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Oct 07, 2024Ravie LakshmananCybersecurity / Weekly Recap Ever heard of a “pig butchering” scam? Or a DDoS attack so big it could melt your brain? This week’s cybersecurity recap has it all – government showdowns, sneaky malware, and even a…

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More A recent exchange on X (formerly Twitter) between Wharton professor Ethan Mollick and Andrej Karpathy, the former Director of AI at…

Based on the stereotypical hairpin structure, researchers have scanned genomes and found over 38,000 likely precursors; nearly 50,000 mature microRNAs have been discovered by sequencing all the RNA found in cells from a variety of species. While found widely in…

For most of the 20th century, each successive decade added about three extra years to people’s average lifespan in developed countries. For a person born at the turn of the 21st century, these incremental gains meant that they could, on…

Nintendo’s new Switch bundles are here. As the seven-year-old console takes its victory lap ahead of the Switch 2, the standard Switch and the OLED model are now available in the new bundles announced in September. The systems are each…

For many coffee aficionados, traveling means having to go without their daily cup of artisanal pour-over java. The iKoffy GoBrew coffee maker is out to change that, as it’s designed to let users be their own barista while on the…

Universal Music Group (UMG), one of the world’s largest music corporations, has disclosed a data breach that occurred in mid-July 2024. According to a filing with the Maine Attorney General’s Office, the breach may have exposed the personal information of 680…

Is someone listening through your phone? AzmanL/Getty Images Hackers can eavesdrop on conversations near smartphones by measuring sound vibrations with the handset’s built-in motion sensors. Experiments had previously shown that the gyroscope and accelerometers in smartphones, collectively known as an…

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“I urge the USPTO to reopen the comment period for fee setting to allow stakeholders to comment on the NPRM using the revised standard of agency review demanded by the U.S. Supreme Court.” On April 3, 2024, the United States…