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Nvidia’s Arm wrestle – from failed acquisition to possibly anchoring IPO 12/07/2023 at 17:18 By Dan Robinson Fancy seeing you here Nvidia is the latest company reportedly in talks to become an “anchor investor” in Arm’s upcoming public offering, nearly 18 months after the GPU maker’s bid to acquire Arm fell through.… This article is […]

Investors give Salesforce a 4% slap on back for raising prices 12/07/2023 at 16:48 By Lindsay Clark Just think of the margins Salesforce has announced its first price hikes in seven years, increasing the price of software services used by businesses to support sales and marketing by up to ten percent.… This article is an

Ransomware Extortion Skyrockets in 2023, Reaching $449.1 Million and Counting 12/07/2023 at 16:33 By Ransomware has emerged as the only cryptocurrency-based crime to grow in 2023, with cybercriminals extorting nearly $175.8 million more than they did a year ago, according to findings from Chainalysis. “Ransomware attackers are on pace for their second-biggest year ever, having

Hackers: Generative AI unlikely to replace human cybersecurity skills 12/07/2023 at 16:16 By A new report finds that 72% of hackers believe artificial intelligence (AI) will not replace the creativity of humans in security research and vulnerability management. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Tesla plots entry to Britain’s stagnant energy market 12/07/2023 at 15:47 By Richard Currie Head of operations job ad requires ‘healthy skepticism of the status quo’ Ubiquitous billionaire Elon Musk is set to bring his devil-may-care management style to Britain’s electricity grid.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Europe greenlights Broadcom’s $61B VMware buy 12/07/2023 at 15:16 By Simon Sharwood Chip biz pledged to allow hardware interoperability The European Commission has granted conditional approval for the acquisition of VMware by Broadcom.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Microsoft Thwarts Chinese Cyber Attack Targeting Western European Governments 12/07/2023 at 14:53 By Microsoft on Tuesday revealed that it repelled a cyber attack staged by a Chinese nation-state actor targeting two dozen organizations, some of which include government agencies, in a cyber espionage campaign designed to acquire confidential data. The attacks, which commenced on May 15, 2023,

The Risks and Preventions of AI in Business: Safeguarding Against Potential Pitfalls 12/07/2023 at 14:53 By Artificial intelligence (AI) holds immense potential for optimizing internal processes within businesses. However, it also comes with legitimate concerns regarding unauthorized use, including data loss risks and legal consequences. In this article, we will explore the risks associated with

Methane-spotting satellite that gives true readings of industry emissions hits skies in 2024 12/07/2023 at 14:39 By Dan Robinson Potent greenhouse gas even worse for climate than too much carbon dioxide A methane tracking satellite that can calculate emissions of this potent greenhouse gas with extreme accuracy is due to go into operation next year,

Fancy tinkering with the atmosphere? The Derecho supercomputer can advise 12/07/2023 at 13:48 By Tobias Mann NCAR’s biggish iron will also explore wildfires, drought and solar storms In hopes of mitigating the effects of climate change, scientists working in collaboration with the United States National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) are using supercomputers to explore

Chinese Hackers Deploy Microsoft-Signed Rootkit to Target Gaming Sector 12/07/2023 at 13:47 By Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed a novel rootkit signed by Microsoft that’s engineered to communicate with an actor-controlled attack infrastructure. Trend Micro has attributed the activity cluster to the same actor that was previously identified as behind the FiveSys rootkit, which came to light

SUSE announces its own RHEL-compatible distro… again 12/07/2023 at 12:50 By Liam Proven The chameleon-rancher chooses a new, Rocky course SUSE is reconsidering the change of course it made at the beginning of last year: it is launching its own RHEL-compatible distro, or as it puts it, a fork of RHEL.… This article is an

OECD finds 27% of jobs are under threat from AI 12/07/2023 at 11:34 By Lindsay Clark But people keeping jobs might find they are less boring, study shows An international policy think-tank has found 27 percent of jobs are in occupations under threat from AI and other forms of automation.… This article is an excerpt

Python-Based PyLoose Fileless Attack Targets Cloud Workloads for Cryptocurrency Mining 12/07/2023 at 11:18 By A new fileless attack dubbed PyLoose has been observed striking cloud workloads with the goal of delivering a cryptocurrency miner, new findings from Wiz reveal. “The attack consists of Python code that loads an XMRig Miner directly into memory using memfd, a known Linux

Japan schedules August launch for ‘Moon Sniper’ lander 12/07/2023 at 10:33 By Simon Sharwood Nifty XRISM plasma-spotting scope to ride the same Mitsubishi Japan’s Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has named August 26 as its intended launch date for a lunar lander it hopes will improve humanity’s ability to touch down on other worlds –

Internet registry APNIC announces governance and election reforms 12/07/2023 at 09:48 By Simon Sharwood Addresses criticisms raised by sections of the community and recent controversies The Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC), the regional internet registry for 56 economies across the region, has announced significant governance changes.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

Microsoft Releases Patches for 130 Vulnerabilities, Including 6 Under Active Attack 12/07/2023 at 08:49 By Microsoft on Tuesday released updates to address a total of 130 new security flaws spanning its software, including six zero-day flaws that it said have been actively exploited in the wild. Of the 130 vulnerabilities, nine are rated Critical and 121 are

China outsources censorship to web giants to break the fake news business model 12/07/2023 at 08:32 By Laura Dobberstein The likes of WeChat and Weibo suddenly have a lot of work to do – including turning off the money tap The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has announced new requirements for platforms, to prevent accounts

VMware teases multi-cloud generative AI offerings for August debut 12/07/2023 at 07:35 By Simon Sharwood Data here, model there, Virtzilla’s usual abstraction principles in between VMware has teased looming announcements outlining how it will enable generative AI to run on it stack, drawing on resources housed across multiple clouds.… This article is an excerpt from

Texas works to prevent workplace violence 12/07/2023 at 07:02 By Texas legislation protects healthcare workers from workplace violence. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source