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Oh look, cracking down on Big Tech works. Brave, Firefox, Vivaldi surge on iOS

Thu, 2024-03-14 08:28
Thanks to Europe forcing Apple to offer a browser choice screen. Now, about ditching WebKit ...

Since Apple implemented a browser choice screen for iPhones earlier this month to comply with Europe's Digital Markets Act (DMA), Brave Software, Mozilla, and Vivaldi have seen a surge in the number of people installing their web browsers.…

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Microsoft forges One Teams App To Rule Them All

Thu, 2024-03-14 07:24
Windows preview delivers one app to handle multiple accounts, boosts Copilot's capabilities

Microsoft is on the cusp of addressing a major frustration caused by its Teams app by introducing a version capable of simultaneously logging in to multiple personae.…

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Ten nations tell social media, banks, and telcos to get better at stopping scams

Thu, 2024-03-14 06:03
Australian minister singles out Meta – where Zuck has 600,000 Nvidia GPUs ready to roll

The governments of ten nations have called on social media operators to improve their ability to detect and prevent fraud from flourishing on their platforms.…

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Korea's SK Innovation liquidates Chinese battery subsidiary

Thu, 2024-03-14 04:33
The Chaebol that also runs chipmaker SK hynix lacks energy to run multiple middle kingdom entities

SK Innovation, part of the same Chaebol as chipmaker SK hynix, has liquidated its Chinese battery subsidiary, Blue Dragon Energy.…

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South Korea goes out on a limb to manage forests with AI, satellites

Thu, 2024-03-14 03:15
Plans to digitally transform trees

South Korea's Forest Service announced on Wednesday it plans to establish a real-time forest resource management system and an AI-based forest fire monitoring platform.…

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US Congress goes bang, bang, on TikTok sale-or-ban plan

Thu, 2024-03-14 01:46
Bill proposes to do to China what China already does to the US – make life hard for foreign social networks

The United States House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act – a law aimed at forcing TikTok's Chinese parent ByteDance to sell the app's US operations or face the prospect of a ban.…

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Nissan to let 100,000 Aussies and Kiwis know their data was stolen in cyberattack

Thu, 2024-03-14 00:32
Akira ransomware crooks brag of swiping thousands of ID documents during break-in

Over the next few weeks, Nissan Oceania will make contact with around 100,000 people in Australia and New Zealand whose data was pilfered in a December 2023 attack on its systems – perhaps by the Akira ransomware gang.…

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Microsoft decides it's done with Azure egress ransoms

Wed, 2024-03-13 23:34
Cloud exit toll booth bypass built by EU regulators

Microsoft on Wednesday said it will no longer charge customers an egress fee to remove their data from its Azure cloud, following similar declarations earlier this year from Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google.…

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Leaked docs hint Google may use SiFive RISC-V cores in next-gen TPUs

Wed, 2024-03-13 22:29
Would put those AI accelerators out of Arm's reach, at least

Opinion After a difficult 2023, things may be looking up for RISC-V chip designer SiFive, which expects AI to drive strong revenue growth in 2024.…

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From quantum AI to photonics, what OpenAI’s latest hire tells us about its future

Wed, 2024-03-13 18:30
What's good for quantum optimization could help make models leaner

Analysis Quantum computing has remained a decade away for over a decade now, but according to industry experts it may hold the secret to curbing AI's insatiable appetite.…

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Poking holes in Google tech bagged bug hunters $10M

Wed, 2024-03-13 18:00
A $2M drop from previous year. So … things are more secure?

Google awarded $10 million to 632 bug hunters last year through its vulnerability reward programs.…

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First Armv9 automotive CPUs aim to power AI-enabled vehicles

Wed, 2024-03-13 17:30
Vehicle electronics and software becoming ever more complex

Chip designer Arm is bringing its Neoverse architecture to the automotive sector along with the first Armv9 processors for in-vehicle applications, claiming these will provide better performance for AI.…

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Cryptocurrency laundryman gets hung out to dry

Wed, 2024-03-13 16:45
Bitcoin Fog washed hundreds of millions for criminals

The operator of the world's longest-running Bitcoin money laundering service faces a 50-year prison sentence after being found guilty in a US court.…

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Microsoft Copilot for Security prepares for April liftoff

Wed, 2024-03-13 16:00
Automated AI helper intended to make security more manageable

Microsoft Copilot for Security, a subscription AI security service, will be generally available on April 1, 2024, the company announced on Wednesday.…

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European Union lawmakers line up to defend world's first AI Act

Wed, 2024-03-13 15:30
Rules were not bent for Big Tech, politicians say

The European Parliament has enacted the world's first legislation designed specifically to address the risk of artificial intelligence, including biometric categorization and manipulation of human behavior, as well as stricter rules for the introduction of generative AI.…

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'Chemical cat' on the loose in Japanese city

Wed, 2024-03-13 15:00
Unlikely to survive hexavalent chromium dip, officials ask residents to keep an eye out

A cat covered in toxic chemicals is wandering the streets of Fukuyama in Japan, and locals are being warned not to go near.…

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New York Times: OpenAI’s claim we 'hacked' its products both 'irrelevant' and 'false'

Wed, 2024-03-13 14:30
Media giant's counterfiling accuses AI darling of 'spin' in copyright infringement case

The New York Times has fired back another legal salvo at OpenAI after the ChatGPT maker accused it of manipulating the chatbot to regurgitate the media group's content.…

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Pentagon said to have pulled $2.5B Intel defense chips grant

Wed, 2024-03-13 14:01
Plus: Trump reportedly gave chipmaker license to sell to Huawei back in the day...

The Pentagon has reportedly declined to grant $2.5 billion to Intel for the production of defense-related semiconductors, which could leave the Department of Commerce to foot the entire bill.…

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The end of classic Outlook for Windows is coming. Are you ready?

Wed, 2024-03-13 13:30
Microsoft prepares to replace an old faithful with something shiny, new, and lacking key features. Sound familiar?

Analysts have warned that some enterprises have a mountain to climb ahead of Microsoft's planned phase-out of the classic Outlook for Windows. 2029 is the earliest cut-off date for support, but some key functionality is still missing from the veteran app's replacement.…

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Nvidia rival Cerebras says it's revived Moore's Law with third-gen waferscale chips

Wed, 2024-03-13 13:00
Startup is also working with Qualcomm on optimized models for its Cloud AI 100 Ultra inference chips

Cerebras revealed its latest dinner-plate sized AI chip on Wednesday, which it claims offers twice the performance per watt of its predecessor, alongside a collaboration with Qualcomm aimed at accelerating machine learning inferencing.…

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