His Sensei Ag company hasn’t succeeded in boosting output and nutrition in its greenhouses with AI, robotics and software.
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Thailand Targets Cyber Sweatshops to Free 1,000s of Captives
Thai police said it was expecting to soon welcome 7,000 human trafficking victims, forced to work on cybercrime scams in call centers in Mynmar, in a first wave of people being freed from captivity.
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Rethinking SaaS solutions: a wake-up call for schools
For schools that have relied on productivity SaaS solutions for years, it’s a pivotal moment to reassess long-term needs and explore alternatives that offer greater stability, flexibility, and control. Cloud adoption is increasing, but SaaS costs are increasing at a faster rate. However Synology says there are future-proof, cost-efficient, options available.
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Rethinking SaaS solutions: a wake-up call for schools
For schools that have relied on productivity SaaS solutions for years, it’s a pivotal moment to reassess long-term needs and explore alternatives that offer greater stability, flexibility, and control. Cloud adoption is increasing, but SaaS costs are increasing at a faster rate. However Synology says there are future-proof, cost-efficient, options available.
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Trump 2.0 Brings Cuts to Cyber, Consumer Protections
One month into his second term, President Trump’s actions to shrink the government through mass layoffs, firings and withholding funds allocated by Congress have thrown federal cybersecurity and consumer protection programs into disarray. At the same time, agencies are battling an ongoing effort by the world’s richest man to wrest control over their networks and…
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Google’s new AI video model Veo 2 will cost 50 cents per second
Google has quietly revealed the pricing of Veo 2, the video-generating AI model that it unveiled in December. According to the company’s pricing page, using Veo 2 will cost 50 cents per second of video, which adds up to $30 per minute or $1,800 per hour. Google DeepMind researcher Jon Barron contrasted this pricing with…
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Hyundai’s new Tesla charging port comes up short
The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 is as good as ever, but doesn’t play well with Tesla Superchargers at the moment. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Palantir CEO’s new book says Silicon Valley has ‘lost its way’
Palantir co-founder and CEO Alexander Karp opens his new book with a provocative declaration: “Silicon Valley has lost its way.” Over the past decade or so, as the data analytics company rose to prominence with its work for U.S. military and intelligence, Karp has largely stayed out of the limelight. Last year, in a rare…
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Electric aircraft founder Kyle Clark threw out the Silicon Valley playbook
On a cool morning last November, 800 people gathered before sunrise in a South Burlington hangar to witness the maiden flight of Beta Technologies’ first electric aircraft to be built on its new scaled production line. Kyle Clark, Beta’s enigmatic founder and CEO, piloted the Alia CX300 — one of the startup’s two aircraft models…
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Gigamon Recognises APAC Partners Driving Deep Observability Success
Gigamon, the leading deep observability company, has honoured its top-performing APAC partners at its 2025 Catalyst Partner Program Awards. Recognised for their pivotal role in enhancing hybrid cloud security, these partners are instrumental in delivering the Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline to enterprises across the region.
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Gigamon Recognises APAC Partners Driving Deep Observability Success
Gigamon, the leading deep observability company, has honoured its top-performing APAC partners at its 2025 Catalyst Partner Program Awards. Recognised for their pivotal role in enhancing hybrid cloud security, these partners are instrumental in delivering the Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline to enterprises across the region.
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This mental health chatbot aims to fill the counseling gap at understaffed schools
As school districts struggle to support the mental health of their students, a startup called Sonar Mental Health has built a “wellbeing companion” called Sonny to help. As described in the Wall Street Journal, Sonny is a chatbot that relies on a combination of human staff and AI. When students text their questions to Sonny,…
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Barracuda Appoints Peter Alexander as Chief Marketing Officer
Barracuda Networks, Inc., a leading cybersecurity company providing complete protection against complex threats, today announced the appointment of Peter Alexander as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Alexander brings more than 25 years of experience driving growth for leading technology companies, including Fastly, Check Point, Harmonic, and Cisco. As CMO, Alexander is responsible for scaling Barracuda’s market…
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Algeria Telecom, Huawei partner for 400G national backbone network
Algeria Telecom, the largest telecommunications operator in the North African nation, has partnered with Chinese telecoms equipment vendor Huawei to upgrade Algeria’s network infrastructure.
