Lucasfilm Hires Deepfake YouTuber Who Fixed The Mandalorian
Lucasfilm has hired the YouTuber known as Shamook, whose The Mandalorian deepfake, published in December, has earned nearly 2 million views for improving the VFX used to de-age Mark Hamill. CNET reports: "As some of you may already know, I joined ILM.....»»
Roundcube webmail XSS vulnerability exploited by attackers (CVE-2023-43770)
CVE-2023-43770, a vulnerability in the Roundcube webmail software that has been fixed in September 2023, is being exploited by attackers in the wild, CISA has warned by adding the vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Ab.....»»
A YouTuber created a truly bezel-less MacBook
Are your MacBook bezels driving you mad? Never fear, there's an extravagant and silly way to upgrade to a bezel-free MacBook for just $3,500......»»
Retail H2 stations close in California while H2 heavy trucking expands
Hydrogen still makes sense for fixed-route heavy vehicles—but not passenger cars. Enlarge (credit: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Shell has closed all seven of its retail hydrogen filling stations in Calif.....»»
Android’s infamous January 2024 update is fixed and rolling out again
The Google Play System update was pulled for breaking device storage, crashing apps. Enlarge / Google HQ. (credit: Getty Images) We're a third of the way through February, but Android's January 2024 Google Play System u.....»»
Icelanders race to repair damage after volcano damage
Icelanders were working Friday to get hot-water supplies fixed in thousands of houses a day after a third volcanic eruption in two months, as experts said the tremors had eased......»»
Nvidia just fixed a major issue with its GPUs
Nvidia's latest driver is an unusual one, but it's one that many GPU owners might want to get as soon as possible......»»
Apple patches pesky text bug with updates to Mac and mobile devices
Apple issued a surprise round of operating system updates across most of its devices on Thursday, with a rare bug causing periodic duplication of text now fixed.iOS 17The patch notes for all the releases are sparse, saying only that they contain gene.....»»
GM hires Kurt Kelty, formerly of Tesla, to lead automaker"s EV battery strategy
Kurt Kelty will be tasked with leading GM's overall approach to EV batteries, including sourcing raw materials and investing in and commercializing battery technology......»»
EU right to repair: Sellers will be liable for a year after products are fixed
Rules also ban "contractual, hardware or software related barriers to repair." Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | SimpleImages) Europe's right-to-repair rules will force vendors to stand by their products an extra 12 months.....»»
Deepfake scammer walks off with $25 million in first-of-its-kind AI heist
Hong Kong firm tricked by simulation of multiple real people in video chat, including voices. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images / Benj Edwards) On Sunday, a report from the South China Morning Post revealed a significant fin.....»»
People are already ‘fixing’ the Vision Pro’s biggest problem
Several reviewers have noted that Apple’s Vision Pro headset can be uncomfortable after long periods, but some people have fixed that in various ingenious ways......»»
Deepfaked video conference call makes employee send $25 million to scammers
A deepfake video conference call paired with social engineering tricks has led to the theft of over US$25 million from a multinational firm, the South China Morning Post has reported. The scheme and the deepfake video conference call The attack start.....»»
Machine learning techniques enhance the discovery of excited nuclear levels in sulfur-38
Fixed numbers of protons and neutrons—the building blocks of nuclei—can rearrange themselves within a single nucleus. The products of this reshuffling include electromagnetic (gamma ray) transitions. These transitions connect excited energy level.....»»
People are modding the Vision Pro to fix its comfort problem
Several reviewers have noted that Apple’s Vision Pro headset can be uncomfortable after long periods, but some people have fixed that in various ingenious ways......»»
X can’t stop spread of explicit, fake AI Taylor Swift images
Will Swifties’ war on AI fakes spark a deepfake porn reckoning? Enlarge (credit: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Contributor | FilmMagic) Explicit, fake AI-generated images sexualizing Taylor Swift began circulating online this.....»»
Resident Evil Kart’s fixed camera angles make for a charmingly frustrating classic
"WELCOME TO THE WORST THING I HAVE EVER CREATED!" Enlarge / Is this Super Mario Kart or Where's Waldo? (credit: MrL314 / YouTube) Here at Ars, we're big fans of emulators and ROM hacks that actually improve on the limita.....»»
Something odd is going on with the OnePlus 12
The OnePlus 12 came out swinging and even fixed a notable flaw. But it entirely avoided what the Samsung Galaxy S24 embraced: the AI hype......»»
Biden Audio Deepfake Alarms Experts in Lead-Up to Elections
A doctored audio clip of Joe Biden urging voters in New Hampshire not to cast their ballots in the Democratic primary has experts concerned. No political deepfake has alarmed the world’s disinformation experts more than the do.....»»
Building A 1:1 Scale Model Of Planet Earth In Minecraft
Building a 1:1 scale model of planet Earth in Minecraft used to be a pipe dream. But now, a YouTuber named Pippen is leading the effort to make it happen, with thousands of builders working across the globe on 80 teams. Though the project is only.....»»
Week in review: 10 cybersecurity frameworks you need to know, exploited Chrome zero-day fixed
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Key elements for a successful cyber risk management strategy In this Help Net Security interview, Yoav Nathaniel, CEO at Silk Security, discusses th.....»»