In today’s News of Note, we examine how quantum computers are aiding scientific research and forcing governments to upgrade their cybersecurity defense programs, new AI tools and the continued debate on the ethics of their use, the latest cryptocurrency scams, and much more.
- Materials that promise to make quantum computers faster and cheaper are predicted to be available in 2023. (Jessica Wade, Wired)
- The U.S. government takes a first step in preparing for future quantum threats to cybersecurity. (Skip Sanzeri, Forbes)
- Fermilab is using quantum computers to detect dark matter. (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, SciTech Daily)
- Quantum processers make it possible for MIT researchers to observe entanglement. (Julia C. Keller, MIT News)
- Efforts to secure federal government systems from quantum threats gain traction as President Biden signs the Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act into law. (James Coker, Infosecurity Magazine)
- OpenAI’s new chatbot ChatGPT sparks global interest, with more than one million users testing the new application within one week. (Chris Vallance, BBC)
- AI portrait tool, Lensa, becomes target of continuing debate over the ethics of AI-generated art. (Morgan Sung, NBC)
- FBI warns consumers about “pig-butchering” crypto scams that encourage victims to convert funds into cryptocurrency with promises of high rates of return. (Josh Campbell, CNN)
- BTC.com, a cryptocurrency mining pool, loses $3 million worth of crypto in cyberattack. (Sergiu Gatlan, Bleeping Computer)
- The Imperial College in London is using virtual reality as a tool for training physicians. (BBC)
- Snapchat adds augmented reality feature that will enable its users to make money. (David Pierce, The Verge)
- Ransomware hackers threaten to release personal data of college students at Knox College. (Kevin Collier, NBC)
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