Amazon abandons Roomba purchase due to opposition from regulators
Amazon and iRobot, the maker of Roomba, have mutually decided to terminate their $1.4 billion merger agreement due to opposition from European antitrust regulators. This marks the first instance of Amazon being prevented from acquiring another company by antitrust authorities. The deal, initially announced in mid-2022 with a $1.7 billion valuation, was part of Amazon’s […]
Concerns raised about National Security Agency purchasing American’s personal data from brokers
A US Senator, Ron Wyden, has raised concerns about the National Security Agency (NSA) purchasing Americans’ personal data, including their internet browsing habits, from data brokers. In a letter to US Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, Wyden highlighted that US intelligence agencies are buying location data harvested from Americans’ smartphones and domestic internet metadata […]
Meta plans $800 million AI optimized data centre
Meta is set to construct an $800 million data center in Jeffersonville, Indiana, specifically optimized for artificial intelligence services. This initiative represents a significant step by Facebook’s parent company to establish a stronger presence in the AI technology sector. The Jeffersonville facility will be equipped with advanced hardware, including liquid-cooling systems, to meet the intensive […]
Apple beta code reveals plans for AI upgrade to Siri
Apple is reportedly testing an AI-improved version of Siri in the iOS 17.4 beta, potentially to be announced as soon as June. This development is part of Apple’s ongoing efforts to enhance Siri’s capabilities, in response to the rise of AI tools like ChatGPT. The iOS 17.4 beta code not only suggests that Apple is […]
Hearings on Canada’s proposed cybersecurity law to start today
Public Safety committee to hear from senior officials on how the proposed legislation covering critical infrastructure firms
Cyber Security Today, Jan. 29, 2024 – SolarWinds demands fraud allegation be dropped, a Canadian sentenced for ransomware attacks, and more
This episode reports on the need for every organization to have contact information on security issues
Hashtag Trending Jan.29- LLMs learn to hide dishonest behaviour; Tech layoffs a strategic move? 90 per cent of spreadsheets have errors
AI models can learn to hide their dishonest behaviour, Open AI is making it easy for anyone to call multiple GPTs from a single conversation, are mass layoffs with huge earnings and share values a strategic thing for big tech? And a study claims that 90 per cent of spreadsheets have errors. All this
