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Don't pay Vect a ransom - your data's likely already wiped out
Organizations hit by the wave of Trivy and LiteLLM supply-chain compromises that paid Vect in hopes of recovering their data likely did not get much back, according to Check Point Research. That's because the ransomware Vect uses isn't actually ransomware at all, but a wiper that destroys any file larger than 128KB.…
Trump admin pays wind developers to quit, back fossil fuel projects
Trump admin pays wind developers to quit, back fossil fuel projects
As the Iran war pushes up energy prices, the Trump administration is paying offshore wind developers to walk away from projects and invest instead in fossil fuel infrastructure.…
Vintage chatbot lives in the past like an elderly relative
Vintage chatbot lives in the past like an elderly relative
If you're tired of interacting with a bot that spews Nazi propaganda or refers to itself as MechaHitler, you could sign off of Elon Musk's xAI. Or, just to be sure, use an LLM whose training data ends in 1930, three years before the Nazis took power in Germany and nine years before World War II started.…
IBM's AI coding 'partner' Bob hits general availability
IBM's AI coding 'partner' Bob hits general availability
IBM has announced global availability of Bob, the AI coding assistant - sorry partner - which it claims has delivered a productivity boost to the 80,000 big bluers pressed into guinea pig status last year.…
Amazon unveils a Copilot for all your apps
Amazon unveils a Copilot for all your apps
Amazon has announced two AI services pitched with typical techbro hyperbole, aimed at changing the way you work.…
Have I Been Pwned claims Pitney Bowes hit by 8.2M email address leak
Have I Been Pwned claims Pitney Bowes hit by 8.2M email address leak
Logistics technology company Pitney Bowes, which makes franking machines for US postage, is the latest scalp claimed by ShinyHunters and its ongoing spree of pay-or-leak attacks against major organizations.…
Despite proposed science cuts, NASA boss says 'We haven't canceled anything yet'
Despite proposed science cuts, NASA boss says 'We haven't canceled anything yet'
NASA administrator Jared Isaacman has appeared before the US House Appropriations Committee to explain the proposed Trump administration plan to cut $5.6 billion from the space agency's budget.…
Tenstorrent’s Galaxy Blackhole AI servers escape the event horizon
Tenstorrent’s Galaxy Blackhole AI servers escape the event horizon
Tenstorrent on Tuesday announced the general availability of its Galaxy Blackhole AI compute platform.…
Brussels orders Google to share Android's AI sandbox with the other kids
Brussels orders Google to share Android's AI sandbox with the other kids
Those pencil pushers at the European Commission are drawing up measures to ensure Google opens up its Android smartphone platform to something few users asked for – competing AI services.…
UK.gov's DCMS to new CDIO: migrate from Google to Microsoft, overhaul ERP, build a team
Later today, prospective candidates will log onto a UK government call to convince themselves that £125k a year is worth the trouble of tackling a technological landscape swamped by colliding projects.…
Two men charged over series of arson attacks on 5G masts
Two men charged over series of arson attacks on 5G masts
Two men face charges over a series of arson attacks on 5G masts spanning two years following a Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) investigation.…