Several investigations have been launched into partnership deals made by Microsoft and Amazon with AI startups, and how this might affect future work between them The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which is responsible for maintaining fair competition in
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FBI claims China could be set to launch attacks on US infrastructure any day
Chinese hacking group Volt Typhoon has infested systems used to manage US infrastructure and is now waiting for the opportune moment to strike, FBI Director Christopher Wray has said. The systems affected are used to control water, energy, and telecommunications
EU cybersecurity label for cloud computing vote pushed back once again
For some time the EU has been trying to figure out a label to award cloud service providers with strong cybersecurity to be used by governments and organizations within its borders. However, establishing the exact requirements for cloud companies to
CISOs are still more worried about ransomware than AI-powered cyberattacks
A new survey has found that a CISOs main concern continues to be ransomware, despite AI cyber attacks continuing to increase in severity. The survey, conducted by ClubCISO in collaboration with Telstra Purple, found that ransomware attacks (67%) ranks higher
Top US conservative thinktank hit by cyberattack — Heritage Foundation hit once again
Top US conservative thinktank, The Heritage Foundation, has said that it was struck by a cyberattack. An official at the thinktank told Politico, which first broke the news, that in order to mitigate the threat, the organization “shut down its
Russian hackers were able to steal US government emails after attacking Microsoft
Russian hackers have taken advantage of a cyber attack on Microsoft to steal emails from the accounts of officials working in several US federal agencies. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) revealed in a statement that the breach
$6.6 billion given to Taiwan semiconductor giant to shore up US chip manufacturing
The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has been granted $6.6 billion as part of the CHIPS and Science act to fund the domestic manufacturing of semiconductors on US soil. The funding, confirmed by the US Department of Commerce, will help
Google Domains hands over domain controls to Squarespace
Domains registered through Google are steadily being transferred over to Squarespace, following the purchase of Google Domains by the website builder. The transition has so far been fairly frictionless, with web portal controls for domains purchased through Google remaining fully
Faulty AI that told people to break the law defended by New York mayor
A AI chatbot recently introduced to the city of New York as a way for business owners to get 24/7 access to “actionable and trusted information” has been defended by Mayor Eric Adams after it was called out for encouraging
OpenAI says 2024 is the “year of the enterprise” when it comes to AI — and it has new corporate tools on the way to make sure
OpenAI’s corporate chatbot has seen more that 600,000 people sign up to gain exclusive access to ChatGPT Enterprise, which provides business oriented insights, data protection and privacy shielding. This prompted OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap to designate 2024 as “the year