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Facebook users lose access after violations of linked spam Instagram accounts they don’t own

Duncan Riley — Mon, 29 May 2023 00:20:02 +0000

A growing number of Facebook users are reporting an issue in which their Facebook accounts are being disabled because of violations attributed to linked Instagram accounts that the Facebook users themselves do not own. The issue, which was first reported weeks ago on the subreddit r/facebookdisableme and reported by ReviewGeek May 16, starts with the affected user receiving […]

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Lawyer’s reliance on ChatGPT leads to false case citations in airline lawsuit

Duncan Riley — Sun, 28 May 2023 22:46:42 +0000

A New York lawyer has found himself in trouble in a lawsuit between a man and the airline Avianca Holding S.A. after presenting nonexistent citations in the case generated by ChatGPT. The case involved a man named Roberto Mata suing Avianca, claiming he was injured when a metal service cart struck his knee during a […]

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Applied Intuition to acquire self-driving truck software company Embark for $71M

Duncan Riley — Fri, 26 May 2023 00:53:05 +0000

Autonomous vehicle software development company Applied Intuition Inc. today said it has agreed to acquire self-driving truck software company Embark Technology Inc. in an all-cash transaction for $71 million. Founded in 2016, Embark designs automotive-grade self-driving software that uses machine learning for perception while relying on a safety-redundant computing system. The company’s custom-built hardware platform, pitched as […]

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OpenAI offers grants for democratic experiments in AI system rules

Duncan Riley — Fri, 26 May 2023 00:15:45 +0000

OpenAI Inc., the nonprofit arm of artificial intelligence company OpenAI LP, today launched a new program that will award grants to fund experiments in setting up a democratic process to devise what rules AI systems should follow. The “Democratic Inputs to AI” program is launching with 10 $100,000 grants to any organization or individuals aiming […]

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TikTok is reportedly testing an AI-powered chatbot called Tako

Duncan Riley — Thu, 25 May 2023 23:42:02 +0000

The popular short video service TikTok, owned by ByteDance Ltd., is reportedly jumping on the artificial intelligence bandwagon and testing a new AI-powered chatbot. First reported on by Bloomberg, the chatbot is named Tako and, in its current form, is described as an “experimental chatbot” that can answer questions and have conversations with users. The early […]

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Autodesk reports earnings and revenue in line with predictions

Duncan Riley — Thu, 25 May 2023 23:02:54 +0000

Shares in Autodesk Inc. rose slightly in late trading after the computer-aided design software company reported earnings and revenue in line with predictions. For its fiscal first quarter that ended April 30, Autodesk reported earnings before certain costs of $1.55 per share, up from $1.43 per share in the same quarter of last year. Revenue rose 8% from […]

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Microsoft warns alleged Chinese hacking group is targeting critical infrastructure

Duncan Riley — Thu, 25 May 2023 00:26:51 +0000

Researchers at Microsoft Corp. today detailed a sophisticated cyberattack aimed at critical U.S. infrastructure, orchestrated by an alleged China-based state-sponsored actor. The hacking group, known as Volt Typhoon, has been active since mid-2021 and is suspected of preparing to disrupt U.S.-Asia communication networks in potential future crises. The sectors affected by the campaign include communications, manufacturing, utilities, […]

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Nutanix shares surge on earnings and revenue beats, upbeat outlook

Duncan Riley — Wed, 24 May 2023 23:51:36 +0000

Shares in Nutanix Inc. surged in late trading after the cloud-computing company reported earnings and revenue beats in its fiscal third quarter and gave an upbeat outlook. Nutanix reported adjusted earnings per share of four cents on revenue of $448.6 million, the latter up 11% year-over-year. Analysts had expected earnings of three cents per share […]

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Splunk surprises investors with stronger-than-expected earnings and revenue

Duncan Riley — Wed, 24 May 2023 23:19:56 +0000

Shares in Splunk Inc. rose in after-hours trading today after the big data company surprised investors with stronger-than-expected earnings and revenue in its fiscal first quarter. For its fiscal first quarter that ended April 30, Splunk reported adjusted earnings of 18 cents per share, up from a loss of 32 cents per share in the […]

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CISO Global and Halcyon join forces to ward off ransomware and extortion attacks

Duncan Riley — Wed, 24 May 2023 12:30:27 +0000

Cybersecurity companies CISO Global Inc. and Halycon Tech Inc. have entered into an alliance to enable enterprises to ward off ransomware and extortion attacks. Under the partnership announced today, both companies will offer each other’s services to deliver integrated offerings designed to defeat ransomware and address other cybersecurity concerns, such as malware and phishing. The […]

