Google DeepMind’s new generative model makes Super Mario-like games from scratch
“It’s cool work,” says Matthew Guzdial, an AI researcher at the University of Alberta, who developed a similar game generator a few years ago. Genie was trained on 30,000 hours of video of hundreds of 2D platform games taken from the internet. Others have taken that approach before, says Guzdial. His own game generator learned […]
segregated witness – Creating a raw Segwit transaction from scratch and getting Signature must be zero for failed CHECK(MULTI)SIG operation
I am trying to create a Segwit transaction on TESTNET from scratch while referencing an online guide: https://medium.com/coinmonks/creating-and-signing-a-segwit-transaction-from-scratch-ec98577b526a My BIP-39 mnemonics code: differ toast alert candy orbit raccoon wagon hour thunder kiwi home cigar My TESTNET BIP-32 master public key derived Segwit Bech32 address with derivation path ‘m’: tb1qzjgctgz9t98dmkwp4z26whg6tl4w9s6rl6hwwj The address profile can be viewed […]
Gemini strikes deal to return all assets ‘in kind’ to Earn users instead of historic dollar equivalent
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Echoes of SolarWinds in New ‘Silver SAML’ Attack Technique
After the threat actor behind the SolarWinds attack compromised the company’s Orion network management product and leveraged it to break into target enterprise networks, the group often used a technique dubbed “Golden SAML” to maintain persistent access to different applications and services in that environment. The technique involved stealing the victim organization’s Active Directory Federation […]
Supreme Court split over bump-stock ban
ARGUMENT ANALYSIS By Amy Howe on Feb 28, 2024 at 3:41 pm The ban on bump stocks the court considered in Garland v. Cargill came in the wake of the 2017 mass shooting at a music festival in Las Vegas. (Katie Barlow) The Supreme Court on Wednesday was divided over the validity of a 2018 […]
$30 doorbell cameras have multiple serious security flaws, says Consumer Reports
Enlarge / Consumer Reports’ investigation suggests that, should this delivery person press and hold the bell button and then pair using Eken’s app, he could see if other delivery people get such a perfunctory response. Eken Video doorbell cameras have been commoditized to the point where they’re available for $30–$40 on marketplaces like Amazon, Walmart, […]
2024 Maserati GranCabrio debuts with V-6, will offer EV option
Maserati on Thursday revealed the new GranCabrio, the convertible version of the latest-generation GranTurismo coupe that went on sale last year. The convertible arrives as a 2024 model, just like the coupe, but only the performance-oriented Trofeo grade will be available at launch. A more luxury-oriented Modena grade should be coming at a later date, […]