The scenes from the 2014 film Transcendence offers some level of perspective on the devastating consequences if artificial intelligence overcomes our planet. That is why Facebook’s move to gather a team of researchers to develop artificial intelligence for the social networking giant should cause a lot of concern.
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Carriers to Switch Off GSM networks in 2017
The year 2017 is set to be the end of most GSM networks worldwide as many carriers plan to switch off their GSM services in order to use the spectrum for 3G and 4G services.
Apple’s Anti-ads iOS 9 will Worry the Media Industry
I have discussed the other week the pros and cons of an ad blocking software, how it helps users maintain their preferred level of privacy online and how, on the other hand, ad blockers kill the content makers.
Hundreds of millions of PCs vulnerable to attack due to Unity gaming plug-in flaw
At least 200 million computers have been exposed to potential attacks amid the discovery of a flaw within the Unity plug-in used for gaming.
POS machines are now the hottest target of cyber criminals
From 2014 to present, point-of-sale system hacks have topped the recorded data compromise cases in North America, owing to the growing application of chip-based payment methods in the region.
Beware of a phishing campaign purporting to come from DHL
Some have grown used to seeing a wave of phishing campaigns in their email spam folder that they have become quick to ignore these messages and delete them for good. But a new email forgery that is purported to come from shipping company DHL might make you pause a bit and read it.