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Security flaws in mobile application developer tool Expo could have exposed users

Duncan Riley — Wed, 24 May 2023 12:00:11 +0000

New research out today from application programming interface security startup Salt Security Inc. details significant security flaws in the Expo framework, a tool for developing mobile applications. The Expo framework is a set of tools, libraries and services that simplifies the process of building native applications for iOS, Android and web platforms. Rather than developing separate codebases […]

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Uber and Waymo sign partnership to enhance access to autonomous vehicles

Duncan Riley — Wed, 24 May 2023 00:05:17 +0000

Uber Technologies Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo LLC today announced a new multiyear strategic partnership to enhance access to autonomous vehicles. Starting in Phoenix, Arizona, the collaboration will see Waymo’s autonomous driving technology, known as Waymo Driver, integrated into the Uber platform. Phoenix is one of two locations where Waymo is testing autonomous ride-hailing services, […]

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Meta sells Giphy to Shutterstock at huge loss following antitrust ruling

Duncan Riley — Tue, 23 May 2023 23:31:53 +0000

Meta Platforms Inc. today said it has agreed to sell Giphy Inc. to Shutterstock Inc. at a huge loss after it was ordered to divest the company on competition grounds. Meta, then known as Facebook, acquired Giphy, the startup behind the GIF animated image sharing platform of the same name, in May 2020 for $315 million. Giphy […]

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Palo Alto Networks shares rise on earnings beat, higher forecast

Duncan Riley — Tue, 23 May 2023 22:59:44 +0000

Shares in Palo Alto Networks Inc. rose in late trading today after the network management and security firm impressed investors with an earnings beat and lifted its earnings forecast for the year ahead. For its fiscal third quarter ended April 30, Palo Alto Networks reported earnings before costs such as stock compensation of $359.4 million, or $1.10 […]

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Claroty adds IBM, NTT Data and eSentire as managed security services partners

Duncan Riley — Tue, 23 May 2023 13:01:39 +0000

Industrial cybersecurity startup Claroty Ltd. today announced the expansion of its FOCUS Partner Program to include several managed security service providers, including IBM Corp., NTT Data Corp. and eSentire Inc. The FOCUS Partner Program is an initiative by Claroty designed to equip partners with the skills, tools and processes necessary to operate across the entire enterprise security […]

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Miro introduces AI suite designed to optimize common and complex workflows

Duncan Riley — Tue, 23 May 2023 13:00:44 +0000

Online collaborative whiteboard startup Miro today announced the introduction of Miro AI, a suite of artificial intelligence-powered features designed to optimize common and complex workflows on the platform. Available to all enterprise customers and users, Miro AI uses large language models and generative AI to streamline processes and workflows to expedite product and service delivery […]

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New Teleport release bolsters security and minimizes operational tasks for DevOps teams

Duncan Riley — Tue, 23 May 2023 13:00:13 +0000

Cloud infrastructure access management startup Teleport today launched Teleport 13, a new version of its platform designed to bolster security and minimize operational tasks for DevOps teams managing cloud infrastructure. With the release, Teleport is seeking to address the issue where the increasing complexity of cloud environments and their resulting larger attack surface is prompting cybercriminals to focus more […]

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Cohesity expands Google partnership, launches new AI security service

Duncan Riley — Tue, 23 May 2023 13:00:07 +0000

Data management provider Cohesity Inc. today announced an expanded partnership with Google Cloud and unveiled Cohesity Turing, a set of artificial intelligence technologies that bring AI capabilities to data security and management. The expanded partnership between Google LLC and Cohesity builds on a previous partnership wherein Cohesity and Google have offered joint customers a solution for the […]

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Meta reportedly in talks with Magic Leap for IP licensing and manufacturing

Duncan Riley — Mon, 22 May 2023 00:29:05 +0000

Facebook’s parent company, Meta Platforms Inc., is reportedly in talks with augmented reality startup Magic Leap Inc. as part of its pursuit of creating the metaverse. The Financial Times reported today that Meta is exploring a potential multiyear agreement with Magic Leap, focusing on intellectual property licensing and contract manufacturing in North America. The collaboration is […]

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IBM announces new 10-year, $100M quantum-centric supercomputer initiative

Duncan Riley — Sun, 21 May 2023 23:53:48 +0000

International Business Machines Corp. today announced a new 10-year, $100 million initiative with the University of Tokyo and the University of Chicago to develop a quantum-centric supercomputer powered by 100,000 qubits. A “qubit,” or quantum bit, is the fundamental unit of quantum information and is distinguished by its ability to exist in multiple states at […]

