As Hollywood writers continue a massive strike against studios, some say they're worried that the unregulated use of artificial intelligence could hurt efforts to diversify the industry.
Details: The Writers Guild of America (WGA) wants the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) to regulate the use of AI in projects covered by its agreements and declare that AI can't write or rewrite literary material or be used as source material.
American extremists are consistently turning up on loosely-governed Russian social media platforms.
Why it matters: While there's no evidence to suggest that the Russian government is explicitly trying to lure American extremists to its social sites, experts note that Moscow doesn't seem interested in doing anything to discourage them, either.
Employees at Fortune 1000 telecommunications companies are some of the most exposed on dark web sites, according to a report released Tuesday.
What's happening: Researchers at threat intelligence firm SpyCloud found 6.34 million pairs of credentials — including corporate email addresses and passwords — that likely belong to telecommunications company employees.
The ransomware gang believed to be behind an ongoing attack on the City of Dallas' systems is made up of some familiar characters.
The big picture: Royal ransomware is thought to include former members of Conti, another notorious, but defunct, Russian ransomware gang, researchers at Palo Alto Networks said in a report released Tuesday.
One of the most straightforward cybersecurity solutions has become unnecessarily confusing and overhyped as the government pushes to see it implemented, security experts warn.
The big picture: Ever since 2020's SolarWinds cyber espionage campaign, the Biden administration and security vendors have been encouraging companies — especially tech vendors for the federal government — to create what's known as a software bill of materials (SBOM).
The company behind the NFT brand Pudgy Penguins has raised a cool $9 million in a round led by early-stage investors 1kx.
Why it matters: It's an investment in the idea that a non-fungible token brand could be the basis for larger intellectual property plays, such as when toy lines sometimes launch major movie and TV franchises.
O.G. tech giant IBM is launching a counterstrike in the industry's suddenly-hot AI fight with today's announcement of Watsonx.
The big picture: Business-focused IBM claims its latest AI offering, set to launch in July, provides more accurate answers and takes a more responsible approach than rivals.
Logitech has debuted a lounge-like videoconferencing alcove that it says may be the answer to our collective frustrations with awkward video calls.
Why it matters: In our "mixed reality" future, where we're as likely to meet in person as we are on a screen, we'll all crave more verisimilitude and human connection in our video meetings — and comfy new physical spaces could help.
At the end of 2022, the people closest to Sam Bankman-Fried — the ones who helped him launch and grow FTX — were turning themselves in fast. But in a phone conversation with me, the then-30-year-old founder was defiant about the charges against him.
Why it matters: The Department of Justice's case looks daunting for SBF, with 13 counts leveled against him, including recent charges of bribing foreign officials in China.
Qualcomm on Monday said it has agreed to buy Autotalks, an Israeli maker of "vehicle-to-everything" communications chips, with a focus on preventing crashes.
Why it matters: This reflects how big chipmakers continue to view vehicles as a key growth area, given increased automation and complexity.
Looking back at the legacy of the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, experts are still unclear on why this was the incident that sparked such a massive sea change across policymaking and boardrooms.
Flashback: This weekend marks two years since a Russian ransomware gang targeted Colonial's pipeline, which provides roughly 45% of the fuel used on the East Coast.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said Friday that last week's White House AI summit discussed laws mandating AIs reveal themselves, and added that his firm is working on new ChatGPT models that respect copyright.
Driving the news: Altman spoke Friday to students at Clark Atlanta University, one of Georgia's leading HBCUs, for the kick-off event of a "Future of Artificial Intelligence" world tour.
While American leaders fret that China might eventually overtake the U.S. in developing artificial intelligence, Beijing is already way ahead of Washington in enacting rules for the new technology.
Driving the news: Chinese officials will close consultation Wednesday on a second round of generative AI regulation, building on a set of rules governing deepfakes agreed in 2022.
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