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Tron: Ares star says he "watched a lot of DEF CON conferences and lock picking" videos to channel the new sci-fi sequel's "manic" villain: "I think a big part of it, too, is his relationship with his mother"

Exclusive: Evan Peters reveals how he got into the headspace of reckless tech whizz Julian Dillinger for Tron: Ares

From hacker to bodyguard to target—AI pulled triple duty at the year’s biggest security events

From hacker to bodyguard to target—AI pulled triple duty at the year’s biggest security events

At Black Hat and DEF CON, AI was on all sides of the security fight—breaking into systems, defending them, and getting breached itself.

Crowdstrike's President Accepting An Actual 'Most Epic Fail' Award In Person Is An Excellent Leadership Lesson

Crowdstrike's President Accepting An Actual 'Most Epic Fail' Award In Person Is An Excellent Leadership Lesson

CrowdStrike's President Michael Sentonas offered a powerful leadership lesson by accepting the "Most Epic Fail" award in person at DEF CON, demonstrating accountability and commitment to learning from mistakes.

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World's biggest hacker fest spotlights AI's soaring importance in the high-stakes cybersecurity war—and its vulnerability

LLMs are both essential tools for protecting software as well as targets.

Raspberry Pi Pico 2 developer demonstrates running Doom on RP2350-powered Def Con 32 badge

If you attended Def Con in Las Vegas this year, you might want to know that your badge can run Doom smoothly with full audio support.

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AI is biased. The White House is working with hackers to try to fix that

The White House is concerned that AI can perpetuate discrimination. So they helped host a red-teaming challenge at the Def Con hacker convention in Las Vegas to help figure out some of the flaws.

$70 device can steal passwords from your iPhone in the sneakiest way possible

Researchers have been terrorizing the good people of Def Con with a Raspberry Pi that can pinch your iPhone passwords.

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What happens when thousands of hackers try to break AI chatbots

What happens when thousands of hackers try to break AI chatbots

In a Jeopardy-style game at the annual Def Con hacking convention in Las Vegas, hackers tried to get chatbots from OpenAI, Google and Meta to create misinformation and share harmful content.

'Liberate the tractors': the right to repair movement that's regaining control of our devices

'Liberate the tractors': the right to repair movement that's regaining control of our devices

The software that runs John Deere tractors was successfully “jailbroken” at this year’s DEF CON hacker convention, enabling farmers to repair or retune their equipment without engaging with the company that sold them their vehicles.

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