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I tested a portable fog machine and it’s way more fun (and useful!) than I expected

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET ZDNET’s key takeaways Lensgo Smoke B portable fog machine is currently $20 off on Amazon, bringing the price down to $148. Portable, easy to use, reliable, and generates a lot of fog. Fog fluid tank can leak in storage. What’s better than a fog machine? A portable fog machine! Photographers and videographers constantly […]

Cybersecurity

Study: GPT-4 Agent Can Exploit Unpatched Vulnerabilities

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development Researchers Keep Prompts Under Wraps Rashmi Ramesh (rashmiramesh_) • April 22, 2024     Researchers said their GPT-4 agent performed exceptionally well at crafting exploits after being fed CVEs. (Image: Shutterstock) Academics at a U.S. university found that if you feed a GPT-4 artificial […]

Cybersecurity

Armis Buys Cyber Remediation Startup Silk Security for $150M

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development Combination of Armis and Silk Will Create Leader in Asset Management, Remediation Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • April 17, 2024     Nadir Izrael, co-founder and chief technology officer, Armis (Image: Armis) Armis has purchased a security prioritization and remediation vendor led by a Goldman […]

Cybersecurity

Hackers Can Use AI Hallucinations to Spread Malware

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development A Fake Software Library Made Up by a ChatBot Was Downloaded More Than 35,000 Times Rashmi Ramesh (rashmiramesh_) • April 5, 2024     Generative artificial intelligence can hallucinate its way into providing an opportunity for hackers. (Image: Shutterstock) Generative artificial intelligence is good […]

Cybersecurity

DARPA Picks 7 Small Businesses for AI Cyber Challenge

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development Firms Get $1 Million Funding to Develop System to Automatically Fix AI Bugs Rashmi Ramesh (rashmiramesh_) • March 12, 2024     The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded seven small businesses contracts to develop a cyber reasoning system. (Image: Shutterstock) The United States […]

Data Center

6 machine learning applications for data center optimization | TechTarget

Machine learning and artificial intelligence are popular buzzwords for today’s IT professionals, but in the case of your organization’s data centers, they hold real promise. ML software actively predicts situations faster than you or your team might notice them and maybe even solves them quicker. These systems are a logical extension of today’s hybrid data […]

Cybersecurity

Hackers Can Use Gen AI to Manipulate Live Conversations

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development Criminals Could Steal Billions, Reroute Airplanes or Modify Live News Rashmi Ramesh (rashmiramesh_) • February 6, 2024     Hackers could insert strategic snippets of artificially generated audio into a live conversation to steal bank account data or create misinformation. (Image: Shutterstock) Hackers can […]