AI-powered spy hack lets criminals steal your voice using a cheap FM radio antenna

AI can now reconstruct speech through concrete using just a laptop’s unshielded microphone wiring Laptop mic cables double as antennas, leaking audio through radio harmonics MEMS microphones emit signals that betray private conversations without any system compromise or malware A new form of eavesdropping uses artificial intelligence to recover speech from devices through walls. A…

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Gulf allies shaken by Trump’s Iran strikes

Donald Trump’s decision to join Israel’s military campaign against Iran has shaken Gulf capitals that only weeks ago rolled out the red carpet for the US president and urged him to hold his fire. While Gulf leaders last month feted Trump with pageantry and trillion dollar investment pledges, behind the scenes the monarchies pressed him…

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India’s startup scene is picking up speed again

Visitors to Bangalore, India’s tech hub, quickly learn why locals measure distances in minutes and not kilometres. The city’s clogged streets turn every outing into a test of patience. Other large cities in the country are just as bad. So it is no surprise that Indians are getting everything from biryanis and books to mangoes…

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