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More than 1,100 technology luminaries, leaders, and scientists have issued a warning against labs performing large-scale experiments with artificial intelligence (AI) more powerful than ChatGPT, saying the technology poses a grave threat to humanity.

In an open letter published by Future of Life Institute, a nonprofit organization with the mission to reduce global catastrophic and existential risks to humanity, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk joined other signatories in agreeing AI poses “profound risks to society and humanity, as shown by extensive research and acknowledged by top AI labs.”

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ComputerWorld Independent

April 10, 2023 admin

Still using Windows 10 21H2? Time to upgrade

So you have a Windows 10 computer — or a fleet of them. But which exact version of Windows 10? If you are on Windows 10, version 21H2, its end of servicing is coming up on June 13, 2023. For Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro Education, and Windows 10 Pro for Workstations, version 21H2 will stop being offered updates — including security updates — after June. (For Windows 10 Enterprise and Windows 10 Education customers, support for 21H2 lasts another year.)

Why should you upgrade to a new feature release if your existing machines are working just fine? As Windows 10 comes into its final years of support (through to 2025), it’s key to keep machines on supported versions so you can receive security updates. Take the time to review the machines under your control and ensure that they are ready for the end of 21H2 support.

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Security Wired

April 8, 2023 admin

Pinduoduo, a Top Chinese Shopping App, Is Laced With Malware

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2023 13:00:00 +0000

Plus: 119 arrested during a sting on the Genesis dark-web market, the IRS aims to buy an online mass surveillance tool, and more.

ScadaICS Schneider

April 7, 2023 admin

How to Fast-track the Rise of the Prosumer

Credit to Author: Khaled Fakhuri| Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2023 15:55:48 +0000

For over 100 years, electrons flowed in one direction: from the grid to the plug. This era is changing; across the country, in homes and businesses of all kinds, that one-way journey is already switching to a round-trip economic opportunity. In other words, we’re now…

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Security Wired

April 7, 2023 admin

Free VPN Amnezia Helps Users Avoid Censorship in Russia

Credit to Author: Masha Borak| Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2023 06:00:00 +0000

Amnezia, a free virtual private network, allows users to set up their own servers, making it harder for Moscow to block this portal to the outside world.

Microsoft Security

April 7, 2023 admin