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Many companies are being forced to hire unqualified staff due to budget cuts
A significant number of US employers are resorting to hiring underqualified staff as they struggle with tightening budgets, new research has claimed. The poll by Robert Walters found nearly three-quarters (71%) of employers have hired candidates lacking the full qualifications or experience ideally required, owing to financial limitations. Furthermore, around…
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Watch out — Google Chrome details can be stolen by this clever new ransomware
The Qilin ransomware variant has been spotted successfully exfiltrating sensitive data stored in the Google Chrome browser. In its writeup, researchers from Sophos revealed how a criminal group used previously compromised credentials to enter the IT infrastructure of an unnamed organization. The credentials were for a Virtual Private Network (VPN)…
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Google DeepMind workers protest over US military and defense contracts
Nearly 200 workers at Google DeepMind, the company’s AI research division, have signed a letter urging the company to terminate its contracts with military organizations. The May 16 letter, revealed by TIME, highlights growing concern within the organization about the ethical implications of its AI technology being used for digital…
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Microsoft expands Azure AI with two new models for the Phi-3 family
Microsoft has unveiled a series of updates to its Azure AI platform, including the expansion of the Phi-3 family of small language models (SLMs). The company has added two new models to the family – Phi-3.5-MoE and Phi-3.5-mini – which are designed to enhance efficiency and accuracy. Among the key benefits of Microsoft’s…
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Is AI the next frontier of cloud vendor lock-in?
In October 2022, the UK’s communications regulator, Ofcom, launched an investigation into the practices of the cloud hyperscalers. Since then, Google, Amazon and Microsoft have been referred to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) – the competition regulator – putting the issue of cloud vendor lock-in firmly in the spotlight.…
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The worst security test ever? University slammed over fake Ebola scare as phishing test
A California University has come under fire for sending out a phishing test which cautioned all its students about a (false) Ebola outbreak. The University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) sent out an email titled ‘ Emergency Notification: Ebola Virus Case on Campus’ to all students, which understandably caused widespread…
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