Proposed privacy, AI legislation doesn’t limit business use of facial recognition, complain rights groups
New legislation limiting the use of facial recognition in Canada is needed according to civil liberties groups, who say proposed privacy and artificial intelligence laws now before Parliament are inadequate. The call by the Right2YourFace Coalition comes in advance of the testimony Thursday of one member, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, before the House of
Proposed Canadian privacy law is like a leaky bucket, Balsillie tells parliamentary committee
Proposed privacy law favours business,, former Research in Motion head complained, while the proposed AI law should be scraped
Apple unveils new MacBook Pro with M3 family of chips
Apple has announced a new MacBook Pro lineup featuring the all-new M3 family of chips: M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max. The new chips deliver even more performance and remarkable new capabilities to MacBook Pro, making it the world’s best pro laptop even better. The 14-inch MacBook Pro with M3 now starts at $1,599. It’s […]
Nvidia’s shares plunge 5%
Nvidia witnessed a decline in its stock value, plummeting by approximately 5%, marking its lowest point in nearly five months. This drop was prompted by a recent report in The Wall Street Journal, which suggested that it might be compelled to cancel advanced chip orders worth up to $5 billion destined for China. This action […]
Gender bias still persists in tech industry, study reveals
A study by The Fawcett Society charity and telecoms biz Virgin Media O2 has found that almost one in five men in IT believe that women are naturally less well suited to tech roles than men. This is despite the fact that women have played a vital role in the tech industry since its early […]
Apple announces new M3-powered MacBook Pros and iMac
Apple has announced new MacBook Pros and a 24-inch iMac, all powered by M3 processors. The new M3 chips are based on TSMC’s 3nm process and offer significant performance improvements over the previous generation. The new MacBook Pros come in 14- and 16-inch models and feature Liquid Retina XDR displays with up to 1,600 nits […]
Dell and Meta partner to bring generative AI to enterprises
Dell Technologies and Meta have teamed up to make it easier for customers to deploy Meta’s Llama 2 large language model (LLM) on-premises. This partnership will give customers the ability to run Llama 2 on their own IT infrastructure, rather than having to access it via the cloud. Dell is offering a portfolio of Validated […]
48 countries say no to ransomware payments
A coalition of 48 countries, led by the United States, is set to solidify their commitment this week to not pay ransomware hackers in the face of cyberattacks. Anne Neuberger, the Deputy National Security Adviser for Cyber and Emerging Technology, announced that this commitment will be a key focus during the annual gathering of the […]
BlackBerry CEO John Chen retires
After a decade of leading BlackBerry Ltd. through a dramatic transformation, CEO John Chen is retiring. Chen’s departure, effective November 4, 2023, comes as the company prepares to spin off its Internet of Things (IoT) division from its cybersecurity unit. Richard (Dick) Lynch, a member of BlackBerry’s board since 2013, will succeed Chen as interim […]
SolarWinds and its CISO charged with fraud by SEC
SolarWinds and its chief information security officer (CISO) have been charged with fraud by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The charges relate to the company’s failure to disclose known cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities that led to a massive cyberattack in 2020. According to the SEC’s complaint, SolarWinds and its CISO, Timothy Brown, misled […]
