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Many of the cyberthreats your business faces are invisible. Learn how to shine a light on these threats and discover how to take action to protect your business
Alphabet Q2 Beats Expectations, But Shares Dip
Despite share buyback and positive Q2 results, Alphabet's share price falls over YouTube slowdown and margin declines
Google Cancels Plan To Axe Third Party Cookies For Chrome Browser
Better switch to Firefox? After years of delays, Google performs u-turn and will no longer cancel third-party tracking cookies
Meta Releases Open Source Llama 3.1 AI Model
Release of latest AI model, Llama 405B, offers improved reasoning capabilities especially for math and coding
Wiz Rejects $23 Billion Acquisition Bid From Google – Report
Memo to staff from co-founder explains reason for walking away from Google's takeover bid, and confirms IPO intentions
Microsoft Blames 2009 EU Agreement For World’s Biggest IT Outage
Redmond says EU deal gave CrowdStrike the keys to the Windows kernel, allowing last week's huge IT outage to happen
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Unlock the full potential of your AI investments with a strategic approach. From understanding business needs and building a strong data foundation to fostering a culture of innovation and ensuring ethical practices, discover how to integrate, scale, and sustain AI solutions for long-term competitive advantage.
Wisk Plans Autonomous Air Taxi Flights By Decade’s End
Boeing-owned start-up Wisk plans autonomous eVTOL flights by end of decade as companies crowd into nascent air-taxi market
US Cracks Down On Tech Shipments To Russia
Shipments of high-end chips and other electronics to Russia via China and Hong Kong said to fall by 20 percent after aggressive enforcement
Double-Digit Growth For Google Expected Amidst AI Push
Google expected to see double-digit revenue and profit growth for second quarter amidst AI cloud enthusiasm, stronger ad sales
Xiaomi Entered EV Market ‘Due To US Sanctions’
Xiaomi chief executive says he decided to begin making electric vehicles after company was placed on US military blacklist in 2021
Nvidia Said To Develop ‘Blackwell’ AI Chip For China
Nvidia said to be developing version of next-gen 'Blackwell' AI chip for China market as US mulls further export controls
NHS Delays Continue After Windows Outage
Patients told to expect delays into this week as disruption to EMIS booking system leads to 'considerable' backlog amidst global outage
CrowdStrike Says ‘Significant Number’ Of Systems Back...
CrowdStrike says 'significant number' of systems affected by global outage now back online, as Russia, China relatively unscathed
VW Chief Discusses Free Trade With China Officials
VW chief executive discusses free and fair trade with Chinese officials in Beijing after EU imposes electric vehicle tariffs
Editorial: CrowdStrike Outage: Is Our IT Too Fragile?
The recent CrowdStrike outage has caused global IT disruptions, impacting businesses and raising serious concerns about cybersecurity and disaster recovery.
Nigeria Fines Meta $220m Over Privacy Infringements
Nigerian competition and consumer agency fines Meta $220m over violations of privacy law, after probe spurred by WhatsApp user agreement
Tesla Production Lines ‘Shut Down’ By Global IT Outage
Some Tesla production lines reportedly shut down by worldwide systems failures linked to CrowdStrike software update
US Sanctions Russian Hackers Over Infrastructure Attacks
US Treasury sanctions two members of Russian hacking group over critical infrastructure attacks as hacktivists threaten Olympics
Oracle To Pay $115m In Privacy Lawsuit Settlement
Oracle to pay $115m to settle proposed class-action lawsuit over 'digital dossiers' that allegedly collected data on hundreds of millions
Pro-Russia Hacktivists Target Olympic Games
Pro-Russia hackers expected to pose major disruption threat to Paris Olympic Games against backdrop of ongoing conflict in Ukraine
Experts Expect Ransomware Surge After Police Disruption
Security firm predicts rise in ransomware activity in second half of year as gangs recover from LockBit takedown, AlphV scam
Crowdstrike CEO ‘Deeply Sorry’ For Global IT Outage
George Kurtz, CEO of CrowdStrike, apologises for the global tech failure that disrupted multiple industries on Friday
OpenAI, Broadcom In Talks Over Development Of AI Chip – Report
Rebelling against Nividia? OpenAI is again reportedly exploring the possibility of developing its own AI processor
Microsoft Outage Impacts Airlines, Media, Banks & Businesses...
IT outage causes major disruptions around the world, after Crowdstrike update allegedly triggers Microsoft outages
GenAI Integration Efforts Hampered By Costs, SnapLogic Finds
Hefty investment. SnapLogic research finds UK businesses are setting aside three-quarters of their IT budgets for GenAI
Meta Refuses EU Release Of Multimodal Llama AI Model
Mark Zuckerberg firm says European regulatory environment too ‘unpredictable’, so will not release multimodal Llama AI Model in region
Synchron Announces Brain Interface Chat Powered by OpenAI
Brain implant firm Synchron offers AI-driven emotion and language predictions for users, powered by OpenAI's generative AI system
IT Spending Set For 7.4 Percent Growth In 2024 – Gartner
Good news for tech suppliers, after worldwide IT spending is forecasted by Gartner to grow 7.4 percent in 2024
Amazon Workers In Coventry Fail To Form Union
Amazon workers in Coventry lose union recognition ballot by just a handful of votes, amid allegations from the GMB