A new publicly traded fund allows individual investors to own a piece of 23 private tech companies, including Stripe, SpaceX, OpenAI and Discord.
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German state gov. ditching Windows for Linux, 30K workers migrating
Enlarge (credit: Getty) Schleswig-Holstein, one of Germany’s 16 states, on Wednesday confirmed plans to move tens of thousands of systems from Microsoft Windows to Linux. The announcement follows previously established plans to migrate the state government off Microsoft Office in favor of open source LibreOffice. As spotted by The Document Foundation, the government has apparently...
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Ivanti CEO pledges to “fundamentally transform” its hard-hit security model
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Ivanti, the remote-access company whose remote-access products have been battered by severe exploits in recent months, has pledged a “new era,” one that “fundamentally transforms the Ivanti security operating model” backed by “a significant investment” and full board support. CEO Jeff Abbott’s open letter promises to revamp “core engineering, security, and...
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TikTok Spends Millions on Ad Blitz as Congress Considers Banning the App
The video app is spending millions on ads as Congress considers a bill that could lead to a U.S. ban.
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Fake AI law firms are sending fake DMCA threats to generate fake SEO gains
Enlarge / A person made of many parts, similar to the attorney who handles both severe criminal law and copyright takedowns for an Arizona law firm. (credit: Getty Images) If you run a personal or hobby website, getting a copyright notice from a law firm about an image on your site can trigger some fast-acting...
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Did One Guy Just Stop a Huge Cyberattack?
A Microsoft engineer noticed something was off on a piece of software he worked on. He soon discovered someone was probably trying to gain access to computers all over the world.
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Switching From iPhone to Android Is Easy. It’s the Aftermath That Stings.
Even if you manage to ditch your iPhone, Apple’s hooks are still there.
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AI hype invades Taco Bell and Pizza Hut
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Depending on who you ask about AI (and how you define it), the technology may or may not be useful, but one thing is for certain: AI hype is dominating corporate marketing these days—even in fast food. According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, corporate fast food giant Yum...
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Microsoft blamed for “a cascade of security failures” in Exchange breach report
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) A federal Cyber Safety Review Board has issued its report on what led to last summer’s capture of hundreds of thousands of emails by Chinese hackers from cloud customers, including federal agencies. It cites “a cascade of security failures at Microsoft” and finds that “Microsoft’s security culture was inadequate” and needs...
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TSMC “still assessing” chipmaking facilities after 7.4-magnitude quake hits Taiwan
Enlarge / TSMC’s headquarters, seen here, are in Hsinchu, Taiwan. (credit: Sam Yeh via Getty Images) Chipmaking operations at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) were briefly paused today following a 7.4-magnitude earthquake that hit Taiwan, according to a company statement provided to Bloomberg and others. TSMC says that workers were evacuated as part of its...