Enlarge / CAPTCHAs are meant to prevent these kinds of browsing scenarios, not train us all to better recognize vehicles and infrastructure in grainy photos. (credit: Getty Images) Cloudflare has recently made an audacious claim: Read more…
Enlarge / An artwork created with OpenAI’s DALL-E image generator. (credit: OpenAI) If you’ve been itching to try OpenAI’s image synthesis tool but have been stymied by the lack of an invitation, now’s your chance. Read more…
Enlarge / Illustration of fiber-optic cables. (credit: Getty Images | Tetra Images) Google Fiber is touting a test that delivered 20Gbps download speeds to a house in Kansas City, calling it a milestone on the Read more…
Enlarge (credit: matrix.org) Developers of the open source Matrix messenger protocol are releasing an update on Thursday to fix critical end-to-end encryption vulnerabilities that subvert the confidentiality and authentication guarantees that have been key to Read more…
Enlarge / A world-exclusive interview between man and machine. (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) Millions of people use Linux every day, but we rarely stop to think about how the operating system feels about Read more…
Enlarge / These jagged, colorful blocks are exactly what the concept of image compression looks like. (credit: Benj Edwards / Ars Technica) Last week, Swiss software engineer Matthias Bühlmann discovered that the popular image synthesis Read more…
Enlarge (credit: https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/blinkee-city-rental-scooter-is-seen-in-warsaw-poland-on-news-photo/1031626648) Google and Apple have removed hundreds of apps from their app stores at the request of governments around the world, creating regional disparities in access to mobile apps at a time when Read more…
Enlarge (credit: gwengoat | Getty Images) The Ukrainian government on Monday warned that the Kremlin is planning to carry out “massive cyberattacks” targeting power grids and other critical infrastructure in Ukraine and in the territories Read more…
Enlarge / As James Earl Jones retires, Darth Vader’s voice will come courtesy of voice-cloning software called Respeecher. (credit: Lucasfilm / Benj Edwards) During the creation of the Obi-Wan Kenobi TV series, James Earl Jones Read more…
Enlarge Amazon recently lost control of IP addresses it uses to host cloud services and took more than three hours to regain control, a lapse that allowed hackers to steal $235,000 in cryptocurrency from users Read more…