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Grok 3 appears to have briefly censored unflattering mentions of Trump and Musk
When billionaire Elon Musk introduced Grok 3, his AI company xAI’s latest flagship model, in a live stream last Monday, he described it as a “maximally truth-seeking AI.” Yet it appears that Grok 3 was briefly censoring unflattering facts about President Donald Trump — and Musk himself. Over the weekend, users on social media reported…
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Telstra, Accenture finalise AI joint venture
Australia’s largest telco Telstra and global consulting firm Accenture have finalised details of their data and AI joint venture (JV), announced last month.
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Gaming Strategies of Elon Musk and the Gaming Marketplace
Elon Musk, renowned for his assertions of excellence in various fields, surprisingly made it to the leaderboards as one of the top Diablo IV players globally. Diablo, known for its demanding nature, requires players to spend hundreds of hours developing their characters and strategizing through demonic battles. It’s particularly popular among young men who often…
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DEF CON 32 – Efficient Bug Bounty Automation Techniques
Author/Presenter: Gunnar Andrews Our sincere appreciation to DEF CON, and the Authors/Presenters for publishing their erudite DEF CON 32 content. Originating from the conference’s events located at the Las Vegas Convention Center; and via the organizations YouTube channel. Permalink The post DEF CON 32 – Efficient Bug Bounty Automation Techniques appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Datadog Opens Registration for Its 2025 DASH Conference
GUEST EVENTS: The annual conference will take place in New York on June 10-11 and feature speaking sessions from customers like Redfin, Thales IFE, Toyota and Volkswagen
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Kore.ai Unveils AI for Process: Transforming Enterprise Business Workflows with Agentic AI
Futureproof Agentic Capabilities to Drive Business Process Efficiency and Innovation
Cloud, Global Security News, Google, Security
Google Cloud introduces quantum-safe digital signatures in KMS
Google Cloud has introduced quantum-safe digital signatures to its Cloud Key Management Service (Cloud KMS), making them available in preview. […]
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Motorola Solutions acquires RapidDeploy, a cloud-native Next Generation 911 solution provider for public safety
Motorola Solutions has acquired RapidDeploy, a complementary cloud-native 911 solution provider for public safety, based in Austin, Texas.
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Honeywell to Establish a Centre of Excellence in Singapore to Help Reduce Commercial Building Carbon Emissions With AI
The Centre of Excellence in Singapore will develop building technologies using AI to help customers drive their decarbonisation efforts across sectors in Southeast Asia
Global Security News
Check Point Software Announces Plans to Expand Global R&D Footprint with First Asia-Pacific Research & Development Centre in Bengaluru
COMPANY NEWS: New Centre to Drive Innovation in Cyber Security Solutions, Strengthening Global Product Development & Talent Growth
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Access4 Appoints Matt Milne as Chief Revenue Officer
Executive recognised for ability to scale sales and expand partner ecosystems
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Predicting the future: what 2035 will look like
GUEST OPINION: At the start of each new year, it’s customary to make predictions about what the next 12 months has in store. While this is an interesting exercise, because of the exponential rate of change occurring, looking even further ahead also becomes valuable.
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Why ScrapeOps is the future of web data collection
GUEST OPINION: Data has been king in the business world for decades now. Organizations that collect, preprocess, format, and crunch high-quality data at speed enjoy the sharpest competitive edge, so it’s not surprising that enterprises keep working to improve their data processes.
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A Test for Apple’s New iPhone: Beating Chinese Rivals With Home-Field Edge
Apple hopes the new device will allow it to become more competitive in China after the iPhone lost its spot as China’s bestselling smartphone.
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Did xAI lie about Grok 3’s benchmarks?
Debates over AI benchmarks — and how they’re reported by AI labs — are spilling out into public view. This week, an OpenAI employee accused Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, of publishing misleading benchmark results for its latest AI model, Grok 3. One of the co-founders of xAI, Igor Babushkin, insisted that the company was…
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Nokia, NTT and Anritsu claim successful validation of Elastic networking
Telecoms equipment vendor Nokia, together with NTT and test and measurement firm Anritsu, claims to have successfully conducted a proof of concept (PoC) to demonstrate the effectiveness of Elastic networking in lowering energy usage in mobile networks.