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New Concentric AI capabilities can find hardcoded secrets and key credentials

Duncan Riley — Fri, 19 May 2023 00:35:45 +0000

Autonomous data security posture management company Concentric Software Inc. today announced new deep-learning-driven detection capabilities that can find hardcoded “secrets” and key credentials in popular enterprise on-premises and cloud data repositories as well as email and messaging applications. Secrets are programmatic access keys, such as application programming interface keys, access tokens and connection strings, used […]

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Threat actor uses phishing and SIM-swapping to gain access to Azure Virtual Machines

Duncan Riley — Fri, 19 May 2023 00:04:59 +0000

A threat actor who has been known to target Microsoft Corp. products in the past has started using a combination of phishing and SIM-swapping attacks to take over Microsoft Azure administrative accounts to gain access to Azure Virtual Machines. Detailed May 16 by researchers at Google LLC-owned Mandiant, the threat actor, designated UNC3944, uses the Serial […]

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OX Security integrates ChatGPT to improve software supply chain security

Duncan Riley — Thu, 18 May 2023 23:33:35 +0000

Developer security operations startup Ox Appsec Security Ltd. today announced the launch of OX-GPT, a ChatGPT integration to improve software supply chain security. The company says the new integration presents developers with customized fix recommendations and cut-and-paste code fixes, providing for quick remediation of critical security issues across the software supply chain. Although the rise of OpenAI LP’s […]

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Kubernetes firm CAST AI adds support for reducing generative AI deployment costs

Duncan Riley — Thu, 18 May 2023 15:30:46 +0000

Kubernetes operations and cost management startup Cast AI Group Inc. today announced several new features for its platform to reduce cloud costs for organizations that are using generative artificial intelligence models. The new features from CAST AI are designed to assist organizations that are building, training and running AI models and applications in the cloud. The company argues […]

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New ThreatModeler partner program helps capitalize on growing demand for DevSecOps

Duncan Riley — Thu, 18 May 2023 13:00:33 +0000

Automated threat modeling solutions provider ThreatModeler Software Inc., today announced the launch of a new partner program designed to help partners capitalize on the growing demand for DevSecOps solutions. The ThreatNet Partner Program helps partners cater to customers’ demands to address evolving threats and mitigate risk effectively, focusing on building strong relationships aligned with the company’s […]

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Kubernetes and Sigstore founders launch new software supply chain company Stacklok

Duncan Riley — Thu, 18 May 2023 01:25:57 +0000

Kubernetes co-founder Craig McLuckie and Sigstore founder Luke Hinds today announced the launch of a new software supply chain company called Stacklok, after the company raised $17.5 million in venture capital funding ahead of its reveal. Stacklok is pitched as giving the power of open-source security technologies access to developers so that they can secure software […]

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Authorities warn BianLian ransomware gang has switched to exfiltration-based extortion

Duncan Riley — Thu, 18 May 2023 00:10:24 +0000

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Australian Cyber Security Centre have issued a joint warning about a change in tactics from a well-known ransomware group from traditional ransomware encryption to exfiltration-based extortion. The group, called BianLian, is believed to have first emerged in 2021. It came to widespread […]

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Synopsys shares rise on better-than-expected revenue and earnings

Duncan Riley — Wed, 17 May 2023 23:41:01 +0000

Shares in Synopsys Inc. rose slightly in late trading after the electronic design automation company reported better-than-expected revenue and earnings. For its fiscal second quarter that ended April 30, Synopsys reported earnings before costs such as stock compensation of $393.3 million, or $2.54 per share, up from $390.8 million, or $2.50 per share, in the same quarter […]

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NeuroBlade makes SQL processing unit available to Dell Power Edge users

Duncan Riley — Wed, 17 May 2023 13:00:11 +0000

Data analytics acceleration startup NeuroBlade Ltd. today announced that its NeuroBlade SQL Processing Unit will be made available to Dell Power Edge users. The collaboration, announced at the Dell Technologies World 2023 conference in Las Vegas today, is claimed to pioneer a new standard for data analytics acceleration that speeds time to insight and improves query performance […]

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Israeli startup Entro raises $6M for its secrets security and management platform

Duncan Riley — Wed, 17 May 2023 11:00:59 +0000

Israeli cybersecurity startup Entro Security Ltd. today announced that it has raised $6 million in funding to do further development of its secrets security and management platform. Secrets security protects access keys and credentials from unauthorized access, disclosure, or use. Secrets are often programmatic access keys, such as application programming interface keys, access tokens and […]

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