Microsoft has announced the launch of Reading Coach, a free, standalone AI-powered app designed to make summer reading fun and productive for learners of all ages. One of the key features of Reading Coach is its ability to generate unique stories for each student using AI. The stories follow Microsoft’s AI guidelines and are moderated […]
Monthly Archives: May 2024
Apple and Google on Monday officially announced the rollout of a new feature that notifies users across both iOS and Android if a Bluetooth tracking device is being used to stealthily keep tabs on them without their knowledge or consent. “This will help mitigate the misuse of devices designed to help keep track of belongings,” […]
Yesterday, OpenAI launched its flagship frontier model, the GPT-4o. The new GPT-4o model is 2x faster, 50% cheaper ($7 for million tokens) and comes with support up to 10 million tokens per minute. The model has 128K context and an October 2023 knowledge cutoff. Microsoft has announced that GPT-4o model is now available in preview […]
Google’s Project Starline is changing video conferencing with 3D imaging and AI to make you feel like you’re in the same room as the person you’re talking to. Announced in 2021, this project uses special cameras and screens to create a 3D image of the person you’re calling, making it seem like they’re sitting right […]
Anthropic, the AI company backed by Google and Amazon, has announced the European launch of Claude, its AI assistant. Starting today, individuals and businesses across Europe can access Claude through multiple platforms. The products and services now available in Europe include: Claude shows a strong language understanding and fluency in French, German, Spanish, Italian, and other European languages. […]
A new package mimicked the popular ‘requests’ library on the Python Package Index (PyPI) to target macOS devices with the Sliver C2 adversary framework, used for gaining initial access to corporate networks. […]
Apple has backported security patches released in March to older iPhones and iPads, fixing an iOS Kernel zero-day tagged as exploited in attacks. […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has named its first officially designated robocall threat actor ‘Royal Tiger,’ a move aiming to help international partners and law enforcement more easily track individuals and entities behind repeat robocall campaigns. […]
A cybercriminal using the name “salfetka” claims to be selling the source code of INC Ransom, a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation launched in August 2023. […]
Since April, millions of phishing emails have been sent through the Phorpiex botnet to conduct a large-scale LockBit Black ransomware campaign. […]