Chapter 2 - From Calculator to Gemini: Artificial Intelligence, Malware, and a Canceled Biometric Database.

Google Aims to Avoid Past Mistakes as It Brings Gemini to Wearable Devices. Authorities Carry Out Global Takedown of Infostealer Used by Cybercriminals. Anthropic Launches the New Generation of its AI Model, Claude 4, Described as the World's Best Coding Model. Notepad.exe Undergoes a Significant Change, From a State of Minimal Maintenance to Automatic Writing for the User. Behind the Scenes of the Movement to Create Calmer Gadgets: A Company Presents a Detailed Checklist of 81 Points. Destructive Malware Was Available in the NPM Repository for Two Years Without Anyone Noticing. Elon Musk Tries to Streamline Governance With His AI Chatbot Grok, Raising Concerns of Conflicts of Interest. Check Point Will Recruit 500 Employees for Its AI Center in Israel. The State Cancels the Secret Biometric Database Four Years After Its Exposure.

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