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Too Long; Didn't ReadThe most effective backup techniques include automating your backups, creating multiple backups, and increasing backup frequencies. To protect your backups, keep them offline and offsite, have malware detection, diversify your backups, and use immutable storage. Too Long; Didn't ReadThe most effective backup techniques include automating your backups, creating multiple backups, and increasing backup frequencies. To protect your backups, keep them offline and offsite, have malware detection,…

There have been several developments in artificial intelligence over the past few days, with the SAG-AFTRA strike at the forefront. Meanwhile, Google today unveiled an AI tool for journalists that can help write articles and become a personal assistant. On the other hand, a UK trade union has demanded the formation of a special task force to protect workers from AI. Microsoft's stock has soared, partly due to its investment in OpenAI and ChatGPT. This, and more in today's AI roundup.1. Google's AI tool for…

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The far right’s anti-LGBTQ crusade, especially its newfound laser-like attention on trans hate, is booming on some of the most popular social media platforms. According to a new report from an LGBTQ advocacy group finds that these platforms are getting better at supporting the queer community, but it’s not nearly good enough.Twitter Verification is a Hot MessThe Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) released its latest report about social media sites Thursday, and none did very well. The five biggest social…

Scammers are constantly coming up with new ways to trick us, and right now, SMS or smishing scams are on the rise. For instance, scammers are taking advantage of the Income campaign to pose as the Tax Agency and deceive users by sending malicious SMS messages. This is just one example of many, and the problem is only growing. Recently, five people in Girona were arrested for stealing bank details by sending out mass SMS messages. This is just the latest case of SMS scams becoming increasingly common.…

A deep sea plow deploys the 6 km strain cable (black line) across the seafloor and North Alfeo Fault (red line). Credit: Gutscher et al, 2023 The depths of the oceans are home to a complex ecosystem of marine organisms, but also a vast network of cables spanning the globe that aid communications. Earthquakes and tsunamis can potentially damage these important cables. The Earth's surface is more than 70% water, which creates a…

Threats against technology are also growing exponentially along with technology. Cybercrime is big business; hackers are breaking into systems and stealing data using ever-more-advanced methods. Artificial Intelligence may hold the answer to defeating these nefarious forces. AI can assist in identifying new threats as they emerge in real-time and even foresee future assaults before they happen by employing machine learning algorithms and predictive analytics. Cybersecurity should be a top priority for organizations to…

Nintendo has argued that its stance on emulation is all about “protecting the hard work and creativity” of game creators, following the removal of Dolphin — a leading GameCube and Wii emulator — from Steam. As an emulator, Dolphin allowed users to run GameCube and Wii games without owning the required console. While the software has previously been available to download through Dolphin’s website, its developers recently announced that it would be launching on Valve’s Steam storefront. However, its time on the platform…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain After months of using weed-killers, saws, shovels and hand-yanking invasive latherleaf fern out of a tropical forest on Virginia Key Beach Park, City of Miami parks naturalist Gloria Alejandra Antia was finally able to begin the process of rebuilding. Antia dug a hole and planted a small native tree just…

Michael Phillips | Chicago Tribune It’s all about the children. If an action movie’s job is to kill as many adversaries as possible while retrieving and protecting an abducted child (preferably the protagonist’s), narratively it can put its feet up and dictate the rest. Long before Denzel Washington was a Man on Fire, long before Liam Neeson’s daughter got Taken, and long, long before the recent, expensive hunk of action cheese “The Gray Man” flew in one eye and out the other, we have yearned as a movie audience to see…