Condé Nast Signs Deal With OpenAI

WIRED

Condé Nast Signs Deal With OpenAI

The media company joins The Atlantic, Axel Springer, Vox Media, and a host of other publishers who have partnered with OpenAI.

The media company joins The Atlantic, Axel Springer, Vox Media, and a host of other publishers who have partnered with OpenAI. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/656523

Australia approves $13.5 bln project to export solar power to Singapore https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/australia-approves-135-bln-project-export-solar-power-singapore-2024-08-20/ Australia said on Wednesday it had given the go-ahead for a A$20 billion ($13.5 billion) solar project that plans to ship energy from a giant solar farm in the country's north to Singapore through a 4,300 km (2,672 miles) undersea cable. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/656516

47 Countries Ready To Join the BRICS Alliance

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47 Countries Ready To Join the BRICS Alliance

A total of 47 countries have applied to join the BRICS alliance and expressed their interest to promote de-dollarization.

The queue to join BRICS is getting longer as developing countries are expressing their interest in joining the alliance. Developing countries are now looking to end dependency on the US dollar to promote local currencies for trade. The move helps their native economies and businesses to thrive and pump up their national GDPs. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/655967

Japan's MicroStrategy Buys More Bitcoin

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Japan's MicroStrategy Buys More Bitcoin - U.Today

Japan's MicroStrategy has expanded its Bitcoin buying streak.

As of Aug. 20, the company holds roughly $22 million worth of Bitcoin. Earlier this month, the company arranged a loan with an annual interest rate of 0.1% in order to buy $6.8 million worth of Bitcoin. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/655926

Alzheimer's May Not Actually Be a Brain Disease, Expert Reveals

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Alzheimer's May Not Actually Be a Brain Disease, Expert Reveals

The pursuit of a cure for Alzheimer's disease is becoming an increasingly competitive and contentious quest with recent years witnessing sever...

The pursuit of a cure for Alzheimer's disease is becoming an increasingly competitive and contentious quest with recent years witnessing several important controversies. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/655804

Israel's futile war against massive Iranian hack of secret data https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/security-aviation/2024-08-20/ty-article-magazine/.premium/israels-futile-war-against-massive-iranian-hack-of-secret-data/00000191-6bd7-d1ee-afb5-6bff8a510000 Anti-Israel hackers stole troves of sensitive Israeli data and are now publishing gigabytes of secret and classified information. Unable to stop the hacks, Israel is waging a futile war to against the leaks. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/655746

A bold new theory on why the universe keeps expanding https://bigthink.com/the-well/why-does-the-universe-keep-expanding/ The universe is inflating like a cosmic balloon. Lee Cronin, Regius Chair of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow, has a new theory about why. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/655686

Your Android phone is getting an anti-theft upgrade, thanks to AI. How it works

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An anti-theft upgrade is coming to Android phones. Here's how to see if you have it yet

Google's AI-powered theft detection feature is now rolling out more widely. Here's how it works.

One of several Android security enhancements, Google's theft detection feature is rolling out now to a limited number of users. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/655646

Hackers Exploit Email URL Rewriting to Insert Phishing Links https://cybersecuritynews.com/exploit-email-url-rewriting/ Hackers have found a way to exploit email URL rewriting features, a tool initially designed to protect users from phishing threats. This new tactic has raised alarms among security experts, turning a protective measure into a vulnerability originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/655612

Battle begins to stop quantum computers smashing cyber defences

Battle begins to stop quantum computers smashing cyber defences

As new cryptography standards are approved in the United States, businesses can start to step up their systems to resist attacks from malicious users

originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/655598

Cybersecurity expert urges consumers to take precautions after massive breach

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Cybersecurity expert urges consumers to take precautions after massive data breach

Documents from a lawsuit revealed that over 2.9 billion records are vulnerable after a massive hack of the Florida-based National Public Data network.

Documents from a lawsuit revealed that over 2.9 billion records are vulnerable after a massive hack of the Florida-based National Public Data network. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/655571

Morgan Stanley Executive and His Wife Among the Missing After Luxury Yacht Sinks https://people.com/morgan-stanley-executive-and-his-wife-missing-after-luxury-yacht-sinks-in-italy-official-says-8697962 Jonathan Bloomer and his wife were two of the six people identified as missing to PEOPLE on Monday, Aug. 19 originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/655540

Toyota confirms breach after stolen data leaks on hacking forum

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Toyota confirms third-party data breach impacting customers

Toyota confirmed that customer data was exposed in a third-party data breach after a threat actor leaked an archive of 240GB of stolen data on a ha...

