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Australian spies blame Russian for major cyber attack
Australian spies blame Russian for major cyber attack
by  AFP

Australia has identified the Russian mastermind behind a crippling cyber attack, unmasking the 33-year-old hacker for the first time on Tuesday and linking him to an international crime syndicate. - 'Hack the hackers' - Australia beefed up its cyber security laws in the wake of the Medibank attack, pledging that the country's intelligence agencies would proactively "hack the hackers".

Musk to address anti-Semitism online in Poland
Musk to address anti-Semitism online in Poland
by  AFP

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk was Monday due to address anti-Semitism online at an event in Poland just weeks after sparking a firestorm by endorsing an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory. The post was criticised as echoing a longtime conspiracy theory among White supremacists.

Fit at 40: the revolutionary Apple Mac in numbers
Fit at 40: the revolutionary Apple Mac in numbers
by  AFP

Forty years ago Steve Jobs revolutionised personal computing by launching the Apple Macintosh, the first PC with a user-friendly mouse and graphical interface that helped the machines enter the everyday lives of people for the first time.

Mac computers could ride AI wave or be left behind
Mac computers could ride AI wave or be left behind
by  AFP

Forty years after igniting a PC revolution, Apple's Mac is stronger than ever and could reach new glory due to AI computing -- or be left behind. Even Apple's soon to be released "spacial computing" headgear, the Vision Pro, plays up work-related uses -- and its compatibility with the Mac.

AI and death: Sundance films grapple with our digital afterlife
AI and death: Sundance films grapple with our digital afterlife
by  AFP

Artificial intelligence promises to make death "optional," as the technology learns to perfectly emulate our personalities, memories and dreams, keeping a version of ourselves alive long after our physical bodies have perished. "The average person is not thinking about this every day...

Microsoft says exec email breached in Russia-backed hack
Microsoft says exec email breached in Russia-backed hack
by  AFP

Hackers linked to Russia's intelligence service broke into email accounts of senior Microsoft executives, according to a regulatory filing available Friday. The hackers then used that "foothold" to access some Microsoft corporate email accounts including those of senior leaders and security team members, taking emails and attached documents.

In Davos, AI excitement persists but fears over managing risks
In Davos, AI excitement persists but fears over managing risks
by  AFP

Walking around in Davos where the global elites gathered for the World Economic Forum this week, there were two inescapable words on the windows: artificial intelligence. AI was the buzzword on everyone's lips at the World Economic Forum, when they weren't talking about a possible return of former US president Donald Trump.

Beyond algorithms: Sandra Rodriguez hacks AI tools for art
Beyond algorithms: Sandra Rodriguez hacks AI tools for art
by  AFP

Canadian artist and academic Sandra Rodriguez, by hacking artificial intelligence, hopes to demystify the novel technology topping the news of late, while showcasing its power and potential to brighten but also disrupt our lives.