AS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EVOLVES, SO DOES ITS CRIMINAL POTENTIAL

TOP OF THE NEWS:

- As Artificial Intelligence Evolves, So Does Its Criminal Potential (NYT) "'The thing people don’t get is that cybercrime is becoming automated and it is scaling exponentially,' said Marc Goodman, a law enforcement agency adviser and the author of 'Future Crimes.' He added, 'This is not about Matthew Broderick hacking from his basement,' a reference to the 1983 movie 'War Games.'"

BUSINESS/PERSONAL FINANCE:

- Inside Billionaire Steve Cohen’s Comeback (Fortune)

- Is Bill Ackman Toast? (Vanity Fair)

- I’m 29 and I never learned how money works. It’s time to fix that. (NYT)

- Donald Trump's brand takes a hit from sexual assault allegations and lewd video (LA Times)

CYBER SECURITY:

- The Batman of the Internet Hacks Russian Government Website, Demands Retribution (Gizmodo) The hacker’s vigilante mission was prompted by Friday’s massive DDoS attack that made it impossible for users to visit numerous websites like Twitter, Seamless and Spotify. He told CNN Money, 'I wanted to poke them in the eye and stop feeling like US is just taking it on the chin. Again. I’m not gonna sit around watching these f—-rs laughing at us.' It is The Jester who gets the last laugh."

- Inside the OPM Hack, the Cyberattack That Shocked the US Government (Wired)

SCIENCE:

- The power of prediction markets (Nature)

SPORTS:

- The building of Bill Belichick - No More Questions (ESPN)

- Inside Theo Epstein's master mind (ESPN)

- The Fastest Pitcher Who Never Was (Ozy)

TECHNOLOGY:

- Elegant Physics (and Some Down and Dirty Linux Tricks) Threaten Android Phones (Wired) "Once someone downloads the malicious app, DRAMMER can take over a phone within minutes–or even seconds—and runs without any indication. The victim can interact with the sham app, switch to other apps, and even put the phone in “sleep” mode and the attack continues running. If you’re feeling nervous, the researchers built a second app that you can use to check whether your Android phone’s memory chip is susceptible to bit flips."

BOTTOM OF THE NEWS:

- Migrant Workers in Recreational Vehicles (NYT) "The work-camping community illuminates many trends shaping and being shaped by baby boomers, including the search for both money and meaning in life as they grow older. Work campers (often shortened to workampers) run the gamut from low-income retirees to the well-heeled. But they all seem to thrive on a mobile lifestyle that works for those who prize their independence but may strike many of their peers as rootless."

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