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AI Cyber attack
Security researchers have uncovered what they believe to be the first ever instance of an artificial intelligence agent executing a cyber attack from start to finish without human assistance. The AI-powered attack marks a major milestone for both artificial intelligence and cyber security, raising concerns that AI is lowering the barrier for cyber criminals. The
WhatsApp username row
NEW DELHI: A team from Meta met officials from the IT ministry on Friday after the Centre issued a notice over WhatsApp’s proposed username feature,the company is required to submit its final response within the three-day deadline set by the government. The meeting comes after the Centre sought an explanation from WhatsApp over the new
OpenAI may cut AI subscription prices
OpenAI is reportedly considering reducing the prices of its AI subscriptions and services as competition in the artificial intelligence market heats up. The report, citing people familiar with the discussions, says OpenAI is evaluating lower usage costs for customers, including reducing the price of AI processing tokens. Tokens are the units of text that AI
Amazon’s AI announcement, Microsoft counters with its own $2.5 billion unit
Tech giant Microsoft is committing $2.5 billion to a new artificial intelligence implementation unit, which will employ 6,000 new people. The new unit, called Microsoft Frontier Co., is expected to focus on AI operations. The initiative’s 6,000 employees, mostly made up of industry and engineering experts, will co-design, co-innovate, deploy, and continuously improve AI systems
Not just Ford Motor, Australia’s biggest bank too ‘regretted’ AI layoffs
Automaker Ford Motor recently hit headlines when the company announced that it is rehiring engineers to fix its artificial intelligence (AI) tools that weren’t getting the job done.Incidentally, Ford is not the first company to say that it made an AI layoffs error. There are others including IBM and Australia’s largest bank — Commonwealth Bank
Opera is releasing a new update that will prevent ClickFix attacks
When a website tells you to “copy this command to fix the issue,” you may not know it, but the command in question could be malicious. These are called ClickFix attacks, ClickFix attacks sidestep nearly all existing defenses, including antivirus and email filters. The reason: Those systems are designed to check for threats from external
Anthropic in talks with Samsung for custom AI chip manufacturing
Anthropic is in talks with Samsung Electronics to be a manufacturing partner for a custom artificial intelligence chip,Anthropic’s plans are at an early stage, and the company is still determining what the processor should do, how powerful it should be and how it would fit into a server. AI companies are aiming to diversify their
India’s space industry hunts for its SpaceX moment
For decades, the Indian Space Research Organisation has launched cost-effective, pioneering missions, including the world’s first landing near the Moon’s south pole. The national agency, which allows startups to use its facilities for early tests, will soon share technology involving its workhorse rocket to speed up local knowhow.India’s attempt to fire up its fledgling private
Russia pounds Kyiv in deadliest strike this year
Russia launched its deadliest attack on Ukraine’s capital this year early Thursday, killing at least 27 people, injuring 91 others, and damaging around 130 buildings across the city. 74 missiles and 496 drones were launched by Russia overnight.Thick plumes of smoke blanketed parts of Kyiv while emergency crews worked to extinguish fires and search for
Tata Electronics overtakes Foxconn by assembling $26.3 bn iPhones for exports
Tata Electronics has overtaken Taiwanese electronics manufacturing services (EMS) giant Foxconn to grab a larger share of assembling iPhones, which are exported from the country, during the five-year production linked incentive (PLI) scheme period between financial year 2021-22 (FY22) and FY26. iPhones assembled by Tata Electronics, which were exported in this five-year period, were pegged