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The US is focusing on blocking North Korea’s ability to launder its crypto stolen via cyberattacks, which the US thinks funds North Korea’s weapons programs (John Sakellariadis/Politico)

John Sakellariadis / Politico: The US is focusing on blocking North Korea’s ability to launder its crypto stolen via cyberattacks, which the US thinks funds North Korea’s weapons programs  —  The Biden administration is doing more to counter North Korean hackers amid concerns their cryptocurrency heists are powering the country’s weapons programs.

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The US is focusing on blocking North Korea’s ability to launder its crypto stolen via cyberattacks, which the US thinks funds North Korea’s weapons programs (John Sakellariadis/Politico)

John Sakellariadis / Politico: The US is focusing on blocking North Korea’s ability to launder its crypto stolen via cyberattacks, which the US thinks funds North Korea’s weapons programs  —  The Biden administration is doing more to counter North Korean hackers amid concerns their cryptocurrency heists are powering the country’s weapons programs.

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Model quantization and the dawn of edge AI

The convergence of artificial intelligence and edge computing promises to be transformative for many industries. Here the rapid pace of innovation in model quantization, a technique that results in faster computation by improving portability and reducing model size, is playing a pivotal role. Model quantization bridges the gap between the computational limitations of edge devices

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Model quantization and the dawn of edge AI

The convergence of artificial intelligence and edge computing promises to be transformative for many industries. Here the rapid pace of innovation in model quantization, a technique that results in faster computation by improving portability and reducing model size, is playing a pivotal role. Model quantization bridges the gap between the computational limitations of edge devices

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The wonder-filled year of generative AI

Has it only been a year? Just one year since ChatGPT smacked us with all of the slings and arrows of outrageous, Terminator-grade, singularity-trumpeting, sci-fi fortune? Just one year since we started believing that artificial intelligence really might free us from toil, and deliver us to a life of lounging like George and Jane Jetson?

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A look at Microsoft’s Xbox partnership with Inworld AI, focused on using AI to let NPCs in games evolve beyond predefined roles and adapt to player behavior (Trevor Laurence Jockims/CNBC)

Trevor Laurence Jockims / CNBC: A look at Microsoft’s Xbox partnership with Inworld AI, focused on using AI to let NPCs in games evolve beyond predefined roles and adapt to player behavior  —  – Microsoft has big plans for generative AI in gaming, and its recent XBox partnership with Inworld AI is a key example.

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A look at TikTok Shop, as big companies shun the e-commerce app, which has a clunky interface and is full of dubious merchandise, like a $50 plastic fork (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: A look at TikTok Shop, as big companies shun the e-commerce app, which has a clunky interface and is full of dubious merchandise, like a $50 plastic fork  —  At best, the social platform’s e-commerce arm is full of random impulse buys and silly trinkets.  At worst, it’s a breeding ground for bad actors

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3D Printing Stacks

There is a big difference between building one of something and building, say, 100 of the same item. It isn’t surprising, then, that 3D printing in bulk differs from printing one object at a time. Of course, filling up your build plate is not a new idea. But [Keep Making] wants to encourage you to

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China approves 105 local games, including titles from Tencent and NetEase, after the announcement of a new set of restrictions led to a $80B rout last week (Zheping Huang/Bloomberg)

Zheping Huang / Bloomberg: China approves 105 local games, including titles from Tencent and NetEase, after the announcement of a new set of restrictions led to a $80B rout last week  —  – Beijing approves games, seeks feedback on new restrictions  — Tencent and NetEase shares plunged on Friday on crackdown fear

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Researchers: an updated Chameleon trojan uses an HTML page trick to disrupt biometrics on Android like Face Unlock to steal PINs and unlock the device at will (Bill Toulas/BleepingComputer)

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: Researchers: an updated Chameleon trojan uses an HTML page trick to disrupt biometrics on Android like Face Unlock to steal PINs and unlock the device at will  —  The Chameleon Android banking trojan has re-emerged with a new version that uses a tricky technique to take over devices …

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