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5 AI Models Tried to Scam Me. Some of Them Were Scary Good

5 AI Models Tried to Scam Me. Some of Them Were Scary Good

I recently witnessed how scary-good artificial intelligence is getting at the human side of computer hacking, when the following message…
Ember’s self-heating smart mug is more than $50 off ahead of Mother’s Day

Ember’s self-heating smart mug is more than $50 off ahead of Mother’s Day

Coffee is what gets many of us through the workday, and a proper smart mug can keep it hot for…
Google turns Chrome into an AI coworker for the workplace

Google turns Chrome into an AI coworker for the workplace

As part of its slate of Google Cloud Next announcements on Wednesday, the company shared plans to bring “auto browse”…
AI Overviews are coming to your Gmail at work

AI Overviews are coming to your Gmail at work

During its Google Cloud Next conference on Wednesday, the company announced a slew of Workspace-focused updates, including the addition of…
New York Bans Government Employees from Insider Trading on Prediction Markets

New York Bans Government Employees from Insider Trading on Prediction Markets

New York has banned state employees from using insider information to trade on prediction markets. In an executive order signed…
Rivian R2 production has started despite tornado damage to factory

Rivian R2 production has started despite tornado damage to factory

Rivian has rolled the first customer-ready R2 SUVs off the production line at its factory in Normal, Illinois, just days…
Cathie Woods’ ARK makes its first lead investment in startup Lucra — and it isn’t AI 

Cathie Woods’ ARK makes its first lead investment in startup Lucra — and it isn’t AI 

ARK Invest Venture Fund has made its first-ever lead investment in an early-stage startup called Lucra, firm founder Cathie Woods…
OpenAI teams up with Infosys to bring AI tools to more businesses

OpenAI teams up with Infosys to bring AI tools to more businesses

OpenAI has partnered with Infosys to integrate its artificial intelligence tools, including coding assistant Codex, into the Indian IT giant’s…
UK government says 100 countries have spyware that can hack people’s phones

UK government says 100 countries have spyware that can hack people’s phones

More than half of the world’s governments have access to commercial spyware that can break into computers and phones to…
X makes it more expensive to post links through its API

X makes it more expensive to post links through its API

Social network X has made it more expensive to post links through its API. The change is designed to thwart…