15th December – Threat Intelligence Report

For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 15th December, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES The Indian government confirmed cyber incidents involving GPS spoofing at seven major airports, including Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Bengaluru. The attack affected aircrafts using GPS-based landing procedures. Despite signal disruption to navigation…

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What even is the AI bubble?

Still, given the level of spending on AI, it still needs a viable business model beyond subscriptions, which won’t be able to  drive profits from billions of people’s eyeballs like the ad-driven businesses that have defined the last 20 years of the internet. Even the largest tech companies know they need to ship the world-changing…

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Australia social media ban: Why isn’t gaming included?

Katy WatsonAustralia correspondent , Perth Getty Images Critics say gaming platforms should be included in Australia’s ban on social media for under-16s Wednesday afternoons have become a ritual for 15-year-old Sadmir Perviz. It’s a circuitous route from home in Perth to the Fiona Stanley Hospital – but it’s worth it, he says, to sit down…

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NHS units investigated for historical child abuse in Sussex

Nick JohnsonSouth East investigations team BBC Det Insp Cheryl Lewendon suspects more victims could come forward Warning – this story contains distressing content and references to alleged child abuse Police investigating historical child abuse at two former NHS mental health units in West Sussex say they have spoken to 12 alleged victims – and believe…

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For the First Time, AI Analyzes Language as Well as a Human Expert

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Among the myriad abilities that humans possess, which ones are uniquely human? Language has been a top candidate at least since Aristotle, who wrote that humanity was “the animal that has language.” Even as large language models such as ChatGPT superficially replicate ordinary speech, researchers…

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