From Cipher to Fear: The psychology behind modern ransomware extortion

Modern ransomware has shifted from encryption to psychological extortion that exploits fear, liability, and exposure. Flare ...
IEEE

SHRED: An Ensemble-Based Machine Learning Model to Sift Email Messages for Real-Time Spam Detection

Abstract: The rapid expansion of email usage has been paralleled by a significant rise in spam, which not only clutters inboxes but also spreads malware and introduces serious security threats. While ...
The New York Times

Shoppers Turn to Discounts and Debt, but Not Just for Holidays

Consumers are focusing on value and financing purchases to complete their shopping lists. Credit...By Shira Inbar Supported by By Emmett Lindner American consumers are spending more this holiday ...
Colossal

Open Reel Ensemble Composes Ethereal ‘Magnetic Folklore’ Using Reel-to-Reel Recorders

Technology is always changing, quickly becoming dated or even obsolete as new updates are released. Remember LaserDiscs? What about 8-tracks? For Japanese musical trio Open Reel Ensemble, analog ...
The Texas Tribune

Federal court blocks Texas from using new congressional gerrymander in 2026 midterms

Keep tabs on Texas politics and policy with our morning newsletter. The Texas Tribune Independent news. Trusted by Texans. About The Texas Tribune | Staff | Contact | Send a Confidential Tip | Ethics ...
Futurism

Malware Is Now Using AI to Rewrite Its Own Code to Avoid Detection

Researchers at Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) have discovered that hackers are creating malware that can harness the power of large language models (LLMs) to rewrite itself on the fly. An ...
Ars Technica

Army general says he’s using AI to improve “decision-making”

Last month, OpenAI published a usage study showing that nearly 15 percent of work-related conversations on ChatGPT had to deal with “making decisions and solving problems.” Now comes word that at ...
Pew Research Center

1. AI in Americans’ lives: Awareness, experiences and attitudes

This chapter looks at Americans’ exposure to artificial intelligence and views on its use in their lives. How much have Americans heard about AI and how often do they think they interact with it? How ...
VentureBeat

Microsoft’s new AI framework trains powerful reasoning models with a fraction of the cost

Microsoft Research has developed a new reinforcement learning framework that trains large language models for complex reasoning tasks at a fraction of the usual computational cost. The framework, ...
IEEE

SB-Net: A Novel Spam Botnet Detection Scheme With Two-Stage Cascade Learner and Ensemble Feature Selection

Abstract: A botnet is a type of malware that infects multiple devices and operates under the control of a botmaster to carry out malicious activities, including spamming. Detecting botnets, especially ...
Entrepreneur

‘A Necessary Decision’: Nestlé CEO Ousted After Revelation of Romantic Relationship With Subordinate

Nestlé fired its CEO, Laurent Freixe, after an investigation found he had an undisclosed romantic relationship with a subordinate. This is the second CEO exit in under a year for Nestlé. Nestlé ...