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EU probes Telegram, because size matters for regulators 2024-05-28 at 21:31 By Matthew Connatser Russian info slinger could be on the hook for posting disinformation The European Union is reportedly looking into messaging app Telegram, and whether it has more users than the platform lets on.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View […]

T-Mobile to buy US Cellular’s wireless ops, plus slice of spectrum for $4.4B 2024-05-28 at 20:46 By Matthew Connatser You keep the towers, we’ll bag the customer list, says T-Mo T-Mobile US says it will buy US Cellular’s wireless business and 30 percent of its spectrum assets for $4.4 billion.… This article is an excerpt

SpiderOak One customers threaten to jump ship following datacenter upgrade 2024-05-28 at 20:02 By Connor Jones One tricky cluster is causing outrage among longstanding customers Over a month after an April datacenter upgrade coincided with problems with some of its customers’ backups, secure storage biz SpiderOak still isn’t fully operational, and some angry users say

Secure Web Surfing 2024-05-28 at 19:16 By Ofir Hahamoff Web isolation protects users–and you This article is an excerpt from Broadcom Software Blogs View Original Source

OpenAI sets up safety group in wake of high-profile exits 2024-05-28 at 19:16 By Matthew Connatser AI biz forms Safety and Security Committee to succeed Superalignment team as it trains latest GPT model OpenAI has created a new safety group as it works on the successor to GPT-4 while grappling with the recent departure of

NASA, Boeing opt to fly leaky thruster as-is for first crewed Starliner CST-100 mission 2024-05-28 at 18:31 By Richard Speed Will Boeing’s Padstayer become Padleaver on June 1? NASA and Boeing have set another date – June 1 – for the first crewed launch of the Starliner CST-100, a capsule more noted for its reluctance

WD Associates announces data breach 2024-05-28 at 18:31 By WD Associates announced a recent data security incident involving personal information including Social Security numbers and insurance information. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Microsoft’s Recall preview doesn’t need a Copilot+ PC to run 2024-05-28 at 17:46 By Richard Speed Just because you could doesn’t mean you should Windows Recall has been coaxed into life on a computer lacking the AI hardware shown off by Microsoft at its recent unveiling event.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

Nvidia said to be prepping AI PC chip with Arm and Blackwell cores 2024-05-28 at 17:16 By Dan Robinson Rivalry in Windows on Arm space would intensify once GPU giant enters the fray Competition could be heating up in the Windows on Arm space amid talk in the industry that Nvidia is readying a chip

Auction house Christie’s confirms criminals stole some client data 2024-05-28 at 16:34 By Connor Jones Centuries-old institution dodges questions on how it happened as ransomware gang claims credit International auctioning giant Christie’s has confirmed data was stolen during an online attack after a top-three ransomware group claimed credit.… This article is an excerpt from The

Indian National Pleads Guilty to $37 Million Cryptocurrency Theft Scheme 2024-05-28 at 16:33 By An Indian national has pleaded guilty in the U.S. over charges of stealing more than $37 million by setting up a website that impersonated the Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange platform. Chirag Tomar, 30, pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy, which carries a

Will Windows drive a PC refresh? Everyone’s talking about AI 2024-05-28 at 16:16 By Paul Kunert As Lenovo says it’ll cram hybrid AI into multiple devices, CIOs and analysts remain unconvinced Morgan Stanley is betting AI PCs will drive the next wave of commercial fleet refreshes after Microsoft made public its line-up at Build, and

Elon Musk’s xAI scores $6B in its series B funding round 2024-05-28 at 15:47 By Richard Speed Investors continue to buy into the AI hype Elon Musk’s xAI has announced a series B funding round of $6 billion that takes the company to a valuation of $24 billion, according to the billionaire.… This article is

70% of CISOs feel vulnerable to a material cyberattack in 2024 2024-05-28 at 15:16 By A report surveyed 1,600 CISOs worldwide in order to shed light on their experiences, insights and predictions.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

4-Step Approach to Mapping and Securing Your Organization’s Most Critical Assets 2024-05-28 at 14:47 By You’re probably familiar with the term “critical assets”. These are the technology assets within your company’s IT infrastructure that are essential to the functioning of your organization. If anything happens to these assets, such as application servers, databases, or privileged

Parliamentarians urge next UK govt to consider ban on smartphones for under-16s 2024-05-28 at 14:35 By Lindsay Clark Digital age of consent at 13 not even enforced, committee finds A committee of MPs has urged the next government to consider a total ban on smartphones for under-16s in the UK.… This article is an excerpt

We polled thousands of IT pros – and sustainability just ain’t a priority right now 2024-05-28 at 13:47 By Tobias Mann The planet can wait, pal, we’ve got other problems Survey results  While Big Tech wrings its hands about things like greenhouse gas emissions, IT teams out in the trenches aren’t nearly as concerned about

Researchers Warn of CatDDoS Botnet and DNSBomb DDoS Attack Technique 2024-05-28 at 13:46 By The threat actors behind the CatDDoS malware botnet have exploited over 80 known security flaws in various software over the past three months to infiltrate vulnerable devices and co-opt them into a botnet for conducting distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. “CatDDoS-related gangs’

AWS leads UK cloud market while Microsoft dominates growth and new customers 2024-05-28 at 12:46 By Lindsay Clark And guess who has highest margins? Some interesting findings from fresh market watchdog report Microsoft is achieving the highest margins while at the same time achieving the strongest growth in the UK cloud market, according to a

Take two APIs and call me in the morning: How healthcare research can cure cyber crime 2024-05-28 at 11:31 By Rupert Goodwins In evolving smarter security, open source is the missing link Opinion  Some ideas work better than others. Take DARPA, the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Launched by US President Dwight Eisenhower in