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Hackers target brand, celebrity accounts: TikTok
South China Morning Post, Published on 05/06/2024
» BEIJING - Short video app TikTok has taken measures to stop a cyberattack targeting several well-known brand and celebrity accounts, including news network CNN, a spokesperson for the company said on Tuesday.
Microsoft gets more invasive
Life, James Hein, Published on 05/06/2024
» Microsoft Windows has added a new feature that will record everything you have ever done on your computer. It does this through a new AI feature called Recall for Copilot+ that allows Windows 11 to take screen snapshots every few seconds. Allegedly these are encrypted and saved to your hard drive (filling it up?). No, this is not a new episode of Black Mirror, but a disturbing change in Microsoft's attempt to track everything you do and fill up your hard drives. It may do this for your Zoom calls and meetings (it will record other people on the other end of a call without their permission). This may also include capturing the data you enter into secure forms, including passwords.
Intel plans to produce 100m AI-enabled PCs
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 29/05/2024
» Intel Corporation views artificial intelligence (AI) as a key driver for the burgeoning semiconductor industry, projected to be worth US$1 trillion by 2030, as the company plans to produce up to 100 million AI-enabled PCs by 2025.
Bill has ways of forcing updates
Life, James Hein, Published on 22/05/2024
» If you are a Microsoft user, private or business, there is a site you should keep an eye on. Search "Microsoft end of life dates" and then select the result with the heading "Overview – Product End of Support and Retirements", associated with learn.microsoft.com. On the left-hand side there are years. Click on 2025, for example, and you will see that Office 2016 and 2019 products will no longer be supported after Oct 14 of that year. On that same date, Windows 10 will be retired. For both of these there will be no new security updates. For some, this will not be an issue, but organisations will need to take note as it means their security will be potentially compromised after a while. Even with Windows 10 still outselling Windows 11, Microsoft will be pushing people to upgrade over the next 18 months and for many, this will no longer be free. People and organisations tend to stick with what works and Microsoft doesn't like that, so it stops supporting older products. The site will tell you when you will start to be at risk and after that you can decide what to do.
Campaign aims to fend off AI deepfake scams
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 09/05/2024
» People are increasingly being threatened by artificial intelligence (AI) deepfakes that impersonate identities and collect personal information, often calling people with the voice of an acquaintance to defraud victims more easily.
TikTok sues US government over forced sale
Kyodo News, Published on 08/05/2024
» WASHINGTON - TikTok Inc and its Chinese owner ByteDance Ltd on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the United States federal government seeking to block a law that could lead to a nationwide ban on the popular short-form video-sharing platform.
Digital Economy Ministry to set up national AI committee
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 30/04/2024
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry is gearing up to establish a new national artificial intelligence (AI) committee to accelerate the national AI strategy in the second phase.