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Billions of Facebook users are put on alert over new 'look who just died' scam malterwitty Tue, 05/30/2023 - 09:47
The fraud begins with a direct message from a hacker posing as a friend that reads 'look who just died' along with a link to what looks like a news article. The message might also include phrases such as 'so sad' or 'I know you know him' to trap the user into thinking they know the person. Victims are prompted to enter their Facebook username and password to read the article about the supposed death. The fake news link contains malware which allows the scammer to gain access to a Facebook users log-in details and personal information.

Nvidia continues to push forward in the race to develop artificial intelligence (AI) tools and applications as the company revealed plans to release more AI products. 

Speaking at the Computex show in Taiwan on May 28, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unveiled a new AI supercomputer platform called DGX GH200. The supercomputer’s primary purpose is to aid tech companies in developing successors to the popular AI chatbot ChatGPT, according to Huang.

Big Tech Communism has Arrived: Amazon Sidewalk Joins the Helium Network to Connect All Internet of Things (IoT) Devices MikeRivero Tue, 05/30/2023 - 07:46

Big Tech Communism has arrived in the United States, as the U.S. has now surpassed China and other communist countries to become the world leader in spying on its citizens.

It was announced this past week that Amazon Sidewalk has now joined the Helium Network allowing all Internet of Things (IoT) devices, which are currently in the homes of almost all Americans, to be connected into one large mesh network nationwide.

'You Can Run But You Can't Hide': EU Official Threatens Elon Musk for Pulling Twitter Out of 'Disinfo' Pact ChrisMenahan Mon, 05/29/2023 - 14:03

The EU's "voluntary" Code of Practice on Disinformation calls for tech platforms to demonetize so-called "purveyors of disinformation" and allow "researchers" to spy on their users to see how "disinformation" spreads on their sites.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has purchased the irises of 1.7M people for Worldcoin MikeRivero Mon, 05/29/2023 - 07:09

Crypto has broken new ground yet again, not in the exchange of digital currencies meant to upset the global economic paradigm, but by facilitating the black market trade of people’s biometric data. Specifically, fraudsters desperate to glom onto a crypto project headed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are reportedly buying detailed scans of people’s irises in order to claim coins for the still-unreleased Worldcoin project.

OpenAI Soars Above Bing Among World's Top 25 Websites MikeRivero Mon, 05/29/2023 - 06:40

In the vast realm of the internet, a handful of websites have emerged as global giants. Mainstays like YouTube and Facebook capture billions of users and shape our online experiences. But occasionally, new waves of innovation can shake up this list, which is exactly what’s happening now with generative AI.

Meta Slashes Another 6,000 Jobs Including Instagrams Head of Music Partnerships malterwitty Sat, 05/27/2023 - 14:07
Ex-Google CEO warns artificial intelligence could be used to kill 'many, many people' malterwitty Sat, 05/27/2023 - 13:10
Eric Schmidt, who spent nearly two decades at the top of Google, told a gathering this week that humanity is unprepared for powerful AI that 'misused by evil people.'
The weaponization of Deep Fakes: Freaky AI clips showing Biden dressed as Bud Light's Dylan Mulvaney and Trump as Better Call Saul flood Instagram - as experts warn of their sinister impact on 2024 election malterwitty Sat, 05/27/2023 - 13:09
Biden White House Calls for Banning 'Extremist Websites' and 'Hate Speech' in 'National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism' MikeRivero Sat, 05/27/2023 - 12:04

The Biden White House on Thursday called on "all online platforms" to ban "extremist websites," ban "hate speech" and institute "zero tolerance" policies to protect Jews from antisemitism.

The bold and highly illegal censorship effort forms the cornerstone of the White House's new "National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism."