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Melania and the robot: Humanoids are here, but they can’t replace humanity
2+ hour, 29+ min ago (782+ words) LAST WEEK, FIRST Lady Melania Trump appeared at the White House, flanked by a sleek humanoid robot, and eagerly promoted the idea of robots teaching children. The pair walked into the room together, both visions of mostly white with eerily…...
Where can I buy a pint for a fiver? An AI chatbot called thousands of Irish pubs to find out
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (948+ words) THOUSANDS OF pubs across Ireland got an unexpected phone call over St Patrick's weekend, a polite voice asking one simple question: how much is a pint of Guinness? On the other end of the line was "Rachel', a Northern Irish-sounding…...
Dodgy boxes and cheap smart TVs are the next frontier for scammers
1+ week, 1+ day ago (626+ words) HIGH-TECH CYBER criminals have infested so-called internet "dodgy box" TV systems with malware to steal Irish users" data, The Journal has learned." Cyber security sources have said malware software has been detected in Ireland which is downloading personal data contained…...
Health Research Board targeted by cyber attack
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (128+ words) THE HEALTH RESEARCH Board has been targeted with a cyber attack." Employees at the state organisation received text messages today warning them not to open their laptops and instructing them to remain at home." The text messages, seen by The…...
Musk backs new AI edit tool on X that's allowed users to generate explicit images of real people
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (224+ words) THE COMPANY BEHIND Elon Musk's artificial intelligence agent Grok has faced backlash after rolling out a new function that permits users to generate explicit deepfake images of real people without their consent. An "edit image" function available to X users…...