Don"t be duped: Here"s how to spot deepfakes
Not all deepfakes are bad. Deepfakes—digital artifacts including photos, videos and audio that have been generated or modified using artificial intelligence (AI) software—often look and sound real. Deepfake content has been used to dupe viewers,.....»»
Kia reclaims top spot in ranking of U.S. inventory efficiency
Kia reclaimed the top spot from Toyota in Cloud Theory's May ranking of brand's U.S. inventory efficiency. Toyota, Lexus and Honda all remain strong contenders......»»
Former NBCU exec Linda Yaccarino prepares to take over Twitter CEO role from Elon Musk
Linda Yaccarino, a former NBCUniversal marketing executive, is preparing to take over the CEO role at Twitter from Elon Musk, weeks after the billionaire announced hiring her for the top spot at the social media company......»»
Blatant tech frauds run amok on the biggest online marketplaces
If I can spot a fake SSD, why can't Walmart? Enlarge / What're ya buyin'? (credit: Aurich Lawson | Capcom) Online retailers that host third-party sellers, like Amazon and Walmart, have extensive, competitively priced el.....»»
F1: Finding Vettels of the future on the eSports circuit
The virtual track is helping the world's biggest racing teams spot rising talent and win new fans......»»
Memory chipmakers and module houses seek to stabilize prices
Memory chipmakers have shown downstream customers that they will no longer sell at low prices, while module manufacturers with high levels of inventory are eager to see spot market prices stabilize, according to industry sources......»»
Rivian may lose Nasdaq spot after 90% selloff, JPMorgan says
The index typically removes the smallest members of the Nasdaq 100 if the company is weighted at less than 0.1 percent of the gauge for two consecutive months......»»
Threat actors can exfiltrate data from Google Drive without leaving a trace
Google Workspace (formerly G Suite) has a weak spot that can prevent the discovery of data exfiltration from Google Drive by a malicious outsider or insider, Mitiga researchers say. A problem for digital forensic analysts and incident responders R.....»»
Petit-spot volcanoes involve deepest known submarine hydrothermal activity, may release methane
Underwater volcanoes on the Earth's crust are active contributors of many different elements to the oceanic environment. Hence, they play an important role in biogeochemical and chemosynthetic cycles of the ocean. Although there have been many studie.....»»
Study: False assumptions about election malfeasance could create a "death spiral" for democracy
In October 2020, two rival candidates for office in Utah made an unusual television ad together. Incumbent Republican Gov. Spencer Cox and his Democratic challenger, Chris Peterson, appeared in the same spot to note they were both "dedicated to the A.....»»
Nvidia is now worth almost as much as Amazon, and that puts gamers in a tough spot
Nvidia is now worth more than $1 trillion, nearly as much as Amazon, and that puts gamers in a tough spot......»»
Astronomers spot cyclones at Uranus’ pole for the first time
Uranus is usually portrayed as a generally featureless blue ball, but when seen using radio telescopes, the pole reveals a swirling cyclone. .....»»
Among AI dangers, deepfakes worry Microsoft president most
Brad Smith urges steps to curtail deepfakes "with an intent to deceive or defraud." Enlarge / An AI-generated image of a "wall of fake images." (credit: Stable Diffusion) On Thursday, Microsoft President Brad Smith annou.....»»
The first DJI Air 3 leaks show it could be the new drone sweet spot
A wave of leaked specs, photos and videos of the DJI Air 3 have revealed what we can expect from DJI's next mid-range drone......»»
Simple OSINT techniques to spot AI-fueled disinformation, fake reviews
Error messages that ChatGPT and other AI language models generate can be used to uncover disinformation campaigns, hate speech and fake reviews via OSINT collection and analysis, says Nico Dekens, director of intelligence at ShadowDragon. AI-generate.....»»
Study: Wildfire spread risk increases where trees, shrubs replace grasses
Across the United States over the past decade, an average of over 61,000 wildfires have burned some 7.2 million acres per year. Once a wildfire starts spreading, the firefighting task is exacerbated by issues like spot fires, where winds carry lofted.....»»
Will the 15% market share magic work for EVs as well?
There is a notion that when a product's market share surpasses the sweet spot of 15%, it will welcome a demand explosion. This supply-demand phenomenon was observed when Apple launched the iPhone in 2007. The development of the PC is also believed to.....»»
Specific auto chips from IDMs see hot sales in China at high prices
Automotive chip IDMs including STMicroelectronics, NXP, Infineon, and Texas Instruments have their respective most sought-after offerings, which have been in tight supply with prices staying high at China spot market channel distributors, according t.....»»
Apple co-founder says AI may make scams harder to spot
Silicon Valley veteran tells the BBC he thinks AI creations should be clearly labelled......»»
Modeling study shows plastic can drift far away from its starting point as it sinks into the sea
Discarded or drifting in the ocean, plastic debris can accumulate on the water's surface, forming floating islands of garbage. Although it's harder to spot, researchers suspect a significant amount also sinks. In a new study in Environmental Science.....»»
Caught in the act: Astronomers spot star swallowing a planet for first time
A sneak peek at Earth's eventual fate. An aging star dubbed ZTF SLRN-2020 has been caught in the act of swallowing a planet. Credit: K. Miller/R. Hurt (Caltech/PAC) An aging star dubbed ZTF SLRN-202.....»»