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Apple, AMD, Qualcomm GPU security hole lets miscreants snoop on AI training and chats

Wed, 17/01/2024 - 11:21pm
So much for isolation

A design flaw in GPU drivers made by Apple, Qualcomm, AMD, and likely Imagination can be exploited by miscreants on a shared system to snoop on fellow users.…

Facial recognition tech has outpaced US law – and don't expect the Feds to catch up

Wed, 17/01/2024 - 9:53pm
Let's be realistic: If the EU can't regulate it well, America definitely won't

Comment  If anything could compel the US government to regulate facial-recognition technology, a report sponsored by federal law enforcement urging just that may do the trick. …

IBM scraps rewards program for staff inventions, wipes away cash points

Wed, 17/01/2024 - 8:07pm
Big Blue staffers aren't pleased to lose out on potential bonuses

Exclusive  IBM has canceled a program that rewarded inventors at Big Blue for patents or publications, leaving some angry that they are missing out on potential bonuses.…

Researchers confirm what we already knew: Google results really are getting worse

Wed, 17/01/2024 - 6:15pm
'Search engines seem to lose the cat-and-mouse game that is SEO spam,' says study

Updated  No, it's not just you - search engine results really are getting worse as the internet is flooded with low-effort garbage from SEO farms and affiliate link sites, a group of German researchers has concluded. …

Chip wars could lead to oversupply as China increases domestic capacity

Wed, 17/01/2024 - 5:45pm
Middle Kingdom can make market moves too... as potential global price battles loom

China’s chip manufacturing capacity is expected to more than double within the next 5 to 7 years, according to TrendForce, and this could lead to a market oversupply that would spell trouble for semiconductor companies elsewhere.…