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Hackers duped Apple, Meta and other tech firms with forged data requests for user information

Apple and Meta were deceived into revealing the data of some of its users with hackers according to esports. The companies supplied the information in response to fictitious emergency data demands from hackers posing as law enforcement officers. It has recently been discovered that fake emergency demands for data extraction from businesses have been going on for quite some time. According to Bloomberg, Apple and Meta, Facebook’s parent corporation, provided hackers with information such as a user’s address, phone number, and IP address. As a result of the faked requests,…

Babylon Health taps Google Cloud to boost scalability and innovation

Babylon Health, an AI-powered healthcare provider, has announced a partnership with Google Cloud to increase scalability and innovation. London-based Babylon Health is a digital-first health-care company that employs artificial intelligence and machine learning to give consumers access to health information anytime and wherever they need it. With the goal of making healthcare more accessible and inexpensive to 24 million patients worldwide, the company has worked with private and public organisations in the UK, North America, Southeast Asia, and Rwanda. “Our job is to help people to stay well and we’re…

GAISA: An event acclaimed for providing insights into AI

The Global artificial intelligence summit and awards organized by the All India Council for robotics and automation to be held on September 14th and 15th 2022 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The GAISA event is acclaimed for its highly interactive sessions with industry experts and addresses the prominence of artificial intelligence in different industry verticals such as Healthcare, Agriculture, Education, Smart Cities, and Transportation. The event will be the largest global AI summit that allows AI practitioners to discuss the technology through its various use cases. The GAISA event provides…

Google Chrome rolls out new update with fix for critical security bug, users should download it immediately

If you’re using Google Chrome, you should upgrade it right now. Google has revealed that its Chrome browser contains a high-risk zero-day vulnerability that is currently being exploited by hackers. As a result, if the new version is not implemented, your data and the device on which the Chrome browser is installed may remain vulnerable to hacking. The fact that Google issued the latest version as an emergency update suggests that the browser’s security flaw is serious. Chrome version 99.0.4844.84 has been released for Windows, Mac, and Linux, with Google…

SparkCognition acquires Bangalore-based AI startup Integration Wizards

SparkCognition, a provider of artificial intelligence (AI) software solutions, announced on Friday that it has reached a definitive deal to buy Integration Wizards, a visual AI player, for an unknown sum. It intends to expand its IP portfolio to incorporate computer vision capabilities as part of this acquisition in order to add value to its industry solutions. The technique, according to SparkCognition, makes use of new and diverse data sets such as CCTV feeds, drone footage, video from portable devices, and current camera infrastructures. Safety, security, visual inspection, productivity, and…

New Android Malware Can Steal Your Password, Already One Million Phones Affected

Users of Android phones should be aware of a new malware that can steal credentials and has already been downloaded by over a million people. Worryingly, the malicious program is still available for download from the Google Play Store. Users have been warned about a new malware named FaceStealer that has disguised itself as an app called Craftsart Cartoon Photo Tools, which allows you to submit a photo and have it recreated as a cartoon render. The Android malware, which has a Facebook login screen and requires you to sign…

TCS , IIT Madras partner to launch M Tech in Industrial Artificial Intelligence 

TCS has teamed up with the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) to launch an M.Tech programme in Industrial Artificial Intelligence (AI) for working professionals. The M.Tech programme at IIT-M is an 18-month course designed in collaboration with TCS that will be delivered live via virtual classrooms to upskill corporate employees in AI applications and solve industrial problems. TCS expects the course to help scale up competence throughout the Indian workforce and enhance the AI and machine learning knowledge ecosystem, allowing India to become a global innovation powerhouse. “TCS Research…

Hacker Group Claims Large Trove Of Alleged Microsoft Source Code Leaked

This week, Lapsus$ was in the news again, this time claiming to have attacked and accessed source code from Microsoft. On Sunday, the hackers revealed the details of their new conquest on their Telegram channel. According to Lapsus$, the supposed Microsoft source code included data for Bing, Cortana, and other projects that Microsoft has been working on behind the scenes. And just 24 hours later, the hacker gang released the information in the form of a torrent containing over 250 projects from Microsoft’s repository. While uploading the torrent, Lapsus$ notified…

Google Photos is redesigning Library and Sharing tabs

Google is introducing improvements to its Photos app to make it easier to locate some of your photos. Google said in a blog post that it is revamping the Library tab, introducing a new shortcut for screenshots and, in the coming days, a carousel of contextual suggestions for some photographs. Everything you need to know about the new features coming to the Google Photos app is right here. The search giant has revealed that the Photos app will get a new “import photos area” alongside Locked Folder, utilities, archive, and…

Google’s Android app now lets you delete last 15 minutes of search history

Google’s Android app now offers a new privacy option that allows users to remove their search history fast. According to The Verge, the corporation has begun rolling out this feature, which should be available to everyone within the next few weeks. Users of the Google app will be able to remove the last 15 minutes of search history with the latest update. This feature was first made accessible on Google’s iOS app and was first unveiled at last year’s Google I/O event in May. It is now available for Android…