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26/08/2024

# First game enhanced by NVIDIA ACE and digital human technologies, where players can interact via natural language

Check out Mecha BREAK, the first game enhanced by NVIDIA ACE and digital human technologies, where players can interact via natural language, providing a more dynamic and immersive experience, assisting the player as they prepare for battle, all running on GeForce RTX AI PCs. Mecha Break, developed by Amazing Seasun Games, a Kingsoft Corporation game subsidiary, premieres the NVIDIA Nemotron-4 4B Instruct NIM running on device in the first showcase of ACE-powered game interactions. Furthermore, NVIDIA Audio2Face-3D NIM and Whisper provide facial animation and speech recognition running on device while Elevenlabs provides the character’s voice through the cloud.

Mecha BREAK is a multiplayer mech game that allows players to choose from diverse mechs, customize appearances, and battle colossal war machines on treacherous terrain. Get ready for the ultimate showdown—blitz, brawl, blaze! Disclaimer: Tech demo does represent final game features.

Check out Mecha BREAK, the first game enhanced by NVIDIA ACE and digital human technologies, where players can interact via natural language, providing a mor...

08/07/2024

# Crypto Stolen by Hackers Doubles to $1.38 Billion In First Half of This Year

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-05/crypto-stolen-by-hackers-doubles-to-1-38-billion-in-first-half-of-this-year

Five large attacks accounted for 70% of all the crypto that was stolen. Like in 2023 and other years, a few attacks constituted the majority of stolen funds.

The amount of crypto plundered this year, however, is still below the nearly $2 billion that was stolen in the first six months of 2022, the record year for crypto thievery.

The amount of cryptocurrency stolen through hacks and network exploits more than doubled to $1.38 billion in the first six months of the year, according to the blockchain intelligence firm TRM.

08/07/2024

# Self-healing 'living skin' can make robots more humanlike — and it looks just as creepy as you'd expect

Robots of the future could be wrapped in lifelike skin that can repair itself, in a similar way to the way human skin heals, thanks to a novel approach involving cultured skin cells.

The skin will also appear more lifelike thanks to a new way of attaching it to the robot's skeleton as well the fact that it can repair any cuts or scrapes by itself — researchers said.

A combination of cultured cells and silicone could help robots appear more human in future thanks to realistic skin elasticity. And they can smile like us too.

08/07/2024

# OpenAI Introduces CriticGPT: A New Artificial Intelligence AI Model based on GPT-4 to Catch Errors in ChatGPT’s Code Output

CriticGPT has proven to be remarkably effective in enhancing the assessment procedure. In experiments, human reviewers who examined ChatGPT’s code outputs with CriticGPT performed 60% better than those who did not receive such assistance. This major advancement highlights CriticGPT’s ability to increase human-AI cooperation and produce more thorough and accurate evaluations of AI outputs.

OpenAI Introduces CriticGPT: A New Artificial Intelligence AI Model based on GPT-4 to Catch Errors in ChatGPT's Code Output

01/05/2024

It is expressly forbidden to contribute to Gentoo any content that has
been created with the assistance of Natural Language Processing
artificial intelligence tools. This motion can be revisited, should
a case been made over such a tool that does not pose copyright, ethical
and quality concerns.

It is expressly forbidden to contribute to Gentoo any content that has been created with the assistance of Natural Language Processing artificial intelligence tools. This motion can be revisited, should a case been made over such a tool that does not pose copyright, ethical and quality concerns.

01/05/2024

Microsoft Research Asia

Lifelike Audio-Driven Talking Faces
Generated in Real Time
single portrait photo + speech audio = hyper-realistic talking face video with precise lip-audio sync, lifelike facial behavior, and naturalistic head movements, generated in real time

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01/05/2024

Tussen 2010 en 2015 werd autobouwer Volkswagen herhaaldelijk gehackt, vermoedelijk door de Chinese militaire inlichtingendienst. Zo kwam cruciale info in Chinese handen.

Chinese hackers slaagden erin om 19.000 documenten buit te maken bij Volkswagen. Dat meldden de Duitse media Der Spiegel en ZDF op basis van veertig interne documenten. Volkswagen bevestigde het incident.

