Open data sets and AI tools can be used to mass-produce low-quality, redundant papers.Credit: Tutatama/Alamy An analysis of a literature database finds that text-generating artificial intelligence (AI) tools — including ChatGPT and Gemini — can be used to rewrite scientific papers and produce ‘copycat’ versions that are then passed off as new research. In a preprint posted on medRxiv on …
Read More »The copycat weight-loss drugs party was supposed to be over, but it’s still raging on. Because of shortages of the name-brand medications — Ozempic or Wegovy for semaglutide and Zepbound or Mounjaro for tirzepatide — the FDA allowed a flood of providers to jump into the market over the past few years with cheaper, off-brand versions called compounded drugs. The …
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ESET Research has discovered HybridPetya, on the VirusTotal sample sharing platform. It is a copycat of the infamous Petya/NotPetya malware, adding the capability of compromising UEFI-based systems and weaponizing CVE‑2024‑7344 to bypass UEFI Secure Boot on outdated systems. Key points of this blogpost: New ransomware samples, which we named HybridPetya, resembling the infamous Petya/NotPetya malware, were uploaded to VirusTotal in …
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Howard Stern was once one of the most powerful figures in American media: a controversial “shock jock” who thrived on controversy proclaimed himself the “King of All Media” and once commanded a contract worth half a billion dollars. But now Stern’s career could be winding down from its heyday in the 1990s and 2000s when he revolutionized American listening habits …
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On Wednesday, a global antipiracy group, which included Apple TV+, Netflix, The Walt Disney Studios, and Warner Bros. Discovery, announced that it had assisted in a sting operation that took down Streameast, described as the “largest illicit live sports streaming operation in the world.” Now, accessing websites from the thwarted Streameast brings up a link from the Alliance for Creativity …
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It’d be easy to look at the new COROS NOMAD and mistake it for a Garmin Instinct. Because visually…ummm…it’s darn near identical – down to the metal ring enforcement around the plastic bezel. But that’d be overlooking the fact that the Garmin Instinct series itself leans heavily on Casio design/styling, especially in its first iterations. These days it has …
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It’s almost as if Tencent predicted it would face a lawsuit over its Horizon knock-off Light of Motiram. Just a week after it was made public Sony plans to sue Tencent over the similarities between the two games, the Light of Motiram Steam page has been overhauled with entirely new artwork and game descriptions. Spotted by The Game Post, its …
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