How AI tools are causing problems and sowing distrust in both job hunting and hiring; a Polish cybersecurity startup says it almost hired a deepfake candidate
The proliferation of artificial intelligence tools and overreliance on software such as ChatGPT is making the job market increasingly surreal.
Putin, a new English-language Polish film about Vladimir Putin in which AI is used to superimpose his real face onto an actor, sparks a debate about AI use
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Three Polish hackers say they fixed trains allegedly bricked by manufacturer Newag because an independent repair shop worked on them; Newag denies bricking them
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Hands-on with Pretty Good Phone Privacy, a data service for Android that aims to give users an additional layer of privacy when using mobile phone networks
Joseph Cox / VICE : Tweets: @josephfcox , @josephfcox , @lorenzofb , and @josephfcox Tweets: Joseph Cox / @josephfcox : On the backend, PGPP gets services from Telna, a Canadian company, which in tur...
Meta disrupts covert influence operations by Belarus- and Russia-linked actors targeting Ukrainians, like hacking Ukrainian military staff's Facebook accounts
combining computer network exploitation with influence operations, CNE & active measures, in classic terminology (to be expected historically). Meta does an exceptionally good job at reflecting this d...
Google: Russia's Fancy Bear launched phishing campaigns against Ukrainians before the invasion and Belarus' Ghostwriter targeted Ukrainian and Polish militaries
Belarus conducted widespread phishing attacks against members of the Polish military as well as Ukrainian officials …
Docs: EU politicians said Facebook algorithm changes in 2019 negatively impacted politics, particularly in Poland, where many blamed Facebook for polarization
Loveday Morris / Washington Post : Tweets: @jesselehrich , @lyssaslounge , @lsnienie , @brooklynmarie , @brooklynmarie , @sanhotree , @wajahatali , @joenbc , @washingtonpost , and @jasonkuznicki Twee...
How a years long effort to create Cyberpunk 2077, marred by infighting, incompetence, and poor planning, brought the Polish studio CD Projekt RED to its knees
Nearly a decade of hype led to a troubled release riddled with glitches, a livid fan base, refunds for potentially millions of players and a possible class-action lawsuit.
YouTubers are using AI software like DeOldify to upscale and “enhance” historic footage into 4K, but historians say the result undermines the footage
Thomas Nicholson / WIRED UK : Tweets: @wireduk , @samokhvalov , @chastaylor , @citnaj , and @jcalpickard Tweets: @wireduk : Digital upscalers and the millions who've watched their work on YouTube say...
PimEyes, a Polish facial recognition website, allows users to upload any face photo and find more images of that person on publicly accessible websites
PimEyes markets its service as a tool to protect privacy and the misuse of images — Ever wondered where you appear on the internet?