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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...

Spotify CEO confesses to “rough times after layoffs” – stock price rises

In December, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek announced the largest round of layoffs in the company's history, cutting 1,500...

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...

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...

TikTok vows to fight new law that will force it to sell to an acceptable US company

In a dramatic move, TikTok has announced its intent to challenge a new U.S. law that threatens the...

New Large Language Models promise “infinite length.”

As the world of artificial intelligence evolves, major tech giants like Microsoft, Google, and Meta are pioneering the...

Times up for TikTok. Or is it? Hashtag Trending for Thursday April 25, 2024

Times up for TikTok – or is it? A whirlwind of news in AI this week. And an...

Cyber Security Today, April 24, 2024 – Good news/bad news in Mandiant report, UnitedHealth admits paying a ransomware gang, and more

This episode reports on the danger of using expired open-source packages, a tool used by a Russian hacking group and passw

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Cyber Security Today, April 22, 2024 -Vulnerability in CrushFTP file transfer software, security updates for Cisco’s controller management application, and more

This episode reports on a new campaign to steal credentials from LastPass users, a warning to admits of Ivanti Avalanche mobile device management software

Cyber Security Today, April 22, 2024 -Vulnerability in CrushFTP file transfer software, security updates for Cisco’s controller management application, and more

This episode reports on a new campaign to steal credentials from LastPass users, a warning to admits of Ivanti Avalanche mobile device management software

Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending Friday April 19, 2024

On this episode Jen Ellis, co-chair of the Ransomware Task Force, talks about ways of fighting one of the biggest cyber threats to IT d

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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...

AI presents an “extinction level threat” – US Gov’t Report: Hashtag Trending for Tuesday, March 12, 2024

A new US government report warns that AI presents an “extinction level threat to the human species. Elon Musk is outsourcing his Grok AI code. Hackers have breached the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in the US and a researcher shows how to steal a Tesla by leveraging a feature of the Tesla charging stations.

Robot startup uses ChatGPT to enhance its communications and reasoning skills

Humanoid robot startup Figure has secured a significant $675...

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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 attack on Hamilton knocks out municipal phone, email

One of Ontario’s biggest cities is in the second day of dealing with a cyber attack. Hamilton, a municipality of about 570,000 on the shore of Lake Ontario, said Sunday it had suffered a city-wide phone and email “disruption” to municipal and public library services, which included the Bus Check Info Line and the HSRNow

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