RockYou2024: World’s largest database of stolen passwords posted, exposing nearly 10 billion credentials
A user on a notorious hacking forum known for trading data among cybercriminals has allegedly uploaded the largest compilation of…
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Chinese spa worker pleads not guilty to ‘murder for hire’ plot in New York
Prosecutors allege the 42-year-old woman offered cryptocurrency, cash and sex for killing of her lover’s wife and daughter but website…
AI is effectively ‘useless’ – and it’s created a ‘fake it till you make it’ bubble that could end in disaster, veteran market watcher warns
Promises of new developments like personal robot assistants and miracle cancer cures are ubiquitous as executives take every opportunity to…
Chinese AI can benefit from bigger models, more data, says startup founder
The founder of Stepfun, which develops foundational models, has set its sights on improving multimodal models as China faces curtailed…
What new Gen Z hires are missing, according to Zoom’s people chief
Nearly half of hiring managers say Gen Z is the hardest sect to work with – a take even Gen…
Is AI a major drain on the world’s energy supply?
When Google announced last week that its climate emissions had risen by 48% since 2019, it pointed the finger at…
The voices of AI are telling us a lot
What does artificial intelligence (AI) sound like? Hollywood has been imagining it for decades. Now AI developers are cribbing from…
AI driving rise in Google’s greenhouse gas emissions, says company
According to Google’s latest environmental report, in 2023, green house gas emissions from the company were up 13% on 2022,…
Modern dating distorted by apps and racy online content, survey shows
Already a "complicated psychological process," dating has been made even trickier by "the pervasiveness of social media and digital dating.