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US AI Safety Institute could face big cuts
The National Institute of Standards and Technology could fire as many as 500 staffers, according to multiple reports — cuts that further threaten a fledgling AI safety organization. Axios reported this week that the US AI Safety Institute (AISI) and Chips for America, both part of NIST, would be “gutted” by layoffs targeting probationary employees…
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Beware: PayPal “New Address” feature abused to send phishing emails
An ongoing PayPal email scam exploits the platform’s address settings to send fake purchase notifications, tricking users into granting remote access to scammers […]
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How I Podcast: Summer Album / Winter Album’s Jody Avirgan
The beauty of podcasting is that anyone can do it. It’s a rare medium that’s nearly as easy to make as it is to consume. And as such, no two people do it exactly the same way. There are a wealth of hardware and software solutions open to potential podcasters, so setups run the gamut…
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Telstra, Ericsson to deploy ‘first’ programmable network in APAC
Australia’ largest telecoms provider Telstra has partnered with equipment vendor Ericsson on a four year project to build what they claim will be the first programmable network in the Asia Pacific region.
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The pain of discontinued items, and the thrill of finding them online
We’ve all been there. A favorite item is suddenly unavailable for purchase. Couldn’t the manufacturer have given you advance warning? Whether owing to low sales, changing habits, production costs, or even because something is a little wrong with your favorite product (shh), discontinued items are part of life. In a weekend piece, the New York…
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Former NSA, Cyber Command chief Paul Nakasone says U.S. falling behind its enemies in cyberspace
The United States is falling “increasingly behind” its adversaries in cyberspace, a former Cyber Command and National Security Agency boss said Saturday. Speaking at the DistrictCon cybersecurity conference in Washington, D.C., retired Gen. Paul Nakasone said that “our adversaries are continuing to be able to broaden the spectrum of what they’re able to do to…
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Securing Payment Pages: A Complete Guide to PCI DSS 4.0.1 Compliance for SAQ A-EP Merchants
The post Securing Payment Pages: A Complete Guide to PCI DSS 4.0.1 Compliance for SAQ A-EP Merchants appeared first on Feroot Security. The post Securing Payment Pages: A Complete Guide to PCI DSS 4.0.1 Compliance for SAQ A-EP Merchants appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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North Korea’s Lazarus Group Hacks Bybit, Steals $1.5 Billion in Crypto
North Korea’s notorious Lazarus Group reportedly stole $1.5 billion in cryptocurrency from the Bybit exchange in what is being called the largest hack in the controversial market’s history. It came the same day Coinbase executives said the SEC was dropping its investigation of their company. The post North Korea’s Lazarus Group Hacks Bybit, Steals $1.5…
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The fallout from HP’s Humane acquisition
Welcome back to Week in Review. This week we’re looking at the internal chaos surrounding HP’s $116 million acquisition of AI Pin maker Humane; Mira Murati’s new AI venture coming out of stealth; Duolingo killing its iconic owl mascot with a Cybertruck; and more! Let’s get into it. Humane’s AI pin is dead. The hardware…
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Trump administration reportedly shutting down federal EV chargers nationwide
The General Services Administration, the agency that manages buildings owned by the federal government, is planning to shut down its entire network of electric vehicle chargers, according to a report in The Verge. The GSA reportedly operates a network of hundreds of EV chargers with a total of 8,000 plugs that can be used to…
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Fake CS2 tournament streams used to steal crypto, Steam accounts
Threat actors are exploiting major Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) competitions, like IEM Katowice 2025 and PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025, to defraud gamers and steal their Steam accounts and cryptocurrency. […]
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Explore the online world of Apple TV’s ‘Severance’
Apple has been steadily working to expand the world of the Apple TV+ series “Severance,” through online materials, e-books, podcasts, and other content – and so have its fans. Taking advantage of its platform power, the Cupertino tech giant has been able to easily distribute supplemental material that adds to the show’s storytelling abilities, offering…
Global Security News
When There’s No School Counselor, There’s a Bot
Is a human-AI texting service the future of mental-health care for students?
Global Security News
That Time Elon Musk Showed Up With a Chain Saw—Literally
The DOGE leader says he is bringing a tech upgrade to the federal government while others see a blunt instrument.
