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New US Senate bill calls for agencies and companies to be forced to report AI-related job cuts
Companies and federal agencies could have to report AI-related job losses There have been more federal layoffs than tech layoffs in 2025 New Act is backed by Republican and Democratic Senators A newly proposed AI-Related Job Impacts Clarity Act, raised by Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Josh Hawley (R-MO), would…
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University of Pennsylvania confirms recent cyberattack led to major data theft
Hackers accessed University systems via stolen SSO credentials, stealing data on 1.2 million individuals Offensive mass email followed partial lockout; University later confirmed the breach was real Attack exploited weak MFA enforcement among senior staff through social engineering It seems the “obviously fake” and “fraudulent” claims recently made by the…
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Google warns criminals are building and selling illicit AI tools – and the market is growing
AI tools are being purpose built for criminals, new GTIG report finds These tools side-step AI guardrails designed for safety ‘Just-in-time’ AI malware shows how criminals are evolving their techniques Google’s Threat Intelligence Group has identified a worrying shift in AI trends, with AI no longer just being used to…
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Microsoft apologizes to 365 users over confusing software tiers
Microsoft 365 became more expensive in six APAC countries when Copilot was integrated Microsoft didn’t do enough to tell customers they could retain Classic (non-Copilot) plans Microsoft is believed to be offering refunds for the price difference Several weeks after Microsoft was hit with an Australian Competition & Consumer Commission…
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AWS is building a new high-speed subsea internet cable to connect the US and Ireland
Fastnet will connect the US with Ireland, with over 320 Tbps of capacity AWS will bury it 1.5m under the seabed to protect it from damage More AWS Regions and Availability Zones are in the works Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced plans to build a new transatlantic subsea cable…
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China offers Alibaba and other domestic giants half-price data center energy if it picks chips from Huawei over Nvidia
China aims to cutting energy costs to push domestic AI chip adoption Local governments now reward data centers running Chinese processors over imports Major tech firms face tough trade-offs between efficiency and political loyalty China is reportedly offering major home-grown cloud and internet companies including Alibaba, ByteDance, and Tencent electricity…
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