Amateur mathematician Luke Durant has made history by discovering the largest known prime number, boasting an astonishing 41 million digits. The new record shatters the previous benchmark by over 16 million digits. Durant’s remarkable achievement was facilitated by a free software program called the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS), which he used to sift … Read more
Hardcoded credentials for cloud services like Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure Blob Storage have been found in multiple popular mobile applications for iOS and Android, leaving millions of users’ data exposed to security breaches. These unencrypted credentials can be easily accessed by anyone with the app’s code or binary, allowing hackers to manipulate … Read more
A recent study published by researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has shed new light on the potential treatment for spinal cord injuries using a gene-based approach. The research focuses on lipin1, a novel gene that regulates axon regeneration in the central nervous system. The study reveals that inhibiting lipin1 … Read more
Open source software is often at the forefront of innovation in creative fields like artificial intelligence (AI). By sharing code, developers can tap into a global community of contributors to push projects forward. In the realm of AI, open source initiatives can streamline development and drive meaningful progress. Here are 11 essential open source AI … Read more
Anthropic has released a new public beta feature for its Claude 3.5 Sonnet AI model, allowing it to control computers like a human does by viewing a screen and interacting with it in various ways. The “computer use” feature is now available on the API and enables developers to direct Claude to work on a … Read more
Mark Cuban, billionaire entrepreneur and Shark Tank investor, shares his secret to starting a lucrative side hustle that can pay 6 figures a year without requiring a degree. Cuban would start by learning how to write prompts for artificial intelligence language models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Google’s Gemini. He would then teach friends how to … Read more
A recent study published in the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity has discovered a connection between ancient viral DNA embedded in the human genome and the genetic risk for two major neurodegenerative diseases: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and multiple sclerosis (MS). Researchers from King’s College London and Northwell Health identified specific human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) … Read more
Ghostpulse malware loader has evolved to hide its malicious payload within pixels of a PNG image file, making it increasingly difficult to detect. This technique is part of the malware’s social engineering tactics, which also involve tricking victims into downloading and executing the payload. Security experts say this change is “one of the most significant” … Read more