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The students participating in the annual International Math Olympiad (IMO) represent some of the most talented young computational minds in the world. This year, they faced down a newly enhanced…
Authorities and researchers are sounding the alarm over the active mass exploitation of a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Server that’s allowing attackers to make off with sensitive company data,…
The Federal Communications Commission is ditching Biden-era standards for measuring progress toward the goal of universal broadband deployment. The changes will make it easier for the FCC to give the…
We’ve seen some pretty ridiculous lawsuits here at Techdirt, but the one that Donald Trump filed on Friday against Rupert Murdoch and the Wall Street Journal over the article about…
The China-linked cyber espionage group tracked as APT41 has been attributed to a new campaign targeting government IT services in the African region. “The attackers used hardcoded names of internal…
Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed new Android spyware artifacts that are likely affiliated with the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) and have been distributed to targets by masquerading as…
No matter what the DHS and ICE say about the justification of ICE officers remaining masked during raids, it’s all about avoiding public accountability. DHS boss Kristi Noem says alarmist…
Whether you’re a science enthusiast, history buff, or technology geek, Curiosity Stream has something for everyone. Unleash the power of on-demand streaming that allows you to choose what you want…
On Saturday, OpenAI researcher Alexander Wei announced that a new AI language model the company is researching has achieved gold medal-level performance on the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), matching a…
Elon Musk’s X is refusing to hand over data to French authorities, claiming it’s defending its users’ free speech and privacy while branding a criminal investigation into alleged algorithm manipulation…