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.....»»
MrBeast sues fast food company over "revolting" burger
MrBeast is the most popular YouTuber in the world, with more than 172 million subscribers......»»
Ivanti fixes second zero-day exploited by attackers (CVE-2023-35081)
Another actively exploited zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2023-35081) affecting Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) has been identified and fixed. The first zero-day spotted Last week, we reported on a remote unauthenticated API access vulnerability (.....»»
Apple confirms Parental Controls settings-clearing bug will get fixed
Apple has confirmed issues with Screen Time has resulted in restrictions to a child's iPhone or iPad failing to be enforced, allowing younger users to use their devices for longer than parents want.Screen Time is designed as a way for parents to keep.....»»
Slack outage now fixed, but you may need to restart your apps
Widespread reports of a Slack outage this morning were acknowledged by the company, which escalated its investigation from an initial report of “trouble sending messages” to a full-scale “outage” … more….....»»
Apple Pencils can’t draw straight on third-party replacement iPad screens
It's similar to the Face ID failures of the iPhone 13's screen, later fixed. Enlarge / iCorrect's attempts to draw a straight line on an iPad Pro with a third-party replacement screen led them to look at the screen's embedded chi.....»»
AI can reinforce racial bias, but used correctly, it could make hiring practices more inclusive
Hiring is normally featured as a prime example for algorithmic bias. This is where a tendency to favor some groups over others becomes accidentally fixed in an AI system designed to perform a specific task......»»
YouTuber brings Apple TV+ "Silo" to life with Blender & Unreal Engine 5
A YouTube video offers a glimpse into the architecture of the Apple TV+ series "Silo" by recreating most of the bunker in a 3D engine.An artist recreates the SiloThe video, by Eekseye, starts in the virtual confines of Blender, a popular open-source.....»»
Apple fixes exploited zero-day in all of its OSes (CVE-2023-38606)
Apple has patched an exploited zero-day kernel vulnerability (CVE-2023-38606) in iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS. CVE-2023-38606 fix has been backported In early July, Apple fixed an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2023-37450) in.....»»
Biologists publish new guidelines to facilitate data sharing of research on disordered proteins
For decades, structural biologists have been working on cracking the molecular 3D structures of proteins to understand their function. But what if a protein doesn't have a fixed structure? For molecules that keep changing their shape all the time, bo.....»»
WordPress plugin installed on 1 million+ sites logged plaintext passwords
AIOS bills itself as an "all-in-one" security solution. A just-fixed bug undermined that. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) All-In-One Security, a WordPress security plugin installed on more than 1 million websites, has iss.....»»
Apple expands test driver team for its "Apple Car" autonomous vehicle project
Following a significant cutback earlier in 2023, Apple has expanded the number of test drivers for its autonomous vehicle project, commonly known as the Apple Car.Apple hires more test drivers for autonomous vehicle projectLike numerous other project.....»»
Hyundai hires women auto technicians for the first time in Korea
The world’s third-largest automaker hired six women out of 200 new technicians......»»
Apple pushes out emergency fix for actively exploited zero-day (CVE-2023-37450)
Apple has patched an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2023-37450) by releasing Rapid Security Response updates for iPhones, iPads and Macs running the latest versions of its operating systems. The vulnerability has also been fixed with.....»»
Perimeter 81 hires Gadi BenMark as CMO
Perimeter 81 announced the hiring of Gadi BenMark as Chief Marketing Officer. With more than 20 years experience in marketing strategy and business development across a variety of industries, BenMark brings extensive working knowledge to Perimeter 81.....»»
How engineers on the ground fixed the Juice spacecraft’s stuck antenna
In April the Juice spacecraft launched to investigate the icy moons of Jupiter, but there was a problem: an antenna was stuck and wasn't deploying......»»
Apple cracks down on lending apps after deepfake nudes threat
Apple has removed a bunch of exploitative lending apps in India that used unethical strategies to collect, such as threatening to send deepfake nudes to borrowers' contacts.Apple removes some predatory lending apps in IndiaDuring the past week, Apple.....»»
Nvidia may have finally fixed its melting power connectors
Nvidia's controversial 12VHPWR connector managed to wreak some havoc in people's PCs, but it seems that Nvidia is changing things up......»»
Scientists use deepfake AI images to understand the sun"s atmosphere
Solar scientists are using deepfake AI images to unravel the mysteries of the sun's atmosphere. The research, being presented at the National Astronomy Meeting this week, was carried out as part of a collaboration between Northumbria University and t.....»»
Virgin Media customers worry emails gone for good
Some have lost access to their inboxes, and the firm cannot say when it will be fixed......»»
Volvo hires longtime L"Oreal exec to lead global marketing
Volvo has hired a "digital-first business leader" to help it transition into generating half of its global sales online by 2025. Saegh-Fleming will be based at Volvo's U.S. headquarters in Mahwah, N.J......»»