A guided tour through seven of the dumbest "smart" AI inventions currently around, proving that when it comes to technology human stupidity wins every time.

A deep dive into the annotated Bitcoin whitepaper: why timestamps, signatures, incentives, and decentralization still matter for the future of money.

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What do board games, neuroscience, brain hacking, and common scents have in common? The answer is WHIFF, a prototype board game developed by neuroscientists.

Protecting sensitive systems such as private LLMs through selective disconnection.

May 28th, 2024 Too Long; Didn't Read Outsourcing software development is one of the biggest gambles a business can take. Using functional design and testing paired with smart contracts offers a potential way to de-risk outsourcing your development.…

Too Long; Didn't Read Highlights the connection between the historical Luddites, the fictional supercomputer Joshua from the film "Wargames," and modern tech startups advocating for decentralization, highlighting their common resistance to…

Cyber security “stories” to sink your teeth into It sounds like the start of a joke, but these are all stories which have gone viral within the last 12 months – making international headlines and even some television segments: Christmas gnomes being…

This article we’re going to be looking more at how conspiracy theories and opportunistic misinformation is misused and amplified to break down trust in authorities and experts in order to cause harm. Often these misinformation attacks end up focusing…

The incident response lifecycle is based on a number of steps Add bookmark When a cyber security incident is in progress – and everything is metaphorically (or literally, if you’re really unlucky) on fire – is not the time to try and build a response…

James Bore Security professional, homebrewer, amateur butcher, techi... Receive Stories from @jamesbores Credibility Recently, Netflix announced that its physical DVD rentals business will be closing its doors later this year. While for some this is…

Too Long; Didn't Read There’s a lot of discussion about AI replacing humans in both creative and technical fields. While there is a way to go before AI starts replacing those at the top of their craft, what about those entering into it? Experts may…

Too Long; Didn't Read Locksport, lock picking for entertainment rather than professionally, is a great hobby and conversation starter. It’s also surprisingly easy to start and, especially if you’re the type who likes to keep their hands busy, much…

Too Long; Didn't Read Fitness games can be very heavy on the cardio side, so for weight loss or strength training you may want to look elsewhere. In this article, we’ll mostly cover games available on mobile as those will likely be the most…

Too Long; Didn't Read The world is going to end eventually, we all know that. While not likely, there are some ways it could end due to shockingly bad cyber security. This is a look at some of the most interesting. 1. Smart tractor hijacks could…

James Bore Security professional, homebrewer, amateur butcher, techi... You may have seen some suggestions that cyber security started with the first antivirus, and a date given of 1987 as the first year of commercial antivirus. Sorry to say that…

Too Long; Didn't Read The most useful tool in anyone’s arsenal, regardless of whether they’re hacker, developer, security professional, writer, or just about anything else, is multipurpose and massively underrated. Rubber duck Debugging, or…

James Bore Security professional, homebrewer, amateur butcher, techi... If you’ve had any involvement at all with security you’ll have come across people using cyber security and information security interchangeably, and others arguing (loudly and…