2024

US Air Force says AI-controlled F-16 fighter jet has been dogfighting with humans 2024-04-19 at 03:01 By Thomas Claburn Robo-plane was made to restrain itself so as not to harm pilot or airframe Video  The US Air Force Test Pilot School and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) claim to have achieved a breakthrough […]

Ransomware feared as IT ‘issues’ force Octapharma Plasma to close 150+ centers 2024-04-19 at 01:31 By Jessica Lyons Source blames BlackSuit infection – as ISP Frontier confirms cyberattack Octapharma Plasma has blamed IT “network issues” for the ongoing closure of its 150-plus centers across the US. It’s feared a ransomware infection may be the root

Crooks exploit OpenMetadata holes to mine crypto – and leave a sob story for victims 2024-04-19 at 01:01 By Jessica Lyons ‘I want to buy a car. That’s all’ Crooks are exploiting month-old OpenMetadata vulnerabilities in Kubernetes environments to mine cryptocurrency using victims’ resources, according to Microsoft.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

Stability AI decimates staff just weeks after CEO’s exit 2024-04-19 at 00:02 By Tobias Mann More like Instability AI, right kids? Stability AI is laying off staff in its search of steadier footing following the sudden departure of its CEO late last month.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

IBM accused of cheating its own executive assistants out of overtime pay 2024-04-18 at 23:32 By Thomas Claburn Big Blue bosses retaliate against those seeking overtime, lawsuit claims IBM has been accused of cheating its executive assistants by denying them overtime pay and meal breaks and retaliating against them for accurately reporting their working hours.…

Google fires 28 staff after sit-in protest against Israeli cloud deal ends in arrests 2024-04-18 at 22:31 By Brandon Vigliarolo Alphabet Workers Union says bosses refuse to listen to concerns Google has fired more than two dozen employees after they staged sit-ins at the web giant’s offices in protest of its cloud contract with the

Feds hit coding boot camp with big fine for allegedly conning students 2024-04-18 at 21:47 By Matthew Connatser Do not pass go, do not collect $200, says government agency The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has slapped coding boot camp BloomTech with several punishments for alleged deceptive business practices.… This article is an excerpt

Microsoft aims to triple datacenter capacity to fuel AI boom 2024-04-18 at 21:32 By Dan Robinson And it’s far from the only hyperscaler getting in on the act Microsoft is looking to significantly expand datacenter space to service expected AI demand, tripling the rate at which it adds capacity early in its next financial year.

House passes bill banning Uncle Sam from snooping on citizens via data brokers 2024-04-18 at 20:46 By Connor Jones Vote met strong opposition from Biden’s office A draft law to restrict the US government’s ability to procure data on citizens through data brokers will progress to the Senate after being passed in the House of