher and faster...