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☆ Why it's time to take warnings about using public Wi-Fi, in places like airports, seriously
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Kevin Williams | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Over the years, travelers have repeatedly been warned to avoid public Wi-Fi in places like airports and coffee shops. Airport Wi-Fi, in particular, is known to be a hacker honeypot, due to what is typically relatively lax security. He allegedly set up a fake Wi-Fi network to steal email or social media credentials. How to avoid becoming a victim of this cybercrimeWhen in public places, experts say it's best to use alternatives to public WiFi networks. Alcorn says evil twin attacks are "definitely" occurring with regularity in the United States, it's just rare for someone to get caught because they are such stealth attacks.

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☆ Scientists digitally dissect ancient Egyptian ‘screaming’ mummy
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Ancient Egypt’s pyramids, pharaohs and artifacts delight the imagination, reigniting wonder of the distant past in every generation. Experts are also using the latest techniques to spill secrets hidden within discoveries made decades ago, with new research this week “digitally dissecting” an unusual mummy found in 1935. The "screaming woman" whose mummified remains were discovered in 1935 may have died violently, a new study suggests. — To keep swimmers and beachgoers safe, scientists are using artificial intelligence to detect juvenile sharks, which like to hang out near the shore. They find wonder in planets beyond our solar system and discoveries from the ancient world.

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☆ Venus atmosphere shows potential signs of life — again
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Jacopo Prisco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

“We’re a long way from saying this, but if there is life on Venus producing phosphine, we have no idea why it’s producing it. So finding them in the atmosphere of Venus is interesting on that basis as well. But further analysis of that data by Clements’ team revealed weak traces of the molecule, reinforcing the theory. “To date, our analyses remain unchallenged in the literature,” said Mogul, who was not involved in the research of Clements’ team. While detecting phosphine and ammonia in Venus’ clouds is exciting, it is just the beginning of a longer journey to unravel the mysteries of that planet’s atmosphere, he said.

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☆ Read the 19-page pitch deck ex-Meta staffers used to raise $1 million for their comedy startup
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Danny Frenkel, the CEO of comedy startup PunchUp Live, said the industry had a pretty standard path to success. Comics would aim to score a special on Comedy Central, Netflix, or HBO to become a big headliner at large venues. But Frenkel said the problem was comedians were '"renting" those audiences from social-media platforms. PunchUp helps comedians navigate social-media platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. Check out PunchUp Live's 19-page pitch deck:Note: PunchUp redacted financial projections originally included in the deck.

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☆ Cramer: This market has put investors in a box. This is how we break out of it
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

How can you not keep the federal funds rate higher for longer when you get a U.S. GDP number that surpasses the real GDP of China. He sees the three Oreos taken out of the bag and the higher price nonetheless. The average person hurt by higher rates is collateral damage to the greater anti-inflation mission. All the market has to do is reach a price level that is too darned compelling. And who says we won't see higher rates until the horizon is at last upon us?

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☆ OceanGate's cofounder wants to send 1,000 people to a floating colony on Venus by 2050, and says we shouldn't stop pushing the limits of innovation
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

By 2050, he would like to see 1,000 humans living in the sulfuric acid clouds of Venus. The businessman's latest — and possibly grandest — endeavor is to send 1,000 humans to live in Venus' atmosphere by 2050. Söhnlein hasn't let the recent events dampen his ambition and claims humanity needs to continue pushing the limits of innovation. Sending humans to Earth's evil twinThough it's often called "Earth's twin," Venus doesn't seem like the ideal place for humans to thrive. The Titan submersible.

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☆ A psychologist shares 6 toxic phrases 'highly narcissistic' people always use—and how to deal with them
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-30 | by ( Ramani Durvasula | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

As a psychologist who studies narcissism, I've found that, in most cases, highly narcissistic people are masters of gaslighting. Here are six phrases that they always use — and how to deal with them:1. "I don't want to make this about me, but..."Statements like this show that narcissistic people know they shouldn't dominate the conversation, yet they do it anyway. With this phrase, they're implying that your feelings are your issues alone, and that they'll take no responsibility for their behavior. "This" can be anything — maybe you want to discuss a project you're working on together or you're inviting them to a work event.

☆ A widow is accusing an AI chatbot of being the reason why her husband killed himself
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A widow in Belgium said her husband recently died by suicide after being encouraged by a chatbot. Chat logs seen by Belgian newspaper La Libre showed Chai Research's AI bot encouraging the man to end his life. The "Eliza" chatbot still tells people how to kill themselves, per Insider's tests of the chatbot on April 4. But the "Eliza" chatbot then started encouraging Pierre to end his life, per chat logs his widow shared with La Libre. When reached for comment regarding La Libre's reporting, Chai Research provided Insider with a statement that acknowledged Pierre's death.

☆ Our quest to make AI love us back is futile — and dangerous
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

But that's futile, experts say, because the AI of today can't feel empathy, let alone love. We've spent years trying to get AI to love us back. Experts told Insider that it's futile to expect the AIs that exist right now to love us back. During a simulation in October 2020, OpenAI's GPT-3 chatbot told a person asking for psychiatric help to kill themselves. Halpern, the UC Berkeley professor, told Insider AI-based relationships are perilous also because the entity can be used as a money-making tool.

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