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The Doomsday clock is at 90 seconds to midnight – how close are we to catastrophe? Explained
27Jan By adminNo Comments
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The Doomsday clock is at 90 seconds to midnight – how close are we to catastrophe? Explained

[ad_1] (The Conversation) Once every year, a select group of nuclear, climate and technology experts assemble to determine where to place the hands of the Doomsday Clock. Presented by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the Doomsday Clock is a visual metaphor for humanity's proximity to catastrophe. It measures our collective peril in minutes and seconds to midnight, and we don't want to strike 12. In 2023, the expert group brought the clock the closest it has ever been to midnight: 90 seconds. On January 23 2024, the Doomsday Clock was unveiled again, revealing that the hands remain in the same precarious position. No change might bring a sigh of relief. But it also points to the continued risk of catastrophe. The question is, how close are we to catastrophe? And if so, why? Destro...
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Satya Nadella-led Microsoft says Russia-linked group hacked employee emails
20Jan By adminNo Comments
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Satya Nadella-led Microsoft says Russia-linked group hacked employee emails

[ad_1] Satya Nadella-led Microsoft Corp. said a Russian-linked hacking group attacked its corporate systems, getting into a “small number” of email accounts, including those of senior leadership and employees who work in cybersecurity and legal. The company said it's acting immediately to fix older systems, which will probably cause some disruption. The hacking group doesn't appear to have accessed customers' systems or Microsoft servers that run outward-facing products, the software giant said Friday in a blog post. Microsoft also has no evidence the group, named Midnight Blizzard, got into source code or artificial intelligence systems. “We will act immediately to apply our current security standards to Microsoft-owned legacy systems and internal business processes, even when these ch...
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At Davos, AI, climate change, conflict get top billing as leaders converge for elite meeting
16Jan By adminNo Comments
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At Davos, AI, climate change, conflict get top billing as leaders converge for elite meeting

[ad_1]  The Earth is heating up, as is conflict in the Middle East. The world economy and Ukraine's defense against Russia are sputtering along. Artificial intelligence (AI) could upend all our lives. The to-do list of global priorities has grown for this year's edition of the World Economic Forum gabfest of business, political and other elites in the Alpine snows of Davos, Switzerland. It gets going in earnest Tuesday and runs through Friday.Over 60 heads of state and government, including Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be heading to town to hold both public appearances and closed-door talks. They'll be among more than 2,800 attendees, including academics, artists and international organization leaders. The gathering is mostly high-minde...
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Telegram in the dark as to why fines in Russia were dropped; Google, YouTube, Meta got relief too
7Jan By adminNo Comments
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Telegram in the dark as to why fines in Russia were dropped; Google, YouTube, Meta got relief too

[ad_1]  Telegram Messenger said it does not know why fines against it and other major technology companies were dropped in Russia, but said it has no assets, offices, or employees there.Fines imposed by Russian courts on Alphabet's Google and YouTube, Meta, TikTok, and Telegram appear to have been settled as the companies are no longer registered as debtors in the state bailiffs' database, online records showed this week. "Telegram has no assets, offices, employees or equipment in Russia," a Telegram spokesperson told Reuters on Friday. "Without any presence there, we have no visibility as to why the fines against Telegram and the other companies were dropped." Telegram noted that some Russian news outlets had reported that the fines may have been terminated as bailiffs were unable to l...
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Meta Platforms spokesperson included in Russia’s wanted list
27Nov By adminNo Comments
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Meta Platforms spokesperson included in Russia’s wanted list

[ad_1] A spokesperson for US tech conglomerate Meta Platforms, which owns Facebook and Instagram, has been added to Russia's wanted list, according to an online database maintained by the acountry's interior ministry, Voice of America has reported.The spokesperson, Andy Stone was reported on the list by Russian state agency Tass and independent news outlet Mediazona on Saturday. In October, Russian authorities classified Meta as a "terrorist and extremist" organization, opening the way for possible criminal proceedings against Russian residents using its platforms. Meta listed as a "terrorist and extremist" organization could lead to criminal investigations and fines for users.The interior ministry's database does not give details of the case against Stone, stating only that he is wante...
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Pentagon’s AI initiatives accelerate hard decisions on lethal autonomous weapons
26Nov By adminNo Comments
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Pentagon’s AI initiatives accelerate hard decisions on lethal autonomous weapons

