Microsoft & Politics

arstechnica.com/security/2024/04/kremlin-backed-hackers-exploit-critical-windows-vulnerability-reported-by-the-nsa/

arstechnica Apr 22

Windows vulnerability reported by the NSA exploited to install Russian malware: Microsoft didn't disclose the in-the-wild exploits by Kremlin-backed group ...

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From Microsoft’s new economy-class AI offering to Bollywood deepfakes causing alarm in India's elections, this is the AI Weekly

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Coca-Cola signs $1.1 bln deal to use Microsoft cloud, AI services

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Apr 22

Microsoft: APT28 hackers exploit Windows flaw reported by NSA: Microsoft warns that the Russian APT28 threat group exploits a Windows Print Spooler ...

bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-apt28-hackers-exploit-windows-flaw-reported-by-nsa/

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Apr 23

Old Windows print spooler bug is latest target of Russia's Fancy Bear gang: Putin's pals use 'GooseEgg' malware to launch attacks you can defeat with ...

theregister.com/2024/04/23/russia_fancy_bear_goose_egg/

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businessinsider.com/microsoft-blocking-perplexity-ai-employee-access-2024-4

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Microsoft has started blocking employee access to Perplexity AI: Microsoft blocks employee access to Perplexity AI, a major Azure OpenAI customer.

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Audacity 3.5: Audio tool with tempo detection and non-destructive pitch shifting: The developers have released Audacity 3.5. It can save directly to the cloud ...

heise.de/news/Audacity-3-5-Audio-Tool-mit-Tempo-Erkennung-und-zerstoerungsfreiem-Pitchshift-9694756.html

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Microsoft: New Teams for Web now also for Firefox, Safari - and under Linux: Microsoft's new Teams for Web is no longer only available for Edge and Chrome ...

heise.de/news/Microsoft-Neues-Teams-fuer-Web-nun-auch-fuer-Firefox-Safari-und-unter-Linux-9694389.html

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businessinsider.com/stock-market-today-microsoft-alphabet-meta-tesla-magnificent-seven-earnings-2024-4

Apr 22

Stock market today: US futures climb ahead of Magnificent 7 earnings: Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, and Tesla are all set to report first-quarter earnings this week ...

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Apr 23

Alleged Google Pixel 8a real-life images leaked, this time showing the device in blue, green

neowin.net/news/alleged-google-pixel-8a-real-life-images-leaked-this-time-showing-the-device-in-blue-green/

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Der Standard

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Apr 23

Firefox? iPhone? Windows? Or Linux? What STANDARD readers use: The statistics show a strongly above-average affinity for Apple products. But the Mozilla browser ...

derstandard.at/story/3000000216275/firefox-iphone-windows-oder-linux-was-standard-leserinnen-und-leser-nutzen

mspoweruser.com/microsoft-snatches-yet-another-ai-veteran-from-rival-company-now-hiring-metas-former-vp/

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MSPoweruser Apr 23

Microsoft snatches yet another AI veteran from rival company, now hiring Meta’s former VP

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Apr 23

Microsoft's private preview of Content Integrity tools expands to fight election deepfakes

neowin.net/news/microsofts-private-preview-of-content-integrity-tools-expands-to-fight-election-deepfakes/

thexboxhub.com/the-mildew-children-review/

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TheXboxHub Apr 22

The Mildew Children Review | TheXboxHub: Review - If you are a fan of intrigue in your stories then The Mildew Children on Xbox will be well up your street.

pcgamer.com/games/fps/doom-played-in-space-by-satellite-computer-ten-times-more-powerful-than-any-current-esa-spacecraft/

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PC Gamer

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Apr 22

Doom played in space by satellite computer 'ten times more powerful than any current ESA spacecraft'

neowin.net/news/star-wars-jedi-survivor-hits-ea-play-xbox-game-pass-ultimate-and-pc-game-pass-this-week/

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engadget 22h

The Morning After: Meta teases a limited-edition Quest headset inspired by Xbox: The biggest news stories this morning: Grindr sued for allegedly sharing users’ ...

