Mavis Beacon Was a Fictional Character Played by a Real Saks Employee. Here's the Surprising Amount She Was Paid by the Typing Empire

As the New York Times reported in 1998, it was Les Crane who first spotted the woman who would be Mavis. Crane was a former disc jockey who went on to host ABC's The Les Crane Show for one year ...
PCMag

Don't Let AI Scammers Steal Your Tax Refund: 7 Steps for Safe Online Filing

I also report on online scams and offer advice to families and individuals about staying safe on the internet. Before joining ...

I hacked my own computer using OpenClaw and it was terrifyingly easy

Agentic AI tools like OpenClaw promise powerful automation, but a single email was enough to hijack my dangerously obedient ...

The new S-class is Mercedes’ answer to Tesla’s hype

Mercedes rebuilt its flagship to be less of a luxury car and more of a rolling operating system—quietly redefining what ...

Notepad++ says Chinese government hackers hijacked its software updates for months

The developer of the popular text editor Notepad++ said hackers associated with the Chinese government hijacked its software ...
PCMag

Chinese Hackers Hit Notepad++ to Serve Malicious Update

The program is a free text and code editor that's been downloaded millions of times. The compromise began in June and is ...

Moltbot (Formerly Clawdbot) Already Has a Malware Problem

A Microsoft Visual Studio Code extension for Moltbot turns out to actually deliver a malware payload to unsuspecting users.

How Computer Warfare Is Becoming Part of the Pentagon’s Arsenal

The military has often used cyberweapons in discreet operations — like damaging Iran’s nuclear centrifuges by altering their ...
Concord MonitorOpinion

Granite Geek: A.I. allows people’s worst fantasies to become real

A.I. systems creating sexualized images of real people raise concerns about the misuse of technology and the challenges of ...
CNBC

Software startup deploys Singapore’s first quantum computer for commercial use

Software firm Horizon Quantum claimed it is the first private company to deploy a commercial quantum computer in Singapore. The deployment also makes it the first quantum software company to deploy ...
CNET

Thousands of Computer Viruses Are Created Every Day. Here’s How to Protect Your Computer From Cyberattacks

Dianna Gunn built her first WordPress website in 2008. Since then, she's poured thousands of hours into understanding how websites and online businesses work. She's shared what she's learned on blogs ...
The New York Times

College Students Flock to a New Major: A.I.

At M.I.T., a new program called “artificial intelligence and decision-making” is now the second-most-popular undergraduate major. By Natasha Singer Natasha Singer covers computer science and A.I.