[ad_1]  Artificial intelligence employed by the U.S. military has piloted pint-sized surveillance drones in special operations forces' missions and helped Ukraine in its war against Russia. It tracks soldiers' fitness, predicts when Air Force planes need maintenance, and helps keep tabs on rivals in space.Now, the Pentagon is intent on fielding multiple thousands of relatively inexpensive, expendable AI-enabled autonomous vehicles by 2026 to keep pace with China. The ambitious initiative — dubbed Replicator — seeks to “galvanize progress in the too-slow shift of U.S. military innovation to leverage platforms that are small, smart, cheap, and many,” Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks said in August. While its funding is uncertain and details vague, Replicator is expected to accel...
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Western monopoly in AI ‘dangerous, and unacceptable’, says Russia’s Vladimir Putin
26Nov By adminNo Comments
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Western monopoly in AI ‘dangerous, and unacceptable’, says Russia’s Vladimir Putin

[ad_1]  Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a plan to endorse a national strategy for the development of artificial intelligence, emphasizing that it's essential to prevent a Western monopoly. Speaking at an AI conference in Moscow, Putin noted that “it's imperative to use Russian solutions in the field of creating reliable and transparent artificial intelligence systems that are also safe for humans.” “Monopolistic dominance of such foreign technology in Russia is unacceptable, dangerous and inadmissible,” Putin said. He noted that “many modern systems, trained on Western data are intended for the Western market” and “reflect that part of Western ethics, norms of behavior, public policy to which we object.”During his more than two decades in power, Putin has overseen a multi-pro...
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: Govt launches crackdown on deepfakes, Putin gives AI alert, more
24Nov By adminNo Comments
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: Govt launches crackdown on deepfakes, Putin gives AI alert, more

[ad_1] Today, November 24, governments took center stage in making major artificial intelligence-related announcements. IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that the government of India has launched a crackdown on deepfakes, particularly their usage in videos. In other news, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that the West should not be allowed to develop a monopoly in the sphere of AI at an AI conference in Moscow. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer look.Govt to crackdown on deepfakesIT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that India has launched a crackdown on deepfake videos. The development comes a day after Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw held a meeting with top social media companies and announced that the government will soon come up with new regulation...
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Defiant Ukraine Vow To ‘Fight’ On Despite Euro 2024 Setback | Football News
21Nov By adminNo Comments
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Defiant Ukraine Vow To ‘Fight’ On Despite Euro 2024 Setback | Football News

[ad_1] Ukraine coach Serhiy Rebrov said his side would fight on despite missing out on automatic qualification for Euro 2024 after Monday's 0-0 draw with Italy. While Italy qualified second from Group C behind England courtesy of a better head-to-head record with Ukraine, Rebrov's team need to get through the play-offs to reach next year's finals in Germany. Monday's fixture in Leverkusen was the latest of Ukraine's 'home' fixtures to be played at neutral grounds, with matches moved away from the war-torn nation."As all of you know, the war in Ukraine is continuing," Rebrov told reporters."It is quite hard for the players, they're always watching their phones, they're watching the news, same as me."In this atmosphere, it is not easy to work."But we understand we are presenting as a very ...
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Hackers accessed 632,000 email addresses at US Justice, defense departments
31Oct By adminNo Comments
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Hackers accessed 632,000 email addresses at US Justice, defense departments

[ad_1] A Russian-speaking hacking group obtained access to the email addresses of about 632,000 US federal employees at the departments of Defense and Justice as part of the sprawling MOVEit hack last summer, according to a report on the wide-ranging attack obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.The report, by the US Office of Personnel Management, provides new details about a cyberattack in which hackers exploited flaws in MOVEit, a popular file-transfer tool. Federal cybersecurity officers previously confirmed that government agencies were compromised by the attack but have provided little information on the scope of the attack, nor did they name the agencies affected.  The Office of Personnel Management, in a July report on the incident submitted to a congressional com...
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