How the Lily Collins Facebook Hack May have worked
Details are here. I believe there were multiple attack vectors. The one described at the link is an analysis of a Google Chrome extension that grabbed the authentication cookie for…
Yes: “Is there a drop in software engineer job openings, globally?”
Peak hiring was back in 2021 and early 2022, but since then there has been a steady and fairly shop reduction in software engineer/software developer job openings
Business, Demographics: TechCos might drop 4-year degree requirement
She believes the mismatch is two-fold: the time it takes to hire is too long, and hiring overlooks underrepresented groups. For example, Colangelo said only half of GenZ workers plan…
Software-> Very nice: “Python-based compiler achieves orders-of-magnitude speedups”
Codon is a new tool that compiles Python code to run it more efficiently and effectively while allowing for customization and adaptation to various domains. Source: Python-based compiler achieves orders-of-magnitude…
Tech: Is interest in VR helmets waning?
Meanwhile, he acknowledged that the current Quest is struggling to keep new users engaged. “Right now, we’re on our third year of Quest 2,” he told employees. “And sadly, the…
Software: Dark patterns in UI design
Gee, see anything unusual in this user interface prompt at a web site I just visited?
Software: Microsoft adds ChatGPT to no-code/low-code software creation tools
Microsoft Corp on Monday bundled the technology behind ChatGPT with its Power Platform that allows users to develop applications with little or no coding, the latest integration of artificial intelligence…
Software: How does ChatGPT work, behind the user interface?
Stephen Wolfram explores the broader picture of what’s going on inside ChatGPT and why it produces meaningful text. Discusses models, training neural nets, embeddings, tokens, transformers, language syntax. Source: What…
Sofware AI: Where ChatGPT came from
OpenAI’s breakout hit was an overnight sensation—but it is built on decades of research. Source: ChatGPT is everywhere. Here’s where it came from | MIT Technology Review
Tech: While Meta spent billions on VR “metaverse”, ChatGPT snuck up on everyone
FB/Meta has been spending billions on a VR metaverse concept that nearly no “real people” have much interest in. Meanwhile, ChaptGPT AI-based query system snuck up on the world and…