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Microsoft has made an announcement stating that it will be incorporating robust built-in artificial intelligence (AI) integration across its Windows 11 operating system, and already privacy experts and advocates are concerned. According to Microsoft, the inclusion of AI is intended to enhance the usability and speed of Windows 11. However, concerns have been raised by certain experts who fear potential privacy invasions resulting from AI integration within Windows 11.
Do you store a few hundred bucks in Venmo, PayPal or CashApp? MOVE it. That money is not protected and could vanish in a bank run: federal watchdog says BILLIONS at risk MikeRivero Fri, 06/02/2023 - 12:23

People who store a few hundred bucks in Venmo, PayPal, or CashApp could lose their hard-earned money, a federal government watchdog has warned.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) says those funds might not be safe in a crisis.

The apps are hugely popular and billions of dollars are at risk, the bureau warns.

Chase's website is down - customers complain transactions are going through TWICE, as banking giant says technical glitch will take five hours to resolve MikeRivero Fri, 06/02/2023 - 12:23

Chase Bank's website is down as customers have reported their transactions are going through twice - leaving some in arrears. 

The financial giant said at 8AM eastern time that the glitches were due to a 'technical issue' and would be resolved within five hours from then, according to the US Sun.

It added it was working to reverse any duplicate charges. 

On May 31, OpenAI announced its efforts to enhance ChatGPT’s mathematical problem-solving capabilities, aiming to reduce instances of artificial intelligence (AI) hallucinations. OpenAI emphasized mitigating hallucinations as a crucial step toward developing aligned AI.

A U.S. Air Force official said last week that a simulation of an artificial intelligence-enabled drone tasked with destroying surface-to-air missile (SAM) sites turned against and attacked its human user, who was supposed to have the final go- or no-go decision to destroy the site.

An AI-enabled drone killed its human operator in a simulated test conducted by the U.S. Air Force in order to override a possible "no" order stopping it from completing its mission, the USAF's Chief of AI Test and Operations revealed at a recent conference. 

MARK Zuckerberg has unveiled a new metaverse product on his social media accounts.

The Meta CEO announced the Meta Quest 3 headset, which is coming this fall despite reports claiming the metaverse is dead and has dwindling users.

Mark Zuckerberg announced the Meta Quest 3 headset on June 1st and it will be released in a few months timeCredit: Meta Quest 3

Phone owners have been urged to delete a malicious app known as iRecorder after it was found to subtly steal files, web information and even pictures. The unsuspecting screen-recorder even makes use of a phone's microphone every 15 minutes, taking a snippet of audio for unknown purposes. This malware, discovered by ESET, did not come as part of the app when it launched in 2021. Instead, attackers took a more unusual approach, with harmful features cropping up nearly a year later, in what may have been disguised as a typical update.
"Large language model chatbots could potentially help harmful actors like terrorists to “develop, acquire, or disperse nuclear, radiological, biological, and chemical weapons..."

Out of the 1,000 U.S. college seniors surveyed, nearly half (47%) said they were interested in using AI chatbots to write their resumes or cover letters, and 25% of Gen Z said they had already used AI for those purposes. 

"Generative AI bots (like ChatGPT) have the potential to help both candidates and employers be more productive and communicate better," says Al Smith, chief technology officer, iCIMS in the report.