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Microsoft’s new AI tool wants to find and fix AI-generated text that’s factually wrong
Microsoft has unveiled a new tool which looks to stop AI models from generating content that is not factually correct – more commonly known as hallucinations. The new Correction feature builds on Microsoft’s existing ‘groundedness detection’, which essentially cross-references AI text to a supporting document input by the user. The…
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US government agency confirms it was hit by major ransomware attack
It’s been more than a year since news of the MOVEit breach first emerged, and we’re still getting information on new victims. The latest firm to add to the list is The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), a US federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and…
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Millions more Google Workspace users are getting access to Gemini AI
Google has announced its Gemini generative AI-powered assistant is set to be included in Google Workspace Business, Enterprise and Frontline plans, significantly expanding the platform’s user base. The offering promises compliance with an organization’s security and privacy policies and extra controls for IT admins. Aparna Pappu, GM and VP of…
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Hackers are getting more imaginative when it comes to writing new malware
When it comes to writing malware, the majority of threat actors seem to got their creative juices flowing, new research has claimed. A report from BlackBerry claims the company has detected and stopped significantly more unique malware strains, recording the highest quarter-over-quarter increase ever documented. The company’s latest Global Threat…
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Scion of obscure OS that could have replaced Mac OS gets a rare update, almost 22 years after it started — Haiku carries on the minimalist philosophy of BeOS, the pet project of one of Apple’s former executives
In the mid-1990s, former Apple exec Jean-Louis Gassée founded Be Inc., a company best known for its BeOS operating system. Despite its technical strengths, which included a responsive multitasking kernel, symmetric multiprocessing, and a 64-bit journaling file system called BFS, BeOS struggled to make a dent in a market dominated…
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US Kaspersky customers report replacement antivirus forcibly installed following ban
Kaspersky customers in the US have found their antivirus software has been replaced without warning with a new solution called UltraAV. The US government recently passed a law banning the sale of Kaspersky security software and the subsequent updates for installed software, resulting in the company’s exit from the US…
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