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Hackers are targeting regular people to break into their authorized apps, but you can secure your online presence by checking and managing your app authorizations.
Earth AI uses AI to find critical minerals in Australia, a breakthrough in the industry. Let’s dive deeper…
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Hackers Target Regular People: Secure Your Online Presence
Earth AI discovers critical minerals in Australia
Instagram Expands Bullying Reporting for Schools
OpenAI upgrades ChatGPT with native image generation
Apple's WWDC returns with software updates and more
23andMe files for bankruptcy protection, genetic data uncertain
5 new AI tools & 5 new AI jobs
More tech news
Latest Development
Online Security
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Summary: Regular people are being targeted by hackers to break into their authorized apps, but you can take control by checking and managing your app authorizations.
Key Points:
Check your authorized apps
Click Deauthorize for unused apps
Manage your online presence
Why it matters: Securing your online presence is crucial in today's digital age to prevent unauthorized access to your accounts.
Ai-powered Exploration
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Summary: Earth AI uses AI to find critical minerals in Australia, a breakthrough in the industry. The startup's algorithms are trained to scan wide areas quickly and efficiently to find deposits that might otherwise have been overlooked.
Key Points:
Earth AI discovered promising deposits of critical minerals in two regions of Australia
The company used AI-powered exploration to identify the deposits
The discoveries suggest that future supplies of critical minerals are likely to emerge from a combination of field data parsed by artificial intelligence
Why it matters: This breakthrough has significant implications for the mining industry, as it suggests that AI-powered exploration can be an effective tool in finding critical minerals.
Online_safety
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Summary: The program aims to help educators report potential teen safety issues, including bullying, more directly. Participating schools will feature a 'school partner' banner on their profiles, indicating their involvement in the program. Instagram also offers educational resources with tips for safely using the app to educators, parents, guardians, and students.
Key Points:
The new program is currently available to all middle and high schools in the U.S.
Participating schools will feature a 'school partner' banner on their profiles
Instagram offers educational resources with tips for safely using the app
Why it matters: This initiative aims to combat bullying and promote online safety among teenagers, ensuring a safer digital environment for students.
Artificial Intelligence
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Summary: OpenAI has upgraded ChatGPT's image-generation capabilities using its GPT-4o model. This allows the AI-powered chatbot platform to natively create and modify images and photos. The upgrade is available for subscribers to OpenAI's Pro plan and will roll out soon to Plus and free users.
Key Points:
The new feature uses publicly available data, as well as proprietary data from partnerships with companies like Shutterstock.
GPT-4o can edit existing images, including those with people in them, transforming or 'inpainting' details like foreground and background objects.
OpenAI has trained GPT-4o on a large dataset of publicly available images to improve its image-generation capabilities.
Why it matters: The upgrade demonstrates OpenAI's continued commitment to improving its AI-powered chatbot platform, making it more capable and useful for users.
Software Updates
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Summary: Apple's WWDC returns with software updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS. The event will be online and accessible to all Apple developers. Keynote in-person at Apple Park on June 9.
Key Points:
WWDC25 will spotlight the latest advancements in Apple software
The conference will provide unique access to Apple experts and insight into new tools, frameworks, and features
Reports indicate that Apple has prepared dramatic software overhauls for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Why it matters: Apple's WWDC returns with software updates that could revolutionize the tech industry.
Genetic Data Protection
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Summary: 23andMe files for bankruptcy protection, 15 million customers affected, genetic data uncertain, company may retain some user information
Key Points:
The company's bankruptcy filing raises concerns about the security and ownership of its customers' genetic data.
Customers can delete their data from 23andMe, but the company will retain limited information related to the account and deletion request.
Users are advised to take action to protect their data, including downloading a copy before deletion and revoking permission for research use.
Why it matters: The security of customers' genetic data is at risk due to 23andMe's financial struggles, emphasizing the importance of data protection in the digital age.
New Tools & Job
Pubcompare 📚 - AI-powered protocol comparison for reproducibility evaluation.
Ogoodo 💻 - AI-driven Kanban project management for data-driven insights.
Habit Hero 🏋️♀️ - AI accountability coach for habit formation and tracking.
BookGPTs 📖 - AI-powered reading assistant for engaging with classic literature.
Lamanote 💬 - AI-driven Q&A platform for asking and answering GPT questions.
MapTiler - 🗺 Maps Search Engineer - Europe only
Missive - Senior Backend Software Developer
OnTheGoSystems - AI Developer
Gymdesk - Mid-level PHP Developer for B2B SaaS
Desia Limited - Backend Engineer (Data Platform)
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