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Anthropic’s warning raises urgent questions about the use of AI for mass surveillance by the state

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (438+ words) Late last month, the US Department of War labelled Anthropic, creator of the artificial intelligence (AI) system Claude, "a supply chain risk," and began taking steps to remove it from all use in the department, including by contractors and subcontractors…...

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livemint.com > technology > tech-news > russiabacked-hackers-targetting-signal-and-whatsapp-accounts-how-are-attacker-gaining-access-how-to-stay-safe-and-mor-11773132089162.html

Russia-backed hackers target Signal and WhatsApp accounts: How the attack works, how to stay safe and more

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (556+ words) Dutch intelligence agencies have issued a stark warning regarding a new, highly sophisticated global cyber campaign. Two intelligence agencies in the Netherlands warned earlier this week that Russian-backed hackers are gaining access to Signal and WhatsApp accounts used by officials,…...

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livemint.com > technology > tech-news > instagram-down-hundreds-report-issues-accessing-social-media-platform-11773200139000.html

Instagram down? Thousands report issues accessing social media platform, frustrated netizens say ‘whole thing is broken’

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (231+ words) Social media platform Instagram is facing issues with hundreds of users reporting facing issues in accesing the platform. On the outage tracking website Downdetector, there have been over a 10,000 reports about issues with accessing the platform with the spike peaking…...

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livemint.com > technology > tech-news > researchers-warn-ai-language-models-can-successfully-match-anonymous-internet-users-to-their-real-identities > amp-11773037863128.html

Researchers warn AI models can successfully match anonymous internet users to their real identities

3+ day, 11+ hour ago  (369+ words) A new study has warned that generative AI has made it vastly easier for malicious hackers to uncover the real identities of anonymous social media users. According to a report by The Guardian citing the study, large language models (LLMs)…...

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livemint.com > news > world > transport-for-london-2024-hack-around-10-million-had-their-data-stolen-says-report > amp-11772807389186.html

Transport for London 2024 hack: Around 10 million had their data stolen, says report | Today News

6+ day, 3+ hour ago  (444+ words) Approximately 10 million people had their personal data compromised in a cyberattack on Transport for London (TfL) in 2024, making it one of the largest data breaches in the UK, according to the BBC report on Friday, adding that it arrived at…...

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Accenture to buy connectivity division of Ziff Davis for $1.2 billion | Company Business News

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (466+ words) MUMBAI: Accenture Plc will acquire Ziff Davis Inc.s Connectivity division for $1.2 billion, marking one of its largest deals in recent years and underlining the managements aim to double its acquisition spend for the current fiscal. The deal, announced Tuesday,…...

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livemint.com > mint-lounge > business-of-life > ai-tracker-data-theft-openai-anthropic-london-robotaxis > amp-11772436866136.html

AI tracker: Data theft and robotaxis in focus

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (277+ words) AI tracker: Data theft and robotaxis in focus'Mint US AI giants say Chinese rivals are stealing dataUS AI company Anthropic says it has uncovered campaigns by three Chinese AI firms to illicitly extract capabilities from its Claude chatbot, AFP reported,…...

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livemint.com > companies > news > bharti-airtel-collaborates-with-google-for-ai-driven-spam-protection-in-messaging-services-11772378659448.html

Bharti Airtel collaborates with Google for AI-driven spam protection in messaging services | Company Business News

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (368+ words) Bharti Airtel announced it will implement its AI-powered spam protection for text messages, including those with web links sent through Google's messaging platform. This move aims to safeguard customers from potential digital fraud as part of the partnership between the…...

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livemint.com > news > us-news > quote-of-the-day-by-warren-buffett-we-let-a-genie-out-of-the-bottle-when-we-developed-nuclear-weapons-ai-is-11772262116285.html

Quote of the Day by Warren Buffett: ‘We let a genie out of the bottle when we developed nuclear weapons. AI is…’ | Today News

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (428+ words) We let a genie out of the bottle when we developed nuclear weapons. AI is somewhat similar " it's part way out of the bottle." " Warren Buffett The world is rapidly changing at an unprecedented pace ever since artificial intelligence got…...

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livemint.com > industry > banking > forex-card-fraud-yes-bank-bookmyforex-money-lost-refund-11772022924786.html

How money moved out of BookMyForex cards as customers scrambled for answers

2+ week, 19+ hour ago  (1232+ words) Mumbai: At 3:50 am on a quiet Kolkata morning, 35-year-old numerologist Vivek Baid woke up to a string of notifications that would upend his day. One message became two, then three. By 4 am, he had received eight transaction alerts for his…...