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Zoom wants to make your Team Chats even smarter – using AI, of course
Zoom Team Chat is now smarter with AI Companion integration The AI upgrades are free of charge for paying customers Zoom Chat also has improvements for developers In its effort to become the go-to “AI-first work platform for human connection” – a term coined by the company in its Zoom…
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Standing strong against hyper-volumetric DDoS attacks
As digital innovation accelerates, so does the scale and sophistication of cyber threats, particularly Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. Hyper-volumetric DDoS attacks, which overwhelm systems with floods of traffic, are growing in both frequency and complexity. According to our research, more than a third (37%) of European businesses have…
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35 years on: The history and evolution of ransomware
December 2024 has the dubious distinction of being both the 35th anniversary of the first ransomware and the 20th anniversary of the first use of modern criminal ransomware. Since the late 1980’s ransomware has evolved and innovated into a major criminal enterprise, so it only seems apt to reflect on…
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The UK government’s tech purchase processes “downplay” the technical risks involved
UK National Audit Office believes government approach to tech suppliers needs centralized reform Present strategy costs taxpayers billions and is leaving UK infrastructure three decades out of date The Public Accounts Committee has also weighed in, claiming government departments are not ‘intelligent clients’ In alarming but unsurprising news given its…
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It’s a real shame but the world’s first eGPU with Thunderbolt 5 interface won’t run on Apple Silicon
Apple doesn’t support eGPU, but a faster interface opens a world of opportunities Sparkle’s new enclosure has an integrated handle and delivers up to 850W More TB5 enclosures are expected to land in 2025 The Sparkle eGPU Studio-G 850, unveiled at CES 2025 (via TechPowerUp), brings Thunderbolt 5 to the…
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Toshiba launched two new portable hard drives, but I think they’ve got something really, really wrong
New Toshiba Canvio drives use the antiquated flat USB-A connector Up to 4TB capacity, meaning no 6TB model, something only WD can offer at the moment There’s also no pricing details available at the time of writing Toshiba has unveiled its latest external hard drives, the Canvio Flex and Canvio…
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