Zoom fixes security flaw that let attackers hijack your Mac
Zoom users with Macs can rest a little easier. Ars Technica reports Zoom has updated its Mac software to patch a vulnerability that let would-be intruders take control of systems. The video calling software's auto-updater software not only had root-level access, but had a signature verification system that you could fool simply by giving your package a familiar file name. A hacker could force your
TikTok adds an AI image generator, but it's no DALL-E
You don't need to fire up DALL-E if you want AI to create images from text — you just need a popular social media app. The Verge notes TikTok has introduced a rudimentary "AI greenscreen" effect in its Android and iOS apps that turns your text descriptions into artwork. It's much simpler than OpenAI's DALL-E 2, producing abstract blobs rather than photorealistic depictions, but it might do the tri
DeepMind's AI has now catalogued every protein known to science
In late 2020, Alphabet's DeepMind division unveiled its novel protein fold prediction algorithm, AlphaFold, and helped solve a scientific quandary that had stumped researchers for half a century. In the year since its beta release, half a million scientists from around the world have accessed the AI system's results and cited them in their own studies more than 4,000 times. On Thursday, DeepMind a
A typo created a 212-story monolith in ‘Microsoft Flight Simulator’
In Microsoft Flight Simulator a bizarrely eldritch, impossibly narrow skyscraper pierces the skies of Melbourne's North like a suburban Australian version of Half-Life 2's Citadel, and I am -all for it- pic.twitter.com/6AH4xgIAWg — Alexander Muscat (@alexandermuscat) August 19, 2020 After some sleuthing, the title’s community found what had caused the tower to appear in Flight Simulator. When deve
Google Pixel Buds review (2020): Truly smart earbuds
To get started with a phone that’s running Android 6.0 and up, all you have to do is flip open the Pixel Buds case. Similar to the fast pairing Apple offers with AirPods, the Pixel Buds will automatically connect to your device, even if you’re doing so for the first time. The connection notification will inform you of the current battery levels for both earbuds individually and the case -- much li
Multiple antivirus apps are vulnerable to common security flaws
Some antivirus tools are more resilient than others, but it appears that many of them had weaknesses in common. Rack911 Labs has revealed (via ZDNet) that 28 well-known antivirus programs, including Microsoft Defender, McAfee Endpoint Security and Malwarebytes, either had or have bugs that would let attackers delete necessary files and prompt crashes that could be used to install malware. Known as
Leap Motion reveals super-accurate motion control tech, $70 device to change the UI game
Leap Motion reveals super-accurate motion control tech, $70 device to change the UI game In many respects, Microsoft has led the charge towards a future of gesture-based controls with its Kinect, and other tech giants like Samsung and Apple are getting in on the action, too. The move to motion controls isn't limited to the big boys, however. Leap Motion has created a new device, called the Leap, i
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