Silicon Valley Is in a Frenzy Over Bots That Build Themselves

Holding signs and banners reading Stop the AI Race and Don’t Build Skynet, the protesters marched through the city and gave ...
Biometric Update

Reddit adds labeling for non-human accounts, weighs personhood verification methods

Messaging platform Reddit has introduced a new labeling system for automated accounts, in an attempt to sort the humans from ...
The Hacker News

Researchers Uncover Mining Operation Using ISO Lures to Spread RATs and Crypto Miners

REF1695 spreads RATs and miners since Nov 2023 via ISO lures, earning 27.88 XMR across four wallets through cryptomining and ...

Group Pushing Age Verification Requirements for AI Turns Out to Be Sneakily Backed by OpenAI

OpenAI hasn’t been shy about spending money lobbying for favorable laws and regulations. But when it comes to its involvement ...

Latest malware scam weaponizes ‘I’m not a robot’ verification tests against users, experts warn

Experts have emphasized that real CAPTCHAs will never ask users to enable browser notifications, run commands, use keyboard ...
Engadget

Reddit is weighing identity verification methods to combat its bot problem

There could be one more step required before creating an account and posting on Reddit in the future. According to Reddit's CEO, Steve Huffman, the social media platform is exploring different ways to ...
Security

Ai-RGUS Introduces AI-Based Security System Performance Verification Platform

Ai-RGUS has introduced an AI-powered security system performance verification platform designed to monitor and validate the operation of video, access control and related security devices. The ...
Reuters

Musk's X submits remedies relating to its blue check mark, EU spokesperson says

March 13 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's social media platform X has submitted remedies in relation to its blue checkmark verification feature following a fine of 120 ‌million euros ($137.63 million), a ...
The Verge

‘Age Verification’ could force trans people to out themselves to use the internet

After Kansas suddenly invalidated hundreds of trans peoples’ licenses, experts warn the discrimination will extend to online spaces. After Kansas suddenly invalidated hundreds of trans peoples’ ...
CNN

Meta just bought the social network for AI bots everyone’s been talking about

Meta, the company behind some of the world’s most popular social media platforms, just scooped up a new site – for bots. Meta has acquired Moltbook, the social media network where AI agents interact ...
PBS

U.S. will send anti-drone system to Mideast after successful use in Ukraine, officials say

LONDON (AP) — An American anti-drone system proven to work against Russian drones in Ukraine will soon be sent to the Middle East to bolster U.S. defenses against Iranian drones, two U.S. officials ...
Ars Technica

With developer verification, Google’s Apple envy threatens to dismantle Android’s open legacy

It’s been nearly 20 years since Google revealed Android, which the company described as the first “truly open” mobile operating system, setting Google-powered phones apart from the iPhone’s ...