Cyber firms, Ukraine warn of planned Russian attack Cisco's Talos cyber intelligence unit says 500K+ routers in dozens of countries have been infected by Russia-linked malware and could be used to attack Ukraine. Cisco Systems Inc warned on Wednesday that hackers have infected at least 500,000 routers and storage devices in dozens of countries with sophisticated malicious … [Read more...] about Nearly 500,000 routers infected by Russian malware, Apple’s privacy portal, New LocationSmart scandal
How the Enlightenment Ends, Realeyes’ AI powered camera, AI Risks, Microsoft’s AI foray, Google’s secret AI boot camp and Bank of America’s AI powered Erica assistant
How the Enlightenment Ends It seemed strange seeing an article on a technology topic from Henry Kissinger. But his piece is a very good read. He argues that "Philosophically, intellectually—in every way—human society is unprepared for the rise of artificial intelligence." The 5000 word article provides context from a historian and a strategist, and is well worth a read. He is … [Read more...] about How the Enlightenment Ends, Realeyes’ AI powered camera, AI Risks, Microsoft’s AI foray, Google’s secret AI boot camp and Bank of America’s AI powered Erica assistant
Facebook’s Terragraph to replace broadband Internet, Microsoft’s SharePoint Spaces, Qualcomm’s WPA3 Chipsets, Intel’s self-driving Mobileye tech
Facebook's Terragraph hopes to replace fiber broadband beginning with 2019 trials 5G is not the only way you will get your mobile bandwidth in the future. Facebook and Qualcomm have now announced they are partnering to develop high-speed Terragraph WiFi for cities. The pair announced they will begin field trials in 2019 using fast 60GHz technology. Facebook has been working on … [Read more...] about Facebook’s Terragraph to replace broadband Internet, Microsoft’s SharePoint Spaces, Qualcomm’s WPA3 Chipsets, Intel’s self-driving Mobileye tech
Facebook gives sensitive user information to advertisers, White House emails not protected, Discounted cyber insurance, Intel’s unethical conduct
These are some of the cybersecurity stories CTOvision is tracking. For others see our portal into all things cybersecurity and cyberwar. Facebook lets advertisers target users based on sensitive interests CTOvision has been tracking the Facebook data issues for quite a while and will continued to keep you in the loop (see The Ethics Of AI and Big Data: Facebook and Cambridge … [Read more...] about Facebook gives sensitive user information to advertisers, White House emails not protected, Discounted cyber insurance, Intel’s unethical conduct
Google Assistant sounds eerily human, The White House forms AI committee, Carnegie Mellon launches AI degree
These are some of the hot topics we are tracking in the domain of Artificial Intelligence: Google Grapples With ‘Horrifying’ Reaction to Uncanny AI Tech We provided our thoughts on Google Duplex here (we think it is cool tech but needs bounding). This is consistent with how others seem to be viewing it. From Boomberg: Google faces pushback after demoing its Duplex service, a … [Read more...] about Google Assistant sounds eerily human, The White House forms AI committee, Carnegie Mellon launches AI degree
ENIAC: The World’s First Computer Has Finally Been Resurrected
From Wired: Eccentric billionaires are tough to impress, so their minions must always think big when handed vague assignments. Ross Perot’s staffers did just that in 2006, when their boss declared that he wanted to decorate his Plano, Texas, headquarters with relics from computing history. Aware that a few measly Apple I’s and Altair 880’s wouldn’t be enough to satisfy a … [Read more...] about ENIAC: The World’s First Computer Has Finally Been Resurrected