Parents say baby monitor was hacked, someone talked to child
An Australian dad was ready to fight an intruder in his 1-year-old daughter’s room — but when he entered, no one was there. Now, rapper J-Milla and his partner, Poppy...
The GitHub Black Market That Helps Coders Cheat the Popularity Contest
The index is a good predictor of whether a company will raise a round, says Konstantin Vinogradov, a general partner at Runa. Around a third of all the companies listed...
This new data poisoning tool lets artists fight back against generative AI
A new tool lets artists add invisible changes to the pixels in their art before they upload it online so that if it’s scraped into an AI training set, it...
Elon Musk says feds issued subpoenas over Tesla Autopilot probe
The Justice Department has sought documents and issued subpoenas to Tesla as it scrutinizes the automaker’s driver assistance system Autopilot and vehicle driving range, among other issues, the company said Monday....
Celebrating Kendall Square’s past and shaping its future
Kendall Square’s community took a deep dive into the history and future of the region at the Kendall Square Association’s 15th annual meeting on Oct. 19. It’s no secret that...
Japan probes Google over alleged antitrust violations as global scrutiny mounts
Japanese regulators have launched a probe against Google over alleged antitrust violations – adding another legal headache for the tech giant in the middle of the landmark trial targeting its...
China launches tax probe into Apple iPhone maker Foxconn
Chinese authorities have launched multiple investigations into iPhone-maker Foxconn’s tax and land use, sources told local news site Global Times. Tax authorities inspected Foxconn’s sites in the provinces of Guangdong...
Britain’s Big AI Summit Is a Doom-Obsessed Mess
“I completely agree with [Sunak’s] strategy, which is to attempt international consensus. But my guess is international consensus will form only around the broadest of principles,” says Jeremy Wright, a...
How an explosion of ‘smart’ devices is threatening US households — and national security
US homes and infrastructure are increasingly outfitted with Internet-connected “smart” devices that are vulnerable to hackers — and lawmakers claim beefed-up security standards will be necessary to address growing threats...
