An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: Security firm Intezer Labs said it discovered a covert year-long malware operation where cybercriminals created fake cryptocurrency apps in order to trick users into installing a new strain of malware on their systems, with the obvious end goal of stealing victims’ funds. The campaign was discovered last month in December 2020, but researchers…
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Rocket sees curling waves above alaskan sky
The “surfer waves” in this image, forming high above the Alaskan sky, illuminate the invisible currents in the upper atmosphere. They were measured by trimethyl-aluminum gas released during a sounding rocket launch from Poker Flat, Alaska, on Jan. 26, 2018. Scientists photograph the gas, which is not harmful to humans, after it instantaneously ignites when exposed to oxygen. The findings were…
Waze Mistakenly Directed Hundreds of Drivers to a Remote Wildlife Preserve
“No, the luxurious Borgata Hotel, Casino and Spa isn’t located in a central New Jersey wildlife preserve,” reports a local news team in New York. But an ad for the casino in Waze was apparently tagged with the wrong geographical coordinates, CNN reports, and…. The Jackson township Police Department’s public information officer Lt. Christopher Parise said the police department found out…
Did a Poker Pro Use RFID Tags To Cheat?
CNBC reports that a popular Twitch poker star has been accused of cheating: Stones Gambling Hall in Sacramento, California says it will not livestream poker games pending an investigation into cheating allegations made against one of the game’s players, Mike Postle… The original accusations were made by Veronica Brill, another poker player who has played with Postle on “Stones Live.” Since…
Facebook AI Pluribus Defeats Top Poker Pros In 6-Player Texas Hold ‘Em
Carnegie Mellon University and Facebook AI research scientists have developed an AI dubbed Pluribus that took on 15 professional human players in six-player no-limit Texas Hold ’em and won. The researchers describe how they achieved this feat in a new paper in Science. Ars Technica reports: Playing more than 5,000 hands each time, five copies of the AI took on two…