Tussen 2010 en 2015 werd autobouwer Volkswagen herhaaldelijk gehackt, vermoedelijk door de Chinese militaire inlichtingendienst. Zo kwam cruciale info in Chinese handen.

01/05/2024

Overheidsorganisaties kunnen Facebook maar beter niet gebruiken als onduidelijk is wat er met de persoonsgegevens van bezoekers van hun Facebookpagina gebeurt. De overheid moet namelijk kunnen garanderen dat de verwerking van deze gegevens aan de wet voldoet. Dit adviseert de Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP) aan het ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken (BZK).
https://autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/actueel/ap-overheid-gebruik-facebook-niet-bij-onduidelijkheid-over-privacy

01/05/2024

Overheidsorganisaties kunnen Facebook maar beter niet gebruiken als onduidelijk is wat er met de persoonsgegevens van bezoekers van hun Facebookpagina gebeurt. De overheid moet namelijk kunnen garanderen dat de verwerking van deze gegevens aan de wet voldoet. Dit adviseert de Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP) aan het ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken (BZK).

De AP adviseert de overheid om Facebook niet te gebruiken als onduidelijk is wat er met de persoonsgegevens van bezoekers van overheidspagina's gebeurt.

01/05/2024

Adobe’s impressive AI upscaling project makes blurry videos look HD

Adobe researchers have developed a new generative AI model called VideoGigaGAN that can upscale blurry videos at up to eight times their original resolution. Introduced in a paper published on April 18th, Adobe claims VideoGigaGAN is superior to other Video Super Resolution (VSR) methods as it can provide more fine-grained details without introducing any “AI weirdness” to the footage.

VideoGigaGAN improves video resolution by up to 8x

01/05/2024

Performance is now

Nextcloud Hub is the place where everything you need to be productive comes together in a connected, user-focused platform. Working on the improvements in Nextcloud Hub 8, we set a goal to give you half of your day back so you can take a breather!

Our latest release of Nextcloud Hub 8 - the most advanced on-premises collaboration platform in the world!Join us as we introduce Nextcloud Assistant 2.0, wi...

01/05/2024

F.C.C. Votes to Restore Net Neutrality Rules

Commissioners voted along party lines to revive the rules that declare broadband as a utility-like service that could be regulated like phones and water.

Commissioners voted along party lines to revive the rules that declare broadband as a utility-like service that could be regulated like phones and water.

16/02/2024

De Militaire Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdienst (MIVD) heeft Chinese cyberspionage in Nederland blootgelegd. De dienst ontdekte geavanceerde Chinese malware die dit mogelijk maakt. Een Chinese statelijke actor is hiervoor verantwoordelijk. Dit stelt de MIVD op basis van eigen inlichtingen vast.

De Militaire Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdienst (MIVD) heeft Chinese cyberspionage in Nederland blootgelegd. De dienst ontdekte geavanceerde Chinese malware die dit mogelijk maakt. Een Chinese statelijke actor is hiervoor verantwoordelijk. Dit stelt de MIVD op basis van eigen inlichtingen vast.

16/02/2024

Breaking Bitlocker - Bypassing the Windows Disk Encryption.

In this video we will use a hardware attack to bypass TPM-based Bitlocker encryption as used on most Microsoft Windows devices.Questions:- Does this work on ...

16/02/2024

This film wasn’t filmed: ASML harnesses generative Artificial Intelligence to make its latest brand film

‘Standing on the shoulders of giants’ was made possible by the very computing power that ASML’s lithography systems help enable

16/02/2024

Meer privacygevoelige data gestolen door hackers bij Limburg.net

Russische hackers hebben niet alleen namen en rijksregisternummers buitgemaakt toen ze servers van Limburg.net infiltreerden. Ook documenten van notarissen en rechtbanken zijn ontvreemd door de aanvallers. Dat maakt het datalek extra gevaarlijk. Dat zegt Tim Verheyden, expert digitale media van VRT NWS.

https://privacy-web.nl/nieuws/meer-privacygevoelige-data-gestolen-door-hackers-bij-limburg-net/

Russische hackers hebben niet alleen namen en rijksregisternummers buitgemaakt toen ze servers van Limburg.net infiltreerden. Ook documenten van notarissen en rechtbanken zijn ontvreemd door de aanvallers. Dat maakt het datalek extra gevaarlijk. Dat zegt Tim Verheyden, expert digitale media van VRT....

