This article presents mechanisms and ideas for detecting malicious applications installed on Android devices that abuse the AccessibilityService feature. It focuses on identifying these applications from the perspective of legitimate apps. Introduction This article is focused on detection mechanisms of potentially malicious Android applications, which I implemented and shared on my GitHub about 3 years … Read more
In 1971, Stephen Hawking suggested that a mini black hole from the early universe could be lurking at the center of the sun. His proposal was extended in 1975 by Don Clayton and collaborators who suggested that the power generated by the infall of matter onto such a black hole could explain the observed deficit in neutrinos of the … Read more
A hot topic and development in the realm artificial intelligence (AI) is Large Action Models, also referred as Large Agentic Models or LAMs in short. LAMs is the spanning out of Large Language Models (LLMs) which most of us are familiar now. LLMs can generate text by predicting the next word or token based on an … Read more
Unlocking Future Opportunities: The Top 10 AI Business Ideas for 2025 Asartificial intelligence continues to evolve, its potential to reshape industries and create new business opportunities is growing exponentially. By 2025, AI is expected to drive unprecedented innovation across sectors like healthcare, finance, retail, and more. From advanced automation solutions that streamline operations to personalized … Read more
As someone who grew up on the internet, I credit it as one of the most important influences on who I am today. I had a computer with internet access in my bedroom from the age of 13. It gave me access to a lot of things which were totally inappropriate for a young teenager, … Read more
When design leads to friendship, and that friendship leads back to design, magic happens. This is the story of how an intern and her mentor designed Apple’s original emoji set and together changed the way people communicate around the world. It was also a project that led them to become lifelong friends, a key ingredient … Read more
In the world of online learning and self-improvement, having effective tools to evaluate one’s progress is crucial. Whether you’re studying for exams or simply exploring new topics, instant feedback can make all the difference. That’s why the In-Depth Question Answering Evaluation App, built using Streamlit and powered by Gemini 1.5 Pro, a large language model, aims to … Read more
Challenge your mind Our minds crave familiarity, and as we all know, too much familiarity is bad and leads to complacency. It’s important to challenge the rational mind every now and then. That’s why today we’re going to dive into 4 paradoxes that will probably make you scratch your head. (The last one will change … Read more
Last month I asked my brilliant undergraduate student at Harvard, Shokhruz Kakharov: “Where will the Voyager spacecraft be in a billion years?” By using a detailed model for the mass distribution of the Milky Way galaxy, Shokhruz was able to plot the future orbit of Voyager relative to the Sun over billions of years. The … Read more
Seems like a silly thing to have top of mind, but this is a perfect reflection of how quickly things move in the industry. 18 months is more than enough time to have seen countless fundraises, company successes and failures, and even the rise of a significant hype trend (the AI/LLM boom in my case). … Read more