As AI-powered services like OpenAI’s GPT-3 grow in popularity, they become an increasingly attractive attack vector. Even shielded behind an API, hackers can attempt to reverse-engineer the models underpinning these services or use “adversarial” data to tamper with them. According to Gartner, 30% of all AI cyberattacks in 2022 will leverage these techniques along with…
Monthly Archives: July 2022
What goes on in that gastrointestinal tract of yours? Well, we have a general idea, but evidence is mounting that the gut and the microbes that live there play an important role in a huge variety of health issues. Persephone is a biotech startup that — with the help of $15 million and a lot…
To a casual observer, the fan campaign to pressure Warner Bros. to release the “Snyder Cut” – director Zach Snyder’s version of the DC Films movie Justice League — could be seen as a success story of fans triumphing over studio might. But new reports from Warner Media are throwing that into question. Per two…
A lawsuit has been launched against Apple over the management of its popular mobile payments wallet, Apple Pay. Filed by Affinity Credit Union on behalf of itself and “all similarly situated payment card issuers”, the complaint alleges that Apple “coerces” iPhone users into adopting its own contactless payments solution. “Apple’s conduct harms not only issuers,…
Star Wars: Hunters, an upcoming team-based arena shooter set in the galaxy far, far away has been delayed to next year. The competitive multiplayer brawler pits teams of characters against one another in fights across the Star Wars universe. It’s scheduled to release on Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android devices. Although it was originally expected…
Google Maps could soon tailor the route information it gives you based the kind of car you drive, potentially giving you a different route depending on whether you use an electric car or a more traditional petrol-powered vehicle. In our guide for using Google Maps to reduce your fuel usage and save money on gas,…
The new cat’s miaow in wireless earbuds is something called an ‘open’ design, where the driver housing does not require a neck that needs to go into your ear canal to create a seal, but rather sits just above your aural opening (read: earhole) – see Sony’s Linkbuds or the sportier Cleer Audio Arc for…
There have been some reports that the new MacBook Air (M2, 2022) has overheating issues, due to the fact that its fanless design struggles in certain conditions, but a cheap – and risky – hack could fix it. While we didn’t encounter any overheating problems during our review of the new MacBook Air, it seems…
Air Canada airplanes on the Terminal three tarmac at Toronto Pearson International Airport. Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images A passenger traveling from Atlanta to Copenhagen via Toronto says her bags have been lost for 28 days. Nancy Gaines told Insider she had spent hundreds of dollars on calls trying to find the bags. Gaines…
Unclaimed luggage piles up at London Heathrow Airport on July 8, 2022. PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images. The number of passengers making claims for lost luggage has soared 30% compared with 2019, per an insurer. More lost baggage claims come as the industry faces staffing shortages and high travel demand. Most of the missing luggage…