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Canada joins list of nations to ban Kaspersky and WeChat from government devices
Kaspersky and WeChat have been banned from Canadian government devices due to security concerns – although both companies think other motives are at play. This isn’t the first time both apps have been prohibited on the North American continent, as they were previously banned on US government devices too. Kaspersky,…
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It’s not going well for artists in their battle against GenAI
A judge in California earlier this week dismissed some claims raised by artists in their fight against AI image-generating websites. The artists believe such sites have been using their work unlawfully. Parts of a class action brought by Sarah Andersen, Kelly McKernan, and Karla Ortiz were dismissed by US District…
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Millions in crypto has been stolen following LastPass breach
The LastPass data breach incident that happened last year resulted in dozens of victims having cryptocurrency stolen, new research has claimed. Cryptocurrency analyst ZachXBT (Twitter alias) and MetaMask developer Taylor Monahan, who’ve been tracking the attacks, believe the attackers managed to steal $4.4 million from more than two dozen victims:…
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Exposed AWS credentials stolen within minutes by Github hackers
GitHub has a unique security feature – it scans the code for exposed Amazon Web Services (AWS) keys (among other things) and if it finds them, it reports them to AWS which can act to prevent misuse – all within minutes. However, it doesn’t work with 100% accuracy, and sometimes…
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AI-powered development delivering a great developer experience
Being a software developer isn’t easy. Although developers are – rightly – increasingly seen as innovators, their new-found status comes with a new set of challenges. Not only are developers expected to keep up with technologies that evolve at a rapid pace, but they are also dealing with ever-growing demands…
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Developing a nuclear strategy to power data centers
Microsoft is looking to recruit a “Principal Program Manager Nuclear Technology” with the view to this person developing a strategy for how Microsoft’s own data centers hosting cloud and AI can be operated with small nuclear reactors. Other public and private operators of large cloud infrastructure are facing the same…
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