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Thursday February 13, 2025. 01:34 AM
De-dupes some roles, hints others aren't needed as the infosec scene shifts Nine days after completing its $859 million acquisition of managed detection and response provider Secureworks, Sophos has laid off around six percent of its staff.…
Longtime Slashdot reader theodp writes: Monday brought chilling news reports of the all-count trial convictions of three individuals for a conspiracy to rob and drug people outside of LGBTQ+ nightclubs in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood, which led to the deaths of...
From the billionaire who said real-time surveillance is good for keeping us in check If governments want AI to improve services and security for their citizens, then they need to put all their information in one place – even citizens’ genomic data – according to Larry...
At least dozens of workers at the Technology Transformation Service were fired on Wednesday, a day after similar sudden cuts at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Apple has released an official Apple TV app for Android phones and tablets that's now available in the Google Play Store. You can download it here. 9to5Google reports: The newest Apple app on Android has a bottom bar with Apple TV+, MLS (Major League Soccer), Downloads for...
An anonymous reader quotes a report from People: Scarlett Johansson is urging U.S. legislators to place limits on artificial intelligence as an unauthorized, A.I.-generated video of her and other Jewish celebrities opposing Kanye West goes viral. The video, which has been...
Wednesday February 12, 2025. 11:30 PM
A BBC study published yesterday (PDF) found that AI news summarization tools frequently generate inaccurate or misleading summaries, with 51% of responses containing significant issues. The Register reports: The research focused on OpenAI's ChatGPT, Microsoft's Copilot,...
Demand described as a 'soft layoff' IBM has begun what a source describes as a soft layoff for its Finance & Operations business unit, in the form of a return-to-office (RTO) order.…
OpenAI has canceled the release of o3 in favor of a 'simplified' product lineup. CEO Sam Altman said in a post on X that, in the coming months, OpenAI will release a model called GPT-5 that 'integrates a lot of [OpenAI's] technology,' including o3. TechCrunch reports: The...
After years of GOP attacks on US health agencies, Trump appointees are poised to bring Covid-19 conspiracies to their leadership of US agencies. Federal workers are scared of what comes next.
GOP lawyer Sean Cairncross will be learning on the fly, as we also say hi to new intelligence boss Tulsi Gabbard President Trump has reportedly chosen a candidate for National Cyber Director — another top tech appointee with no professional experience in that role.…
We love portable SSDs and there’s no hiding it. They’re speedy, they’re compact, and they have tons of space for all those files we need to move around and keep safe. And right now, one of our favorites is on sale. The 4TB Samsung T7 Shield is now $276 on Amazon, which ...
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Last night, Apple posted a new support document about migrating purchases between accounts, something that Apple users with long online histories have been waiting on for years, if not decades. If you have movies, music, ...
The General Services Administration, staffed at its upper levels by Elon Musk associates, plans to sell 500-plus buildings—some of which house government agencies and the offices of US senators.
300+ US companies, 70+ individuals hit by the fraudsters An Arizona woman who created a 'laptop farm' in her home to help fake IT workers pose as US-based employees has pleaded guilty in a scheme that generated over $17 million for herself... and North Korea.…
Analysts tell El Reg why Russia's operators aren't that careful, and why North Korea wants money AND data Feature Ransomware gangsters and state-sponsored online spies fall on opposite ends of the cyber-crime spectrum.…
Oracle co-founder and chairman Larry Ellison said governments should consolidate all national data for consumption by AI models, calling this step the 'missing link' for them to take full advantage of the technology. From a report: Fragmented sets of data about a...
Torrential rain is expected this week in Los Angeles, which risks producing flash flooding and landslides in areas stripped of vegetation by the recent wildfires.
Property group startup Opendoor has cut 65 jobs, mostly in India, and is shifting technical hiring to Bay Area and Krakow (Poland). Opendoor said in a statement: 'As part of our ongoing efforts to enhance efficiency, optimize talent, and streamline operations, we have made...
Previous NOM4D experiments have gone so well, says project leader, that it's time to get real After several years of lab-testing ideas for orbital manufacturing technology, the US Department of Defense's research arm has decided to head into orbit for the latest round of...
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