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Malicious Machine Learning Models Discovered on Hugging Face: Report
Hugging Face, the artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) hub, is said to contain malicious ML models. A cybersecurity research firm discovered two such models that contain code that can be used to package and distribute malware to those who download these files. As per the researchers, threat actors are using a hard-to-detect method, dubbed Pickle file...
Meta Prepares for Layoffs on Monday, Circulates Internal Memo
Meta Platforms plans to carry out its expected company-wide layoffs next week. Employees in Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands will be exempt from the cuts "due to local regulations," while those in more than a dozen other countries across Europe, Asia and Africa will receive their notifications between February 11 and February 18.
Snapdragon X CPUs for Affordable PCs Set to Launch in India on February 24
Qualcomm on Wednesday announced that it will soon launch Snapdragon X CPUs in India. First unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2025 last month, the chipsets aim to compete with affordable offerings from other companies such as Intel and AMD. Similar to their global counterparts, the Snapdragon X CPUs are likely to offer support for artificial intelligence ...
Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 AI, Helios Neo 18 AI With Nvidia GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs Launched
Acer has launched two new gaming laptops, the Predator Helios Neo 16 AI and the Predator Helios Neo 18 AI. They are equipped with the latest Intel Core Ultra 200HX series processors and Nvidia GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs. The laptops are available in 16-inch and 18-inch display options, with a refresh rate of up to 250Hz, and a peak brightness level of up to 500 nits.
GitHub Copilot Upgraded With Agent Mode and Gemini 2.0 Flash, Project Padawan Unveiled
GitHub Copilot, the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot for the coding platform, is getting several new features. Announced on Thursday, the company is adding a new agent mode to the chatbot that can automatically iterate on code generated by it and analyse errors. Alongside, the Microsoft-owned platform also made Copilot Edits generally available, which was first an...
About 500 Samsung India Factory Workers Said to be Holding Protest in Latest Dispute
About 500 workers at Samsung's Sriperumbudur plant are holding are protesting against the suspension of three employees. Sources familiar with the matter said there was no production impact for now as Samsung had brought in contract workers to manage the situation.
UK Reportedly Orders Apple to Give it Access to Users’ Encrypted Accounts
UK authorities have asked Apple to let them retrieve all the content any Apple user worldwide has uploaded to the cloud. UK's office of the Home Secretary has ordered it to provide the access.
ByteDance Develops OmniHuman, an AI Framework That Can Generate Realistic Videos of Humans
ByteDance, the company behind TikTok, recently shared its research on a new artificial intelligence (AI) framework. Dubbed OmniHuman, it is a video-generation framework that can create realistic human videos with full-body movement and lip-syncing. The researchers stated that it requires a human image along with motion signals such as video or audio to generate output...
Qualcomm Says Arm Has Withdrawn License Breach Notice
Arm Holdings has withdrawn a threat to terminate Qualcomm's license agreement. Arm in October threatened to terminate Qualcomm's license agreement amid a dispute over technology that powers Qualcomm's personal computer chips.