Top Tech News Today: ChatGPT AI Chatbot is a Tool to Counter Vaccine Misinformation on social media. Confirmed Hack Drains US$41M from Crypto Gambling Platform Stake

Vaccine misinformation on social media is combated using the ChatGPT AI chatbot

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What's New Today: Malwarebytes to lay off 100 workers amid split plans.

Fast-Track Insights: Confirmed Hack Drains US$41M from Crypto Gambling Platform Stake.

A study suggests that by dispelling internet beliefs about vaccination safety, pen AI's ChatGPT could promote the use of vaccines. The top 50 commonly asked questions about the COVID-19 vaccine were given to the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot by researchers from Santiago de Compostela's Hospital Clinico Universitario (IDIS-Hospital Clinico Universitario) in Spain. They included inquiries based on urban legends and untrue tales, such as the vaccine-caused lengthy Covid. According to findings presented in the journal Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics, ChatGPT averaged an accuracy rating of 9 out of 10. Despite having certain gaps in the information given, it was accurate the majority of the time.

Malwarebytes, a cybersecurity business, started downsizing its personnel by firing 100 workers. This action is part of a restructuring plan to split the business into two distinct entities. The layoffs took place soon after the business parted ways with its chief product officer, chief information officer, and top technology officer a few weeks ago, according to TechCrunch. An archival copy of the Malwarebytes leadership page attests to the nonexistence of these positions inside the organization. Additionally, according to several LinkedIn posts, this week saw the potential for more layoffs.

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On September 4, withdrawals from the cryptocurrency gaming platform Stake totaled US$41 million, which blockchain security researchers have dubbed "suspicious outflows." Etherscan has identified the withdrawing account as a "Stake.com Hacker," suggesting that the monies may have been withdrawn as a result of a stolen private key. The suspected attacker's account received unusually sizable withdrawals from Stake.com contracts, according to blockchain data. At 12:48 p.m., the stablecoin Tether was transferred from Stake to the attacker's account in the first Ethereum transaction, amounting to almost US$3.9 million.