Get Alexa for cheap! The sleek Echo Spot is now on sale for 31% off
One of my favorite things I’ve bought for my home has been a smart assistant. Need to turn off the smart lights? Need to know who that actor is in the movie I’m watching? Need…
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I put my gaming PC in the wrong spot, and learned it the hard way
I had a desktop gaming rig built for me about 10 years ago. I chose large and chunky parts, which the tower reflected in its sheer enormity. The size of it meant that it was…
Is that virus warning real? How to spot false alarms
Antivirus software is not free of errors and sometimes reports computer viruses where there are none. For this reason, the company Procolored, a manufacturer of textile printers, indignantly defended itself against the report of a…
Roku Streaming Stick Plus review: The sweet spot for upgraders
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Roku’s least expensive 4K HDR player Compact design fits behind a TV and is suitable for travel Better performance and Wi-Fi reception than the cheaper Roku Streaming Stick Cons…
Hackers exploit a blind spot by hiding malware inside DNS records
Hackers are stashing malware in a place that’s largely out of the reach of most defenses—inside domain name system (DNS) records that map domain names to their corresponding numerical IP addresses. The practice allows malicious…
The Echo Spot hits its best price ahead of Prime Day, now 44% off
Prime Day is just days away and we’re already reveling in the early deals we’re spotting. Here’s one such deal: the gorgeous Amazon Echo Spot has been slashed down to just $45. That’s 44% off…
Can you spot a poisoned AI chatbot? 4 tips from a Microsoft security expert
“Evil” AI exists, where the model is built for mayhem, criminal activity, and no good. But legitimate AI tools can be corrupted, too. Hackers can feed data to the AI that poisons it—the goal is…
This Echo Spot isn’t just 38% off, but also comes with a free smart bulb
It feels like Black Friday already because the Echo Spot is on sale for its best price yet — and not only that, but you also get a free smart LED bulb to go along…
Noma is building tools to spot security issues with AI apps
Companies are concerned that their eagerness to adopt AI has made them more vulnerable to cyberthreats. Per a recent poll of over 350 IT leaders, more than half of the executives surveyed said the complexity…
Astronomers discover technique to spot AI fakes using galaxy-measurement tools
Enlarge / Researchers write, “In this image, the person on the left (Scarlett Johansson) is real, while the person on the right is AI-generated. Their eyeballs are depicted underneath their faces. The reflections in the…