I've scoured the internet to find you the funniest/important/scary/exciting tech stories today.
1. Chinese Hackers Used Anthropic AI to Conduct a Spy Campaign
It automated a number of attacks on corporations and governments in September. (WSJ $)
+ The AI was able to handle most of the hacker load on its own. (NOW $)
+ Cyber attacks from AI agents are coming. (MIT Technology Review)
2 Blue Origin successfully launched and landed the New Glenn rocket
He managed to launch two NASA satellites into space without any problems. (CNN)
+ New Glenn is the company's largest reusable rocket. (FT $)
+ The launch had been postponed twice before. (W.P. $)
3. Prepare for flu season
In the UK it started five weeks earlier than usual, followed by the US. (Ars Technique)
+ This is why we don't have a vaccine for the common cold. More. (MIT Technology Review)
4 Google Hosts Border Protection Facial Recognition App
The app alerts officials whether to contact ICE about identified immigrants. (404 Media)
+ Another attempt to track ICE raids has just been taken down. (MIT Technology Review)
5 OpenAI tests group chats in ChatGPT
This will essentially make the AI a participant in a conversation with up to 20 people. (Engadget)
6. The TikTok event sparked debate about how charitable American churches really are.
Content creator Nikali Monroe turned to churches for help feeding her baby. Very few stepped up. (W.P. $)
7 Indian startups are trying to solve the problem of air pollution
But their solutions go far beyond the means of the average Indian family. (NOW $)
+ OpenAI is widely used in India. His designs are steeped in caste bias. (MIT Technology Review)
8. Artificial Intelligence Tool Could Help Reduce Wasted Organ Transplant Efforts
It predicts how likely it is that a potential recipient will die during the short transplant period. (Guardian)
+ Putin says organ transplants can give immortality. Not really. (MIT Technology Review)
9. 3D printing does not make prosthetics more affordable
It turns out that plastic dentures are often very uncomfortable. (IEEE spectrum)
+ These prosthetics break the mold with third thumbs, spikes and superhero skins. (MIT Technology Review)
