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The Best AI Smartphones of 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a defining feature of modern smartphones, evolving the way we interact with our devices. In 2024, the competition is fierce but three models stood out for their advanced AI functionalities. We have the Oppo Find X8 Pro, Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, and Google Pixel 9 Pro XL. So here’s why […]
Google Chrome uses AI to analyze pages in new scam detection feature
Google is using artificial intelligence to power a new Chrome scam protection feature that analyzes brands and the intent of pages as you browse the web. As spotted by Leo on X, a new flag in Chrome Canary enables a feature called “Client Side Detection Brand and Intent for Scam Detection” that uses an LLM, or Large Language […]
FBI shares tips on how to tackle AI-powered fraud schemes
The FBI warns that scammers are increasingly using artificial intelligence to improve the quality and effectiveness of their online fraud schemes, ranging from romance and investment scams to job hiring schemes. “The FBI is warning the public that criminals exploit generative artificial intelligence (AI) to commit fraud on a larger scale which increases the believability […]
Google Chrome’s AI feature lets you quickly check website trustworthiness
Google Chrome’s upcoming feature uses AI to provide a summary of reviews from independent websites about the store or website you’re visiting. As noticed by Leo on X, Google Chrome is introducing a new AI-powered feature called “Store reviews.” This feature provides a quick summary of reviews from trusted independent review platforms like Trust Pilot, ScamAdvisor, and others. […]
Microsoft launches Zero Day Quest hacking event with $4 million in rewards
Microsoft announced today at its Ignite annual conference in Chicago, Illinois, that it’s expanding its bug bounty programs with Zero Day Quest, a new hacking event focusing on cloud and AI products and platforms. The Zero Day Quest starts today with a research challenge where submissions of vulnerabilities for specific scenarios can earn multiplied bounty awards and […]
New AI features in Windows 11 Paint and Notepad
As part of its efforts to add AI everywhere, Microsoft is now bringing AI features to the popular Paint and Notepad apps on Windows 11. Microsoft’s Paint is getting generative erase feature, which allows you to remove unwanted object from the images. It’s similar to Photos app’s existing Generative Erase feature, but it’s now directly […]
Google says “Enhanced protection” feature in Chrome now uses AI
Google has quietly updated the description of one of Chrome’s security features, “Enchaned protection,” to confirm that it will be powered by AI in a future release. It’s unclear what has changed, but as spotted by Leo on X, Google is updating its Enhanced protection mode in Chrome’s Safe Browsing feature to include AI-powered protection. This feature now uses AI […]
OpenAI confirms threat actors use ChatGPT to write malware
OpenAI has disrupted over 20 malicious cyber operations abusing its AI-powered chatbot, ChatGPT, for debugging and developing malware, spreading misinformation, evading detection, and conducting spear-phishing attacks. The report, which focuses on operations since the beginning of the year, constitutes the first official confirmation that generative mainstream AI tools are used to enhance offensive cyber operations. […]
Critical flaw in NVIDIA Container Toolkit allows full host takeover
A critical vulnerability in NVIDIA Container Toolkit impacts all AI applications in a cloud or on-premise environment that rely on it to access GPU resources. The security issue is tracked as CVE-2024-0132 and allows an adversary to perform container escape attacks and gain full access to the host system, where they could execute commands or exfiltrate sensitive information. […]
X faces GDPR complaints for unauthorized use of data for AI training
European privacy advocate NOYB (None of Your Business) has filed nine GDPR complaints about X using the personal data from over 60 million users in Europe to train “Grok,” the social media company’s large language model. According to NOYB, X did not inform its users that their data was being used to train AI and did […]