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4 weeks ago
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Researchers say new attack could take down the European power grid

Late last month, researchers revealed a finding that’s likely to shock some people and confirm the low expectations of others:…
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January 22, 2025
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The Internet is (once again) awash with IoT botnets delivering record DDoSes

We’re only three weeks into 2025, and it’s already shaping up to be the year of Internet of Things-driven DDoSes.…
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January 21, 2025
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Cutting-edge Chinese “reasoning” model rivals OpenAI o1—and it’s free to download

On Monday, Chinese AI lab DeepSeek released its new R1 model family under an open MIT license, with its largest…
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January 16, 2025
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Home Microsoft 365 plans use Copilot AI features as pretext for a price hike

Microsoft has two announcements for subscribers to its Microsoft 365 Personal and Family plans today. First, you’re getting the Copilot-powered…
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January 16, 2025
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Microsoft patches Windows to eliminate Secure Boot bypass threat

For the past seven months—and likely longer—an industry-wide standard that protects Windows devices from firmware infections could be bypassed using…
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January 13, 2025
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US splits world into three tiers for AI chip access

On Monday, the US government announced a new round of regulations on global AI chip exports, dividing the world into…
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January 11, 2025
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161 years ago, a New Zealand sheep farmer predicted AI doom

While worrying about AI takeover might seem like a modern idea that sprung from War Games or The Terminator, it…
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January 10, 2025
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Microsoft sues service for creating illicit content with its AI platform

Microsoft is accusing three individuals of running a “hacking-as-a-service” scheme that was designed to allow the creation of harmful and…
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January 10, 2025
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AI could create 78 million more jobs than it eliminates by 2030—report

On Wednesday, the World Economic Forum (WEF) released its Future of Jobs Report 2025, with CNN immediately highlighting the finding…
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January 9, 2025
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Ongoing attacks on Ivanti VPNs install a ton of sneaky, well-written malware

Networks protected by Ivanti VPNs are under active attack by well-resourced hackers who are exploiting a critical vulnerability that gives…
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