UK Investigates IBM’s Planned $6.4bn HashiCorp Acquisition

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Tom Jowitt

UK competition watchdog launches Phase 1 inquiry into IBM's planned acquisition of cloud service provider HashiCorp

Volkswagen Subsidiary Leak Exposes Personal, Location Data

People's personal and location data has been exposed after a data leak at Cariad - a software firm that develops…

13 hours ago

FTX Executives See Prison Sentences Reduced – Report

Two executives involved in the notorious crypto fraud at FTX have reportedly had their prison sentences reduced

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Beijing Denies Involvement In US Treasury Cyberattack

China's foreign ministry slams “groundless” accusations that a China state-sponsored actor hacked US Treasury systems

14 hours ago

Do Kwon Finally Extradited to United States

Do Kwon, the disgraced founder of collapsed crypto company Terraform Labs, extradited to the US after protracted battle

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SpaceX Agrees ‘Direct-To-Cell’ Starlink Service For Ukraine

Ukrainian mobile operator Kyivstar signs agreement with Elon Musk's SpaceX for 'direct-to-cell' satellite connectivity

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US Treasury Workstations Hacked By China In ‘Major Incident’

US Treasury says workstations accessed by China-backed attackers and files accessed after compromise of third-party security provider

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Run:ai To Open Source Software As Nvidia Completes $700m Buy

Israeli start-up Run:ai to open source GPU management software as Nvidia completes $700m buyout, following antitrust scrutiny

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New York Agencies Must Publish AI Assessments Under New Law

New York state agencies will have to publish assessments of the AI technologies they use under newly signed law

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Trump Urges Supreme Court To Delay TikTok Deadline

President-elect Trump urges US Supreme Court to delay deadline for TikTok to be banned in United States until after he…

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Southern China Districts Unite For Robotaxi Framework

Four districts in southern China create pilot framework allowing autonomous vehicles such as robotaxis to operate across the region

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AI Could Manipulate Users For Profit In ‘Intention Economy’

Cambridge study warns AI systems' deep knowledge of users' personalities and online habits could make them ideal tools for social…

2 days ago

ByteDance Capex Dwarfs Chinese Rivals In AI Spending Boom

ByteDance capital expenditure nearly matches combined spending of Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent as companies race to build out AI

2 days ago

OpenAI Gives Details On For-Profit Shift

OpenAI to create public benefit corporation in Delaware in effort to put it on even footing with competitors, attract investors

3 days ago

Italy Fines OpenAI 15m Euros Over Data Collection

Italy's data regulator fines OpenAI 15m euros over lack of 'adequate legal basis' for data collection, concerns over exposure of…

3 days ago

Former OpenAI Engineer, Whistleblower Passes Away At 26

Suchir Balaji, who claimed OpenAI broke copyright law and threatened livelihood of content creators, found dead in San Francisco

3 days ago

Japan Airlines Flights Delayed By Cyber-Attack

Japan Airlines says hours-long delay to dozens of flights caused by denial-of-service attack amidst New Year travel rush

3 days ago

Ninth Telecoms Firm Hacked By China

Probe finds ninth US telecommunications firm hacked by China-backed 'Salt Typhoon' hacking group, as companies close security loopholes

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Huawei’s Latest Premium Phones Use South Korean Memory Chips

Huawei's latest Mate 70 flagship smartphone range continues to use memory chips from South Korea's SK Hynix, teardown discovers

3 days ago

Brazil Suspends BYD EV Plant Construction Over Worker Conditions

Brazil labour authorities say workers constructing BYD EV plant subject to 'slavery-like' conditions, victims of human trafficking

3 days ago

Baltic Sea Power Cable Severed In Latest Incident

Undersea internet and power cable in Baltic sea between Finland and Estonia suffers outage. Finland seizes suspected oil tanker

6 days ago

US Begins Investigation Into Legacy Chinese Chips

The Biden Administration has launched a last-minute investigation into older Chinese-made legacy semiconductors - weeks before Donald Trump's administration takes…

6 days ago

Iran Lifts Ban On WhatsApp, Google Play

State media reports the Iranian regime has lifted the ban on WhatsApp and Google Play, amid widespread VPN use

6 days ago

Spyware Maker NSO Group Found Liable In US Court

Landmark ruling finds NSO Group liable on hacking charges in US federal court, after Pegasus spyware used to hack journalists,…

1 week ago

Microsoft Diversifying 365 Copilot Away From OpenAI

Microsoft reportedly adding internal and third-party AI models to enterprise 365 Copilot offering as it seeks to diversify, cut costs

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Albania Bans TikTok For One Year After Stabbing

Albania to ban access to TikTok for one year after schoolboy stabbed to death, as regulators seek child social media…

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Foldable Shipments Slow In China Amidst Global Growth Pains

Shipments of foldable smartphones show dramatic slowdown in world's biggest smartphone market amidst broader growth pains for segment

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Google Proposes Remedies After Antitrust Defeat

Google proposes modest remedies to restore search competition, while decrying government overreach and planning appeal

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Sega Considers Starting Own Game Subscription Service

Sega 'evaluating' starting its own game subscription service, as on-demand business model makes headway in video game business

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IT Glitch Disrupts Morrisons Christmas Shopping

Morrisons offers discounts after glitch causes promotions to not be applied for card holders, as online orders also delayed

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