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Microsoft rolls out safety tools for Azure AI. Hint: More models
Microsoft has introduced a set of tools allegedly to help make AI models safer to use in Azure.…
Hillary Clinton: 2024 will be 'ground zero' for AI election manipulation
When it comes to AI possibly influencing elections, 2024 will be "ground zero," according to Hillary Clinton. …
Cloud server host Vultr rips user data ownership clause from ToS after web outrage
Cloud server provider Vultr has rapidly revised its terms-of-service after netizens raised the alarm over broad clauses that demanded the "perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free" rights to customer "content."…
HPE bakes LLMs into Aruba as AI inches closer to network takeover
+Comment Two years ago, before ChatGPT turned the tech industry on its head, Juniper CEO Rami Rahim boasted that by 2027 artificial intelligence would completely automate the network.…
Pressuring allies not to fulfill chip kit service contracts with China now official US policy
The US government has publicly confirmed it is applying pressure on chipmaking tool suppliers based in allied nations – think ASML and the like – to halt maintenance of kit already sold to China.…
JetBrains keeps mum on 26 'security problems' fixed after Rapid7 spat
JetBrains TeamCity users are urged to apply the latest version upgrade this week after the vendor disclosed 26 new security issues in the CI/CD web application.…
University of Washington's Workday woes leave research grants in limbo
Hundreds of research grants are stuck in processing limbo as the University of Washington continues to grapple with its $340 million implementation of Workday software.…
FTX crypto-crook Sam Bankman-Fried gets 25 years in prison
Fallen crypto-king Sam Bankman-Fried has been jailed for 25 years after New York federal judge Lewis Kaplan expressed disbelief at almost every argument from his legal team.…
Nvidia's newborn ChatRTX bot patched for security bugs
Nvidia's AI-powered ChatRTX app launched just six week ago but already has received patches for two security vulnerabilities that enabled attack vectors, including privilege escalation and remote code execution.…
Intel's green dream is chips without any dips in Mother Nature's health
Intel is seeking alternatives to harmful chemicals that the electronics industry has used for decades, amid growing concerns about the potentially negative impacts on the environment and human health.…
US critical infrastructure cyberattack reporting rules inch closer to reality
America's long-awaited cyber attack reporting rules for critical infrastructure operators are inching closer to implementation, after the Feds posted a notice of proposed rulemaking for the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA).…
How a single buck bought bragging rights in the battle to port Windows 95 to NT
A former Microsoft engineer has waxed lyrical about how he and a colleague made a sporting bet over how far a new build of Windows would get before crashing.…
Canonical cracks down on crypto cons following Snap Store scam spree
After multiple waves of cryptocurrency credential-stealing apps were uploaded to the Snap store, Canonical is changing its policies.…
Progress outbids private equity in offer for MariaDB plc
Progress Software has made a bid for MariaDB, offering a price that is less than a tenth of the beleaguered company's value at its IPO launch.…
INC Ransom claims responsibility for attack on NHS Scotland
NHS Scotland says it managed to contain a ransomware group's malware to a regional branch, preventing the spread of infection across the entire institution.…
PostgreSQL pioneer's latest brainchild promises time travel to dodge ransomware
Database pioneer Michael Stonebraker is promising his new concept of putting the operating system on top of a database could help end ransomware.…
Databricks claims its open source foundational LLM outsmarts GPT-3.5
Analytics platform Databricks has launched an open source foundational large language model, hoping enterprises will opt to use its tools to jump on the LLM bandwagon.…
These 17,000 unpatched Microsoft Exchange servers are a ticking time bomb
The German Federal Office for Information Security (BIS) has issued an urgent alert about the poor state of Microsoft Exchange Server patching in the country.…
AI hallucinates software packages and devs download them – even if potentially poisoned with malware
In-depth Several big businesses have published source code that incorporates a software package previously hallucinated by generative AI.…
Execs in Japan busted for winning dev bids then outsourcing to North Koreans
Two executives were issued arrest warrants in Japan on Wednesday, reportedly for charges related to establishing a business that outsourced work to North Korean IT engineers.…