Month: August 2024
Thousands of Google Chrome browsers are at risk from this damaging attack
Cybersecurity researchers have spotted a new malicious campaign that hijacks web browsers to steal sensitive data. A report from ReasonLabs outlined how the campaign has so far hit around 300,000 Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge users by creating websites offering fake software for free, including the likes of Roblox FPS…
Read More
Pixel Buds Pro 2 could come with better active noise cancellation
Google’s upcoming Pixel Buds Pro 2 could come with a new “Tensor A1” chip that powers “twice the Active Noise Cancellation” (ANC), according to leaked specs posted by @MysteryLupin and spotted by 9to5Google. If true, this will be the first time Google expands its in-house Tensor processor from its phones…
Read More
I tried to reassure a friend about AI at a party, but ended up spooking us both
AI is inescapable in a way that makes you wonder why you took the day off in the first place. It’s not just that there are countless chatbots and generative models to choose from, it’s that the arrival and prevalence of this fast-growing-and-changing-technology, like a earworm everyday consumers can’t shake.…
Read More
CSC ServiceWorks data breach could affect thousands of victims
CSC ServiceWorks, a company that provides internet-connected laundry machines to residential buildings, hotels, universities, and more, suffered a data breach in 2023 in which data on tens of thousands of people was compromised. The company filed a new data breach notification in which it reported on an incident which occured…
Read More
Replika CEO Eugenia Kuyda says it’s okay if we end up marrying AI chatbots
Today, I’m talking with Replika founder and CEO Eugenia Kuyda, and I will just tell you right from the jump, we get all the way to people marrying their AI companions, so get ready. Replika’s basic pitch is pretty simple: what if you had an AI friend? The company offers…
Read More
Google Pixel Fold one year later: More durable than I expected
The Pixel Fold was Google’s first phone with a flexible display when it launched last year. And at its upcoming Made By Google event, we’re about to get a successor in the Pixel 9 Pro Fold. So there’s no better time to check in on how Google’s original bendy handset…
Read More