FDA approves AI-powered skin cancer-screening device that's just a teensy bit tricorder-ish
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a handheld AI-powered medical device that helps doctors diagnose skin cancer.…
Non-profit startup offers certifications for AI models that respect creators' rights
A former VP of audio at Stability AI who quit the biz over content scraping has launched a non-profit organization named “Fairly Trained” that certifies generative AI models whose developers obtained consent to train their models on copyrighted data.…
Did all that AI chatbot hype boost Bing's market share? Oh, wait, never mind
Microsoft's share of the global web search market has hardly changed since the arrival of Bing AI, aka Bing Chat aka Copilot, according to industry figures. We're told Bing's share has increased just 0.56 percentage points since it plugged OpenAI's GPT-4 into its web search nearly a year ago.…
IBM Consulting is done playing around, orders immediate return to office
IBM Consulting this week told its US-based executives and people managers that, effective immediately, they must work from a corporate office at least three days per week, or face the consequences.…
Perfect timing... US Navy throws Boeing $103M to update its sub recon jets
Boeing could use any win it can get lately, and it's found an admittedly small one in a $102.7 million deal to modernize some of the US Navy's submarine-hunting P-8A Poseidon aircraft.…
As Broadcom nukes VMware's channel, the big winner is set to be Nutanix
As the fallout from Broadcom’s takeover of VMware continues to rain down on the industry, rivals of the one-time virtualization giant have the opportunity to swoop on customers thanks to the massive changes happening to its channel.…
JPMorgan exec claims bank repels '45 billion' cyberattack attempts per day
Updated The largest bank in the United States repels 45 billion cyberattack attempts per day, one of its leaders claimed at the World Economic Forum in Davos. …
Future of America's Cyber Safety Review Board hangs in balance amid calls for rethink
As the US mulls legislation that would see the Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) become a permanent fixture in the government's cyber defense armory, experts are calling for substantial changes in the way it's organized.…
Peregrine bows out with a bang as SLIM aims for Moon's rocky runway
As the Astrobotic Peregrine spacecraft prepares for its final descent into the Earth's atmosphere, another lunar mission, the Japanese Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), is gearing up for a soft landing on the Moon's surface.…
Tech billionaires ask Californians to give new utopian city their blessing
Californians wondering why a shady shell company spent time buying up vast acreages of scrubland in Solano County can wonder no more – because a gaggle of tech billionaires are going on a charm offensive to get a city built from scratch.…
Ransomware attacks hospitalizing security pros, as one admits suicidal feelings
Ransomware attacks are being linked to a litany of psychological and physical illnesses reported by infosec professionals, and in some cases blamed for hospitalizations.…
Stripe commuters swap traffic jams for hydrofoil glam
San Francisco-based employees of financial services firm Stripe will soon have an alternative to their automotive commute thanks to Navier, a startup building electric hydrofoil boats.…
Microsoft 365's add-on avalanche is putting the squeeze on customers
Microsoft's demands for extra cash from customers wishing to use Copilot for Microsoft 365 has highlighted a growing problem – the number of paid add-ons.…
Two more Citrix NetScaler bugs exploited in the wild
Two vulnerabilities in NetScaler's ADC and Gateway products have been fixed – but not before criminals found and exploited them, according to the vendor.…
WINE 9.0 improves ability to run 32-bit Windows apps on 64-bit-only xNix
WINE 9.0 brings the benefits of better WoW64 support to 64-bit x86 – and Arm – kit, plus native Wayland support on Linux.…
Alphabet CEO tells Googlers: More job cuts on the way
Alphabet boss Sundar Pichai is warning Googlers to brace themselves for more jobs cuts in 2024 though they won’t be as deep as last year.…
Google TAG: Kremlin cyber spies move into malware with a custom backdoor
Russian cyberspies linked to the Kremlin's Federal Security Service (FSB) are moving beyond their usual credential phishing antics and have developed a custom backdoor that they started delivering via email as far back as November 2022, according to Google's Threat Analysis Group.…
Has the semiconductor down cycle reached its nadir? TSMC thinks so
Chipmaker TSMC had a mixed final calendar quarter of 2023, with profit falling less than expected and revenue growth “essentially flat,” in another sign that the global semiconductor downturn is over.…
Fujitsu gets $1B market cap haircut after TV disaster drama airs
Fujitsu has seen $1 billion wiped off its market value after a week in the political and media spotlight for its role in the UK’s Post Office Horizon scandal, which prompted the European chief exec to say the company was morally responsible for providing compensation.…
Google is changing how search results appear for EU citizens
Updated Google is making some changes to how its products, including search, will work in Europe.…