Defining Real AI Risks · Joseph Thacker
Yann LeCun is making the same mistake Marc Andreesen makes when considering AI risk. They don’t understand how powerful a system can be which incorporates…
Month: May 2024
Telstra brings Infosys into engineering transformation – Software – Telco/ISP
Telstra has tapped Infosys to accelerate its digital transformation and build its software engineering capabilities. The Indian company joins fellow systems integrator Cognizant on the…
EU demands clarity on AI risks in Bing – Software
The European Commission could fine Microsoft if it doesn’t provide adequate information on risks stemming from generative AI features in search engine Bing by May…
Microsoft offers cloud customers AMD alternative to Nvidia AI processors – Hardware
Microsoft plans to offer its cloud customers a platform of AMD artificial intelligence chips that will compete with components made by Nvidia, with details to…
American Radio Relay League cyberattack takes Logbook of the World offline
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) warns it suffered a cyberattack, which disrupted its IT systems and online operations, including email and the Logbook of the…
Macquarie Uni to spend up to $700m on 10-year digital transformation – Cloud – Security – Software
Macquarie University is set to spend between $500 million and $700 million on a decade-long digital transformation. Jonathan Covell, Macquarie University Macquarie University The Sydney-based…
Digital ID bill passes parliament – Security
Enabling legislation for the government’s Digital ID has passed both houses of parliament and will come into effect in November. Passage of the bill came…
Banking malware Grandoreiro returns after police disruption
The banking trojan “Grandoreiro” is spreading in a large-scale phishing campaign in over 60 countries, targeting customer accounts of roughly 1,500 banks. In January 2024, an international…
CISA warns of hackers exploiting Chrome, EoL D-Link bugs
The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added three security vulnerabilities to its ‘Known Exploited Vulnerabilities’ catalog, one impacting Google Chrome and two affecting…
Frustration grows over Google’s AI Overviews feature, how to disable
Since Google enabled its AI-powered search feature, many people have tried and failed to disable the often incorrect AI Overviews feature in regular search results.…
Healthcare firm WebTPA data breach impacted 2.5M individuals
Healthcare firm WebTPA data breach impacted 2.5 million individuals Pierluigi Paganini May 19, 2024 WebTPA, a third-party administrator that provides healthcare management and administrative services,…
North Korean Kimsuky used a new Linux backdoor in recent attacks
North Korea-linked Kimsuky used a new Linux backdoor in recent attacks Pierluigi Paganini May 19, 2024 Symantec warns of a new Linux backdoor used by…