Instead of focusing on increasing the size of a single quantum processor, Rigetti has linked up various smaller chips together to create, instead, a modular processor that still has a higher overall qubit count. Describing the technology as the world’s “first multi-chip quantum processor”, the company launched the device with the objective of reaching 80 qubits later this year, up from the current 31 qubits supported by its Aspen processor....

According to an announcement this week, ChartStars will consist of a collection of “artist-focused digital artwork” created to commemorate a variety of accomplishments and defining moments of the Billboard Charts. The collectibles are multimedia in scope – true to the proposition that all things can be turned into an NFT. ChartStars, for example, will feature “officially licensed art” and creative works, including short visual clips from music videos and album photography....

There is a wide range of monitors on the market, and vendors constantly compete to produce the biggest sizes, best resolution, and most flexibility – which now features the option to orient the monitor horizontally or vertically. Also: The best monitor: Treat yourself with a gorgeous screen Curved monitors are often best for gaming since they provide a more immersive experience. But if you simply need a compact, reliable display for work tasks at home, this monitor can handle the job....

Also: Best Black Friday 2022 gaming deals This model of the SkyTech Shadow 3.0 series comes with Windows 10 (64-bit), so you’ll have to upgrade to Windows 11 if you want the latest version of the operating system. It also comes with 16 GB of DDR4 300 RAM and an AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-core 3.6 GHz processor. It may not have the latest Ryzen 7000 series processor, but it can still be a solid budget gaming PC if you don’t want to spend a fortune....

Tor’s Snowflake enables internet users to help people in heavily-censored countries access the web freely via the Tor network. Brave announced support for Tor Bridges with its September 2022 update. Bridges are relays that allow people to access Tor even when their governments block access to the network. Like Tor Bridges, Snowflake is also a peer-to-peer system run by volunteers. Brave’s decision to support Snowflake reflects the company’s commitment to privacy and internet freedom....

Created through a presidential decree signed on July 16, the Federal Cyber Incident Management Network will encompass the Institutional Security Office of the presidency as well as all bodies and entities under the federal governing administration. Public companies, mixed capital companies and their subsidiaries may become members of the network voluntarily. The network will be coordinated by the Information Security Department of the Office of Institutional Security of the presidency through the government’s Center for Prevention, Treatment and Response to Cybersecurity Incidents....

According to the proposal, which aims to increase real-time data flows from the government to the private sector, the government would receive real-time data access to serve specific demands from businesses or industry sectors. However, the charges for supplementary data would be applicable only in cases where these additional requests place additional demands or require investments from the government agencies providing the service. The amounts to be charged should follow “objective, transparent and verifiable criteria”, according to the bill, and only cover costs relating to service provision and data interoperability....

With the resolution, source codes must be available for inspection 12 months before the first round of elections takes place - the previous deadline was 6 months prior to the elections. According to TSE minister Luis Roberto Barroso, the decision to anticipate access to electoral systems is part of initiatives aimed to improve good practice and the need to strengthen the transparency of the electoral process, “especially regarding the process of development and auditing of the electronic voting system....

The changes alter the country’s current legislation around use of the web - the Marco Civil da Internet, known as the Internet Constitution - which has been in place since 2014. In practice, social media providers such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube will need to follow a series of procedures before deleting content or users that are understood to be violating their terms of use. WhatsApp has not been included in the resolution, as it is not considered as a social networking tool....

Cyberwarfare between countries continues to be a concern as well, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has already had a negative impact on access to food across the world. Automated Sprayers, Drones, and Harvesters Vulnerable AI-based agricultural tools are showing great promise, and are already delivering many benefits to farmers in many parts of the world. These tools are steadily leading to an increase in sustainable food production. However, they are vulnerable to compromise and could be targeted by malicious actors....

A team at Medzino, a digital health and wellness clinic, had some fun prompting OpenAI’s GPT-3 language prediction model to generate dating advice for different situations. For good or ill, we’re seeing a lot of these “research” applications of GPT-3, which are decidedly unscientific but do gesture at some of novel uses of AI waiting for us just down the road. it’s also a good illustration of the severe limitations of a context-based text predictor that scrapes the internet to come up with the most probable answer....

