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UK and US to jointly develop AI test suites to tackle risks
The US and UK governments will collaborate on test suites to promote safety in the fast-paced world of AI development.…
Datacenter outages are on the decline, but when they hit, they hit hard
The frequency and severity of datacenter outages is on the decline, yet when incidents do occur they can be very costly to the organization involved, with power issues leading to the most serious blackouts.…
Pandabuy admits to data breach of 1.3 million unique records
Ecommerce platform Pandabuy has apologized after two cybercriminals were spotted hawking personal data belonging to 1.3 million customers.…
Samsung enterprise SSD prices skyrocket thanks to AI's appetite for storage
Samsung intended to raise prices on its enterprise SSDs by 15 percent in the second calendar quarter of 2024, but unrelentingly high demand boosted by AI might push that higher still.…
Microsoft warns deepfake election subversion is disturbingly easy
As hundreds of millions of voters around the globe prepare to elect their leaders this year, there's no question that trolls will try to sway the outcomes using AI, according to Clint Watts, general manager of Microsoft's Threat Analysis Center.…
French lawmakers take a swing at cloud monopolies
The Cloud Infrastructure Providers In Europe (CISPE) lobby group has welcomed an agreement among French lawmakers that it claims "will enshrine fair software licensing for cloud customers in French law."…
Rubrik files to go public following alliance with Microsoft
Cloud security provider Rubrik has filed for an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange following a flurry of similar flotations.…
Starlink clashes with Telecom Italia over frequency data sharing
Starlink is reportedly facing obstructions to its expansion in the Mediterranean from Telecom Italia, which it claims is refusing to share data that would help to avoid interference between the two operators.…
Polish officials may face criminal charges in Pegasus spyware probe
Former Polish government officials may face criminal charges following an investigation into their use of the notorious spyware Pegasus to surveil political opponents and others.…
INC Ransom claims to be behind 'cyber incident' at UK city council
The cyber skids at INC Ransom are claiming responsbility for the ongoing cybersecurity incident at Leicester City Council, according to a post caught by eagle-eyed infosec watchers.…
Microsoft Teams decouples from Office 365 suite globally
For those not keen on Microsoft Teams, help is in hand – European Union requirements to unbundle the software from Office 365 will be implemented globally.…
Happy 20th birthday Gmail, you're mostly grown up – now fix the spam
It was 20 years ago on Monday that Google unleashed Gmail on the world, and the chocolate factory is celebrating with new rules that just might, hopefully, cut down on the amount of spam users receive.…
Intel courts devs with open arms and exotic hardware
Interview Intel is attempting to woo developers to its cloud with early access to unreleased hardware and a born-again attitude to open source in a bid to differentiate itself from competitors.…
Apple's GoFetch silicon security fail was down to an obsession with speed
Opinion Apple is good at security. It's good at processors. Thus GoFetch, a major security flaw in its processor architecture, is a double whammy.…
VMware by Broadcom plots pair of Cloud Foundation releases that will show off its strategy
Exclusive VMware by Broadcom will deliver a significant update to its flagship Cloud Foundation bundle in the middle of this year and follow it up with a major update early in 2025.…
Huawei's cloud unit is its current growth vehicle
On Friday, China's Huawei Technologies released its annual report in which it revealed its cloud computing business was its fastest growing established segment.…
Japan's moon lander sparks joy by making it through a second lunar night
Japan's Space Exploration Agency (JAXA) late last week revealed that its Moon lander had – somewhat unexpectedly – mostly survived a second lunar night and was briefly well enough to send home some snaps.…
Six banks share customer info to help Singapore fight money laundering
ASIA IN BRIEF Singapore's Monetary Authority on Monday launched an application, intuitively named "COllaborative Sharing of Money Laundering/TF Information & Cases" (COSMIC for short, obviously) to target money laundering and terrorism financing.…
Google will delete data collected from 'private' browsing
In hopes of settling a lawsuit challenging its data collection practices, Google has agreed to destroy web browsing data it collected from users browsing in Chrome's private modes – which weren't as private as you might have thought.…
US House of Reps tells staff: No Microsoft Copilot for you!
Staff working at the US House Of Representatives have been barred from using Microsoft's Copilot chatbot and AI productivity tools, pending the launch of a version tailored to the needs of government users.…