16/02/2024

ChatGPT is violating Europe’s privacy laws, Italian DPA tells OpenAI

OpenAI has been told it's suspected of violating European Union privacy, following a multi-month investigation of its AI chatbot, ChatGPT, by Italy's data OpenAI has been told it's suspected of violating European Union privacy, following a multi-month investigation of its AI chatbot, ChatGPT, by Ita...

16/02/2024

Microsoft Edge is acting up again. Following multiple controversies and reports of user-hostile practices, the browser ended up in hot waters one more time for openly stealing data from other browsers. Customers across the vast seas of the internet claim Microsoft Edge is siphoning open tabs and other information from Chrome without permission.

Microsoft's browser has a toggle you can use to automatically migrate data from Chrome to Edge, like open tabs, history, favorites, etc. During the initial setup, Edge asks users to allow it to sync with other browsers so they can seamlessly switch from Chrome or Firefox. That option is also available in settings turned off by default. Interestingly, Microsoft also prompts you to allow this behavior with a carefully crafted screen during Windows 10's out-of-box experience.

Microsoft Edge is in hot waters again for its controversial behavior. This time, users accuse the browser of stealing open tabs and other data from Google Chrome without permission.

12/01/2024

I’ve looked through LG’s new transparent OLED TV and seen something special
The Signature OLED T is a 77-inch TV with a very unique gimmick. But it’s hard to imagine the pricey novelty wouldn’t wear off over time.

How quickly would you get bored of the see-through novelty?

12/01/2024

New Outlook steals your email password

https://www.heise.de/news/Microsoft-krallt-sich-Zugangsdaten-Achtung-vorm-neuen-Outlook-9357691.html

Neues Outlook: Warnung vor Datenübertragungen

Beim Hinzufügen eines Mail-Kontos im neuen Outlook, das nicht von Microsoft gehostet wird, sondern etwa auf Firmen-Mail-Servern liegt, zeigt das Programm einen Hinweis. Er verlinkt auf einen Support-Artikel, der lediglich ausformuliert, dass Nicht-Microsoft-Konten mit der Microsoft-Cloud synchronisiert werden, wobei bislang Gmail-, Yahoo-, iCloud- und IMAP-Konten unterstützt werden. Das macht das neue Outlook auch in den Fassungen für Android, iOS und Mac. Das bedeutet demnach, dass Kopien der "E-Mails, Kalender und Kontakte zwischen Ihrem E-Mail-Anbieter und Microsoft-Rechenzentren synchronisiert" werden. Damit erhält das Unternehmen vollen Zugriff auf alle Mails und kann diese lesen und auswerten. Damit wolle Microsoft Funktionen bereitstellen, die Gmail und IMAP nicht bieten würden.

Der Hinweis macht stutzig: Was überträgt Microsoft dadurch wohin? Beim Anlegen eines IMAP-Kontos konnte die c't mitschneiden, dass Ziel-Server, Log-in-Name und Passwort an Microsofts Server übertragen werden. Zwar TLS-geschützt, aber im Tunnel laufen die Daten im Klartext zu Microsoft. Ohne darüber zu informieren oder nachzufragen, genehmigt sich Microsoft selbst Vollzugriff auf die IMAP- und SMTP-Zugangsdaten von Nutzern des neuen Outlooks.

Das neue kostenlose Outlook ersetzt Mail in Windows, später auch das klassische Outlook. Es schickt geheime Zugangsdaten an Microsoft.

12/01/2024

Microsoft shares your data with 772 third parties
Outlook is Microsoft’s new data collection service

Everyone talks about the privacy-washing(new window) campaigns of Google and Apple as they mine your online data to generate advertising revenue. But now it looks like Outlook is no longer simply an email service(new window); it’s a data collection mechanism for Microsoft’s 772 external partners and an ad delivery system for Microsoft itself.

Microsoft is enabling itself to access your email account at any time without your knowledge, allowing it to scan and analyze your emails — and share them with third parties.

