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New York business leaders most optimistic about impact of AI: Accenture study

New York City's business elite are increasingly optimistic about the transformative potential of artificial intelligence, according to a...

Intel’s foundry business suffers $7 billion loss in 2023 amidst ambitious expansion

Intel's expansion into the foundry business as part of its IDM 2.0 strategy has resulted in a staggering...

Open AI to launch search engine to compete with Google? Hashtag Trending, Friday, May 3, 2024

“Insider” Jimmy Apples says OpenAI is going to launch a search engine to compete with Google, Intel is losing billions of dollars a year....

Developer of “Unfollow Everything” sues Meta over control of social feeds

Ethan Zuckerman, an associate professor at the University of Massachusetts—Amherst, has filed a lawsuit against Meta, arguing that U.S. law should allow people to...

US federal government no longer requires degree for cybersecurity jobs. Hashtag Trending Wed May 1st

The US federal government relaxes the requirement for university degrees for cyber security professionals, a new study finds...

Cancelling your credit card may not stop streaming service charges

Many consumers believe that changing their credit card can end unwanted recurring charges from streaming services. However, a...

Tesla intensifies layoffs, including key executives and Supercharger team

Tesla is continuing its aggressive cost-cutting measures with a new round of layoffs that not only affect senior...

ChatGPT Plus expands memory feature, excludes Europe and Korea

OpenAI has recently expanded the availability of its Memory feature to more ChatGPT Plus users, allowing the AI...

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TikTok battle is just getting started: Hashtag Trending show notes for Tuesday, April 30th, 2024

The TikTok battle may be just beginning. A major European cloud company makes its simplified cooling system open...

Founders of cryptocurrency firm charged with laundering over $100 million

In a major crackdown on cryptocurrency-related crimes, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York...

Meta to face EU investigation over disinformation under Digital Services Act

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is set to undergo a European Union investigation concerning its...

OVHcloud shares data center cooling designs to aid global sustainability

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Tests unable to distinguish AI from human reviews

AI-generated restaurant reviews can now pass the Turing test,...

Zuckerberg shares his vision with investors and Meta stock tanks

In an era where instant gratification is often the...

AI surpasses human benchmarks in most areas: Stanford report

Stanford University’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) has...

Microsoft and OpenAI partner to build a $100 Billion AI supercomputer “Stargate”

In a bold stride towards computational supremacy, Microsoft, in...

US Bill Aims to Unveil AI Training Data Sources Amid Copyright Concerns

In a significant move toward transparency, a bill was...

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The race to harness AI in big banks heats up

The journey to harness Artificial Intelligence (AI) within the...

IMF reports that 40 percent of global employment could be disrupted by AI

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued a stark...

Reverse ATMs becomes solution for cashless business

To accommodate the expanding number of cashless companies, reverse...

Shopify teams up with Melio to launch bill pay tool

Melio, a B2B payments firm, has teamed with Shopify...

Federal Budget 2023: Millions to fight foreign interference, threats and covert activities

A new National Counter-Foreign Interference Office will be created if the bud

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Cyber Security Today, April 29, 2024 – Credential stuffing attacks are hitting firms using Okta ID management solutions, and more

This episode reports on a job scam aimed at app developers, the latest data breach notification

First responders battle mobile communications issues. Hashtag Trending, Monday April 29, 2024

93% of first responders experience issues with their mobile devices, New York state mandates $15.00 a month internet for those with low incomes, Google issues a warning to update Chrome for Windows,...

New York mandates 15 dollar broadband plans for low-income consumers

A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit has overturned a previous ruling, thus allowing New York to enforce a law that mandates Internet service providers (ISPs)...

Google Chrome update essential for Windows users

The latest Chrome update has just been rolled out, bringing the version up to 124.0.6367.78/.79. This update is critical, especially for Windows users, as it addresses a significant vulnerability in Chrome’s graphics...

Laurent Carbonneau, Council of Canadian Innovators for Hashtag Trending, the Weekend Edition

The conversation with Laurent Carbonneau from the Council of Canadian Innovators is based on the recent report,  explores the challenges of innovation and productivity in Canada's digital economy, particularly in relation to...

Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending Friday, April 26, 2024

This episode features a discussion on the latest in the Change Healthcare ransomware attack, a vulnerability in an abandoned Apache open source project, the next step in Canada's proposed critical infrastructure cybersecurity law and the future

Cyber Security Today, April 26, 2024 – Patch warnings for Cisco ASA gateways and a WordPress plugin

This episode reports on the malicious plugin worm that refuses to die

Is OpenAI critical infrastructure? Hashtag Trending, Friday April 26, 2024

OpenAI wants you to think about them as critical infrastructure.  Meta’s stock tanks as Zuckerberg delivers his future vision to investors. IBM acquires infrastructure management firm HashiCorp for 6.4 billion dollars and...

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