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December 05, 2023

The fear and hype around AI is overblown

Case in point: OpenAI’s rumored “breakthrough,” called Q*, is not about to usher in the age of AGI or a humanity-crushing singularity. Read more ▶

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Sponsored by Zscaler: Did you know? Zero trust can help secure your agile business transformation

Zero trust isn't just for strengthening cybersecurity protections. It's also a strategic enabler for large-scale business transformation.

OpenAI signed $51M deal to buy ‘brain’ chips from Sam Altman portfolio firm

OpenAI's deal with Rain Neuromorphics, which makes NPU chips that emulate the human brain, reflects a possible conflict of interest because of Altman's $1 million investment in the startup.

Questions raised as Amazon Q reportedly starts to hallucinate and leak confidential data

As Amazon's next big bet in generative AI starts to hallucinate, experts question if the new generative AI assistant is ready for prime time.

Image: Smartphone shipments are on the rise, buoyed by 5G, iOS devices: IDC

Smartphone shipments are on the rise, buoyed by 5G, iOS devices: IDC

Fourth quarter smartphone shipments did better than expected, with the recovery forecast to continue in 2024, IDC says.

Unused Gmail accounts head to the chopping block

Google is about to go on a purge for security purposes — save your old account by signing in by December 1.

Apple secures WebKit as global ransomware attacks surge

Apple has released an emergency security update to protect users against two zero-day security vulnerabilities it believes have already been exploited.

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