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Chinese snoops stole 60K State Department emails in that Microsoft email heist 29/09/2023 at 02:17 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle No classified systems involved apparently, so there’s that Chinese snoops stole about 60,000 State Department emails when they broke into Microsoft-hosted Outlook and Exchange Online accounts belonging to US government officials over the summer.… This article […]

French monopoly cops raid Nvidia offices in cloud probe 29/09/2023 at 01:17 By Tobias Mann AI GPU maker suspected of anti-competitive tricks Nvidia’s French offices were raided this week as part of an investigation by the nation’s Competition Authority into the graphics card sector.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

OpenAI in talks with Jony Apple Ive and Softbank over iPhone-but-for-AI monster 29/09/2023 at 01:03 By Katyanna Quach So, a portable Alexa or Google Home-esque gadget? OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and the former Apple chief design officer Jony Ive are reportedly planning to spin up a startup with backing from Softbank to develop some kind

Feds’ privacy panel backs renewing Feds’ S. 702 spying powers — but with limits 29/09/2023 at 00:18 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle FBI agents ought to get spy court approval before reviewing US persons’ chats, board reckons A privacy panel within the US government today narrowly recommended that Congress reauthorize the Feds’ Section 702 spying powers —

Epic cut: Fortnite games maker culls 16% of staff 28/09/2023 at 23:19 By Brandon Vigliarolo That partial victory against Apple is seeming more pyrrhic by the day Fortnite founder Epic Games said on Thursday that it intends to lay off 16 percent of its staff, around 830 people, and has also sold its stake in

Yelp sues Texas for right to publish actual accurate abortion info 28/09/2023 at 22:49 By Thomas Claburn So much for that free speech, huh? Yelp has sued Texas’ Attorney General Ken Paxton to prevent him from punishing the reviews website for labeling Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs) to indicate that they do not actually offer abortion

DARPA takes its long-duration Manta undersea drone for a test-dip 28/09/2023 at 21:47 By Brandon Vigliarolo Autonomous sub should recharge and resupply in perfect stealth, hopefully DARPA’s extended-duration unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) is having its first aquatic excursion to test if this naval drone has wings, er, fins.… This article is an excerpt from The

Former IBM services outfit Kyndryl said to be mulling China split 28/09/2023 at 20:48 By Dan Robinson There’s no denying geopolitics is making it hard for multinationals in Beijing IBM services spinoff Kyndryl is reportedly preparing to separate its China-based business in the face of ongoing geopolitical tensions between Beijing and Washington.… This article is

GitHub Repositories Hit by Password-Stealing Commits Disguised as Dependabot Contributions 28/09/2023 at 20:48 By A new malicious campaign has been observed hijacking GitHub accounts and committing malicious code disguised as Dependabot contributions with an aim to steal passwords from developers. “The malicious code exfiltrates the GitHub project’s defined secrets to a malicious C2 server and

TradFi: 11 things to do when considering adding digital assets 28/09/2023 at 20:05 By Cointelegraph By Cointelegraph Innovation Circle Digital assets can present expansive and valuable opportunities for a TradFi institution that’s prepared to lay the necessary foundation. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Musk, Yaccarino contradict each other on status of X’s election integrity team 28/09/2023 at 19:47 By Brandon Vigliarolo One says it’s dead, the other says it’s growing, and we all know how grumpy Elon gets when contradicted It’s only been a day since rumors began swirling that X, formerly Twitter, had disabled features allowing users

More and more LLMs in biz products, but who’ll take responsibility for their output? 28/09/2023 at 19:02 By Lindsay Clark ServiceNow and SAP join the genAI frenzy, but users advised to ‘keep a human in the loop’ There was barely a beat before he responded. “The simple answer is no,” said Jon Sigler, ServiceNow Now

You shouldn’t be able to buy devices that tamper with diesel truck emissions on eBay, says DoJ 28/09/2023 at 18:02 By Jude Karabus Feds allege tat bazaar turned blind eye to folks buying more than 343k aftermarket defeat devices The DoJ is looking to hold eBay liable for the buying and selling of products on

Zuck dives deeper into the metaverse, dragging Snoop Dogg along for ride 28/09/2023 at 17:17 By Richard Currie Meta’s annual conference sees the company playing catch-up to OpenAI but pulling ahead of Apple Not content to live off the fat of its advertising empire, Meta is still trying to make the metaverse a thing.… This

Trustwave Attains Two Microsoft Partner Milestones 28/09/2023 at 17:02 By Trustwave has achieved two highly sought-after achievements from Microsoft, reaching Microsoft Verified Managed Extended Detection and Response (MXDR)  Solution status and becoming a FastTrack Ready Partner for Microsoft 365. These achievements will allow Trustwave to utilize the skills of its elite SpiderLabs team to better

China’s BlackTech Hacking Group Exploited Routers to Target U.S. and Japanese Companies 28/09/2023 at 17:01 By Cybersecurity agencies from Japan and the U.S. have warned of attacks mounted by a state-backed hacking group from China to stealthily tamper with branch routers and use them as jumping-off points to access the networks of various companies in

Intel starts mass production on Intel 4 node using EUV in Irish fab 28/09/2023 at 16:32 By Dan Robinson First Euro facility to use the next-gen lithography tech for commercial production Intel is preparing to kickstart high-volume manufacturing at its plant in Leixlip, Ireland with the Intel 4 process, its first production node using extreme

From frying Panos into the Fire? Amazon confirms hiring of Microsoft veteran 28/09/2023 at 15:47 By Paul Kunert Device chief, who quit the beast of Redmond last week, takes similar role at arch rival Amazon has finally confirmed what many in the industry already suspected: that Panos Panay, Microsoft’s recently departed veep for devices, is

US businesses see cyberattacks decrease; Still too high to sustain 28/09/2023 at 15:46 By A recent security report reveals a drop in phishing and ransomware attacks, but fallout from the Las Vegas attacks underscores the massive social engineering vulnerabilities still plaguing businesses. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View

Department of Defense overhauls cyber strategy: Experts weigh in 28/09/2023 at 15:32 By Security leaders discuss recently released unclassified summary of the Department of Defense’s classified 2023 Cyber Strategy. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source