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Apr 22

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor hits EA Play, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, and PC Game Pass this week

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Apr 22

Earth Day: Discover new worlds and solve environmental problems: Learn more about the ambitious goals Microsoft has set to significantly reduce the company's ...

news.xbox.com/de-de/2024/04/22/xbox-earth-day-2024/

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The Register

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Apr 21

Microsoft is a national security threat, says ex-White House cyber policy director

theregister.com/2024/04/21/microsoft_national_security_risk/

seekingalpha.com/article/4685010-why-abbott-stock-much-better-positioned-in-rising-inflation-scenario

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SeekingAlpha Apr 22

Why I Believe Abbott Is Much Better Positioned In Today's Rising Inflation Scenario

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Apr 21

Kremlin-backed actors spread disinformation ahead of US elections: To a lesser extent, China and Iran also peddle disinfo in hopes of influencing voters.

arstechnica.com/security/2024/04/russian-us-election-interference-sowing-discord-over-ukraine-kicks-into-gear/

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Apr 21

Beyond Microsoft: Bill Gates' Multi-Million Dollar Investments In Luxury Homes And Farmland Bill Gates owns a vast real estate portfolio ... Show more

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Apr 20

The big tech firms want an AI monopoly – but the UK watchdog can bring them to heel

theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/20/the-big-tech-firms-want-an-ai-monopoly-but-the-uk-watchdog-can-bring-them-to-heel

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Apr 21

A 3D Printer Used By Microsoft, Ford, and NASA Is Now Commercially Available — Here's What It Can Do

entrepreneur.com/business-news/3d-printer-used-by-nasa-microsoft-now-available-to-public/472812

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thenextweb.com/news/how-openai-microsoft-created-ai-giant

thenextweb Apr 19

How OpenAI and Microsoft reawakened a sleeping software giant: Just a decade ago, the world's biggest tech beast was a relative minnow. Microsoft had become ...

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businessinsider.com/ai-racism-bias-new-inclusive-solutions-2024-3

Apr 21

Racism has shaped AI. Scientists, founders are trying to fix this. : AI experts unpack how racism has shaped the technology as a new class of scientists and ...

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Apr 22

Anthony Albanese criticises X’s ‘extraordinary’ fight against removal of church stabbing posts

theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/apr/22/elon-musk-x-twitter-stephen-jones-content-removal-order-sydney-stabbings

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Apr 20

ONE FEWER HOME: More on the original asking price and the "spectacular & awe-inspiring" views. www.foxbusiness.com/real-estate/microsoft-cofounder-bill-gates-sells-home-washington-fast-deal

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businessinsider.com/meta-releases-latest-ai-model-llama-3-2024-4

Apr 19

Meta releases latest AI model, Llama 3: Meta released the first two models of Llama 3 on Thursday; they've been integrated into Meta AI ...

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Apr 18

Ubuntu outperforms Windows 11 on the Framework Laptop 16 with Ryzen 7 7840HS: Phoronix tested two versions of Ubuntu Linux against Windows 11 on the latest ...

tomshardware.com/laptops/ubuntu-outperforms-windows-11-on-the-framework-laptop-16-with-ryzen-7-7840hs

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Apr 18

October 2025 will be a support massacre for a bunch of Microsoft products: Not just Windows 10. Don't forget about Exchange Server, Skype for Business ...

theregister.com/2024/04/18/2025_support_end_microsoft/

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Apr 20

US congressional committee releases sealed Brazil court orders to Musk’s X, shedding light on account suspensions

arabnews.com/node/2495511/media

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Apr 18

With just three stocks, Bill Gates earns $1 million in dividends every day: Bill Gates earns over $1 million a day from dividends from Microsoft ...

boerse-online.de/nachrichten/aktien/mit-nur-drei-aktien-verdient-bill-gates-jeden-tag-1-million-dollar-dividende-20355569.html

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Gizchina.com Apr 19

Long-Awaited Google Drive Dark Mode for PC Is Finally Available – Learn How to Enable It

gizchina.com/2024/04/19/google-drive-dark-mode-for-pc/

Quick Glance: Google restructuring operations and relocating roles to 'hubs' to fund AI investments

Google is implementing staff layoffs and transferring certain roles to 'hubs' to secure funds for artificial intelligence investments.

The finance and real estate teams are being affected by the downsizing, with some roles being moved overseas.

Through the consolidation of finance teams in Bangalore, Mexico City, Dublin, Chicago, and Atlanta, Google aims to enhance efficiency and operate around the clock.

The restructuring is driven by the substantial shift towards artificial intelligence in the tech industry, prompting Google to allocate more resources to this domain.

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Apr 19

A 3D Printer Used By Microsoft, Ford, and NASA Is Now Commercially Available — Here's What It Can Do

entrepreneur.com/business-news/3d-printer-used-by-nasa-microsoft-now-available-to-public/472812

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pcworld.com/article/2306701/microsoft-is-discontinuing-support-for-office-2016-and-2019-what-users-can-do.html

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Apr 18

Exclusive: Microsoft's OpenAI partnership could face EU antitrust probe, sources say

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Apr 17

Microsoft Office 2016 and 2019 get an execution date (and it's soon): Support for Office 2016 and 2019 will end soon. After that, Microsoft will no longer ...

