Canadians lost $638 million to fraud in 2024, yet only around 5% to 10% of all potential cases are being reported, data from the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre shows. What’s more, financial fraud losses increased over the past four years, totalling more…The post Fraud trends an opportunity to educate on personal insurance appeared first on Canadian Underwriter.
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Google Shifts Stance: Embraces AI for Weapons and Surveillance
In a significant policy shift, Google has revised its AI principles, removing its longstanding pledge not to use artificial intelligence for weapons and surveillance. This decision, marks a major change in the tech giant’s approach to AI development and has sparked widespread debate.
Samsung Galaxy AI – Making Everyday Life Special [Galaxy Unpacked 2025]
[Galaxy Unpacked 2025] Making Everyday Life Special With Galaxy AI SamsungSamsung’s S25 Ultra and the end of the flagship phone The VergeGalaxy S25 and S25 Plus Review: Just Enough AI to Not Make Me Go Crazy CNETI’ve tested every Samsung Galaxy S25 model – and my favorite isn’t the Ultra ZDNetI shot over 200 photos with the Galaxy S25 Ultra vs Galaxy S24 Ultra — here’s the winner Tom’s Guide
An OLED iPad Pro and the first big-screen iPad Air will reportedly arrive in May
Apple will finally launch new iPads in early May, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Expected are a new iPad Pro with an OLED display and a faster iPad Air, including a 12.9-inch model for the first time in that lineup. The details of the upcoming iPad models have been consistent, circulating through the rumor mill since last year.The new iPad Pro models will reportedly add OLED displays (offering deeper blacks and richer colors) and run on the new M3 chip, already found in several Macs. The new tablets are said to launch alongside a redesigned Apple Pencil and Magic Keyboard. Other than a…
Activision says it’s investigating password-stealing malware targeting game players
Video game giant Activision is investigating a hacking campaign that’s targeting players with the goal of stealing their credentials, TechCrunch has learned. At this point, the hackers’ specific goals — apart from stealing passwords for various types of accounts — are unclear. Somehow, the hackers are getting malware on the victim’s computers and then stealing […]© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Microsoft’s new safety system can catch hallucinations in its customers’ AI apps
Illustration: The Verge Sarah Bird, Microsoft’s chief product officer of responsible AI, tells The Verge in an interview that her team has designed several new safety features that will be easy to use for Azure customers who aren’t hiring groups of red teamers to test the AI services they built. Microsoft says these LLM-powered tools can detect potential vulnerabilities, monitor for hallucinations “that are plausible yet unsupported,” and block malicious prompts in real time for Azure AI customers working with any model hosted on the platform. “We know that customers don’t all have…
Israel quietly rolled out a mass facial recognition program in the Gaza Strip
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Israel has deployed a mass facial recognition program in the Gaza Strip, creating a database of Palestinians without their knowledge or consent, The New York Times reports. The program, which was created after the October 7th attacks, uses technology from Google Photos as well as a custom tool built by the Tel Aviv-based company Corsight to identify people affiliated with Hamas.The facial recognition program was built in tandem with Israel’s military offensive in Gaza, according to the Times report. After the October 7th attacks, officers within the…
Dbrand tried and failed to fix the Ghost Case — replacements will take longer
The Dbrand Ghost Case for the iPhone 15 Pro. | Image: Dbrand Dbrand is scrapping plans to fix its anti-yellowing Ghost Case, but not because it yellows — it’s that it scratches very easily. The company had promised in November to ship free replacements with scratch-resistant coatings, but now it’s telling customers via email they’ll have to wait. Most of its production run of those ended up “unshippable,” the company says, so instead it’s sending a redesigned “Ghost 2.0” this summer. Essentially, it’s a delay.The company says that its first test runs of the newly-coated…
US State Dept announces $10M reward for BlackCat ransomware group
US State Dept announces $10M reward for BlackCat ransomware group