Month: April 2023
Substack’s Twitter-esque Notes feature has officially launched
Substack has officially launched Notes for all users. The new product takes a lot of cues from Twitter and joins the long list of services looking to lure away users from Elon Musk’s beleaguered social network. At first (and second) glance, Substack Notes looks a whole lot like Twitter. Instead…
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Data stolen after ransomware attack on Yum! Brands
In a statement, a spokesperson for Yum told TechRadar Pro that “In the course of our forensic review and investigation, we identified some personal information belonging to employees was exposed during the January 2023 cybersecurity incident. We are in the process of sending individual notifications and are offering complimentary monitoring…
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Customer data stolen after ransomware attack on Yum! Brands
Despite initial reports to the contrary, it seems that hackers did manage to steal sensitive customer information from Yum! Brands during a recent ransomware attack. The parent company of KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell chains started sending out notifications to affected customers explaining what kind of information was stolen…
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Twitter alternatives for the Musk-averse
Twitter users (and ex-users) are still watching to see what the next chapter will be in the soap opera called “What Elon Musk will do with Twitter next.” Start a small war with Substack? Temporarily replace its bird logo with a Doge? The possibilities seem endless. If you’re becoming bored…
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Ford’s Oakville plant in Canada will start making EVs in 2024
Ford’s factory in Oakville, Ontario, will begin its $1.3 billion ($1.8 billion CAD) transformation into an electric vehicle assembly plant in the second quarter of 2024. The retooling is expected to take six months to finish, the automaker said Tuesday. During the process, an estimated 3,000 workers will be furloughed,…
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Alibaba now has a ChatGPT rival for its cloud customers to use
In an effort to keep pace with its Western rivals, the huge Chinese-based multinational Alibaba now has its own Large Language Model (LLM) to rival ChatGPT. As part of the company’s cloud computing service Alibaba Cloud, the AI writer (opens in new tab) will be available to select customers –…
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