Credit to Author: Adil Rashid| Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2023 14:12:40 +0000
The Indian government has a monopoly on radio news, allowing it to dictate what hundreds of millions of people hear. With an election approaching, that gives prime minister Narendra Modi a huge advantage.
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Credit to Author: David Gilbert| Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2023 13:47:38 +0000
The North Atlantic Fellas Organization is trying to shut down Trump’s flailing social media platform before the 2024 election—by shitposting.
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Large language models (LLMs), the algorithmic platforms on which generative AI (genAI) tools like ChatGPT are built, are highly inaccurate when connected to corporate databases and becoming less transparent, according to two studies.
One study by Stanford University showed that as LLMs continue to ingest massive amounts of information and grow in size, the genesis of the data they use is becoming harder to track down. That, in turn, makes it difficult for businesses to know whether they can safely build applications that use commercial genAI foundation models and for academics to rely on them for research.
Credit to Author: Vittoria Elliott| Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2023 11:00:00 +0000
A WIRED analysis of more than 100 restricted channels shows these communities remain active, and content shared within them often spreads to channels accessible to the public.
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Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2023 20:27:09 +0000
Congressional leaders are discussing ways to reauthorize Section 702 surveillance, including by attaching it to the National Defense Authorization Act, Capitol Hill sources tell WIRED.
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Many business professionals require highly secure messaging solutions, particularly when they travel. Apple’s iMessage will soon offer a new secure identity verification system enterprise professionals might find useful. It’s called Contact Key Verification.
Apple actually announced the system in 2022. It is now expected to go live across the Apple ecosystem with the release of iOS 17.2 and updates for Macs and iPads.
Credit to Author: Reece Rogers| Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2023 15:15:01 +0000
Yes, your iPhone automatically turns on NameDrop with the latest software update. But you shouldn’t really be worried about it—regardless of what the police are saying.
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Credit to Author: Boone Ashworth, David Nield, Matt Burgess| Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2023 14:00:00 +0000
What you look for online is up to you—just make sure no one else is taking a peek.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2023 14:00:00 +0000
Plus: North Korean supply chain attacks, a Russian USB worm spreads internationally, and more.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2023 12:00:00 +0000
Security researcher Barrett Lyon, who makes visualizations of the internet’s network infrastructure, is back with a new piece chronicling the rise of the IPv6 protocol.
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