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As agents run amok, CrowdStrike's $740M SGNL deal aims to help get a grip on identity security
CrowdStrike has signed a $740 million deal to buy identity security startup SGNL. The move underscores the growing threat of identity-based attacks as companies struggle to secure skyrocketing numbers of non-human identities, including AI agents.…
ChatGPT Health wants your sensitive medical records so it can play doctor
Could a bot take the place of your doctor? According to OpenAI, which launched ChatGPT Health this week, an LLM should be available to answer your questions and even examine your health records. But it should stop short of diagnosis or treatment.…
Pay and pray: Nvidia reportedly wants money up front for Chinese H200 orders
Nvidia's H200 GPUs could begin trickling into China as soon as this quarter, but there's a catch. Due to all the geopolitical turmoil that's ravaged US-China trade relations over the past year, buyers may need to pay up front for the coveted AI accelerators. And they won't get a refund if China decides to block the imports!…
Google pushing Gemini into Gmail, but you can turn it off
We hope you like more AI in your Gmail inbox, because Google is "bringing Gmail into the Gemini era." It'll be on by default, but the good news is that you can disable it. …
Patch Cisco ISE bug now before attackers abuse proof-of-concept exploit
Cisco patched a bug in its Identity Services Engine (ISE) and ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC) products that allows remote attackers with admin-level privileges to access sensitive information - and warned that a public, proof-of-concept exploit for the flaw exists online.…
Linus Torvalds: Stop making an issue out of AI slop in kernel docs – you're not changing anybody's mind
Today, it is hard to escape LLM bots and the endless slop they emit, but the Linux kernel might be largely safe … for now.…