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Fake Valorant cheats promoted on YouTube carry RedLine malware

Cheaters in popular multiplayer games are nothing new, and the pandemic saw their numbers rise considerably as more people have turned to gaming as a source of entertainment. Companies have been trying to fix this growing problem with improved anti-c.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagMar 14th, 2022

Apple says its OpenELM model doesn’t power Apple Intelligence amid YouTube controversy

Earlier this week, an investigation detailed that Apple and other tech giants had used YouTube subtitles to train their AI models. This included over 170,000 videos from the likes of MKBHD, Mr. Beast, and more. Apple then used this dataset to train i.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsJul 18th, 2024

Apple Intelligence wasn"t trained on stolen YouTube videos

Apple has refuted using unethically obtained data to train Apple Intelligence — but it has acknowledged its use for another project.Apple IntelligenceOn Tuesday, it was learned that an AI research lab called EleutherAI had harvested subtitles from.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJul 18th, 2024

Want to spur your child"s intellectual development? Use audiobooks instead of videos, says researcher

It's not uncommon today to see children glued to their screens. In fact, 80% of parents with children 11 or younger say their kids watch YouTube videos, according to a 2020 Pew Research Center poll. Half of these parents say their kids watch videos e.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJul 17th, 2024

The best free TV shows on YouTube (July 2024)

Are you looking to stream television programs for free? Here is a list of the best free TV shows to watch on YouTube......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJul 17th, 2024

Apple trained AI models on YouTube content without consent [U: MKBHD responds]

A number of tech giants, including Apple, trained AI models on YouTube videos without the consent of the creators, according to a new report today. They did this by using subtitle files downloaded by a third party from more than 170,000 videos. Cr.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJul 17th, 2024

Appgate launches Malware Analysis Service to safeguard enterprises and government agencies

Appgate has unveiled its new Malware Analysis Service that mitigates cyberthreats for enterprises and government agencies by identifying and neutralizing malicious software. Appgate’s Malware Analysis and Research Team now offers two new services t.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsJul 17th, 2024

Meet the woman whose research helped the FBI catch notorious serial killers

Hulu documentary Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer traces career of Dr. Ann Burgess. Enlarge / Dr. Ann Burgess helps the FBI catch serial killers in Hulu's Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer. (credit: YouTube/Hulu) Fans.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJul 16th, 2024

YouTube creators surprised to find Apple and others trained AI on their videos

Once again, EleutherAI's data frustrates professional content creators. Enlarge / YouTuber Marques Brownlee discusses iOS 18 in a new video. This specific video wasn't part of the large dataset that was used to train AI models, b.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJul 16th, 2024

Apple was just caught training AI on YouTube videos without consent

According to a new report from Proof News, Apple has been using a dataset  containing the subtitles of 173,536 YouTube videos to train its AI......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJul 16th, 2024

Supplier used controversial sources for training Apple Intelligence

Apple has made a big deal out of paying for the data used to train its Apple Intelligence, but one firm it used is accused of allegedly ripping off YouTube videos.Apple Intelligence may have been trained less legally and ethically than Apple believed.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJul 16th, 2024

Hitchcock-style flying camera ad promotes Safari"s privacy protections

Apple has launched a new ad campaign promoting Safari, touting its security and privacy features that thwart online trackers better than other web browsers.Apple's new Safari privacy adApple has regularly promoted Safari as the privacy and security-f.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJul 16th, 2024

Apple trained AI models on YouTube content without consent; includes MKBHD videos

A number of tech giants, including Apple, trained AI models on YouTube videos without the consent of the creators, according to a new report today. They did this by using subtitle files downloaded by a third party from more than 170,000 videos. Cr.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsJul 16th, 2024

Void Banshee APT exploited “lingering Windows relic” in zero-day attacks

The zero-day exploit used to leverage CVE-2024-38112, a recently patched Windows MSHTML vulnerability, was wielded by an APT group dubbed Void Banshee to deliver malware to targets in North America, Europe, and Southeast Asia, threat hunters with Tre.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsJul 16th, 2024

SYS01 info-stealer pushed via Facebook ads, LinkedIn and YouTube posts

Malicious Google ads are a well known threat, but malvertising can also be found on other popular online destinations such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube. Case in point: an enduring campaign that aims to infect Facebook users with the SYS01 infor.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsJul 16th, 2024

Here’s how carefully concealed backdoor in fake AWS files escaped mainstream notice

Files available on the open source NPM repository underscore a growing sophistication. Enlarge (credit: BeeBright / Getty Images / iStockphoto) Researchers have determined that two fake AWS packages downloaded hundreds o.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJul 15th, 2024

Critical Exim vulnerability facilitates malware delivery (CVE-2024-39929)

The maintainers of the Exim mail transfer agent (MTA) have fixed a critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-39929) that currently affects around 1.5 million public-facing servers and can help attackers deliver malware to users. About CVE-2024-39929 The vulne.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsJul 15th, 2024

Why the Surface Laptop is my new daily carry

The 7th Edition of the Surface Laptop achieves a level of greatness never before seen in the line......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJul 12th, 2024

How to embed a video in PowerPoint

Did you know you can add YouTube videos to your PowerPoint presentations? It’s not too difficult either, and we created this guide to help with the process......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJul 11th, 2024

Threat actors exploited Windows 0-day for more than a year before Microsoft fixed it

The goal of the exploits was to open Explorer and trick targets into running malicious code. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Threat actors carried out zero-day attacks that targeted Windows users with malware for more tha.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJul 11th, 2024

Antiabortion Heartbeat Bills Cause Immense Suffering

The rise in infant mortality in Texas shows that in states with strict abortion bans, forcing people to carry nonviable pregnancies to term codifies cruelty and unnecessary pain.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsJul 10th, 2024