A cybercrime campaign has been targeting students seeking jobs since March, a cybersecurity company reported Wednesday. Scammers, posing as bioscience and health companies, are enticing students to attend a video call about a job with the intention of getting them to pay bogus fees as a condition of employment, according to Proofpoint researchers Timothy Kromphardt and Selena Larson. “Proofpoint … [Read more...]
The Problem With Suing Gen AI Companies for Copyright Infringement
Microsoft’s deployment of OpenAI’s ChatGPT has been extremely popular, and its surprise implementation of this advanced generative AI system caught companies like Google and Apple napping. Google is responding aggressively to the threat and spinning up its own generative AI solution, Bard, but both Google and OpenAI are facing class-action lawsuits alleging copyright violations related to training … [Read more...]
Alienware Power Trio Suits Gamers and Work Go-Getters
It’s not exactly a revelation to state that gaming tech solutions are often suitable for work-related activities due to their inherent features and functionalities. They offer immersive and engaging experiences, which can enhance productivity and motivation. Gaming technologies also incorporate real-time feedback, collaboration, and problem-solving, making them useful for training, simulations, … [Read more...]
Kinder, Friendlier AI Chatbot ‘Claude 2’ Unveiled by Anthropic
The wraps were pulled off a new AI chatbot billed as “helpful, harmless and honest” on Tuesday by its developer, Anthropic. The chatbot, Claude 2, boasts a familiar repertoire. It can create summaries, write code, translate text, and perform tasks that have become de rigueur for the software genre. This latest version of the generative AI offering can be accessed via API and through a new web … [Read more...]
Explosive Growth Surges Threads to Lead in Twitter Alternative Sweepstakes
Competitors have been nipping at Twitter’s heels for months, trying to exploit growing dissatisfaction among its users over decisions made by its new helmsman Elon Musk. Those efforts, though, haven’t been able to gain much traction — until now. In just five days, the latest Twitter alternative, Meta’s Threads, has garnered 100 million users, shattering a record formerly held by the wildly popular … [Read more...]
Twitter vs. Threads: Meta Has the Advantage
As an ex-IBM competitive analyst, one of the things I enjoyed the most was making a competitive comparison, particularly when it was between any company but my own. The reason for this is that, even in business, no one likes to hear their baby is ugly. Meta is bringing Threads to market, which looks like a Twitter clone. Typically, an effort like this would likely fail because you generally can’t … [Read more...]
If Only Documentation Looked as Clean as the Code
This month marks a year since I took on my current and most technical role of my career. I didn’t intend to keep it a secret. Really, it just didn’t factor much into my writing. By this point, I’m implying it clearly has. The role has exposed me to a variety of computer systems created by various people over time. All of these systems have forced me to assimilate an immense volume of technical … [Read more...]
AppSec, Devs Clash Flags Need for Paradigm Shift in Software Industry
According to a recent software industry security report, there is a notable increase in tension between application security (AppSec) workers and application developers over consensus on cloud-native needs. Additionally, there is a growing concern about retaining developer talent in this context. The fundamental issue lies in the inadequacy of traditional AppSec tools for cloud environments. As a … [Read more...]
The Smart Home Jury Is Still Out on Matter, AI Could Help
Since the first smart gadgets started to surface a few years ago, the fabled smart home of the future has been edging closer to being a realistic, everyday reality. The hardware, the software, and the use cases are all present and correct. Although issues such as compatibility, cost, and security persist, Matter, the new interoperability standard from the Connected Standards Alliance (CSA), … [Read more...]
Venn Unveils Secure Enclave Tech To Control Remote Work Computers
Companies for years have wrangled their employee’s phones with mobile device management (MDM) software but haven’t been able to exercise the same ease of control over their workforce’s PCs. That’s about to change, according to Venn Software. The company on Wednesday announced a patented technology for securing remote work on any computer that uses a lightweight application to establish a secure … [Read more...]
HP Addresses Rising Security Threats Before an AI-Driven Wave of Pain
I’ve spent much of my career in and around security, and if there were ever a time not to be in the security business, this would be it. The cause for this is not because the business isn’t still potentially lucrative but because the threats appear to be increasing at an alarming rate. This escalation is particularly noticeable with the advent of AI and understaffed security departments. According … [Read more...]
A Comprehensive App Development Strategy for Business Success
Effective app development is critical for businesses to expand their digital services in today’s ever-expanding age of global connectedness. To stand out in the marketplace, companies need to create efficient and engaging apps for access to wider audiences while at the same time improving the user experience. Businesses can accomplish these goals by using systematic strategies for building, … [Read more...]
Redefining Health Care: Integrating Tech for a Consumer-Centric Focus
Health care, at its core, is a business operation that delivers health and wellness solutions. But its differences should not exclude the type of health tech advances experienced elsewhere, according to Josh Builder, chief technology officer of Signify Health. Some critics note that nonprofit providers dominate large segments of the health care industry. They also point out that third parties like … [Read more...]
Poor Password Practices Persist Among Online Users: Study
Three out of four online users in the United States and Europe are putting themselves at risk of being hacked due to poor password practices, according to a study released Tuesday by a password management solutions provider. The study by Keeper Security, based on a survey of 8,000 people in the United States, United Kingdom, France, and Germany, found that 75% of the respondents admitted they … [Read more...]
Release AI From the Shadows, Argues Wharton Prof
Workers are using AI tools to boost individual productivity but keeping their activity on the down-low, which could be hurting the overall performance of their organizations, a professor at the Wharton business school contends in a blog posted Sunday. “Today, billions of people have access to large language models (LLMs) and the productivity benefits that they bring,” Ethan Mollick wrote in his … [Read more...]
Gaming Industry Know-How Created AMD’s Winning Data Center Strategy
AMD is on a run now. No longer in Intel’s shadow, it’s taking the PC market and data center by storm. While part of the reason is that Intel stumbled badly under a prior CEO, much of it is because of AMD’s almost unbelievable focus on unique customer segment needs. While AMD has always tended to be one of the more responsive vendors in its segment, it was when the company decided to go after the … [Read more...]
Gen AI Fueling Surge of Sophisticated Email Attacks
Generative AI tools like ChatGPT are sparking an increase in sophisticated email attacks, according to a report released Wednesday by a global, cloud-based email security company. Security leaders have worried about the possibilities of AI-generated email attacks since ChatGPT was released, and we’re starting to see those fears validated, noted the report from Abnormal Security. The company … [Read more...]
Climate Change, Power Chips Spur Submersible Server Trend
A desire for sustainable data center options and a heat wave caused by increasingly powerful computer chips are driving the adoption of systems that cool computers by immersing them in fluids. By operating a server rack submerged in a special fluid, heat can be passively removed from the hardware to the fluid, pumped to a heat exchanger, then returned to the computer after the heat is … [Read more...]
Apple Vision Pro: Gateway to a New Computing Future
I have my doubts about whether Apple’s Vision Pro, which was announced last week but will not be available until 2024, will be successful. My doubts mostly revolve around Apple’s current strategy, which is to avoid collapsing existing markets, something Apple had to do to make the iPhone successful, and because the company partners poorly and will need a lot of focused partners to make this … [Read more...]
Will Apple’s Vision Pro Dent the Universe?
Apple finally drew back the curtain Monday on the Vision Pro headset at WWDC 2023, and the leadership team dedicated some serious time to explaining how the device functions and how to use it. The big reveal occurred about 80 minutes into the event after perfunctory overviews of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS updates. I must admit that I thought the big “One More Thing…” moment would never come. … [Read more...]
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