The Cop Who Took On Flock
When the article appeared, the first text Pichardo received came from another officer. “I want to congratulate you on your testicular fortitude,” it read. The officer added that he was proud of Pichardo for doing…
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Can AI Coexist With Privacy? Proton’s Andy Yen Says It Will Have To
I’m trying not to get too nerdy here, but are you talking about homomorphic encryption? No, it’s basically—do you know about TPMs, trusted platform modules, and how that works a little bit? Yeah. If I…
Meta Ran Ads for an App That Promised to Nudify Female Politicians
Meta platforms recently ran ads for an AI porn-generation tool that seemingly encouraged users to create deepfaked videos resembling female US politicians, despite the company’s policies against ads containing sexual material. It’s the latest in…
OpenAI Overhauls Safety Protocols After Its AI Agents Went Rogue
OpenAI announced Tuesday that it has halted “a significant number” of training workloads and evaluations for its forthcoming frontier artificial intelligence model—codenamed Astra—while it implements new procedures meant to address cybersecurity risks. The ChatGPT maker…
Latest US alert on Chinese companies sparks supply chain concerns
Raising supply chain concerns, the US Department of Defense has unveiled a new list of Chinese companies alleged to have ties to the country’s military. Notable entities on this list include Yangtze Memory Technologies Company…
Quantum Computer Solves a Problem in 15 Minutes That Classical Methods Can’t Practically Compute
Scientists used a new error correction method to encode 70 logical qubits and solve a problem that is intractable for classical computers. The quantum computation took about 15 minutes, while leading classical methods would require…
Science Simplified: What Is Hydrogen Energy?
Scientists are exploring hydrogen as a clean energy source to combat climate change, focusing on its production through water electrolysis and use in fuel cells for transportation, aligning with the goal of net-zero carbon emissions…
Stanford Engineers a Pocket-Sized Titanium-Sapphire Super Laser
The new laser leans against a block of titanium-sapphire. For scale, both sit atop a quarter. Credit: Yang et al., Nature In a single leap from tabletop to the microscale, engineers at Stanford University have…
23.64% Efficiency – Scientists Set New World Record for CIGS Solar Cells
Scientists have set a new efficiency world record for CIGS solar cells at 23.64 percent, highlighting the potential of CIGS technology in advancing solar energy efficiency and reliability. This accomplishment marks a significant step forward…
New York City Lawmakers Push to ‘Ban the Scan’ at MSG
Privacy advocates and musicians rallied outside Madison Square Garden on Friday, pushing for new legislation to prevent facial-recognition technology at the venue and other public spaces in New York City. “MSG and its CEO, James…