Ransomware was behind Toronto Public Library attack
Ransomware is behind last week’s cyber attack against the Toronto Public Library’s IT systems, a spokesperson has confirmed. Ana-Maria Critchley, the library’s manager of communications and stakeholder relations, made the confirmation in an email this morning. However, she wouldn’t comment on questions about how the incident started and how long it will be before the
Startup launches AI platform to slash building energy costs
A startup backed by Nvidia and collaborating with Apple has launched a new AI platform that it claims can cut building energy costs by one-third. The company, PassiveLogic, says its “generative autonomy” systems can manage building infrastructure from a few hundred sensors and controls for small buildings to 1 million for large commercial towers. The […]
Solar to power over 30 million European homes
A study from researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany has found that rooftop solar panels could provide all the energy needs for more than 30 million homes in Europe. The research was detailed in a study, titled ‘Two million European single-family homes could abandon the grid by 2050’, published in the scientific […]
Musk Launches AI chatbot Grok
Elon Musk has launched a new AI chatbot called Grok on his social media site X, formerly Twitter. Musk claims that Grok is “the best that currently exists” and that it is able to answer “spicy questions that are rejected by most other AI systems.” He also says that Grok has a “rebellious streak” and […]
Google now highlighting apps with security reviews
Google has begun the process of highlighting apps that have passed independent security reviews. These reviews come from third parties that use a global security standard to gauge an app’s trustworthiness and resiliency against malware and security flaws. The reviews use a process called Mobile Application Security Assessment (MASA), introduced last year by the App […]
Android 14 bug prevents access to media storage and triggers reboots
A bug in Android 14 is preventing some users from accessing their media storage and triggering reboots. The issue affects devices with multiple users, and the primary user may be unable to access their media files. Some users have also reported that their device reboots with a “Factory Data Reset” message. This issue primarily affects […]
Hashtag Trending Nov.7-Sam Altman announces groundbreaking features to ChatGPT at developer conference; Elon Musk unveils Grok AI chatbot; Do chatbots perform better when you say please and thank you?
Sam Altman channels the late Steve Jobs at OpenAI developer conference, Elon Musk unveils his new Grok AI Chatbot, and yeah, maybe your AI does feel sorry for you. These and more top tech stories on Hashtag Trending I’m your host Jim Love, CIO of IT World Canada and Tech News Day in the
