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On one critical moment in space travel, SpaceX has successfully docked its Crew Dragon capsule at the International Space Station to retrieve two NASA astronauts who have been stranded for months. The rescue mission, which took place on September 29, 2024, became necessary when a technical problem appeared regarding Boeing’s Starliner spaceship, which is intended…
With the rapid progress in AI also come some downsides; it exposes vulnerabilities that malicious actors will exploit. Among the most serious current threats to AI systems, “data poisoning,” involves the use of adversaries to inject malicious data into the training sets of AI models. This compromises the integrity of the AI by often creating…
Israeli intelligence, Mossad, was said to have concealed explosives in pagers sold to the influential militant group Hezbollah, which is based in Lebanon. This operation raised the suspicions of Lebanon’s officials and observers worldwide. Lebanese officials stated that explosives were hidden within the batteries of these devices, which, they reported, were primarily imported from a…
CFO Sarah Friar, OpenAI CEO, said that the company’s investors need not worry as the current funding round would indeed be closed before next week, even if this were to be the biggest spate of executive departures in the company’s history. According to an email by Friar to investors, the funding round was oversubscribed at…
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently reported a disturbing case in which promises for “passive income” from Amazon storefronts led to death threats when it posted a poor online review. A victim of this scheme, Jamaal Sanford invested $35,000 into an e-commerce automation service called Ascend Ecom, which he was promised would bring in a…
The latest case to come before the court is that of “American Eagle Outfitters” vs. “Amazon,” suing the latter for allegedly selling counterfeit products that mimic the clothing line of “Aerie,” the popular subbrand of American Eagle. Filed in September last year in the Southern District of New York, the lawsuit claimed that Amazon had…
The shares of the chief chipmaker rose 4% as reports surface that its chief executive, Jensen Huang, has completed selling all shares allocated under his scheduled sale plan amounting to a staggering $713 million. These sales have been done on the basis of a 10b5-1 trading plan under which executives are allowed to sell their…
The AI market is growing at an unstoppable pace to unprecedented heights, where the industry estimates it would reach nearly $1 trillion by 2028. Industry-wide adoption and pioneering innovations in generative AI, machine learning, and automation are driving this investment growth. Current Market Size and Future Growth Probability Global AI market size has touched $207.9…
Most recently, cyberfraudsters have started using a hauntingly sophisticated form of fraud known as “deepfake” scams that uses artificial intelligence to compromise financial and accounting information. Such deepfake attacks—that spoof the trusted by manipulating video and audio—are skyrocketing. One recent study has recorded a whopping 2137% increase in attempts at deepfake-related scams, urging the need…
It is the debate regarding AI-powered Copilot+ PCs that has become dramatic in 2024, implying a giant stride in personal computing. Featuring the most advanced AI copilot technology by Microsoft, these laptops boast performance and personalization with productivity tools that go beyond what traditional PCs can offer. Such features as AI capabilities are embedded into…
