-
Scattered Spider Attacks Target U.S. Insurance Firms, Google Warns
Notorious Cybercrime Group Expands Its Reach, Targeting Help Desks and Call Centers Google’s Threat Intelligence Group has issued a warning to U.S. insurance firms, alerting them to a new wave of attacks by the notorious cybercrime group Scattered Spider. The…
-
Waymo Expands Robotaxi Service Area Amid Ongoing Protests
California Expansion Continues Despite Recent Vandalism and Service Limitations Waymo, the autonomous driving subsidiary of Alphabet, announced Tuesday that it is expanding its robotaxi service area in Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Silicon Valley by an additional…
-
Facial Recognition Technology Gains Support from New Zealand Retailers
Concerns Over Privacy Linger as Commissioner Calls for Caution A group of New Zealand’s largest retailers has come out in support of using facial recognition technology (FRT) in their stores, despite ongoing concerns over privacy. The retailers, including Briscoes, Bunnings,…
-
Adaptive Keyboards and Writing Technologies: Redefining Accessibility and Expression in the Digital Age
How Innovations in Input Devices and AI Writing Tools Are Empowering Users of All Abilities In an increasingly digital world, the tools we use to communicate and create are evolving at a remarkable pace. At the forefront of this transformation…
-
Revolutionizing Electric Vehicles: Breakthrough Supercapacitor Technology
A Game-Changer for the Future of Transportation A team of researchers has made a groundbreaking discovery that could potentially transform the electric vehicle (EV) industry forever. The breakthrough involves the development of a high-performance supercapacitor that overcomes the traditional limitations…
-
The Quest for the Ideal AI Device: Tech Giants Scramble to Create a Personalized Interface
As Generative AI Continues to Revolutionize the Tech Industry, Companies like OpenAI and Apple are Racing to Develop a User-Friendly AI Device that Can Be Controlled by Voice or Gestures In a bid to create a seamless and intuitive interface…
-
China’s Hidden Hand in VPN Apps: A Threat to User Privacy
Researchers Uncover Chinese-Owned VPNs in Apple and Google Stores, Raising Concerns About Data Security A recent report by the Tech Transparency Project has shed light on a concerning trend in the virtual private network (VPN) app market. Researchers found that…
-
The Limits of AI: Can ChatGPT Really Help with Personal Finance Decisions?
A Closer Look at the Capabilities of AI in Financial Planning A recent experiment pitted ChatGPT, a popular AI chatbot, against human experts in the field of personal finance. The results were mixed, with the AI providing some useful general…
-
New York Takes a Step Towards AI Safety with the Passage of the RAISE Act
A Narrowly Focused Bill Aimed at Preventing AI-Fueled Disasters New York state lawmakers have passed a bill that aims to prevent frontier AI models from contributing to disaster scenarios, including the death or injury of more than 100 people, or…
-
Electric Dreams: Zevo’s Disruptive Car-Sharing Model Threatens to Upend Industry
A New Era of Peer-to-Peer EV Rentals Hebron Sher, co-founder of Zevo, remembers the day Elon Musk promised Tesla’s cars would become robotaxis, capable of generating income for owners. The idea was tantalizing, but as the years went by, Musk…
The Tower Post 