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A long-running Senate task force has released policy recommendations on federal funding for AI. That's $32 billion a year, covering everything from infrastructure to grand challenges to national security risk assessments. Although this “roadmap” is not a bill or detailed policy proposal, it nevertheless gives a sense of the scale that legislators and “stakeholders” are always looking at as they grapple with the actual content. However, that is unlikely to happen in an election year. Small enough to disappear. In a final report released by the office of Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), a bipartisan task force identified the most important…
TL;DR: Rumble Inc. (RUM) is a prime candidate for a short squeeze due to high short interest and potential catalysts, including rumors of acquiring TikTok. Positive market trends, retail investor interest, and strong financial performance could drive the stock price up, forcing short sellers to cover their positions. The stock market has seen its fair share of excitement, particularly with the phenomenon of short squeezes. A short squeeze occurs when a heavily shorted stock’s price rises sharply, forcing short sellers to cover their positions by buying the stock, which in turn drives the price even higher. Rumble Inc. (RUM), a…
The FBI, along with an international coalition of law enforcement agencies, seized the notorious cybercrime forum BreachForums on Wednesday. BreachForums has long been a popular English forum for hackers and cybercriminals who want to advertise, sell, and trade stolen data. Just recently, an attacker advertised that Dell customers' personal information and data had been stolen from Europol's portal. BreachForums has proven to be resilient. Last year, authorities seized an earlier version of the site three months after arresting its administrator, Connor Brian Fitzpatrick, also known as Pom Pom Purin. The FBI said someone using the online handle “Baphomet” then took…
Back in February, Google suspended its AI-powered chatbot Gemini's ability to generate images of people after users complained of historical inaccuracies. For example, a Gemini asked to draw a “Roman legion” ends up drawing an anachronistically diverse group of soldiers, while drawing the “Zulu warriors” as uniformly black. Google CEO Sundar Pichai apologized, and Demis Hassabis, co-founder of Google's AI research arm DeepMind, said a fix should arrive “very soon.” But already in May, the promised fix has yet to be delivered. appear. Google touted many other features of Gemini at its annual I/O developer conference this week, from custom…
The feature Google demonstrated at yesterday's I/O Conference Fab uses generative AI technology to scan voice calls in real time to detect conversation patterns associated with financial fraud, and identify warning signs. A shiver ran down the spines of Ivasi and security experts alike. The feature represents the thin end of the wedge. They warn that once client-side scanning is built into mobile infrastructure, we could usher in an era of centralized censorship. Google's demonstration of phone fraud detection features, which the company announced will be built into future versions of its Android OS (estimated to run on about three-quarters…
Google is committed to AI, and we want you to know that. In Tuesday's I/O Developer Conference keynote, Google mentioned “AI” more than 120 times. That's a lot! But not all of Google's AI announcements were significant in and of themselves. Some were done in stages. Others have been rehashed. So to help you sort the wheat from the chaff, we've rounded up the top new AI products and features announced at Google I/O 2024. Generative AI in search Google plans to use generative AI to organize the entire Google search results page. What would an AI-composed page look like?…
It’s that moment you’ve been waiting for all year: Google I/O keynote day! Google kicked off its developer conference each year with a rapid-fire stream of announcements, including many unveilings of recent things it’s been working on. Brian already kicked us off by sharing what we are expecting. Since you might not have had time to watch the whole two-hour presentation Tuesday, we took that on and delivered quick hits of the biggest news from the keynote as they were announced, all in an easy-to-digest, easy-to-skim list. Updated security features On Wednesday, Google announced it is adding new security and…
Imagine sitting on a park bench looking at your phone while minding your own business. boom. Someone takes your device and runs away with it. Android and iOS already have some safety measures in place, but what happens to those precious few seconds when your handset is unlocked? Will I be able to get a way to wipe data remotely? Thieves can access a lot of information in a short amount of time. Every moment counts. Google on Wednesday announced an upcoming feature for Android called Theft Detection Lock designed to protect against this growing threat at the Google I/O…
As expected, this year's Google I/O 2024 conference featured a number of AI-related announcements, including the announcement of new features for Google TV. Gemini, the company's family of generative AI models, powers smart TV operating systems to generate descriptions for movies and TV shows. Google says that if a description is missing on the home screen, AI will automatically fill in the description, so viewers don't have to wonder what the title is. It also translates the description into your audience's native language, making it easier for a wider audience to find your content. AI-generated descriptions are also personalized based…
Google is preparing to launch a new system to address the issue of malware on Android. The new live threat detection service leverages Google Play Protect's on-device AI to analyze apps for malicious behavior. The service, announced after Tuesday's Google I/O developer event, examines various signals related to an app's use of sensitive privileges and interactions with other apps and services, the company said. If we find suspicious behavior, Google Play Protect can send your app to Google for further review, warn users who have your app installed, and optionally disable your app. can. This detection also leverages Google's Private…