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The Honey Trap and the Hard Drive
The Honey Trap and the Hard Drive
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The Nvidia affair bites because safeguards are written into models. They are not so easily written into people. Espionage in the age of AI will be automated at the point of collection. But recruitment ...
Family Matters
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Microsoft Outlook Outage Hits 11 Hours. Why Didn’t the Fix Hold?
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The global outage began during the US workday on November 12 and was still disrupting Outlook on Friday morning in India. Some services came back as Microsoft redirected traffic, but the recovery didn ...
MHA Extends Ban on Zakir Naik’s Islamic Research Foundation by Five Years
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The Ministry of Home Affairs has renewed the organisation’s designation as an unlawful association under the UAPA, citing concerns over national security, communal harmony and its alleged activities
Bernie Sanders, Abdul El-Sayed Back Chris Van Hollen in Challenge to Chuck Schumer
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The Maryland senator has won the support of Sanders and newly elected Michigan senator Abdul El-Sayed after announcing his bid to lead Senate Democrats. Van Hollen says the party must respond to voter ...
"He is going through hell": Trump says Jensen Huang is distressed
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In an interview, Trump said he did not know whether Alice Huang’s alleged links to Chinese intelligence had been established. He also backed former Apple CEO Tim Cook as a candidate to lead Nvidia
Delhi Air Pollution Turns Severe as AQI Hits 402, Thick Smog Cuts Visibility
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Thirty-three of 58 monitoring stations recorded ‘severe’ air quality on Friday morning. A separate analysis found gaps in Delhi’s pollution readings during the Diwali spike
Retail Investors Poured $111 Million Into Nvidia in 30 Minutes. Why Did the Stock Still Fall?
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After Jensen Huang resigned on November 12, US retail traders bought Nvidia shares at a record pace for the opening half-hour. The stock recovered much of its early loss and still closed 4.34% down
Mahli Beardman Took Five on ODI Debut. Who is the Australian Who Rattled England?
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The 21-year-old fast bowler took 5 for 18 in his opening spell in Perth. One of the Australian selectors who spotted him had set the country’s debut benchmark in the same city 38 years earlier