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🍎 Apple rumored to launch AI-powered home device
💥 Google considered blocking Safari users from accessing its new AI features
🏴☠️ Nearly 10 billion passwords stolen by hackers in largest-ever leak
🎮 Epic Games calls out Apple
🦠 Researchers develop virus that leverages ChatGPT to spread through human-like emails
🎁 + 7 other news you might like
🔮 + 1 handpicked research papers and tools
🍎 Apple rumored to launch AI-powered home deviceLINK
There's speculation about a new, mysterious AI-driven device from Apple that could be their most thrilling release in 2024.
It's suggested that this device, referred to as a "HomeAccessory," may utilize the same advanced chipset as the upcoming iPhone 16 series, leveraging the powerful A18 and A18 Pro chips.
This HomeAccessory product won't be an upgraded Apple TV or a HomePod; instead, it might run a variant of tvOS, though not expected to resemble an iPad-like home robot.
💥 Google considered blocking Safari users from accessing its new AI featuresLINK
Google considered limiting access to its new AI Overviews feature on Safari but ultimately decided not to follow through with the plan, according to a report by The Information.
The ongoing Justice Department investigation into Google's dominance in search highlights the company's arrangement with Apple, where Google pays around $20 billion annually to be the default search engine on iPhones.
Google has been trying to reduce its dependency on Safari by encouraging iPhone users to switch to its own apps, but the company has faced challenges due to Safari's pre-installed presence on Apple devices.
🏴☠️ Nearly 10 billion passwords stolen by hackers in largest-ever leakLINK
The RockYou2024.txt file, leaked by a user named "ObamaCare," contains 10 billion unique plaintext passwords, making it the largest-ever password compilation leak, as reported by TechRadar.
The RockYou2024.txt file is an extension of the RockYou2021 compilation, which exposed 8.4 billion passwords three years earlier, now adding 1.5 billion more.
This massive data breach enables hackers to perform brute-force and credential stuffing attacks, which can quickly crack simple passwords and target users reusing login credentials across various platforms.
🎮 Epic Games calls out AppleLINK
Epic Games accused Apple of rejecting its attempt to launch the Epic Games Store in the EU, claiming Apple found similarities with its own App Store problematic.
Apple stated the rejection was due to the design and labeling choices of Epic's submission, including the names of buttons and purchase labels that closely resembled those of the App Store.
The rejection highlights Apple’s strict enforcement of its guidelines and could discourage other developers from creating independent app stores on iOS, despite the EU's Digital Markets Act allowing such competition.
🦠 Researchers develop virus that leverages ChatGPT to spread through human-like emailsLINK
Researchers from ETH Zurich and Ohio State University created a virus named "synthetic cancer" that leverages ChatGPT to spread via AI-generated emails.
This virus can modify its code to evade antivirus software and uses Outlook to craft contextually relevant, seemingly innocuous email attachments.
The researchers stress the cybersecurity risks posed by Language Learning Models (LLMs), highlighting the need for further research into protective measures against intelligent malware.
Other news you might like
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WhatsApp 'Imagine' Tool Gives Your Avatar an AI Makeover.LINK
Samsung projects 15-fold surge in second-quarter as chip prices rise.LINK
You can now get AI Judy Garland or James Dean to read you the news.LINK
Meta open-sources new ‘multi-token prediction’ language models.LINK
Mt. Gox begins repaying bitcoin to creditors a decade after exchange's collapse — what it means.LINK
Amazon faces more EU scrutiny over recommender algorithms and ads transparency.LINK
Latest research and tools
Th64: a hash function written in C that efficiently processes both small and large keys, suitable for various applications.LINK
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