Category: Technology

According to UN sources, the world population surpassed eight billion people in 2022. Now, Cybernews reporters claim they have uncovered a new record-breaking data breach exposing 16 billion passwords linked to nearly every type of online service imaginable. Simply put, the outlet suggests the breached archive contains at least a......

With more than 20 billion videos on the platform, YouTube is a treasure trove of data for AI companies to exploit – and many already have. Read Entire Article

Hackers are increasingly turning the very systems designed to help customers – outsourced tech support and call centers – into powerful tools for cybercrime. Recent incidents in the US and UK reveal a troubling trend: attackers are exploiting the human element within these support operations to bypass sophisticated security measures......

Following Israel's surprise airstrikes on Iranian targets on June 13, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps posted a clip of what it claimed was the country's military downing an Israeli jet fighter. Read Entire Article

The newly published paper explains that as participants in an experiment wrote a series of essays, electronic brain monitoring revealed substantially weaker connections between regions of the brain in those who used large language models (LLMs). This correlated with poorer memory and more derivative output. Read Entire Article

Many people likely understand that they should verify URLs when visiting sites for banks, tech companies, and other critical services to avoid fraudulent links. While steering clear of links in suspicious emails is a well-known security precaution, hackers also frequently purchase sponsored Google ads that lead to fake websites designed......

Microsoft recently announced two security-focused changes to the Windows 365 Cloud PC platform. The subscription-based service will soon disable all user-level file redirections and enable several virtualization-based security features to strengthen data and code integrity. Both changes will be enabled by default, though specific admin settings could complicate implementation. Read...

A video shared by NASA Spaceflight shows a powerful explosion lighting up the Texas night sky during what was supposed to be a routine engine test. Cameron County officials confirmed the incident and said no one was injured. Local law enforcement has launched a formal investigation to determine the cause....

Bloomberg reports that Microsoft is preparing to lay off thousands of workers next month, with most of the cuts expected to hit the company's sales and customer service divisions. It's a jarring move but not an unfamiliar one in tech. What stands out this time is what Microsoft is doing......

Neural Texture Compression (NTC) is a new technique that improves texture quality while reducing VRAM usage. It relies on a specialized neural network trained to compress and decompress material textures efficiently on the fly. Read Entire Article