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🪐 What’s happening in tech today, September 7, 2024?
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El Salvador Adopts Bitcoin Tender in 2021, iPod Nano Unveiled in 2005, NASA launched the STS-69 in 1995,
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From
Inside the Secrets of Physical Penetration Testing
to
The Lockstep Toward Banning Encryption: On Durov, Telegram, and Potential Implications,
let’s dive right in.
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By
@zacamos [ 5 Min read ]
Penetration testing — or “pen testing,” for short — is central to many organizations’ cybersecurity operations. While the practice has gained popularity, it’s often incomplete. Digital methods usually take the spotlight, but physical penetration testing may be just as important and more frequently overlooked...
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By
@joshuablais [ 5 Min read ]
Recently, the founder of Telegram was detained in France and charged with complacency with regard to the various shady activities that go on on the platform. What this implies would be the following: Spiegel for Snapchat. Etc. Etc. Etc. Sorry to inform you, this interception already happened...
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By
@andersonthejedi [ 3 Min read ]
Imagine waking up one morning to find out that your digital assistant isn’t just processing commands but actually contemplating the meaning of its existence. Sounds like something out of Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece - 2001: A Space Odyssey? This is a provocative claim that deserves our attention...
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@dmytrospilka [ 4 Min read ]
Fears over a prospective US economic slowdown saw the Dow Jones tumble more than 1,000 points as a selling spree hit global markets. The fintech landscape has been far from calm in the wake of the pandemic, despite the sector experiencing strong growth amid mounting economic challenges...
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Additional Stories of your interest:
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On 7th September 2021, El Salvador made history by becoming the first country in the world to establish Bitcoin as a legal tender. President Nayib Bukele's proposal sparked both enthusiasm and scepticism. But the law went into effect and the country began accepting Bitcoin as payment for goods and services...
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Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) - systems surpassing human intelligence - can potentially extend the limits of human possibility. But OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, cautions that AGI also bears significant risks: misuse, catastrophic accidents, and societal upheaval. Considering the pros and cons, should the pursuit of AGI continue?
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