October 2024

AI firms and civil society groups plead for passage of federal AI law ASAP 2024-10-23 at 09:35 By Thomas Claburn Congress urged to act before year’s end to support US competitiveness More than 60 commercial orgs, non-profits, and academic institutions have asked Congress to pass legislation authorizing the creation of the US AI Safety Institute […]

Huawei makes divorce from Android official with HarmonyOS NEXT launch 2024-10-23 at 08:45 By Laura Dobberstein Another step toward tech independence for China Huawei on Wednesday formally launched its homebrewed operating system, HarmonyOS NEXT, marking its official divorce from the Android ecosystem.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Woman stuck upside down under rock for hours after trying to retrieve dropped phone 2024-10-23 at 07:50 By Simon Sharwood Emergency services had to move a boulder to get her out If you’re out and about in nature and drop your phone down a three-meter crevice between some boulders, maybe don’t try to retrieve it.…

How AI strengthens election security and mitigates corruption 2024-10-23 at 07:21 By As the world navigates the complexities of modern elections, integrating technologies grows as a key strategy in maintaining integrity and trust in — as well as safety of — political systems worldwide. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS

Arm reportedly warns Qualcomm it will cancel its licenses 2024-10-23 at 05:34 By Simon Sharwood Qualcomm brands ploy as ‘unfounded’ cash grab Chip designer Arm has reportedly warned chipmaker Qualcomm it will soon cancel its license to produce processors using its IP.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Fujitsu delivers GPU optimization tech it touts as a server-saver 2024-10-23 at 05:04 By Laura Dobberstein Middleware aimed at softening the shortage of AI accelerators Fujitsu has started selling middleware that optimizes the use of GPUs, so that those lucky enough to own the scarce accelerators can be sure they’re always well-used.… This article is

Millions of Android and iOS users at risk from hardcoded creds in popular apps 2024-10-23 at 03:35 By Iain Thomson Azure Blob Storage, AWS, and Twilio keys all up for grabs An analysis of widely used mobile apps offered on Google Play and the Apple App Store has found hardcoded and unencrypted cloud service credentials,

Uncle Sam extends 25% CHIPS Act tax credit to wafer, solar panel manufacturing 2024-10-23 at 02:34 By Tobias Mann Meanwhile, Infinera snags up to $93M of the dwindling subsidies The lion’s share of the CHIPS Act funding has already been allocated, but Uncle Sam still has tax breaks to hand out, and it’s not even

US lawmakers push DOJ to prosecute tax prep firms for leaking taxpayer data to big tech 2024-10-23 at 01:49 By Brandon Vigliarolo TaxSlayer, H&R Block, TaxAct, and Ramsey Solutions accused of sharing info with Meta and Google A quartet of Democratic lawmakers have penned a letter to the US Department of Justice asking it to

Fake reviewers face the wrath of Khan 2024-10-23 at 00:33 By Iain Thomson From hell’s heart I stab at thee Fake review writers are officially on watch – the US is now enforcing a new rule to ban the practice and is promising a crackdown.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

Sorry, but the ROI on enterprise AI is abysmal 2024-10-22 at 23:48 By Thomas Claburn Appen points to, among other problems, a lack of high-quality training data labeled by humans The deployment of AI projects and associated return on investment (ROI) have declined, according to a large survey of IT decision-makers.… This article is an

Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 8 Elite with custom cores for Android phones 2024-10-22 at 22:19 By Gavin Bonshor New flagship SoC drops Arm and grows its own legs with Oryon During day one of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit in Maui, Hawaii, it unveiled its latest flagship SoC, dubbed the Snapdragon 8 Elite. This marks a pivotal swing

Western Digital wasn’t the only one – Windows 24H2 update bluescreens Asus systems 2024-10-22 at 21:36 By Iain Thomson Microsoft blocks updates to avoid giving admins another headache In yet more problems for this month’s Windows 11 24H2 update, Microsoft has warned the new code will cause a Blue Screen of Death on some Asus

Gophish Framework Used in Phishing Campaigns to Deploy Remote Access Trojans 2024-10-22 at 21:18 By Russian-speaking users have become the target of a new phishing campaign that leverages an open-source phishing toolkit called Gophish to deliver DarkCrystal RAT (aka DCRat) and a previously undocumented remote access trojan dubbed PowerRAT. “The campaign involves modular infection chains