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5 things about AI you may have missed today: AI-powered Google Maps, Rishi Sunak on AI risk, more
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: AI-powered Google Maps, Rishi Sunak on AI risk, more

[ad_1] Another day has gone by and more AI developments have come to the surface. In the last 24 hours, some major updates have emerged from both tech firms and governments. Firstly, Google Maps is getting an AI-powered makeover, with features such as Immersive View, and upgrades to driving directions. The new features also make the app more like Google Search, as the platform will soon answer basic queries as well. In other news, UK PM Rishi Sunak gave a speech today, October 26, where he highlighted the capabilities and potential risks posed by AI including cyber-attacks, fraud, and child sexual abuse. This comes following the publication of a government report that highlighted how AI was used to de-age celebrities and create sexualized images of children. This and more in today's AI ...
Indian hackers win $22000 Google bug bounty for uncovering major vulnerabilities
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Indian hackers win $22000 Google bug bounty for uncovering major vulnerabilities

[ad_1] Two Indian hackers have won a cash prize of more than $22000 in bug bounty after they found major flaws in Google Cloud Program (GCP) projects. Two Indian hackers have won a total cash reward of more than $22000 as bug bounty from Google. Bug bounties are rewards, usually cash prizes, given by major tech companies to individuals who identify an error or vulnerability in their computer program or system. These particular bug bounties were awarded by Google to the Indian hacker duo for finding major security vulnerabilities in its Google Cloud Program (GCP) projects. Among them, the biggest bounty was a server-side request forgery (SSRF) bug and subsequent patch bypass which earned them a cool $5000.The two Indians who won the bounties are Sreeram KL and Sivanesh Ashok who are bo...
Accidental Crorepati! In shocking move, Google paid Rs. 2 crore to a hacker
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Accidental Crorepati! In shocking move, Google paid Rs. 2 crore to a hacker

[ad_1] Google has accidently paid Rs. 2 crore to a hacker and turned him into an accidental crorepati. Here is how he responded. In a shocking development, it has been revealed that Google has mistakenly paid a huge amount of Rs. 2 crore to a hacker, turning him into an accidental crorepati. What is worse, Google even forgot to take it back! The information was shared by the hacker himself. The self proclaimed hacker named Sam Curry (@samwcyo) even asked if there is any way he could get in touch with Google regarding the matter. Taking to his Twitter account he shared a screenshot and wrote, "It's been a little over 3 weeks since Google randomly sent me $249,999 and I still haven't heard anything on the support ticket. Is the...