How to sue a hacker using Bitcoin
The easiest way to drop papers on someone! | Nick Barclay / The Verge Friends, I believe we’ve found the most compelling use of the blockchain yet: serving people with legal documents. It is, in fact, even easier to serve notice of a lawsuit to someone using blockchain technology than
Read moreLeaders looking for a unified, built-in governance of data and AI: MIT report
Sixty per cent of organizations say a single approach to governance of data and AI assets is “very important”, a new report by MIT Technology Review Insights revealed. This indicates struggles with a siloed data architecture as well as increasing and thornier security and compliance needs. The report gathered insights
Read moreOpenAI debuts ChatGPT subscription aimed at small teams
OpenAI is launching a new subscription plan for ChatGPT, its viral AI-powered chatbot, aimed at smaller, self-service-oriented teams. Aptly called ChatGPT Team, the plan provides a dedicated workspace for teams up to 149 people using ChatGPT as well as admin tools for team management. All users in a ChatGPT Team
Read moreOpenAI launches a store for custom AI-powered chatbots
After telegraphing to devs last week that it would do so, OpenAI has launched a store for GPTs, custom chatbot apps powered by its text- and image-generating AI models (e.g. GPT-4 and DALL-E 3). The GPT Store, as its called, lives in a new tab in the ChatGPT client on
Read moreQuora’s AI platform could likely come to dictate the company’s future
It's not impossible that the tagline may flip to "Quora, brought to you by Poe" from "Poe, brought to you by Quora." © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreA startup’s guide to cyberthreats — threat modeling and proactive security
Cybersecurity is a complex and multifaceted field, and even with thorough threat modeling, there's always a risk of compromise. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreNetflix Games gain traction with installs up 180% year-over-year in 2023, thanks to GTA and others
Just over two years ago, Netflix announced it would enter a new business: gaming. Amid a mobile gaming market dominated by free-to-play and ad-supported business models, Netflix’s plan was to make its games free without ads or in-app purchases. The gambit may now be starting to pay off. In 2023,
Read moreWarning: A fake ‘security researcher’ is trying to trick ransomware victims
Beware of so-called security researchers emailing firms that have been victimized by ransomware and claiming to be able to recover their stolen data. That’s the warning from researchers at Arctic Wolf, who have found at least two examples of what are being described as follow-on extortion attacks. The fake researcher
Read moreWhen High Performance Computing Is Not High Performance
Everybody cares about codes running fast on their computers. Hardware improvements over recent decades have made this possible. But how well are we taking advantage of hardware speedups? Consider these two C++ code examples. Assume here n = 10000000. void sub(int* a, int* b) { for (int i=0; i<n; ++i)
Read moreAccelerated Fintech Adoption in Africa
The fintech ecosystem has rapidly evolved to become a crucial component of the global financial landscape, revolutionizing the way we transact, invest, and manage our finances. According to the International Trade Administration, by 2025 half a billion people in Africa will be e-commerce users. UNCTAD also suggests that digital commerce
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