Toyota confirmed that its network was breached after a threat actor leaked an archive of 240GB of data stolen from the company's systems on a hacking forum. "We are aware of the situation. The issue is limited in scope and is not a system wide issue," Toyota told BleepingComputer when asked to validate the threat actor's claims. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/655320

Trump says he would offer Elon Musk a Cabinet slot, but might end EV tax credit

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Trump says he would offer Tesla CEO Elon Musk a Cabinet slot, but might end EV tax credit

Donald Trump said he would consider ending a $7,500 tax credit for certain new electric vehicles, which could affect Tesla CEO Elon Musk's EV busin...

Former President Donald Trump on Monday said he would offer Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk a Cabinet position or an advisory role in his administration if he wins a second term in the White House. Trump told Reuters in an interview that he would tap Musk for such a position “if he would do it.” But the Republican nominee also said he would consider getting rid of a $7,500 tax credit for certain new electric vehicles. That could affect business for Tesla, which sells EVs. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/655314

New Country Shows Interest To Join BRICS Before 2024 Summit

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New Country Shows Interest To Join BRICS Before 2024 Summit

BRICS 2024 summit: Another new country has expressed its interest and formally sent its application to join the alliance.

Azerbaijan is the new country that has formally applied and sent its invitation to join BRICS before the 2024 summit. The transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and West Asia is keen to be a part of the bloc. Officials from Azerbaijan have discussed the prospects with Russia and the talks are currently in progress. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/655000

Xeon Sender Tool Exploits Cloud APIs for Large-Scale SMS Phishing Attacks

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Xeon Sender Tool Exploits Cloud APIs for Large-Scale SMS Phishing Attacks

Discover the latest cybersecurity threats: UULoader malware, cryptocurrency phishing, AI-related scams, and SMS attack tools like Xeon Sender.

Malicious actors are using a cloud attack tool named Xeon Sender to conduct SMS phishing and spam campaigns on a large scale by abusing legitimate services. "Attackers can use Xeon to send messages through multiple software-as-a-service (SaaS) providers using valid credentials for the service providers," SentinelOne security researcher Alex Delamotte said in a report shared with The Hacker News. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/654872

Physicists reveal the role of ‘magic’ in quantum computational power

Physics World

Physicists reveal the role of ‘magic’ in quantum computational power – Physics World

Entanglement and magic interact in ways that impact quantum algorithms and physical systems

Entanglement is a fundamental concept in quantum information theory and is often regarded as a key indicator of a system’s “quantumness”. However, the relationship between entanglement and quantum computational power is not straightforward. In a study posted on the arXiv preprint server, physicists in Germany, Italy and the US shed light on this complex relationship by exploring the role of a property known as “magic” in entanglement theory. The study’s results have broad implications for various fields, including quantum error correction, many-body physics and quantum chaos. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/654842

AMD is going after Nvidia with a $5 billion acquisition https://qz.com/amd-buys-zt-systems-acquisition-ai-chips-nvidia-1851625320 Semiconductor maker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) will acquire cloud computing solutions firm ZT Systems for $4.9 billion, in a move that will help it compete against artificial intelligence chip rivals like Nvidia. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/654751

Study reveals subtle genetic link between intelligence and mental health https://www.psypost.org/study-reveals-subtle-genetic-link-between-intelligence-and-mental-health/ A study of Dutch twins has uncovered a slight association between higher intelligence and a reduced risk of psychopathology, primarily driven by common genetic factors. This means that the same genetic influences that contribute to higher intelligence also appear to protect against the development of certain mental health issues. Notably, the heritability of anxiety and negative affect—traits associated with mood disorders like depression—was found to be greatest in individuals with below-average intelligence. This study was published in the journal Behavior Genetics. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/654672

The future was not combustion, but the detonation engine

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Hawking's prediction finally deciphered: The future was not combustion, but the detonation engine

The first-ever detonation engine could be the future (and the end of combustion): It has predicted by Hawking, and finally created by engineers

There was a time when Stephen Hawking’s predictions were greeted with skepticism. (Not surprisingly, as it also happened to Newton). However, over the decades, they have been proven—almost all of them, except one that seemed impossible. Do you know which one we are talking about? The physicist never believed in combustion engines and pointed to something very different: the detonation engine. A group of engineers has created the first one, with a prototype that works, breaking the laws of the universe. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/654575