Hashtag Trending Oct.13 – Google commits to defend users of its generative AI systems; Study reveals that organizations continue to pay ransoms following cyberattacks; In response to demands from the European Union, X may have gotten a wakeup call
Google pledges to defend users against AI copyright lawsuits. Twenty cents of fine tuning is all it takes to defeat AI guardrails. Start spreading the news … New York is aiming to be the new AI capital. And we don’t want to say the “sky is falling” but stuff is
Read moreSafaricom Hosts the Second Annual Engineering Summit dubbed Decode 2.0
Safaricom hosted a second edition of the Safaricom Engineering Summit under the theme of “Igniting Africa’s Digital Renaissance.” The two-day forum, attended by over 800 in-person industry stakeholders and thousands of others online, seeks to build on the learnings and successes of the first edition. Some initiatives under the summit
Read moreDevialet’s Gemini II are the most luxurious wireless earbuds you can get
Devialet isn’t like any other tech company — its products are at the intersection of audio engineering and luxury. That’s why its new wireless earbuds with active noise cancellation don’t look like other earbuds. This isn’t a mass market product. When I covered the product launch at the Paris Opera,
Read moreIngram Micro Expands its Cyber Security Portfolio with Okta
Ingram Micro today announced a distribution agreement with Okta, a leader in cybersecurity solutions to cover Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt. This collaboration enables Ingram Micro to expand its security solutions portfolio forresellers and managed service providers by providing access to a
Read more3 Tips to Make your Hybrid Working Environment Pleasurable
Workers in the post-COVID economy are faced with a number of challenges, most notably the ability to connect to the office and work from anywhere at any time. Human capital management and wellness specialist consultancy Sensory Intelligence Consulting has compiled a list of practical steps that employees can take to
Read moreMicrosoft’s $68.7B Activision acquisition clears final hurdle as UK approves restructured deal
It has been a long time coming, but Microsoft’s near-two year attempt to buy gaming giant Activision is finally happening, after the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) accepted a restructured proposal that addresses the CMA’s concerns about Microsoft dominating the cloud gaming market. The crux of Microsoft’s concession to
Read moreIndian state government fixes website bug that revealed Aadhaar numbers and fingerprints
A security researcher says a bug on an Indian state government website inadvertently revealed documents containing residents’ Aadhaar numbers, identity cards, and copies of their fingerprints. The bug was fixed last week after the security researcher disclosed the bug to local authorities. Sourajeet Majumder found the bug in the West
Read morePC streaming service Shadow discloses security breach
Shadow, which offers services that let you stream a Windows PC, has disclosed a security breach that led an attacker taking some private customer data. The company is sending emails to customers notifying them that a bad actor was able to extract their first and last name, email address, date
Read moreAfter warning, the EU opens investigation into X over alleged disinformation
The European Union announced today it is opening an investigation into X for allegedly spreading illegal content and disinformation, including terrorist and violent content and hate speech. This comes a few days after the EU warned X for failing to take action on illegal content on its platform after Saturday’s
Read moreEU is formally investigating X over content about the Israel-Hamas war
Illustration by Laura Normand / The Verge The European Union (EU) has formally opened an investigation into X, the platform previously known as Twitter, to ensure it’s complying with the Digital Services Act (DSA) following Hamas’ attack on Israel in early October and subsequent Israeli air assault on Gaza. According
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