Stealthy Mistic backdoor linked to ransomware access broker KongTuke

A new backdoor dubbed Mistic has been observed in financially motivated attacks targeting organizations in the insurance, ...
InfoWorld

Using Visual Studio Code’s ‘air-gapped’ AI model mode

Visual Studio Code 1.122 introduced a new feature, “ Use BYOK [Bring Your Own Key] without a GitHub sign-in ,” that allows ...
Wired

Using AI for Just 10 Minutes Might Make You Lazy and Dumb, Study Shows

Using AI chatbots for even just 10 minutes may have a shockingly negative impact on people’s ability to think and problem-solve, according to a new study from researchers at Carnegie Mellon, MIT, ...
Nature

Generation of mixed-valency, modular multispecific antibodies using disulfide-linked Fc–FcγR complexes

We are providing an unedited version of this manuscript to give early access to its findings. Before final publication, the manuscript will undergo further editing. Please note there may be errors ...
The New York Times

Your Doctor Is Using A.I. to Take Notes. What Could Go Wrong?

Apps that record visits are becoming popular, but they come with privacy and accuracy concerns. By Simar Bajaj At your next appointment, your doctor may have a new kind of assistant listening in: ...
Reuters

China-linked hackers using everyday devices to hide attacks, cyber agencies warn

LONDON, April 23 (Reuters) - International cyber agencies on Thursday urged organisations to better defend against covert networks used by China-linked hackers to conceal malicious ‌cyber activity, ...
IEEE

Fast and Efficient Merge of Sorted Input Lists in Hardware Using List Offset Merge Sorters

Abstract: This work introduces new hardware merge sort devices, which merge multiple sorted input lists of numeric values into a single sorted output list of those values in a fast and efficient ...
techtimes

Why Use Obsidian for Note Taking? Graph View & Linked Notes for Powerful Knowledge Management

Obsidian Note Taking reshapes how information is captured, connected, and rediscovered by turning simple Markdown files into a dynamic, interconnected system. Instead of isolating notes in folders, ...
Fast Company

This eerily accurate ‘LinkedIn Speak’ translation tool will help you sound like an instant thinkfluencer

As the job market tightens, LinkedIn has become the battleground for anyone trying to stand out. This corner of the internet has its own vernacular—where even a marriage proposal can be a lesson on ...
NPR

A college student's perspective on using AI in class

[Maximilian Milovidov is a freshman at Columbia University and a member of TikTok's Youth Council. He used a large language model to edit this essay for length and a human to edit for content. This ...
Harvard Business Review

When Using AI Leads to “Brain Fry”

A new study finds that certain patterns of AI use are driving cognitive fatigue, while others can help reduce burnout. by Julie Bedard, Matthew Kropp, Megan Hsu, Olivia T. Karaman, Jason Hawes and ...
ahajournals.org

Sex Differences in Young Adult Stroke Severity Using Linked Colorado—All Payer's Claims Database and the Get With The Guidelines‐Stroke Registry

More young women than men experience first‐time strokes. This may be from improved detection of milder severity strokes in young women, as they are more likely to present with nondebilitating ...