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Apr 22

Black University Of Florida Graduates Call For The School To Reinstate DEI Programs With Private Funding

essence.com/news/university-florida-private-donors-reinstate-dei/

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bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-17/microsoft-sees-slowdown-in-russia-china-efforts-to-sway-us-vote

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Apr 17

Election 2024: Microsoft Sees Slowdown in Russia, China Efforts to Sway US Vote: Russia is working to undermine US support for Ukraine ahead of the 2024 election ...

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Apr 18

Microsoft and OpenAI Will Spend $100 Billion to Wean Themselves Off Nvidia GPUs: The companies are working on an audacious data center for AI that's expected to ...

extremetech.com/computing/microsoft-and-openai-will-spend-100-billion-to-wean-themselves-off-nvidia

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Apr 18

Microsoft’s $13 Billion OpenAI Deal to Avoid Formal EU Probe: Microsoft Corp.’s $13 billion investment into OpenAI Inc. is set to avoid a formal investigation by ...

bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-17/microsoft-s-13-billion-openai-deal-to-avoid-formal-eu-probe

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Apr 18

The AI hype bubble is deflating. Now comes the hard part.: The tech industry got the world’s attention with AI. Now it’s busy convincing people to pay for it.

washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/04/18/ai-bubble-hype-dying-money/

thexboxhub.com/lords-of-exile-review/

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TheXboxHub Apr 18

Lords of Exile Review | TheXboxHub: Review - Lords of Exile on Xbox is a competent action platformer that does what it does with a certain style.

wired.com/story/the-us-government-has-a-microsoft-problem/

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arstechnica Apr 16

Why the US government’s overreliance on Microsoft is a big problem: Microsoft continues to get a free pass after series of cybersecurity failures.

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Apr 19

Black University Of Florida Graduates Call For The School To Reinstate DEI Programs With Private Funding

essence.com/news/university-florida-private-donors-reinstate-dei/

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businessinsider.com/microsoft-plan-double-triple-data-center-capacity-2024-4

Apr 17

Microsoft's astounding plan to triple data-center capacity for AI boom: The company wants to quickly double, and then triple, its data-center capacity ...

forbes.com/sites/rashishrivastava/2024/04/16/the-prompt-machine-learning-paradise/

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ForbesTech Apr 16

The Prompt: Machine Learning Paradise: Plus: Scathing reviews of Humane’s AI Pin, and a $400 AI toothbrush

independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/china-hackers-fbi-wray-infrastructure-b2531182.html

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Stadt Bochum Apr 20

That was the spring city cleaning 2024🧹 Over 11,000 people from Bochum have actively contributed to making our city cleaner and even more livable ... Show more #bochum #frühjahrsstadtputz

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Apr 19

FBI says Chinese hackers are inside US infrastructure to cause ‘devastating blow’

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Apr 16

Adobe might partner with OpenAI to offer AI video generation: The company told Reuters it would offer third party tools from OpenAI and other AI startups on ...

qz.com/adobe-openai-ai-video-generation-tools-1851413377

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businessinsider.com/deepmind-demis-hassabis-cost-ai-wars-google-openai-nvidia-chips-2024-4

Apr 17

Trying to win the AI war will be really, really, really expensive: DeepMind boss Demis Hassabis suggests Google will spend more than $100 billion on AI ...

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Apr 18

SoftwareOne: Uprising of the founding shareholders around Stockar is successful: The founding shareholders around Daniel von Stockar take command ...

nzz.ch/wirtschaft/softwareone-aufstand-der-gruenderaktionaere-um-stockar-ist-erfolgreich-ld.1826927

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Apr 18

Jamie Dimon confronted Bill Gates after the Microsoft founder said banks were dinosaurs: ‘Obviously he was dead wrong, he’d probably agree with that’

fortune.com/2024/04/18/jamie-dimon-confronted-bill-gates-over-dinosaur-banks-comment/

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washingtonpost.com/business/2024/04/16/microsoft-g42-artificial-intelligence-cloud/

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t3n.de Apr 17

Our author Matthias Kreienbrink doesn't have good memories of his time in an open-plan office: stressful commutes and noisy distractions from loud colleagues ... Show more t3n.de/news/homeoffice-konzentration-arbeiten-tool-1618311/

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Apr 16

Microsoft invests in Arabic AI firm as U.S. tries to limit China’s sway: The investment in Abu Dhabi-based G42, a regional technology giant, is expected to forge ...

