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Machine Learning & AI

The New Cold War: US Urged to Form ‘Manhattan Project’ for AGI The New Cold War: US Urged to Form ‘Manhattan Project’ for AGI

A commission says China is catching up with US in AI capabilities and recommends a public-private partnership to develop artificial general intelligence as a national security priority.

Nov 21, 2024

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5 Min Read

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Data Management

DOJ Urges Google Breakup, Targets Chrome, Android and Data Sharing DOJ Urges Google Breakup, Targets Chrome, Android and Data Sharing

Nov 21, 2024

3 Min Read

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Cyber Resilience

The SEC Fines Four SolarWinds Breach Victims The SEC Fines Four SolarWinds Breach Victims

Nov 21, 2024

9 Min Read

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Tech Company Layoffs: The COVID Tech Bubble Bursts Tech Layoffs: The COVID Tech Bubble Bursts

byBrandon Taylor, Jessica Davis

Nov 21, 2024

4h 32m Read

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Cyber Resilience

DHS Releases Secure AI Framework for Critical Infrastructure DHS Releases Secure AI Framework for Critical Infrastructure

Nov 21, 2024

1 Min Read

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Meta Rebukes India’s WhatsApp Antitrust Ruling, Plans Legal Challenge to $25M Fine Meta Rebukes India’s WhatsApp Antitrust Ruling, Plans Legal Challenge to $25M Fine

Nov 19, 2024

2 Min Read

TSMC Secures $6.6B as Biden Administration Races to Dole Out CHIPS Act Funds

TSMC Secures $6.6B as Biden Administration Races to Dole Out CHIPS Act Funds

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Cyber Resilience

What Could the Trump Administration Mean for Cybersecurity?

What Could the Trump Administration Mean for Cybersecurity?

byCarrie Pallardy

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Machine Learning & AI

Unicorn AI Firm Writer Raises $200M, Plans to Challenge OpenAI, Anthropic

Unicorn AI Firm Writer Raises $200M, Plans to Challenge OpenAI, Anthropic

What Can Computing Win or Lose at the Ballot Box?

What Can Computing Win or Lose at the Ballot Box?

byNetwork Computing

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Is the CHIPS Act in Jeopardy? What the US Election Could Mean for Semiconductor Industry

Is the CHIPS Act in Jeopardy? What the US Election Could Mean for Semiconductor Industry

Cyber Resilience

Iranian Threat Actors Ramp Up Ransomware, Cyber Activity

Iranian Threat Actors Ramp Up Ransomware, Cyber Activity

byCarrie Pallardy

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Cyber Resilience

Troll Disrupts Conference on Russian Disinformation With ‘Zoom-Bombing’

Troll Disrupts Conference on Russian Disinformation With ‘Zoom-Bombing’

Cyber Resilience

Beyond the Election: The Long Cybersecurity Fight vs Bad Actors

Beyond the Election: The Long Cybersecurity Fight vs Bad Actors

byJoao-Pierre S. Ruth

Machine Learning & AI

Nvidia CEO Teases ‘Revolutionary’ AI PDF Reader Release

Nvidia CEO Teases ‘Revolutionary’ AI PDF Reader Release

Internet Data Protection

Cyber Resilience

Internet Archive Cyberattack Saga Continues

Internet Archive Cyberattack Saga Continues

byCarrie Pallardy

Gladwell at Gartner Event: Look out for Radical Problem Superspreaders

Gladwell at Gartner Event: Look out for Radical Problem Superspreaders

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang on Leadership, ‘Tokenization,’ and GenAI Workforce Impact

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang on Leadership, ‘Tokenization,’ and GenAI Workforce Impact

Gartner analysts Mary Mesaglio (left) and Hung LeHong delivered the opening keynote at Gartner’s IT Symposium/Xpo 2024.

Gartner Keynote Bites into AI ‘Sandwich’

Gartner Keynote Bites into AI ‘Sandwich’

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Beyond the Election (Part 1): Preparing for New Tech Directives

Beyond the Election (Part 1): Preparing for New Tech Directives

byJoao-Pierre S. Ruth

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Cyber Resilience

Big Breach Sends National Public Data to Bankruptcy

Big Breach Sends National Public Data to Bankruptcy

byCarrie Pallardy

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Cyber Resilience

Cyberattackers Unleash Flood of Potentially Disruptive Election-Related Activity

Cyberattackers Unleash Flood of Potentially Disruptive Election-Related Activity

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Machine Learning & AI

NYT Sends Perplexity Cease-and-Desist Letter Over AI

NYT Sends Perplexity Cease-and-Desist Letter Over AI

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Cyber Resilience

China Penetrated US Telecom Providers to Snoop on Wiretapping Systems

China Penetrated US Telecom Providers to Snoop on Wiretapping Systems

byCarrie Pallardy

Software & Services

DOJ Floats Google Breakup, Other Remedies in Antitrust Case

DOJ Floats Google Breakup, Other Remedies in Antitrust Case

Hurricane Helene in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday morning, September 26, 2024, before making landfall in Florida later in the day.

Hurricane Helene’s Catastrophic Flooding Tests IT Readiness

Hurricane Helene’s Catastrophic Flooding Tests IT Readiness

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Cyber Resilience

Overtaxed State CISOs Struggle With Budgeting, Staffing

Overtaxed State CISOs Struggle With Budgeting, Staffing

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Machine Learning & AI

Nvidia, Accenture Join Forces to Boost Agentic AI in Enterprise

Nvidia, Accenture Join Forces to Boost Agentic AI in Enterprise

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Machine Learning & AI

Newsom Veto Kills California AI Safety Bill

Newsom Veto Kills California AI Safety Bill

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IT Infrastructure

Infrastructure Sustainability and the Data Center Power Dilemma

Infrastructure Sustainability and the Data Center Power Dilemma

byJoao-Pierre S. Ruth

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Cyber Resilience

Hurricane Helene Prompts CISA Fraud Warning

Hurricane Helene Prompts CISA Fraud Warning

Innovating with Open AI: A Silhouetted Man Holds the Key to AI Advancements

Machine Learning & AI

OpenAI’s Sudden Leadership Exodus Signals Doom for Non-Profit Mission: Report

OpenAI’s Sudden Leadership Exodus Signals Doom for Non-Profit Mission: Report

Cyber Resilience

What Did We Learn From CrowdStrike’s Congressional Hearing?

What Did We Learn From CrowdStrike’s Congressional Hearing?

byCarrie Pallardy

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Cyber Resilience

Mastercard's Bet on Recorded Future a Win for Cyber-Threat Intel

Mastercard's Bet on Recorded Future a Win for Cyber-Threat Intel

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Machine Learning & AI

FTC’s AI Washing Crackdown Hits Several Businesses

FTC’s AI Crackdown Hits Several Businesses

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