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The open secret of open washing – why companies pretend to be open source 2024-10-25 at 21:16 By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols Allowing pretenders to co-opt the term is bad for everyone Opinion  If you believe Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s AI large language model (LLM) Llama 3 is open source.… This article is an excerpt from The

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Nvidia overtakes Apple as world’s most valuable company with $3.5T valuation 2024-10-25 at 19:51 By Reuters Nvidia’s stock has risen about 18% so far in October, with a string of gains coming after OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, announced a funding round of $6.6 billion.  This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews

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San Francisco billboards call out tech firms for not paying for open source 2024-10-25 at 19:50 By Iain Thomson Puts Chief Tightwad Officers on notice Drivers passing through San Francisco have a new roadside distraction to consider: billboards calling out businesses that don’t cough up for the open source code that they use.… This article

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4 essential questions to ask about a prospective SIEM 2024-10-25 at 19:07 By As organizations reevaluate their SIEM, it’s an opportune time to reassess the essential characteristics of an effective SIEM solution. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Missouri AG probing Google for allegedly ‘manipulating search results’ ahead of 2024 election 2024-10-25 at 18:20 By Thomas Barrabi Google faces an investigation by the Missouri AG’s office for allegedly “manipulating search results” and exhibiting anti-conservative bias ahead of the election. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New

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Just how private is Apple’s Private Cloud Compute? You can test it to find out 2024-10-25 at 18:10 By Iain Thomson Also updates bug bounty program with $1M payout In June, Apple used its Worldwide Developer Conference to announce the creation of the Private Cloud Compute platform to run its AI Intelligence applications, and now

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‘Consent’ LinkedIn used for data processing was not freely given, says Ireland 2024-10-25 at 18:10 By Jude Karabus Microsoft-owned social media for suits site gets €310M fine, told to get compliant When LinkedIn asked its European users for their personal data, it did not receive “informed” nor “freely given” consent for the business to ship

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Researchers Discover Command Injection Flaw in Wi-Fi Alliance’s Test Suite 2024-10-25 at 17:33 By A security flaw impacting the Wi-Fi Test Suite could enable unauthenticated local attackers to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. The CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC) said the vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-41992, said the susceptible code from the Wi-Fi Alliance has been

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Mature node chip output to surge 6% in 2025 2024-10-25 at 16:35 By Dan Robinson TrendForce reports significant capacity gains as Beijing targets reduced reliance on imported semiconductors While most industry attention is focused on cutting-edge silicon, China continues to ramp up production of so-called mature nodes, leading to overall capacity increasing by 6 percent

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Apple Opens PCC Source Code for Researchers to Identify Bugs in Cloud AI Security 2024-10-25 at 16:34 By Apple has publicly made available its Private Cloud Compute (PCC) Virtual Research Environment (VRE), allowing the research community to inspect and verify the privacy and security guarantees of its offering. PCC, which Apple unveiled earlier this June,

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Say hello to the epi-bit, a new approach to DNA data storage 2024-10-25 at 15:09 By Lindsay Clark A single gram can hold 215,000 TB. Technique inspired by epigenetics might help unlock that potential Scientists have developed a new approach to using DNA as a data storage medium, slashing the cost and time of writing

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99% of CISOs report fear over losing positions due to a data breach 2024-10-25 at 15:06 By Nearly all CISOs (99%) are worried about losing their positions if a breach occurs, with 77% of CISOs being very or extremely concerned. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

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Eliminating AI Deepfake Threats: Is Your Identity Security AI-Proof? 2024-10-25 at 14:30 By Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rapidly evolved from a futuristic concept to a potent weapon in the hands of bad actors. Today, AI-based attacks are not just theoretical threats—they’re happening across industries and outpacing traditional defense mechanisms.  The solution, however, is not futuristic.

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European datacenter energy consumption set to triple by end of decade 2024-10-25 at 13:33 By Tobias Mann McKinsey warns an additional 25GW of mostly green energy will be needed Datacenter power consumption across Europe could roughly triple by the end of the decade, driven by mass adoption of everyone’s favorite tech trend: AI.… This article

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SEC Charges 4 Companies Over Misleading SolarWinds Cyberattack Disclosures 2024-10-25 at 13:33 By The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged four current and former public companies for making “materially misleading disclosures” related to the large-scale cyber attack that stemmed from the hack of SolarWinds in 2020. The SEC said the companies – Avaya,

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