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Computer scientist Stephen Thaler on Friday formally petitioned the US Supreme Court to decide whether creative works produced entirely by artificial intelligence can qualify for copyright protection.

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An investigation into what appeared at first glance to be a “standard” Python-based infostealer campaign took an interesting turn when it was discovered to culminate in the deployment of a ...