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These 3 Focus Timer Apps Will Keep You on Task
46+ min ago (893+ words) when you're trying to stay focused on something, there's no shortage of distractions on your phone, through your web browser, or out the window. And with attention spans crumbling in the Tik Tok era, we now have an entire category…...
Discord Sleuths Gained Unauthorized Access to Anthropic's Mythos
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (269+ words) Researchers have finally cracked disruptive malware known as Fast16 that predates Stuxnet and may have been used to target Iran's nuclear program. It was created in 2005 and was likely deployed by the US or an ally. And if you're looking for…...
The Pope's Warnings About AI Were AI-Generated, a Detection Tool Claims
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (434+ words) But according to AI detection software developed by Pangram Labs'which claims an accuracy rate of 99. 98 percent and a false positive rate of just one in 10, 000'the original story of family discord was AI-generated. It's this mess that Max Spero, CEO…...
Mozilla Used Anthropic's Mythos to Find and Fix 271 Bugs in Firefox
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (451+ words) Mozilla's experience, at least in the short term, shows that AI tools like Mythos Preview could have a profound impact for vulnerability hunters. "There were categories of bugs that you could find with human analysis that you couldn't find with…...
Mozilla Used Anthropic's Mythos to Find and Fix 151 Bugs in Firefox
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (451+ words) Mozilla's experience, at least in the short term, shows that AI tools like Mythos Preview could have a profound impact for vulnerability hunters. "There were categories of bugs that you could find with human analysis that you couldn't find with…...
They Built a Legendary Privacy Tool. Now They're Sworn Enemies
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (812+ words) I did talk to Micay's former business partner, James Donaldson, at length and against the wishes of Donaldson's lawyer. I also talked to associates of Micay's. Over many months, a portrait emerged of something less than a myth but perhaps…...
Adobe's "Corrective AI' Can Change the Emotions of a Voice-Over
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (152+ words) Adobe sat me down and played a short demo video with a matter-of-fact, if a bit boring, voice-over. It was nothing special, but after pulling up a transcript, highlighting the text, and choosing from a list of preset emotions, the…...
At its annual MAX conference, Adobe just supercharged generative AI for creators
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (339+ words) With sweeping improvements to Firefly and its creative suite'including integrating third-party models, prompt-to-edit, new generative audio tools, and safer custom models for businesses'Adobe is betting on AI to transform entire creative fields. If you don't want to use Firefly's own…...
Google Gemini | Latest News, Photos & Videos
6+ day, 41+ min ago (182+ words) Find the latest Google Gemini news from WIRED. See related science and technology articles, photos, slideshows and videos. AI Models Lie, Cheat, and Steal to Protect Other Models From Being Deleted Google Shakes Up Its Browser Agent Team Amid Open…...
DOGE Used a Meta AI Model to Review Emails From Federal Workers
11+ mon, 2+ day ago (265+ words) Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) used artificial intelligence from Meta's Llama model to comb through and analyze emails from federal workers. Materials viewed by WIRED show that DOGE affiliates within the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) tested…...