Global Security News
Bybit Confirms Record-Breaking $1.46 Billion Crypto Heist in Sophisticated Cold Wallet Attack
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit on Friday revealed that a “sophisticated” attack led to the theft of over $1.46 billion worth of cryptocurrency from one of its Ethereum cold (offline) wallets, making it the largest ever single crypto heist in history. “The incident occurred when our ETH multisig cold wallet executed a transfer to our warm wallet.…
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OpenAI Bans Accounts Misusing ChatGPT for Surveillance and Influence Campaigns
OpenAI on Friday revealed that it banned a set of accounts that used its ChatGPT tool to develop a suspected artificial intelligence (AI)-powered surveillance tool. The social media listening tool is said to likely originate from China and is powered by one of Meta’s Llama models, with the accounts in question using the AI company’s…
Global Security News
Why AI Spending Isn’t Slowing Down
Soaring demand for reasoning models will consume electricity, microchips and data-center real estate for the foreseeable future.
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Meta, X approved ads containing violent anti-Muslim, antisemitic hate speech ahead of German election, study finds
Social media giants Meta and X (formerly Twitter) approved ads targeting users in Germany with violent anti-Muslim and anti-Jew hate speech in the run-up to the country’s federal elections, according to new research from Eko, a corporate responsibility non-profit campaign group. The group’s researchers tested whether the two platforms ad review systems would approve or…
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Top House E&C Republicans query public for ideas on data privacy law
Republican leaders on a key House committee are canvassing the public for input on how best to move forward in Congress’ longstanding quest to tackle national data privacy and security standards. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., and Vice Chair John Joyce, R-Pa.,issued a Request for Information on Friday that seeks guidance…
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Court filings show Meta staffers discussed using copyrighted content for AI training
For years, Meta employees have internally discussed using copyrighted works obtained through legally questionable means to train the company’s AI models, according to court documents unsealed on Thursday. The documents were submitted by plaintiffs in the case Kadrey v. Meta, one of many AI copyright disputes slowly winding through the U.S. court system. The defendant,…
Global Security News
Trump Weighs Tariffs to Counteract Foreign Taxes on Tech Firms
An executive memo takes aim at a major technology industry concern.
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Brian Armstrong says Coinbase spent $50M fighting SEC lawsuit – and beat it
Coinbase on Friday said the SEC has agreed to drop the lawsuit against the company with prejudice, meaning it cannot be filed again. The move, which is still subject to the approval of the SEC’s Commissioners, is yet another signal that the Trump administration plans to be more friendly to crypto than the SEC was…
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Physicists Question Microsoft’s Quantum Claim
The company said it created a “new state of matter” that represents a major advance for quantum computing. But physicists who have reviewed the work say they aren’t convinced of the finding.
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ADR Report | Application Detection and Response Trends | Contrast Labs
In a startling finding, Contrast Security Application Detection and Response stopped tens of thousands of attacks that made it past perimeter defenses on a single application in mid-January 2025. The post ADR Report | Application Detection and Response Trends | Contrast Labs appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Achieving Satisfaction in Cloud Security Investments
Is Your Cloud Security Investment Paying Off? The role of cloud security becomes paramount. At the heart of this security conundrum is an often-overlooked element – Non-Human Identities (NHIs). It is fascinating to observe how the management of these identities and their accompanying secrets has the potential to revolutionize cybersecurity. So, how can you realize…
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Stay Calm: Securing Your Enterprise Against Leaks
Why Is Protecting Your Enterprise From Data Leaks So Crucial? Where data is the lifeblood of organizations and data breaches are becoming more common, can we truly afford to be complacent about enterprise security? High-profile breaches reveal the extensive damage that could be inflicted. Government interference, hefty fines, and lasting reputational damage are just a…
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Feel Relieved with Effective Secrets Sprawl Control
Are You Aware of the Risks Associated with Secrets Sprawl? You understand the inherent risks associated with secrets sprawl. You have likely dealt with serious repercussions due to lack of visibility and poor secrets lifecycle management, experiencing firsthand how these scenarios can lead to grave security breaches. But have you ever paused to think how…
Global Security News
Black Basta Goes Dark Amid Infighting, Chat Leaks Show
One of 2024’s most active ransomware outfits has been asleep through early 2025, thanks to reality-show-style, behind-the-scenes drama.