New Payment Processing Phishing Scheme Most of us have heard of phishing schemes involving emails sent purportedly from the bank requesting account details. Some of us are also aware of phone phishing schemes where cybercriminals masquerading as tax department employees demand immediate payment of nonexistent overdue tax money or they will start court proceedings. Now a new phishing scheme has emerged involving online payment processing pages. Hackers are using these pages to steal credit card details through credit card‑skimming....

Political opposition content Independent media Religious groups Proxy sites They manage to influence internet traffic with the help of state-owned ISPs, vague regulation, content manipulation, and attacks on journalists. The best way to overcome these problems, and enjoy the internet freely, is with the help of a VPN. Since early 2017, the Communist party, and President Tran Dai Quang, have instituted a national crackdown on internet freedoms, targeting anti-government bloggers and news sites, censoring content, and restricting freedom of expression on social media....

Dubbed Project Sophia, Razer’s idea is rather than create a modular PC that goes on top of your desk, it instead becomes a part of your desk. The concept begins with a desk with a glass top, which can magnetically connect to a clear chassis below the top. That chassis can hold up to 13 different swappable modules that cover everything from CPUs and GPUs to futuristic supplemental displays and touch-screens....

UBS analysis estimates that ChatGPT had 100 million active users in January, following its launch two months ago in late November. It attracted one million users in just one week. Also: The best AI chatbots: ChatGPT and other fun alternatives to try As Reuters notes, ChatGPT’s growth is a lot faster than the nine months it took TikTok to reach 100 million, and the two and half years it took Instagram to get there....

During oral arguments on Tuesday, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch pondered what it all means for the latest algorithmic innovation to take the tech world by storm – generative AI that can offer recommendations to people. That trend encompasses conversational chatbots, including ChatGPT and Microsoft’s new Bing chatbot. In Depth: These experts are racing to protect AI from hackers. Time is running out The question arose during oral arguments for Gonzalez v....

First Wave of Attacks Took Place in November 2021 The Taiwanese financial and securities sector was first hit on Nov. 25, 2021. A number of financial institutions and securities traders reported “large, unusual purchases of Hong Kong stocks on consumer trading accounts” and decided to suspend online transactions. Subsequent investigations into the cyberattack were inconclusive. However, they determined that the likeliest cause was password mismanagement and credential stuffing. After further review, the firm revealed many details about the cyberattacks that were previously not known....

Xiang Haitao, formerly living in Chesterfield, Missouri, assumed a post at Monsanto and its subsidiary, The Climate Corporation, between 2008 and 2017, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) said on Thursday. Monsanto and The Climate Corporation developed an online platform for farmers to manage field and yield information in a bid to improve land productivity. One aspect of this technology was an algorithm called the Nutrient Optimizer, which US prosecutors say was considered “a valuable trade secret and their intellectual property....

Operating revenue also saw a dip, going from NZ$959 million to NZ$954 million year-on-year. Chorus CEO JB Rousselot attributed the performance decline to softer market conditions, which arose from COVID-19 along with increased competition in the fibre and wireless networks space. The dip was slightly offset by lower expenses however, with Chorus’s annual expenditure totalling NZ$298 million, which was NZ$13 million less when compared to FY20. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) remained steady at NZ$649 million....

In the advisory, CISA said the issues were found in equipment from Eclipse, eProsima, GurumNetworks, Object Computing, Inc. (OCI), Real-Time Innovations (RTI), and TwinOaks Computing. The equipment containing the vulnerabilities includes CycloneDDS, FastDDS, GurumDDS, OpenDDS, Connext DDS Professional, Connext DDS Secure, Connext DDS Micro, and CoreDX DDS. “Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could result in denial-of-service or buffer-overflow conditions, which may lead to remote code execution or information exposure,” CISA explained....