Why extracting data from PDFs is still a nightmare for data experts
“The biggest [drawback] is that they are probabilistic prediction machines and will get it wrong in ways that aren’t just ‘that’s the wrong…
Backdoor infecting VPNs used “magic packets” for stealth and security
When threat actors use backdoor malware to gain access to a network, they want to make sure all their hard work can’t be…
Here’s how hucksters are manipulating Google to promote shady Chrome extensions
The people overseeing the security of Google’s Chrome browser explicitly forbid third-party extension developers from trying to manipulate how the browser extensions they…
12 days of OpenAI: The Ars Technica recap
Day 9: Tuesday, December 17 On day 9, OpenAI released its o1 model through its API platform, adding support for function calling, developer…
Yearlong supply-chain attack targeting security pros steals 390K credentials
But wait, there’s more On Friday, Datadog revealed that MUT-1244 employed additional means for installing its second-stage malware. One was through a collection…
AI-generated shows could replace lost DVD revenue, Ben Affleck says
Last week, actor and director Ben Affleck shared his views on AI’s role in filmmaking during the 2024 CNBC Delivering Alpha investor summit,…
IBM boosts the amount of computation you can get done on quantum hardware
By making small adjustments to the frequency that the qubits are operating at, it’s possible to avoid these problems. This can be done…
Is “AI welfare” the new frontier in ethics?
The researchers propose that companies could adapt the “marker method” that some researchers use to assess consciousness in animals—looking for specific indicators that…
300 percent price hikes push disgruntled VMware customers toward Broadcom rivals
Dean Colpitts, CTO at Canadian VMware customer and managed services provider Members IT Group, shared similar sentiments, adding that “Broadcom simply is not…
Location tracking of phones is out of control. Here’s how to fight back.
Both operating systems will display a list of apps and whether they are permitted access always, never, only while the app is in…
Two accused of DDoSing some of the world’s biggest tech companies
Federal authorities have charged two Sudanese nationals with running an operation that performed tens of thousands of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks…
Neo-Nazis head to encrypted SimpleX Chat app, bail on Telegram
“SimpleX, at its core, is designed to be truly distributed with no central server. This allows for enormous scalability at low cost, and…
Thousands of Linux systems infected by stealthy malware since 2021
This Reddit comment posted to the CentOS subreddit is typical. An admin noticed that two servers were infected with a cryptocurrency hijacker with…
“Dead Internet theory” comes to life with new AI-powered social media app
Enlarge gremlin via Getty Images For the past few years, a conspiracy theory called “Dead Internet theory” has picked up speed as large…
Rogue WHOIS server gives researcher superpowers no one should ever have
Enlarge Aurich Lawson | Getty Images It’s not every day that a security researcher acquires the ability to generate counterfeit HTTPS certificates, track…