Day: March 16, 2023

San Francisco (AFP) – Meta on Thursday released a framework for exposing and combating malicious online campaigns from election lies to terrorist recruitment. A paper authored by Meta’s Ben Nimmo and Eric Hutchins details how to create a “kill chain” for targeting key links in deception operations aimed at duping people online. “Human stupidity is one of the great powers in the universe, but this kill chain is trying to identify all the different kinds of operations that can try to target human weakness,” Nimmo told AFP. “The goal is to stop the attackers before ever reaching the target.” The … Read More “Meta maps way to ‘kill’ online deception campaigns”

Artificial intelligence and voice technologies are some of the “really exciting” innovations in social care, a gathering of providers in the sector has heard. Britain’s social care minister Helen Whately said using devices like the voice-controlled virtual assistant Alexa was “just the tip of the iceberg” and said better use of technology could mean staff spending less time on paperwork. She said half of care providers currently do not use digital records. “I spoke to several of you last night about some of the really exciting things that are going on with technology and innovations in our soc… Read More “Use of AI and Alexa in social care ‘just the tip of the iceberg’”

Macworld It seems as though everyone but Apple is jumping on the AI bandwagon, but according to a report, that might not be the case for very long. As uncovered by 9to5Mac in the tvOS 16.4 beta, Apple is testing new language generation AI capabilities for Siri. The technology, code-named “Bobcat,” is very limited in scope right now, but could eventually expand to greater capabilities and devices. A recent New York Times report explained how the original trio of AI assistants—Siri, Google Assistant, and Alexa—are very limited in their capabilities and have been soundly surpassed by generative A… Read More “Apple reportedly testing next-gen ‘Bobcat’ language generation for Siri”

SentinelOne results confirm a bottom for cybersecurity stocks.Analysts see 30% upside or more for this and other cybersecurity stocks.A reversal is in-play for this stock but there is a critical hurdle to be crossed.5 stocks we like better than SentinelOneThe Q4 results fromSentinelOne (NYSE:S) echo news from cybersecurity companies from DataDog (NASDAQ:DDOG) to Crowdstrike (NASDAQ:CRWD). The takeaways are that fears of slowing were overblown. Within the cybersecurity sector, market leaders like Palo Alto Networks and AI-powered solutions like Crowedstrike and SentinelOne are set up to outperf… Read More “SentinelOne: Reversal In-Play For Cybersecurity Stocks”

By Courtesy of Linkedin ChatGPT is everywhere (or almost). Now, even social networks seem to be tempted by the lure of this artificial intelligence. In particular, LinkedIn, which will allow its users to benefit from the advantages of AI to personalize their profile or write job descriptions. ChatGPT is everywhere (or almost). Now, even social networks seem to be tempted by the lure of this artificial intelligence. In particular, LinkedIn, which will allow its users to benefit from the advantages of AI to personalize their profile or write job descriptions. With Microsoft as its parent company… Read More “LinkedIn puts ChatGPT at the service of its users”

By TheStreet Total revenue from continuing operations for 2022 rises 17% at publisher of Sports Illustrated, TheStreet, Parade Media and Men’s Journal. The Arena Group (AREN) – Get Free Report posted fourth-quarter and full-year results showing marked revenue gains, and reiterated its guidance for the current year after the close of trading on Thursday. The media company, which is home to Sports Illustrated, TheStreet.com, Parade, Men’s Journal and scores more media properties, said full-year revenue from continuing operations rose 17%, driven by gains in digital revenue. DON’T MISS: Target an… Read More “Arena Group Digital Revenue Gains Drive Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results”

Ben Affleck may have looked less-than-thrilled to be at the 2023 Grammy Awards, but despite how miserable he appeared in those now-viral memes, he swears he had “a good time.” In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Affleck credited his less than enthusiastic expression to feeling caught off-guard when host Trevor Noah approached Affleck and his wife, Jennifer Lopez for a skit. “I saw [Noah approach] and I was like, ‘Oh, God.’ They were framing us in this shot, but I didn’t know they were rolling,” he said. ‘I leaned into her [Lopez] and I was like, “As soon they start rolling, I’m goi… Read More “Ben Affleck Explains What Happened During Awkward Moment with Jennifer Lopez at the 2023 Grammys”