Enlarge (credit: Getty) After acquiring VMware, Broadcom swiftly enacted widespread changes that resulted in strong public backlash. A new survey of 300 director-level IT workers at companies that are customers of North American VMware provides insight into the customer reaction to Broadcom’s overhaul. The survey released Thursday doesn’t provide feedback from every VMware customer, but...
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How the Humane AI Pin Flopped
Humane’s Ai Pin was supposed to free people from smartphones, but sales have been slow. Now Humane is talking to HP and others about a potential sale.
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U.S. Clears Way for Antitrust Inquiries of Nvidia, Microsoft and OpenAI
The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission agreed to divide responsibility for investigating three major players in the artificial intelligence industry.
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7,000 LockBit decryption keys now in the hands of the FBI, offering victims hope
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) The FBI is urging victims of one of the most prolific ransomware groups to come forward after agents recovered thousands of decryption keys that may allow the recovery of data that has remained inaccessible for months or years. The revelation, made Wednesday by a top FBI official, comes three months after...
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DuckDuckGo offers “anonymous” access to AI chatbots through new service
Enlarge (credit: DuckDuckGo) On Thursday, DuckDuckGo unveiled a new “AI Chat” service that allows users to converse with four mid-range large language models (LLMs) from OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Mistral in an interface similar to ChatGPT while attempting to preserve privacy and anonymity. While the AI models involved can output inaccurate information readily, the site...
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(BPRW) ORISE is Accepting Applications for FBI Counterterrorism Forensic Science Research Unit Chemical Analysis of Primary Explosives Program
(Black PR Wire) OAK RIDGE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) is currently accepting applications for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Counterterrorism Forensic Science Research Unit (CFSR…
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(BPRW) ORISE Is Accepting Applications for FBI Counterterrorism Forensic Science Research Unit Visiting Scientist Program
(Black PR Wire) OAK RIDGE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) is currently accepting applications for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Counterterrorism Forensic Science Research Unit (CFSR…
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Russian agents deploy AI-produced Tom Cruise narrator to tar Summer Olympics
Enlarge / A visual from the fake documentary “Olympics Has Fallen” produced by Russia-affiliated influence actor Storm-1679. (credit: Microsoft) Last year, a feature-length documentary purportedly produced by Netflix began circulating on Telegram. Titled “Olympics have Fallen” and narrated by a voice with a striking similarity to that of actor Tom Cruise, it sharply criticized the...
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(BPRW) Fathers Incorporated Launches PoppaUniversity.com Ahead of Father’s Day
(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA – For Father’s Day, forget the tie, lawn equipment or new tool for the toolbox, give Dad the gift of free advice, endless dad jokes, resources and a virtual AI-powered confidant name Sage the Owl, to help him level up on…
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OpenAI Whistle-Blowers Describe Reckless and Secretive Culture
A group of current and former employees is calling for sweeping changes to the artificial intelligence industry, including greater transparency and protections for whistle-blowers.