A deeper dive into Microsoft’s privacy policy shows what personal data it may extract(new window):
Name and contact data
Passwords
Demographic data
Payment data
Subscription and licensing data
Search queries
Device and usage data
Error reports and performance data
Voice data
Text, inking, and typing data
Images
Location data
Content
Feedback and ratings
Traffic data

The new Outlook now appears to be a data collection service for Microsoft’s 772 external partners for targeted advertising.

12/01/2024

This holographic camera turns any window into an invisible camera
Zeiss' "Holocam" is a transparent camera powered by holography that turns glass windows into cameras

Zeiss' "Holocam" is a transparent camera powered by holography that turns glass windows into cameras

12/01/2024

Shaping the future of advanced robotics

AutoRT, SARA-RT, and RT-Trajectory build on our historic Robotics Transformers work to help robots make decisions faster, and better understand and navigate their environments.

12/01/2024

https://www.security.nl/posting/823591/Microsoft+schakelt+App+Installer-protocol+standaard+uit+wegens+misbruik

Dit artikel is goed in Reactie (1)

Microsoft heeft besloten om het App Installer-protocol in Windows wegens misbruik standaard uit te schakelen. Volgens het techbedrijf maken cybercriminelen er gebruik van om gebruikers en organisaties met malware te infecteren. Via het protocol zijn Windows-apps vanaf een webpagina te installeren. G...

12/01/2024

Rope is a high-performance face swapper with all of the features.

Introduction to Rope:https://github.com/Hillobar/RopeRope is a high-performance face swapper with all of the features. Windows/Nvidia only.Features:Lightning...

12/01/2024

China Is Stealing AI Secrets to Turbocharge Spying, U.S. Says
The Wall Street Journal article highlights growing concerns among US officials that China is stealing artificial intelligence (AI) secrets in order to bolster its espionage capabilities. The US government has expressed worries that China is utilizing AI technology to enhance its surveillance and intelligence gathering methods, which could potentially compromise national security. The article emphasizes the need for safeguarding AI technology and intellectual property to mitigate the risks posed by such thefts and protect national security interests.

U.S. intelligence authorities worry China could harness artificial intelligence to amplify hacking operations, which China has denied.

14/12/2023

"Vertrouwelijke gesprekken kun je beter in persoon voeren"
Manon den Dunnen, Strategisch Specialist Digitaal bij de politie, pleit voor een gedragsverandering.
Manon den Dunnen is de eerste om dat toe te geven. Zelf heeft ze ook weleens ChatGPT gebruikt om wat teksten te genereren. Maar ze is zich heel bewust van welke informatie ze invoert. “Als je het niet op LinkedIn zou zetten, moet je het ook niet invoeren op ChatGPT. Want dat systeem traint zichzelf met de informatie die je invoert en voordat je het weet komt jouw informatie terug in teksten die gegenereerd zijn voor anderen. Daarom hebben bedrijven zoals Samsung hun medewerkers verboden het te gebruiken.”

AI is aan een snelle opmars bezig. AI is handig voor ondernemers, maar biedt ook cybercriminelen kansen. De politie pleit daarom voor gedragsverandering.

14/12/2023

Nederland

Generatieve AI-systemen zoals ChatGPT, Bard en Midjourney zijn in beginsel verboden voor rijksambtenaren als er een risico is dat wetgeving wordt overtreden, tenzij zowel aanbieder als gebruiker kunnen aantonen dat ze aan geldende wet- en regelgeving voldoen.

Het kabinet komt vandaag met een voorlopig standpunt over het gebruik door Rijksorganisaties van generatieve AI (AI die zelf content creëert). Het kabinet kiest voor een waardegedreven en verantwoorde inzet van AI. Het gebruik van generatieve AI is daarom toegestaan, als deze voldoet aan de geldend...

09/12/2023

Hands-on with Gemini: Interacting with multimodal AI

Gemini is our natively multimodal AI model capable of reasoning across text, images, audio, video and code. This video highlights some of our favorite intera...

23/12/2020

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What is Mastodon? An animated video: https://youtu.be/IPSbNdBmWKE 🐘

The social network of the future: No ads, no corporate surveillance, ethical design, and decentralization! Join today: https://joinmastodon.orgOr, some recom...