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Microsoft SharePoint Hack: Probe on Whether Chinese Hackers Found Flaw via Alert

Microsoft Corp. is investigating whether a leak from its early alert system for cybersecurity companies allowed Chinese hackers to exploit flaws in its SharePoint service before they were patched, according to people familiar with the matter. The technology company is looking into whether the program — designed to give cybersecurity experts a chance to fix

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Alibaba previews the Quark AI glasses, which are its first pair of AI-powered glasses and named after its AI assistant, with plans to launch them later in 2025 (Ann Cao/South China Morning Post)

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Who-Fi: An AI-Powered Wi-Fi Technology That Can Identify and Track Individuals Without Cameras

Who-Fi is a cutting-edge technology that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to identify and track individuals without needing any visual input. It is an experimental technology which remains to be thoroughly tested in the real world. However, based on the research paper that mentions and documents its proof of concept, it can be used to turn

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Intel plans to cut its workforce from 96,400 that it reported at the end of June to 75,000, or about 15%, through attrition and “other means” by the end of 2025 (Reuters)

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Microsoft Knew of SharePoint Security Flaw but Failed to Effectively Patch It, Timeline Shows

A security patch Microsoft released this month failed to fully fix a critical flaw in the US tech giant’s SharePoint server software, opening the door to a sweeping global cyber espionage effort, a timeline reviewed by Reuters shows. On Tuesday, a Microsoft spokesperson confirmed that its initial solution to the flaw, identified at a hacker

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Sources: the US FDA's AI tool Elsa has fabricated nonexistent studies, misrepresented research, and cannot access relevant documents to assist with review work (Sarah Owermohle/CNN)

Sarah Owermohle / CNN: Sources: the US FDA’s AI tool Elsa has fabricated nonexistent studies, misrepresented research, and cannot access relevant documents to assist with review work  —  White Oak, Md. CNN —  To hear health officials in the Trump administration talk, artificial intelligence has arrived … Source link

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ChatGPT Users Reportedly Send More Than 2.5 Billion Prompts Daily

ChatGPT reportedly handles more than 2.5 billion prompts daily. As per the report, OpenAI revealed the volume of messages its chatbot and servers process for the first time. The artificial intelligence (AI) company also highlighted the number of messages that are sent from the US, as compared to the rest of the world. The data

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Dating apps are encouraging users to meet in person to address concerns about “dating fatigue” among Gen Z and reverse a post-pandemic slowdown in growth (Kieran Smith/Financial Times)

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Meta’s Adam Mosseri to Hand Over Day-to-Day Responsibilities of Threads to Gen AI Executive: Report

Recently, the news of Threads’ daily active users (DAUs) number inching closer to its rival, X‘s(formerly Twitter) number, made headlines. The app reportedly saw 115.1 million DAUs on Android and iOS combined. Meanwhile, X witnessed a 15.2 percent year-on-year (YoY) decline in its DAUs growth, bringing the number to 132 million. As Threads gains popularity,

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Microsoft says it will no longer use engineers in China for Department of Defense work

Following a Pro Publica report that Microsoft was using engineers in China to help maintain cloud computing systems for the U.S. Department of Defense, the company said it’s made changes to ensure this will no longer happen. The existing system reportedly relied on “digital escorts” to supervise the China-based engineers. But according to Pro Publica,

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