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OpenAI and Microsoft announce extended, multi-billion-dollar partnership
Enlarge / The OpenAI logo superimposed over the Microsoft logo. (credit: Ars Technica) On Monday, AI tech darling OpenAI announced…
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Ransomware victims are refusing to pay, tanking attackers’ profits
Enlarge / Holding up corporations, utilities, and hospitals for malware-encrypted data used to be quite profitable. But it’s a tough…
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300+ models of MSI motherboards have Secure Boot turned off. Is yours affected?
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Secure Boot is an industry standard for ensuring that Windows devices don’t load malicious firmware or…
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Pioneering Apple Lisa goes “open source” thanks to Computer History Museum
Enlarge / The Apple Lisa 1, released in 1983. (credit: Apple, Inc.) As part of the Apple Lisa’s 40th birthday…
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Hacker group incorporates DNS hijacking into its malicious website campaign
Enlarge / DNS hijacking concept. Researchers have uncovered a malicious Android app that can tamper with the wireless router the…
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Amazon is discontinuing its AmazonSmile charity program next month
Enlarge (credit: Getty) Amazon’s business practices and footprint have received plenty of criticism over the years. From its misleading products…
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1923 cartoon predicts 2023’s AI art generators
Enlarge / Excerpt of a 1923 cartoon that predicted a “cartoon dynamo” and “idea dynamo” that could create cartoon art…
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Authorities dismantle crypto exchange Bitzlato, allege it was cybercrime “haven”
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Federal authorities on Wednesday arrested the founder of Bitzlato, a cryptocurrency exchange they said has been…
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Microsoft to lay off 10,000 workers, blames decelerated customer spending
Enlarge (credit: Getty) Microsoft is laying off about 10,000 employees by the end of Q3 of its 2023 fiscal year,…
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More than 4,400 Sophos firewall servers remain vulnerable to critical exploits
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) More than 4,400 Internet-exposed servers are running versions of the Sophos Firewall that’s vulnerable to a…
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