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Reform of USA’s Section 702 spying rule may make it to a vote this week 2024-04-09 at 03:18 By Jessica Lyons Tool that lets spooks observe Americans appears to have been renewed for another year Everyone’s favorite warrantless surveillance tool, FISA Section 702, returns to the US House of Representatives this week and is expected […]

Meteor Lake CPUs splash down in socketed motherboards for edge and embedded workloads 2024-04-09 at 02:16 By Matthew Connatser Intel reckons the NPUs that power the ‘AI PC’ are needed on your lap, on the edge, but not on the desktop Intel has created versions of its Core Ultra processors – aka Meteor Lake –

US insurers use drone photos to deny home insurance policies 2024-04-08 at 23:46 By Matthew Connatser Of course, it helps if you don’t live in a potential disaster zone US insurance companies are reportedly relying on aerial photos from drones to deny claims.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Imagination licenses RISC-V CPU cores for smart TVs, IoT, embedded stuff 2024-04-08 at 22:46 By Matthew Connatser Chip designer legging it after Arm Brit chip designer Imagination Technologies today debuts its APXM-6200 RISC-V CPU cores, aimed at powering smart TVs, wearables, Internet of Things, embedded hardware, and similar gear.… This article is an excerpt from

Microsoft puts ex-DeepMind boffin in charge of London AI hub 2024-04-08 at 21:46 By Tobias Mann Follows £2.5 billion pledge to ‘upskill’ British workers for the new world order Microsoft is opening an AI research and development hub in London led by former Google DeepMind researchers.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

Home Depot confirms data theft after crook threatens to dump inside info online 2024-04-08 at 21:16 By Jessica Lyons SaaS slip up leads to scumbags seeking sinecure Home Depot has confirmed that a third-party company exposed some of its employees’ personal details after a criminal claimed to have posted the stolen data online.… This article

TSMC scores $11.6B funding infusion for Arizona fabs, now plans for third plant 2024-04-08 at 20:31 By Brandon Vigliarolo Nevermind the fact that the first two plants are facing delays and costs are rising – build, build build! With a new Biden administration funding agreement in hand, chip giant TSMC plans to build a third

Developers are calling the shots on AI planning, Reg readers say 2024-04-08 at 20:16 By Iain Thomson And American CIOs keep a closer eye on the purse strings than European equivalents Reader Poll Results  When it comes to rolling out AI systems, developers are still the most important in deciding which to run, but there

Broadcom has willingly dug its VMware hole, says cloud CEO 2024-04-08 at 19:46 By Brandon Vigliarolo Civo’s Mark Boost says VMware price hikes appear designed to retain whales while tossing back small fry interview  Things haven’t gone well for Broadcom since it acquired VMware, and much of what has happened has confirmed fears that Virtzilla

Musk burns bridges in Brazil after calling for senior judge to be impeached 2024-04-08 at 19:16 By Richard Currie Tycoon threatens to ignore court order banning far-right accounts on X In this weekend’s episode of “Billionaires Behaving Boldly,” X supremo Elon Musk locked horns with Brazil’s legal luminaries over what constitutes free speech and what’s

Shadow of Trump hangs over future EU-US tech collaboration 2024-04-08 at 18:46 By Dan Robinson Orange candidate has been known to use protectionist policy against allies AI, 6G, semiconductor supply chains and critical minerals were all discussed at the latest EU-US Trade and Technology Council (TTC), amid concerns that a victory for Republican candidate Donald

Google is wrong to put AI search features behind paywall says HPC leader 2024-04-08 at 18:01 By Brandon Vigliarolo ‘A huge amount of responsibility to ensure that there is ethical management’ Interview  You may have heard that Google is considering putting its latest AI search innovations behind a paywall, something that doesn’t sit well with

Puppies, kittens, data at risk after ‘cyber incident’ at veterinary giant 2024-04-08 at 17:46 By Connor Jones IT systems pulled offline for chance to paws and reflect First, they came for hospitals, then it was charities and cancer centers. Now, cyber scumbags are coming for the puppies and kittens.… This article is an excerpt from

Google Chrome Adds V8 Sandbox – A New Defense Against Browser Attacks 2024-04-08 at 17:31 By Google has announced support for what’s called a V8 Sandbox in the Chrome web browser in an effort to address memory corruption issues. The sandbox, according to V8 Security technical lead Samuel Groß, aims to prevent “memory corruption in V8 from spreading within

Butler Investments joins Atos rescue party 2024-04-08 at 17:16 By Jude Karabus Shares up 25% on the news Shares in crisis-ridden French IT integrator Atos bounced by over 25 percent this morning as top shareholder Onepoint said it has a rescue plan involving investment firm Butler Industries.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

Alibaba Cloud slashes prices outside China 2024-04-08 at 16:46 By Laura Dobberstein Domestic customers saw their fees cut last January Alibaba Cloud is cutting prices for international users of its core compute, storage, and database services, using offers similar to those it dangled before Chinese customers earlier this year.… This article is an excerpt from

Change Healthcare faces second ransomware dilemma weeks after ALPHV attack 2024-04-08 at 16:16 By Connor Jones Theories abound over who’s truly responsible Change Healthcare is allegedly being extorted by a second ransomware gang, mere weeks after recovering from an ALPHV attack.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

CNAPP, CSPM, CIEM, CWPP – Oh My! 2024-04-08 at 16:01 By David Broggy We all know the cybersecurity industry loves its acronyms, but just because this fact is widely known doesn’t mean everyone knows the story behind the alphabet soup groups of letters, we must deal with on a regular basis. This article is an

Engine cover flies from Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 during takeoff 2024-04-08 at 15:31 By Lindsay Clark FAA investigation set to examine failure after aircraft fire in Texas last week The engine cover on a Boeing 737-800 used by Southwest Airlines detached during takeoff from Denver on Sunday, prompting an investigation by aviation regulators.… This article

Security leaders discuss the U.S. Treasury’s concerns regarding AI 2024-04-08 at 15:16 By The U.S. Department of the Treasury released a report regarding cybersecurity threats in the financial sector, specifically related to AI.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source