Google has recently removed 17 Android applications from the official Play Store because they were infected with the Joker (aka Bread) malware. ZDNet reports: “This spyware is designed to steal SMS messages, contact lists, and device information, along with silently signing up the victim for premium wireless application protocol (WAP) services,” Zscaler security researcher Viral Gandhi said this week. The 17…
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AI Site Claims Simulated Conversations With Famous Dead Scientists
Slashdot reader shirappu writes: AI|Writer is an experiment in which artificial intelligence is used to simulate both real and fictitious famous personalities through written correspondence. Users can ask questions and receive explanations from simulated versions of Isaac Newton, Alfred Hitchcock, Marie Curie, Mary Shelley, and many more. The Next Web calls it “a new experiment by magician and novelist Andrew Mayne,”…
Scientists discover spider wearing ‘Joker’ makeup, name it after Batman villain
A striking red-and-white pattern on a newly-described spider’s back resembles the grin worn by iconic Batman villain, the Joker. Source: https://www.livescience.com/joker-spider-joaquin-phoenix.html