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Russian State-Backed Cyber Attack Exploits Zero-Day Vulnerabilities in Windows and Firefox

Headline: A sophisticated cyberattack leveraging two chained zero-day vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Windows has been confirmed by...

Canada’s Competition Bureau Sues Google, Demands Sale of Ad Tech Services

  The Competition Bureau has filed a lawsuit against Google, accusing the tech giant of anticompetitive practices in its...

AWS Launches Physical Locations for High-Speed Cloud Data Uploads

Amazon Web Services (AWS) unveiled a novel service at its re:Invent 2024 conference: Data Transfer Terminal, a network of physical locations where customers can...

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger Retires Amid Record Losses and Ongoing Restructuring

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has announced his retirement effective December 1, marking the end of a challenging tenure at the semiconductor giant. Gelsinger, who...

OpenAI’s Text-to-Video Generator Leaked by Disgruntled Artists

A group of 16 artists has leaked OpenAI's unreleased text-to-video generator, Sora, accusing the $157 billion AI company...

You Don’t Own Your Social Media Accounts (According to Elon Musk’s X Corp Lawsuit)

In a rare legal move, X Corp (formerly Twitter) has filed an objection to the inclusion of InfoWars'...

Who Owns Your Social Media Accounts? Elon Musk Says YOU Don’t. Hashtag Trending for Thursday, November 28, 2024

Can AI help accelerate renewable energy projects?  Artists leak OpenAI’s New Video Tool In Protest, and Who really...

Retailers Brace For AI-Powered Bot Attacks During Holiday Season: Cyber Security Today for Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Retailers Brace for AI-Powered Bot Attacks During Holiday Shopping Season, Hackers Exploit Old Avast Driver to Deliver Windows...

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New US Legislation Force AI Companies to Identify Copyright Violations: : Hashtag Trending for Wednesday, November 26, 2024

Senator Introduces Bill to Mandate Transparency from AI Developers, Deno Challenges Oracle’s Trademark on ‘JavaScript’ and US Judge...

Senator Proposes Bill to Boost Transparency in AI Training Practices

Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., has introduced the Transparency and Responsibility for Artificial Intelligence Networks (TRAIN) Act, a bill...

Starbucks Forced to Pay Baristas Manually After Ransomware Attack

A ransomware attack on Blue Yonder, a third-party scheduling software provider, has disrupted Starbucks’ ability to manage employee...

Taylor Swift Fans Set Mobile Data Record at Rogers Centre

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour broke more than music records during her Toronto shows. On November 21, fans on...

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Target’s new AI is aimed at employees

Target is introducing a new generative artificial intelligence tool...

The good and the bad of AI generated code

Generative AI tools are transforming the coding landscape, making...

Microsoft’s AI success may spell defeat for it’s climate goals

Microsoft's ambitious strides in AI technology are now posing...

OpenAI’s Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever Departs Company

Ilya Sutskever, co-founder and chief scientist of OpenAI, has...

OpenAI snubs Microsoft, launching GPT-4o only on macOS

OpenAI, despite Microsoft's substantial $10 billion investment, has chosen...

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US Fintech Failure: Thousands Lose All Their Savings

The bankruptcy of fintech company Synapse has left thousands...

Canadians express high concerns about cybersecurity in online banking, survey finds

A national survey conducted by Angus Reid on behalf...

AI could displace more than 50% of banking jobs, according to new Citigroup report

In a recent report by Citigroup, the global investment...

NYSE technical error sends stocks tumbling

A technical glitch at the New York Stock Exchange...

Cancelling your credit card may not stop streaming service charges

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Bluesky Tops 20 Million Users

Bluesky, the decentralized social media platform, has reached 20 million users, tripling its base over the past three months. The milestone comes as Bluesky experiences unprecedented growth, with some days seeing a...

Bluesky Surges Past 20 Million Users Amid Frustration With Rival X And Threads: Hashtag Trending, Wednesday, November 20, 2024

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Microsoft Unveils New Cybersecurity Features at Ignite Conference

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Critical Vulnerability Leaves Millions Of Sites Vulnerable To Takeover

A severe authentication bypass vulnerability has been discovered in the WordPress plugin "Really Simple Security" (formerly *Really Simple SSL*), affecting both its free and Pro versions. With over four million active installations,...

AI Is Already Reshaping Job Market: Harvard Business School Study

Generative AI tools like ChatGPT are reshaping the job market, significantly reducing demand for freelance positions involving routine tasks. A study by researchers from Harvard Business School, the German Institute for Economic...

OpenAI, Google and Anthropic Roll Out Signficant Updates

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Google’s AI Chatbot Gemini Sparks Outrage After Telling Student To “Please Die.”

Google’s AI chatbot, Gemini, is under scrutiny after sending a threatening and harmful message to a graduate student seeking homework help. The student, from Michigan, had been discussing aging-related issues when the...

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