Quick Glance: Microsoft to Invest $1.5 Billion in Emirati AI Firm G42 for Minority Stake

Microsoft is investing $1.5 billion in the United Arab Emirates-based artificial intelligence firm G42 to acquire a minority stake and a board seat.

The partnership aims to deepen ties between the USA and the UAE amid the global battle for tech dominance.

The deal includes G42 using Microsoft cloud services to run its AI applications.

G42 and Microsoft plan to jointly bring advanced AI and digital infrastructure to countries in the Middle East, Central Asia, and Africa.

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Apr 17

Worldwide IT spending set to grow 8% this year, Gartner says: Worldwide IT spending is expected to rise by 8% this year, according to analyst firm Gartner ...

neowin.net/news/worldwide-it-spending-set-to-grow-8-this-year-gartner-says/

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Apr 18

Microsoft warns that Russia's online influence campaigns targeting US elections have picked up pace

techspot.com/news/102662-microsoft-warns-russia-online-influence-campaigns-targeting-us.html

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stern.de

stern.de/politik/deutschland/abtreibungen--sieben-prominente-fordern-das-ende-von-paragraf-218-34630064.html

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Abortion: Seven celebrities demand the end of paragraph 218: In an open letter, prominent signatories of an open letter are calling for abortions to be legalized ...

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MIT Technology Review

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Apr 16

The Download: the problem with police bodycams, and how to make useful robots: Plus: AI startups are training their models on OpenAI's data

technologyreview.com/2024/04/16/1091317/the-download-the-problem-with-police-bodycams-and-how-to-make-useful-robots/

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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

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Apr 17

Russian-controlled malware discovered: Backdoor for Windows: In cyber warfare, weapons that have not yet been discovered are particularly effective ...

faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/aus-russland-gesteuerte-schadsoftware-entdeckt-hintertuer-fuer-windows-19659832.html

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Apr 16

Apple CEO to visit Indonesia this week, minister say - Tech - The Jakarta Post: Apple CEO to visit Indonesia this week, minister say - Tech - The Jakarta Post

thejakartapost.com/business/2024/04/16/apple-ceo-to-visit-indonesia-this-week-minister-say.html

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Axios (website)

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Apr 16

Ex-OpenAI director calls for greater disclosure and auditing of AI companies: Helen Toner, who left OpenAI after the failed effort to oust CEO Sam Altman ...

axios.com/2024/04/16/ai-auditing-helen-toner-ted

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Apr 15

Bill Gates unloaded one of his properties in less than two weeks on the market—and it only cost $5 million

fortune.com/2024/04/15/bill-gates-sells-mansion-in-seattle-suburb/

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Apr 16

Microsoft invests in Arabic AI firm as U.S. tries to limit China’s sway: The investment in Abu Dhabi-based G42, a regional technology giant, is expected to forge ...

washingtonpost.com/business/2024/04/16/microsoft-g42-artificial-intelligence-cloud/

Quick Glance: Microsoft to Invest $1.5 Billion in Emirati AI Firm G42 for Minority Stake

Microsoft is investing $1.5 billion in the United Arab Emirates-based artificial intelligence firm G42 to acquire a minority stake and a board seat.

The partnership aims to deepen ties between the USA and the UAE amid the global battle for tech dominance.

The deal includes G42 using Microsoft cloud services to run its AI applications.

G42 and Microsoft plan to jointly bring advanced AI and digital infrastructure to countries in the Middle East, Central Asia, and Africa.

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WIRED Apr 15

Despite the angst among policymakers, security experts, and competitors, Microsoft hasn't faced consequences for its latest embarrassing failure ... Show more

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Apr 15

Open source versus Microsoft: The new rebellion begins: Neither side can afford to lose, but one surely must

theregister.com/2024/04/15/opinion_microsoft_sovereignty/

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Apr 15

Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P Live Updates for April 16: The world’s biggest bond market remained under pressure and stocks wavered after Jerome Powell signaled ...

bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-15/stock-market-today-dow-s-p-live-updates

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Apr 13

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is finally going all in on generative AI. In his annual letter to shareholders on Thursday, the Amazon chief said the technology is the ... Show more finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-ceo-andy-jassy-says-the-benefits-of-ai-will-astound-us-all-142213208.html

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Apr 15

US House approves FISA renewal – warrantless surveillance and all: PLUS: Chinese chipmaker Nexperia attacked; A Microsoft-signed backdoor; CISA starts scanning ...

theregister.com/2024/04/15/security_in_brief/

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