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iOS 18.4 will bring Apple Intelligence-powered ‘Priority Notifications’
Apple on Friday released its first developer beta for iOS 18.4, which adds a new “Priority Notifications” feature, powered by Apple Intelligence. The addition aims to help users manage their notifications by prioritizing important alerts and minimizing distractions from less important ones. These priority notifications are displayed in a separate section on the phone’s Lock…
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Google Chrome disables uBlock Origin for some in Manifest v3 rollout
Google continues its rollout of gradually disabling uBlock Origin and other Manifest V2-based extensions in the Chrome web browser as part of its efforts to push users to Manifest V3-based extensions. […]
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Google Announces Quantum-Safe Digital Signatures in Cloud KMS, Takes “Post-Quantum Computing Risks Seriously”
This news about Google Cloud Key Management Service is part of the tech giant’s post-quantum computing strategy.
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says market got it wrong about DeepSeek’s impact
Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang said the market got it wrong when it comes to DeepSeek’s technological advancements and its potential to negatively impact the chipmaker’s business. Instead, Huang called DeepSeek’s R1 open source reasoning model “incredibly exciting” while speaking with Alex Bouzari, CEO of DataDirect Networks, in a pre-recorded interview that was released…
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Apple Breaks Silence on UK Probe, Removes Data Protection Tool From UK Users
The U.K. government demanded a backdoor into Apple’s Advanced Data Protection.
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FBI and CISA warn about continuing attacks by Chinese ransomware group Ghost
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have issued a joint advisory about the activities of a ransomware group from China dubbed Ghost, which has compromised organizations in over 70 countries over the past four years. The Ghost group began its activities in early 2021, but attacks have…
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Report: OpenAI plans to shift compute needs from Microsoft to SoftBank
OpenAI is forecasting a major shift in the next five years around who it gets most of its computing power from, The Information reported on Friday. By 2030, OpenAI expects to get three-quarters of its data center capacity from Stargate, a project that’s expected to be heavily financed by SoftBank, one of OpenAI’s newest financial…
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OpenAI reportedly plans shift from Microsoft to SoftBank
OpenAI is forecasting a major shift in the next five years around who it gets most of its computing power from, The Information reported on Friday. By 2030, OpenAI expects to get three-quarters of its data center capacity from SoftBank, one of its newest financial backers. That represents a major shift away from Microsoft, its…
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New Guidelines: Cybersecurity Resilience in the Healthcare Industry
Lou Morentin, VP of Compliance & Privacy There are a number of significant changes coming to Healthcare Cybersecurity requirements. While not all are finalized, they point the way towards Health and Human Services tightening the controls and requirements. Healthcare Cybersecurity: A Shift Towards Resilience The healthcare industry is facing an evolving threat landscape, with cyberattacks…
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Norway’s 1X is building a humanoid robot for the home
Norwegian robotics firm 1X unveiled its latest home robot, Neo Gamma, on Friday. The humanoid system will succeed Neo Beta, which debuted in August. Like its predecessors, the Neo Gamma is a prototype designed for testing in the home environment. Images of the robot show it performing a number of household tasks like making coffee,…
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Sakana walks back claims that its AI can dramatically speed up model training
This week, Sakana AI, a Nvidia-backed startup that’s raised hundreds of millions of dollars from VC firms, made a remarkable claim. The company said it had created an AI system, the AI CUDA Engineer, that could effectively speed up the training of certain AI models by a factor of up to 100x. The only problem…
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Despite recent layoffs, Meta is expanding in India
Meta is expanding in India, despite recent layoffs of what the tech giant controversially deemed “low performers.” © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Cases of China-Backed Spy Groups Using Ransomware Come to Light
Cyberattacks detected by Trend Micro and Orange Cyberdefense find hackers using malware linked to China-backed groups and ransomware, adding more evidence that nation-state cyberespionage groups are also now using ransomware and further blurring the line between the two. The post Cases of China-Backed Spy Groups Using Ransomware Come to Light appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Apple pulls end-to-end encryption feature from UK after demands for law enforcement access
