SIM card swap led to takeover of SEC’s X account
In a statement the regulator said multifactor authentication protection on the social media account had been turned of
Gap between employee fears and actual AI job replacement: A tale of two studies
A survey by a firm called Spokeo found 66% of US workers think AI could perform their jobs. Nearly 75% are concerned about AI’s impact on their industry. But there’s optimism too – over 75% believe AI will reduce workplace stress and shorten the workweek. Still, people see the threat to incomes in the near […]
Microsoft takes the nuclear option for data center energy needs
Microsoft has appointed Erin Henderson as the new Director of Nuclear Development Acceleration, marking a significant shift in data center power strategies. Henderson, with 13 years of experience at the Tennessee Valley Authority, will lead Microsoft’s ambitious plan to use small, modular reactors and microreactors for powering data centers. This move aligns with Microsoft’s stated […]
New Hampshire’s presidential primary got hit with deep-fake dirty tricks this weekend. Voters received a robocall in Joe Biden’s voice, urging Democrats not to vote on Tuesday. It said to save your vote for November instead. The call purported to be from prominent Democrat Kathy Sullivan. Sullivan is running a super PAC to organize a […]
Generative AI may be poisoning the internet and itself
Generative AI is not just reshaping the internet landscape, some fear it might be killing the internet as we know it. In 2024, some of those fears are materializing. Researchers have warned models could poison themselves by training on other AIs’ output.Some evidence of this decay is already emerging. Elon Musk’s bot Grok has been […]
Responding to challenges of new tech, children’s rights among federal privacy czar’s priorities
Three-year strategic plan will focus on promoting privacy, addressing privacy risks in new technology and advocating for children’s priv
Data Privacy Week: Get ready for tougher regulation
Organizations should take this week ro re-evaluate their data privacy and protectio
Cyber Security Today, Jan. 22, 2024 – LockBit ransomware gang hits the Subway fast food chain, and Data Privacy Week starts
This episode reports on ransomware attacks, an undetected attack on a VMware hol
Hashtag Trending Jan.22-Zuckerberg commits to developing AGI; CIOs worried about Broadcom’s changes to VMware; Apple’s Vision Pro fails to sell out on launch day
Mark Zuckerberg causes a storm with his commitment to developing Artificial General Intelligence, CIOs are sounding worried about Broadcom’s changes to VMWare, tax changes in the U.S. are having an impact on startups and – in what can only be described as a sign of the apocalypse, a new Apple product failed to sell out
