News & Articles By Belle Carter
04/05/2023
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By Belle Carter
Former Google engineer predicts human IMMORTALITY by 2030 – but at what cost?
A self-described “futurist” and former engineer at tech giant Google has predicted that humans will achieve immortality by the year 2030. Ray Kurzweil, author of the book “The Singularity Is Near,” made this prediction. He also predicted that in 2029 – a year before this target date of human immortality – artificial intelligence (AI) will be […]
02/28/2023
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By Belle Carter
Ransomware attack on Dole causes SHORTAGE of salad in groceries
The Dole Food Company has temporarily stopped production and distribution after falling victim to a cyberattack, causing a shortage of pre-packaged salad products in groceries. Emanuel Lazopoulos, senior vice president at Dole’s fresh vegetables division, wrote in a Feb. 10 internal memo to retailers: “Dole Food Company is in the midst of a cyber attack […]
02/13/2023
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By Belle Carter
National security threat: Grand Forks City Council blocks Chinese-owned corn mill near air base
Authorities in a city in North Dakota blocked a Chinese food company’s plan to open a corn mill near an air force base. In a 5-0 vote, the Grand Forks City Council (GFCC) rejected on Feb. 6 the Fufeng Group’s proposal to open a corn mill within the vicinity of the Grand Forks Air Force […]
02/06/2023
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By Belle Carter
DEAD RISING: AI-powered ChatGPT to connect the living and the dead
Artur Sychov, founder and CEO of Somnium Space, has claimed that an artificial intelligence chatbot will soon allow the living to converse with people who already died. Somnium Space is a virtual reality world and open-source platform where players can buy land, build, explore and trade. In an interview with Motherboard, Sychov said a user […]
02/03/2023
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By Belle Carter
NYPD to use “Robocop-style” patrol cars with 360-degree cameras
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) will soon use “Robocop-style” patrol cars with 360-degree cameras for constant monitoring and recording of everything in the immediate area, including unsuspecting civilians. During the NYPD breakfast in Midtown hosted by the New York City Police Foundation, Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell boasted that the “NYPD RMP is iconic.” RMP […]
02/03/2023
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By Belle Carter
AI startup under fire after trolls used its voice cloning tool to make celebrities say “offensive things”
The firm ElevenLabs, maker of the Prime Voice artificial intelligence voice cloner, is currently under fire as trolls have flooded social media with audio deep fakes, featuring celebrity voices making racist statements and calling for violence using its tool. The startup, which released earlier this month the tool that allows people to upload recordings of […]
02/03/2023
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By Belle Carter
PayPal to lay off 2,000 employees as part of a larger effort to reduce spending
Payment firm PayPal Holdings Inc. is set to cut seven percent of its workforce, or about 2,000 employees. “While we have made substantial progress in right-sizing our cost structure, and focused our resources on our core strategic priorities, we have more work to do,” the firm’s CEO Dan Schulman said in a statement. The company’s […]
01/30/2023
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By Belle Carter
PayPal hack exposes names, social security numbers of 35,000 customers
Around 35,000 PayPal user accounts had been hacked using a method called “credential stuffing,” resulting in exposed names and Social Security numbers. The attack involved automatically injecting login credentials that were found during previous data breaches. The California-based payment platform sent a notice on the website of Maine’s Office of the Attorney General. It also sent a letter, […]
01/26/2023
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By Belle Carter
NY Stock Exchange cancels early trades after glitch impacts 200+ stocks
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) canceled early trades Tuesday, Jan. 24, after a technical issue halted trading in more than 200 stocks. According to the exchange’s website, it “commenced continuous trading in 2,824 of 3,421 NYSE-listed securities without attempting to conduct an opening auction due to a technical issue.” The snag was “determined to be […]
01/20/2023
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By Belle Carter
AI-powered bot successfully requested refund from Wells Fargo using FAKE voice
Joshua Browder, the founder of DoNotPay, showed in a video shared on Twitter his newly launched artificial intelligence (AI) tool’s ability to handle customer service calls on behalf of users. Browder said using an AI-generated version of Browder’s own voice, it successfully requested a refund from Wells Fargo, a San Francisco-based multinational financial services company. […]
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