Apple has pulled Advanced Data Protection, a feature that provides end-to-end encrypted data storage through iCloud, from the United Kingdom following a fight with the British government over law enforcement access. Starting Friday, U.K. users who attempt to access the feature on their phones or computers will be denied. Users who already had Advanced Data…
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Fintech founder Charlie Javice’s criminal trial has begun
The criminal trial against fintech startup founder Charlie Javice began on Friday, with lawyers laying out their opening arguments, Reuters reported. Lawyers reiterated their original claims and defenses from the lawsuit filed by JPMorgan Chase against Javice in December of 2022. The financial services giant alleges that Javice had helped “fake millions of customers in…
Global Security News, Google, Mobile, Security
SpyLend Android malware downloaded 100,000 times from Google Play
An Android malware app called SpyLend has been downloaded over 100,000 times from Google Play, where it masqueraded as a financial tool but became a predatory loan app for those in India. […]
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Apple takes on recipe apps with Apple News+ Food
Recipe app developers just got new competition. On Friday, Apple introduced a soon-to-launch feature for Apple News+ subscribers called Apple News+ Food, a new section that will allow users to search, discover, save, and easily cook recipes from dozens of existing News+ publishing partners. It’s set to roll out as part of iOS 18.4 and…
Global Security News, Security
How CISOs can sharpen their board pitch for IAM buy-in
In a time when 94% of companies have experienced an identity-related breach, many CISOs feel the urgency to strengthen identity and access management (IAM) across their organizations. In fact, a recent survey of CISOs found that identity is the top focus area going into 2025. However, communicating IAM’s value to the board remains a challenge—it isn’t enough for these security leaders to craft…
Asia Pacific, Global Security News
Cisco Confirms Salt Typhoon Exploitation in Telecom Hits
In addition to using CVE-2018-0171 and other Cisco bugs to break into telecom networks, the China-sponsored APT is also using using stolen login credentials for initial access.
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The Vision Pro is getting Apple Intelligence in April
Apple Intelligence is heading to the Vision Pro, as part of an upcoming operating system update. Apple confirmed on Friday that its generative AI platform will arrive on the extended reality headset as part of VisionOS 2.4. A beta version of the software is currently available for developers. The public version is set for an…
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Augury and Hightouch joined the unicorn club
Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. Startup life is a story of births and deaths. This week confirmed this, and it confirmed that unicorn rounds are not dead. Most interesting startup stories from…
Global Security News
Apple Pulls Advanced Data Protection Service in U.K.
The service will no longer be available to new users and current U.K. users will need to eventually disable the security feature, Apple said.
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Crypto exchange Bybit says it was hacked and lost around $1.4 billion
Crypto exchange Bitby disclosed a breach that that amounts to a loss of $1.4 billion, the largest crypto theft of all time. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Securing the backbone of enterprise generative AI
The rise of generative AI (genAI) over the past two years has driven a whirlwind of innovation and a massive surge in demand from enterprises worldwide to utilize this transformative technology. However, with this drive for rapid innovation comes increased risks, as the pressure to build quickly often leads to cutting corners around security. Additionally,…
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The real reason why oil and gas companies are bullish on carbon capture
Occidental CEO Vicki Hollub compared using CO2 in enhanced oil recovery to fracking, the technology that sent U.S. oil and gas production skyrocketing. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Exploits, Global Security News, Security
Fight fire with fire: 3 major ways AI fuels your cybersecurity arsenal
A cyberattack on a UK-based energy firm used AI to mimic the CEO’s voice and tricked a staffer into transferring $243,000 to a fake account in 2019. A cyber espionage campaign in 2021 targeted international telecom companies with AI-generated phishing emails. And last year, hackers using AI injected fake video streams into the biometric verification process of crypto exchange Bitfinex, ultimately earning themselves $150…
Biotech & Health, biotechnology, drug discovery, Global IT News, Global Security News, Startups
How automotive exec Crystal Brown founded CircNova, an AI drug discovery biotech
Tiny Michigan biotech startup CircNova has raised a $3.3 million seed round for its technology that uses AI to target so-called “circular RNA.” The development holds promise as a new method to quickly develop therapies for conditions that currently have no drug treatments. The new funding is also a victory lap for co-founder and CEO…
Asia Pacific, Global Security News
Nations Open ‘Data Embassies’ to Protect Critical Info
Estonia and Monaco back up their citizens’ information to a data center in Luxembourg, while Singapore looks to India as its safe haven for data. But geopolitical challenges remain.
