An email, apparently from a colleague, with the correct name, a current project, a familiar tone and a link … who wouldn’t click? Personalized phishing has always been the most effective kind and the most expensive to produce. AI removes the cost. A research team from BIFOLD/TU Berlin, Inria and Ruhr University Bochum has now put numbers to it in the largest field study of its kind to date. The study was presented at the USENIX Security Symposium 2026 in Baltimore.An email, apparently from a colleague, with the correct name, a current project, a familiar tone and a link … who wouldn’t click? Personalized phishing has always been the most effective kind and the most expensive to produce. AI removes the cost. A research team from BIFOLD/TU Berlin, Inria and Ruhr University Bochum has now put numbers to it in the largest field study of its kind to date. The study was presented at the USENIX Security Symposium 2026 in Baltimore.Security[#item_full_content]

You know the feeling. Your account is suspended, your refund request is refused, or you’re still being charged for a canceled subscription.You know the feeling. Your account is suspended, your refund request is refused, or you’re still being charged for a canceled subscription.Business[#item_full_content]

Artificial intelligence models are jacks of many trades, including writing, generating images, and creating 3D models. But they aren’t as helpful when it comes to testing robots or designs for vehicles in diverse environments, since they don’t understand physics as well as they do pixels or text.Artificial intelligence models are jacks of many trades, including writing, generating images, and creating 3D models. But they aren’t as helpful when it comes to testing robots or designs for vehicles in diverse environments, since they don’t understand physics as well as they do pixels or text.Computer Sciences[#item_full_content]

The widespread use of conversational platforms such as ChatGPT and Gemini is raising important new ethical, anthropological and legal questions regarding the potential risks, misuses and shortcomings of artificial intelligence (AI). In discussing their personal experiences, some people have shared that they formed emotional attachments to AI agents or even felt that they had formed romantic relationships with them.The widespread use of conversational platforms such as ChatGPT and Gemini is raising important new ethical, anthropological and legal questions regarding the potential risks, misuses and shortcomings of artificial intelligence (AI). In discussing their personal experiences, some people have shared that they formed emotional attachments to AI agents or even felt that they had formed romantic relationships with them.Consumer & Gadgets[#item_full_content]

Researchers at Aalto University, together with international partners, have developed the most accurate model yet of how humans read. The new model uses reinforcement learning, a type of AI used in robotics, to explain—and recreate—the choices readers make as they move through text.Researchers at Aalto University, together with international partners, have developed the most accurate model yet of how humans read. The new model uses reinforcement learning, a type of AI used in robotics, to explain—and recreate—the choices readers make as they move through text.Hi Tech & Innovation[#item_full_content]

Meta Platforms on Monday announced the release of a new artificial intelligence model that’s open for other software developers to use as CEO Mark Zuckerberg warned of the risks if control of advanced AI is concentrated under a select few companies, institutions or governments.Meta Platforms on Monday announced the release of a new artificial intelligence model that’s open for other software developers to use as CEO Mark Zuckerberg warned of the risks if control of advanced AI is concentrated under a select few companies, institutions or governments.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]

While asking questions to ChatGPT and similar tools to generate images has become part of daily life, behind this convenience lies the massive power consumption of huge data centers.While asking questions to ChatGPT and similar tools to generate images has become part of daily life, behind this convenience lies the massive power consumption of huge data centers.Hi Tech & Innovation[#item_full_content]

A new technology has been developed that enables pretrained AI models to be expanded into larger models with specialized expert modules without training the models from scratch.A new technology has been developed that enables pretrained AI models to be expanded into larger models with specialized expert modules without training the models from scratch.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]

A team of researchers is harnessing artificial intelligence (AI), data science and advanced mathematics to better predict how fires behave in modern homes, work that could ultimately help save lives during emergencies.A team of researchers is harnessing artificial intelligence (AI), data science and advanced mathematics to better predict how fires behave in modern homes, work that could ultimately help save lives during emergencies.Hi Tech & Innovation[#item_full_content]

Why do we breeze through some sentences in a book or article but have to reread others to comprehend their meaning? A team of linguists and data scientists has found a partial answer in AI—some of this processing parallels that of neural-network-based large language models (LLMs). However, other aspects of why we read this way cannot be explained by these technologies, revealing where human and AI language processing diverge and maintaining the mystery of some stages of the reading process.Why do we breeze through some sentences in a book or article but have to reread others to comprehend their meaning? A team of linguists and data scientists has found a partial answer in AI—some of this processing parallels that of neural-network-based large language models (LLMs). However, other aspects of why we read this way cannot be explained by these technologies, revealing where human and AI language processing diverge and maintaining the mystery of some stages of the reading process.Computer Sciences[#item_full_content]