Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott thinks LLM “scaling laws” will hold despite criticism
Will LLMs keep improving if we throw more compute at them? OpenAI dealmaker thinks so. Enlarge / Kevin Scott, CTO and EVP of AI at Microsoft speaks onstage during Vox Media's 2023 Code Conference at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Nigue.....»»
Enpass simplifies compliance and security controls for password management
Enpass added Single Sign-On (SSO) for its admin console in support for its Business Enterprise customers. Enpass integrates seamlessly with prominent Identity Providers (IDPs) such as Google Workspace, Okta, and Microsoft Entra ID, further enhancing.....»»
Apple says EU interoperability laws pose severe privacy risks
Apple has published a white paper that backs the European Union's policy of interoperability between rival technology firms, but says the law is open to risky interpretation.EU asks Apple to open up iPhone to competitorsIn a similar move to its March.....»»
Apple collaborates with NVIDIA to research faster LLM performance
In a blog post today, Apple engineers have shared new details on a collaboration with NVIDIA to implement faster text generation performance with large language models. Apple published and open sourced its Recurrent Drafter (ReDrafter) technique.....»»
Clouds obscure link between extreme rainfall and rising temperatures
Extreme rainfall is usually defined as the heaviest 5% of rain events in a specific area. As global air temperatures rise, scientists expect extreme rainfall to increase. This is because warmer air can hold more moisture. Recent examples of more extr.....»»
How one state"s repeal of a prison "pay-to-stay" law could guide national reform
Nearly every state requires incarcerated individuals to pay for room, board and basic services under so-called "pay-to-stay" laws. In 2019, Illinois became one of the first to repeal such a law—a move that prompted Brittany Friedman, assistant prof.....»»
US government urges federal agencies to patch Microsoft 365 now
First binding CISA directive of 2025 addresses Microsoft 365 issues.....»»
Rules against insider trading also boost innovation, research finds
Strong enforcement of insider trading laws doesn't just protect investors—it encourages businesses to be more innovative, according to our new peer-reviewed research......»»
European companies hit with effective DocuSign-themed phishing emails
A threat actor looking to take over the Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure of European companies has successfully compromised accounts of multiple victims in different firms, according to Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 researchers. The phishing.....»»
Key steps to scaling automated compliance while maintaining security
In this Help Net Security interview, Vivek Agarwal, Privacy Program Manager at Meta Platforms, shares insights on strategies for reducing time to market, improving vendor onboarding, and updating privacy requirements to ensure compliance across third.....»»
Were Neanderthals cold-adapted or were they just ready for anything? Ribcage reconstruction may hold the answer
Researchers at the Department of Paleobiology, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales in Madrid report that analysis of a Neanderthal ribcage from a cave in Iraq exhibits a "bell-shaped" thorax configuration typical of Neanderthals elsewhere, differing.....»»
Meta thinks social media can protect us from deep fakes
Deep fakes are arguably the most dangerous aspect of AI. It’s now relatively trivial to create fake photos, audio, and even video. See below for deep fakes of Morgan Freeman and Tom Cruise, for example. But while social media has so far been use.....»»
Week in review: Microsoft fixes exploited 0-day, top cybersecurity books for your holiday gift list
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Microsoft fixes exploited zero-day (CVE-2024-49138) On December 2024 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft resolved 71 vulnerabilities in a variety of its produc.....»»
Luke Grimes says Kevin Costner’s absence made this the easiest season of Yellowstone to film
Costner starred in the series as John Dutton but stepped away from the final season to film Horizon: An American Saga......»»
Quentin Tarantino thinks movies are still better than TV shows like Yellowstone
Quentin Tarantino doesn't think a TV show like Yellowstone has as much of a lasting impact as any great film......»»
I’ve had the Google Pixel 9 Pro for three months. Here’s why I still love it
The Google Pixel 9 Pro is one of 2024's best smartphones. How does it hold up over three months after its release?.....»»
Walmart just slashed the price of the all-digital Xbox Series X by $52
The Microsoft Xbox Series X Digital Edition with 1TB of storage is available from Walmart for only $398, following a $52 discount on the video game console......»»
FuzzyAI: Open-source tool for automated LLM fuzzing
FuzzyAI is an open-source framework that helps organizations identify and address AI model vulnerabilities in cloud-hosted and in-house AI models, like guardrail bypassing and harmful output generation. FuzzyAI offers organizations a systematic appro.....»»
Windows 11 may finally take iPhone collaboration to the next level
Microsoft is testing an iPhone-to-Windows file-sharing feature that works with brand’s Phone Link app and Link to Windows app......»»
Bid farewell to this small but helpful Windows 11 feature
Microsoft has added the "suggested actions" feature in Windows 11 to its deprecated features list......»»
Data-driven study finds gender inequality in academic publishing
Editors of academic journals hold an influential position in their field. They have decision-making power over which authors and papers get published, set journal policy, and help shape the trajectory of their discipline. It is also a role in which w.....»»