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A team of researchers in California drew notoriety last year with an aborted experiment on a retired aircraft carrier that sought to test a machine for creating clouds. But behind the scenes, they were planning a much larger and potentially riskier study of salt water-spraying equipment that could eventually be used to dim the sun’s rays — a multimillion-dollar project …

Alarming new research suggests that AI models can pick up “subliminal” patterns in training data generated by another AI that can make their behavior unimaginably more dangerous, The Verge reports. Worse still, these “hidden signals” appear completely meaningless to humans — and we’re not even sure, at this point, what the AI models are seeing that sends their behavior off …

Researchers quietly planned a major test to dim sunlight, records show  Politico Source link

Meta researchers are developing a wristband that lets people control a computer using hand gestures. This includes moving a cursor, opening apps, and sending messages by writing in the air as if using a pencil.  Meta’s wristband employs a technique called surface electromyography (sEMG), which detects electrical signals generated by muscle activity to interpret user movements, as explained in a …

New interstellar object may be an alien spaceship, researchers say  Chron Hubble spots interstellar invader Comet 3I/ATLAS for the first time  Space Is the Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS Alien Technology?  Avi Loeb – Medium Harvard Physicist Claims New Interstellar Comet is Alien Probe  Newsweek Here we go again! Controversial paper questions whether interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS is ‘possibly hostile’ alien tech in disguise  Live Science Source link

Walking more could reduce your risk of dementia, depression and dying from cancer, as well as being good for your heart, according to research. And you may not need to walk as far as previously thought to reap those benefits. The NHS recommends a brisk 10-minute walk every day. Many people aim to walk 10,000 steps, but struggle to achieve …

Microsoft server hack has now hit 400 victims, researchers say  Reuters Chinese Hackers Are Exploiting Flaws in Widely Used Software, Microsoft Says  The New York Times Disrupting active exploitation of on-premises SharePoint vulnerabilities  Microsoft Nuclear Weapons Agency Breached in Microsoft SharePoint Hack  Yahoo Finance U.S. nuclear and health agencies hit in Microsoft SharePoint breach  The Washington Post Source link

Wildpixel | Istock | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. A universal cancer vaccine – what once seemed like a pipe dream – may be inching closer to becoming reality.  On Friday, University of Florida researchers …

Microsoft server hack hit about 100 organizations, researchers say  Reuters Global hack on Microsoft product hits U.S., state agencies, researchers say  The Washington Post Microsoft hit with SharePoint attack affecting global businesses and governments  CNBC Microsoft SharePoint under ‘active exploitation,’ Homeland Security’s CISA says  ABC News Hackers Exploit Microsoft SharePoint as Firm Works to Patch  Bloomberg.com Source link

Global hack on Microsoft product hits U.S., state agencies, researchers say  The Washington Post Critical Unpatched SharePoint Zero-Day Actively Exploited, Breaches 75+ Company Servers  The Hacker News Microsoft SharePoint zero-day exploited in RCE attacks, no patch available  BleepingComputer SharePoint Under Attack: Microsoft Warns of Zero-Day Exploited in the Wild – No Patch Available  SecurityWeek Microsoft Confirms Ongoing Mass SharePoint Attack — No Patch Available  Forbes …