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Misinformation expert admits ChatGPT added fake details to his anti-deepfake court filing
A misinformation expert accused of using AI to generate a legal document admitted he used ChatGPT to help him organize his citations, leading to “hallucinations” that critics said called the entire filing into question. Jeff Hancock, the founder of the Stanford Social Media Lab who wrote the document, says the errors don’t change the “substantive points in the declaration.” Hancock…
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Eric Schmidt admits remote work has productivity benefits, but he still wants staff in the office
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has admitted that working from home (WFH) allowances can have a positive impact on productivity, though he still wants staff coming into the office from a personal standpoint. Speaking on The Diary of a CEO podcast, Schmidt said that while he believes in the benefits of in-office work, data indicates that productivity is slightly higher…
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Microsoft admits users received unexpected upgrades to Windows Server 2025 – but the issue has been fixed
Microsoft has resolved an issue that saw companies running Windows Server 2022 and Server 2019 unexpectedly upgrading to Windows Server 2025 — despite not paying for the upgrade. Windows Server 2025 was released earlier this month with new features including upgrades to security in Active Directory, hotpatching for hybrid and on-prem clouds, and more. However, it also came with a…
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Elon Musk’s lawyer admits $1 million giveaways to voters aren’t ‘random’
A representative of Elon Musk’s America PAC said the winners of its $1 million voter sweepstakes aren’t randomly selected. The people who are awarded the checks are chosen to be paid “spokespeople” for the pro-Trump PAC, lawyer Chris Gober testified in a Philadelphia court on Monday, as reported by the Associated Press. Philadelphia district attorney Larry Krasner sued Musk and…
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National Public Data admits it leaked Social Security numbers in a massive data breach
The incident is believed to have involved a third-party bad actor that was trying to hack into data in late December 2023, with potential leaks of certain data in April 2024 and summer 2024. The information that was suspected of being breached contained name, email address, phone number, social security number, and mailing address(es). Source link
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A “disaster waiting to happen”: Sellafield plant admits to glaring cybersecurity failures
Sellafield Ltd, the firm in charge of managing one of Europe’s largest nuclear sites, has plead guilty to charges relating to cybersecurity failings at the facility, The company apologized for its shortcomings after the Westminster magistrates court was presented with a litany of security failings that could have threatened the UK’s national security. The Sellafield site was used for…
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