What is CHECK Penetration Testing and Why Do You Need It?

CHECK Penetration Testing CHECK (Computer Health and Evaluation Check) Penetration Testing is a UK government-backed accreditation scheme for penetration testing services administered by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). The Need for a Cybersecurity Standard Of late, companies all over the world have been facing hacker attacks. The most lucrative and well-known among these is … Read more

Memoization in React: Powerful Tool or Hidden Pitfall?

A widespread approach in React application development is to cover everything with memoization. Many developers apply this optimization technique liberally, wrapping components in memoization to prevent unnecessary re-renders. On the surface, it seems like a foolproof strategy to enhance performance. However, the Social Discovery Group team has discovered that when misapplied, memoization can actually break … Read more

Life in 2050 According to Jail-Broken GPT-4o

This was Difficult! Wow. Getting the answer out of Gemini 1.5 Pro was easy. Getting this answer out of GPT-4o was incredibly tougher. The LLM has safeguards around it – rules that prevent ‘dangerous’ or ‘subversive’ outputs from emerging from the model. Bypassing them all was no easy task. I will reveal the exact jailbreak … Read more

Life in 2050 According to Gemini 1.5 Pro

The Long-Term Future of AI and Humanity So my exploration of the future continued, with questions for our favorite large language models. This time I was curious about the long-term future – 2050! So I asked Gemini 1.5 Pro this question: My Question Create a story about the life of an average human family in … Read more

Supreme Court sends Texas and Florida social media regulation laws back to lower courts

The Supreme Court on Monday vacated two judicial decisions concerning Republican-backed laws from Florida and Texas aimed at limiting social media companies’ ability to moderate content on their platforms. The Supreme Court is sending both cases back to the lower courts for further review, noting that lower courts had failed to properly analyze the First … Read more

Gifting on-demand startup Afloat goes nationwide

Afloat, a gift delivery app that lets you shop from local stores and have gifts delivered to a loved one on the same day, is now available across the U.S. The startup announced on Monday that it is rolling out its service nationwide after previously only being available in select cities, including Atlanta, Dallas, Charleston, Fort … Read more

Trump is ‘absolutely’ immune for ‘official acts’ on Jan 6th, SCOTUS rules

Photo: Getty Images The Supreme Court ruled that presidents are “absolutely” immune from criminal prosecution when their actions involve allegedly official acts while they were in office. Former presidents also have a “presumption of immunity” for their official acts while in office — but, the court ruled, there is no immunity for “unofficial acts.” The … Read more

Understanding IP Geolocation: Its Benefits and Challenges

Image credits: Unsplash To define IP geolocation it’s important to understand that, when connected to the internet, your location is often available to businesses and marketers. This technology can be used on almost any device that connects to the internet. How IP Geolocation Works Utilizing this location option requires multiple data sources and the use … Read more