Category: Technology
97% of CrowdStrike systems are back online; Microsoft suggests Windows changes
Enlarge / A bad update to CrowdStrike's Falcon security software crashed millions of Windows PCs last week.CrowdStrike CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz said Thursday that 97[more...]
Google claims math breakthrough with proof-solving AI models
Enlarge / An illustration provided by Google. On Thursday, Google DeepMind announced that AI systems called AlphaProof and AlphaGeometry 2 reportedly solved four out of[more...]
Secure Boot is completely broken on 200+ models from 5 big device makers
sasha85ru | Getty Imates In 2012, an industry-wide coalition of hardware and software makers adopted Secure Boot to protect against a long-looming security threat. The[more...]
We made a cat drink a beer with Runway’s AI video generator, and it sprouted hands
In June, Runway debuted a new text-to-video synthesis model called Gen-3 Alpha. It converts written descriptions called "prompts" into HD video clips without sound. We've[more...]
CrowdStrike blames testing bugs for security update that took down 8.5M Windows PCs
Enlarge / CrowdStrike's Falcon security software brought down as many as 8.5 million Windows PCs over the weekend. CrowdStrike Security firm CrowdStrike has posted a[more...]
The first GPT-4-class AI model anyone can download has arrived: Llama 405B
In the AI world, there's a buzz in the air about a new AI language model released Tuesday by Meta: Llama 3.1 405B. The reason?[more...]
Astronomers discover technique to spot AI fakes using galaxy-measurement tools
Enlarge / Researchers write, "In this image, the person on the left (Scarlett Johansson) is real, while the person on the right is AI-generated. Their[more...]
Microsoft says 8.5M systems hit by CrowdStrike BSOD, releases USB recovery tool
Enlarge / A bad update to CrowdStrike's Falcon security software crashed millions of Windows PCs last week.CrowdStrike By Monday morning, many of the major disruptions[more...]
Former OpenAI researcher’s new company will teach you how to build an LLM
On Tuesday, former OpenAI researcher Andrej Karpathy announced the formation of a new AI learning platform called Eureka Labs. The venture aims to create an[more...]
Major outages at CrowdStrike, Microsoft leave the world with BSODs and confusion
Enlarge / A passenger sits on the floor as long queues form at the check-in counters at Ninoy Aquino International Airport, on July 19, 2024[more...]