Artificial intelligence has come a long way in recent years, and it is now possible for AI-generated images and videos to deceive even the most discerning viewer. Unfortunately, the digital tools available to detect such deepfakes are still struggling to keep up with the pace of content generation, likely because there is a little financial incentive for companies to invest in this area.
Deepfakes, which refer to manipulated images and videos created using AI technology, have been a cause for concern for several years now. While some deepfakes may seem harmless, such as the recent image of Pope Francis wearing a Balenciaga coat, others have the potential to cause serious damage. For example, deepfakes can be used to manipulate elections or to create false allegations of sexual misconduct.

Ah, Discord. The platform that has taken the online gaming world by storm. But what exactly is it, and why should you care? Let’s take a dive into the basics of Discord, shall we? First and foremost, Discord is a communication platform. It allows people to chat, voice chat, and…

According to a new report, ransomware attacks are still a major issue for organizations, and many are still choosing to pay the ransom.

Twitter has lost another major media outlet as the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) has abandoned the platform following the new tag labeling it as “government-funded media.” PBS joins fellow nonprofit media organization NPR in leaving Twitter over the tag. Twitter defines government-funded media as outlets where the government provides some or all of the outlet’s funding and may have varying degrees of government involvement over editorial content. The label was originally created to identify tweets from state-controlled news agencies like China’s People’s Daily and Russia’s RT.com, known for circulating government propaganda. However, new Twitter owner Elon Musk expanded the label to NPR and PBS despite their independent status.

According to a recent survey conducted by ToolTester, an online resource for web builders, hosts, and e-commerce tools, AI-generated text can be just as convincing as human-written text. The survey compared AI-generated text with human-written text and found that over half of the 1,920 American adults surveyed could not tell the difference. This number rose to 63.5% when the survey was repeated using the newer GPT-4 AI tool.

Recently, a bug has caused private tweets shared within Twitter Circles to show up on public timelines. Twitter Circles are groups of users who can share tweets exclusively with each other, much like Instagram’s Close Friends feature. However, as reported by TechCrunch, tweets intended for private Circles are now being shared with a wider audience than intended.

Public charging stations in places such as airports, malls, and hotels are convenient for keeping your devices charged up when you’re on the go. However, according to the FBI’s Denver field office, these free charging stations are increasingly being hijacked by bad actors who use them to infect devices with malware that can steal sensitive data. They advise users to avoid using these public USB ports and to carry their own charger and USB cord and use an electrical outlet instead.

Twitter’s brand value is at risk of being further eroded by the recent antics of its owner, Elon Musk. Musk’s behavior has escalated over the past month and included labeling several major news organizations as state-funded media, making crude jokes on Twitter, and easing restrictions on Russian government accounts. These moves may further complicate Twitter’s efforts to revive its declining ad business and supplement it with Twitter Blue subscriptions.

Elon Musk’s recent firing of Twitter’s customer support team and replacement of the support email with a poop emoji has caused quite a stir. If you were hoping to receive help with your Twitter account, you’re out of luck. It’s safe to say that Musk’s behavior was immature, but it’s not the only eyebrow-raising event since he bought Twitter.

Framework’s newest upgrade is a serious nod to a future full of modular, open hardware. Let’s hope they follow through. Framework has announced the launch of the second-generation Framework Laptop, a device that is meant to be faster and more sturdy than its predecessor. More importantly, it signals Framework’s commitment…

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What’s being disclosed in the now-weekly Twitter releases certainly doesn’t improve the image of the FBI (and, of course, other 3-letter and 4-letter agencies).

What if someone just around a corner could see what you’re looking at on your computer screen without using a physical or wireless connection and without ever being in your system?

You are well-known to your phone. It monitors your location, browsing habits, downloads, and other activities. Find out how to tell when your phone’s camera or microphone is being used by visiting this page.

Artificial intelligence-generated fake profile photos are “rampantly rising,” according to the Facebook parent company, Meta. Anyone, including threat actors, can create eerie deepfakes using readily available technology like “generative adversarial networks” (GAN), which generates scores of synthetic faces in a matter of seconds. Ben Nimmo, Meta’s Global Threat Intelligence lead,…

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