2025

Duolingo jumps aboard the ‘AI-first’ train, will phase out contractors 2025-04-29 at 20:33 By Brandon Vigliarolo Luis von Ahn says small quality hits are a price worth paying to ride the wave Duolingo has become the latest tech outfit to declare itself ‘AI-first,’ with CEO Luis von Ahn telling staff the biz will gradually phase […]

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WhatsApp Launches Private Processing to Enable AI Features While Protecting Message Privacy 2025-04-29 at 20:32 By Popular messaging app WhatsApp on Tuesday unveiled a new technology called Private Processing to enable artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities in a privacy-preserving manner. “Private Processing will allow users to leverage powerful optional AI features – like summarizing unread messages

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New Reports Uncover Jailbreaks, Unsafe Code, and Data Theft Risks in Leading AI Systems 2025-04-29 at 20:32 By Various generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) services have been found vulnerable to two types of jailbreak attacks that make it possible to produce illicit or dangerous content. The first of the two techniques, codenamed Inception, instructs an AI

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Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta takes on ChatGPT with launch of standalone AI app 2025-04-29 at 20:18 By Reuters Meta’s separate app will provide more personalized responses based on context and other user-specific elements related to the user’s Facebook and Instagram accounts. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York

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Enterprise tech dominates zero-day exploits with no signs of slowdown 2025-04-29 at 20:18 By Connor Jones As Big Tech gets used to the pain, smaller vendors urged to up their game This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to this headline:

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Backblaze denies ‘sham accounting’ claims as short sellers circle 2025-04-29 at 19:23 By Dan Robinson Cloud storage biz says ‘baseless allegations’ are attempts by analysts to profit Cloud storage and backup provider Backblaze has denied accusations made by financial analysts of “sham accounting” and “insider dumping,” as well as claims it inflated cash flow forecasts

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Commvault Command Center has a critical security flaw 2025-04-29 at 19:23 By Commvault Command Center has a critical security flaw. Security leaders discuss.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Saks Fifth Avenue launches storefront on Amazon to sell luxury clothes, products 2025-04-29 at 19:02 By Reuters Amazon has been an investor in Saks Global, Saks Fifth Avenue’s parent company, since December, when Saks Global purchased Neiman Marcus for $2.65 billion. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source React to this

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UK gov’t proposes crypto rules in response to scams 2025-04-29 at 19:01 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The United Kingdom’s Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, have proposed new crypto rules aimed at “support[ing] innovation while cracking down on fraudsters.” In an April 29 notice, the UK government announced draft rules for cryptocurrencies,

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AI has a trust problem — Decentralized privacy-preserving tech can fix it 2025-04-29 at 19:01 By Cointelegraph by Felix Xu Opinion by: Felix Xu, co-founder of ARPA Network and Bella Protocol AI has been a dominant narrative since 2024, but users and companies still cannot completely trust it. Whether it’s finances, personal data or healthcare

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Uber orders employees back to office 3 days per week as company cracks down on remote work: report 2025-04-29 at 18:45 By Thomas Barrabi Uber is ordering employees to spend at least three days per week in the office and cutting back on remote work, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said in a memo to employees. Beginning

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China now America’s number one cyber threat – US must get up to speed 2025-04-29 at 18:17 By Iain Thomson Former Rear Admiral calls for National Guard online deployment and corporates to be held accountable RSAC  Russia used to be considered America’s biggest adversary online, but over the past couple of years China has taken

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Security leaders share thoughts on Blue Shield of California data breach 2025-04-29 at 18:17 By Blue Shield of California has notified members of a data breach that may have impacted protected health information. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Bitcoin ‘hot supply’ nears $40B as new investors flood in at $95K 2025-04-29 at 18:02 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Key points: Bitcoin’s most recently-moved supply segment is increasing as higher prices see an influx of “speculative capital.” “Hot supply” has doubled in just five weeks versus local lows in March. Active address numbers have

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$649B stablecoin transfers linked to illicit activity in 2024: Report 2025-04-29 at 18:02 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Cryptocurrency compliance firm Bitrace found that $649 billion worth of stablecoins flowed through addresses classified as high-risk in 2024, according to an April 29 report. Bitrace defines high-risk blockchain addresses as those used by illegal entities to

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OpenBSD 7.7 released with updated hardware support, 9Front ships second update of 2025 2025-04-29 at 17:19 By Liam Proven The OS refresh brings Ryzen AI and Arrow Lake compatibility Fresh from their respective bunkers, OpenBSD 7.7 and a new version of Plan 9 fork 9Front have dropped, bringing hardened security, obscure charm, and, oddly enough,

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