CryptoCurrency, Global Security News, Security
Hacker steals record $1.46 billion from Bybit ETH cold wallet
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit revealed today that an unknown attacker stole over $1.46 billion worth of cryptocurrency from one of its ETH cold wallets. […]
CryptoCurrency, Global Security News, Security
Hacker steals over $1.46 billion of crypto from Bybit ETH cold wallet
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit revealed today that an unknown attacker stole over $1.46 billion worth of cryptocurrency from one of its ETH cold wallets. […]
Evergreen, Fintech, Global Security News, Venture
Five of the most important fintech VCs investing heavily in the sector
Global investing in fintech startups is starting to see an uptick. Just this week, KPMG issued its Pulse of Fintech report for the second half of 2024. In the fourth quarter of 2024, investment climbed to $25.9 billion from $18 billion in the third quarter, according to KPMG. Granted, this is not the enthusiasm of…
china, CISA, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Department of Government Efficency, disinformation, Election Security, Elon Musk, Global Security News, Government, misinformation, Social Security Administration, Trump Administration, Twitter, Workforce
No, that’s not the acting head of the Social Security Administration. That’s a former CISA employee.
A longtime former employee of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, an agency in the midst of curtailing its anti-misinformation and disinformation work under President Donald Trump, has found himself being misidentified online as a key figure in another Trump administration battle. On social media and in some news outlets, Ross Foard, a former CISA…
Global Security News
Apple Drops iCloud’s Advanced Data Protection in the U.K. Amid Encryption Backdoor Demands
Apple is removing its Advanced Data Protection (ADP) feature for iCloud from the United Kingdom with immediate effect following government demands for backdoor access to encrypted user data. The development was first reported by Bloomberg. ADP for iCloud is an optional setting that ensures that users’ trusted devices retain sole access to the encryption keys…
AI, coding assistants, developers, Global IT News, Global Security News, In Brief, report, Software
Report: AI coding assistants aren’t a panacea
As they gain in popularity, AI coding assistants such as GitHub Copilot may appear to be boosting productivity. But in reality, they could be causing overall code quality to decline. That’s the top-line finding from a new report released by software engineering platform GitClear, which analyzed 211 million code lines from 2020 to 2024. According…
Global Security News
Data Leak Exposes TopSec’s Role in China’s Censorship-as-a-Service Operations
An analysis of a data leak from a Chinese cybersecurity company TopSec has revealed that it likely offers censorship-as-a-service solutions to prospective customers, including a state-owned enterprise in the country. Founded in 1995, TopSec ostensibly offers services such as Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) and vulnerability scanning. But it’s also providing “boutique” solutions in order
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Apple, Cybersecurity, encryption, end-to-end encryption, Global IT News, Global Security News, iCloud, privacy, Security, UK government, United Kingdom
Apple pulls iCloud end-to-end encryption feature for UK users after government demanded backdoor
In an unprecedented step, Apple caved to a reported U.K. government’s demand to prevent users from using end-to-end encryption in iCloud. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Exploits, Global Security News, Security
CISA flags Craft CMS code injection flaw as exploited in attacks
The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warns that a Craft CMS remote code execution flaw is being exploited in attacks. […]
Apple, Global Security News, Security
Apple pulls iCloud end-to-end encryption feature in the UK
Apple will no longer offer iCloud end-to-end encryption in the United Kingdom after the government requested a backdoor to access Apple customers’ encrypted cloud data. […]
AI, deepseek, Event, Global IT News, Global Security News, open source
DeepSeek to open-source parts of online services code
Chinese AI lab DeepSeek plans to open-source portions of its online services’ code as part of an “open source week” event next week. DeepSeek will open-source five code repositories that have been “documented, deployed and battle-tested in production,” the company said in a post on X on Thursday. Code repositories are storage locations for software…
Cybersecurity, data breach, Global IT News, Global Security News, Ransomware, Security
A huge trove of leaked Black Basta chat logs expose the ransomware gang’s key members and victims
A leaker allegedly published the leaked internal messages after the group allegedly targeted Russian banks © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.