Tag: Microsoft

  • Hacker News: ( UK ) Prime Minister sets out blueprint to turbocharge AI

    Source URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/prime-minister-sets-out-blueprint-to-turbocharge-ai Source: Hacker News Title: ( UK ) Prime Minister sets out blueprint to turbocharge AI Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The UK government has announced an ambitious AI Opportunities Action Plan aimed at significantly boosting the nation’s economy and public services through the integration of artificial intelligence. This…

  • The Register: Nvidia snaps back at Biden’s ‘innovation-killing’ AI chip export restrictions

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/13/nvidia_us_ai_chips/ Source: The Register Title: Nvidia snaps back at Biden’s ‘innovation-killing’ AI chip export restrictions Feedly Summary: ‘New rule threatens to squander America’s hard-won technological advantage’ says GPU supremo Nvidia has hit back at the outgoing Biden administration’s AI chip tech export restrictions designed to tighten America’s stranglehold on supply chains and maintain…

  • CSA: How Illumio Simplified eBay’s Large-Scale Microsegmentation Project

    Source URL: https://www.illumio.com/blog/how-illumio-simplified-ebays-large-scale-microsegmentation-project Source: CSA Title: How Illumio Simplified eBay’s Large-Scale Microsegmentation Project Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text outlines eBay’s cybersecurity enhancements through Illumio’s Zero Trust Segmentation (ZTS) platform, focusing on the implementation of microsegmentation to fortify its expansive network against breaches and ransomware. Key benefits include enhanced visibility, simplified…

  • Schneier on Security: Microsoft Takes Legal Action Against AI “Hacking as a Service” Scheme

    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/01/microsoft-takes-legal-action-against-ai-hacking-as-a-service-scheme.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Microsoft Takes Legal Action Against AI “Hacking as a Service” Scheme Feedly Summary: Not sure this will matter in the end, but it’s a positive move: Microsoft is accusing three individuals of running a “hacking-as-a-service” scheme that was designed to allow the creation of harmful and illicit…

  • The Register: Europe coughs up €400 to punter after breaking its own GDPR data protection rules

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/13/data_broker_hacked/ Source: The Register Title: Europe coughs up €400 to punter after breaking its own GDPR data protection rules Feedly Summary: PLUS: Data broker leak reveals extent of info trading; Hot new ransomware gang might be all AI, no bark; and more Infosec in brief Gravy Analytics, a vendor of location intelligence info…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Generative AI – The Power and the Glory

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jan/12/generative-ai-the-power-and-the-glory/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Generative AI – The Power and the Glory Feedly Summary: Generative AI – The Power and the Glory Michael Liebreich’s epic report for BloombergNEF on the current state of play with regards to generative AI, energy usage and data center growth. I learned so much from reading…

  • Slashdot: CES ‘Worst In Show’ Devices Mocked In IFixit Video – While YouTube Inserts Ads For Them

    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/01/11/1748206/ces-worst-in-show-devices-mocked-in-ifixit-video—while-youtube-inserts-ads-for-them?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: CES ‘Worst In Show’ Devices Mocked In IFixit Video – While YouTube Inserts Ads For Them Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The excerpt discusses the potential threats posed by certain technology products unveiled at CES, particularly in terms of their repairability, privacy, and security vulnerabilities. Notable…

  • The Register: Azure networking snafu enters day 2, some services still limping

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/10/microsoft_azure_networking_snafu/ Source: The Register Title: Azure networking snafu enters day 2, some services still limping Feedly Summary: Struggling to connect to the cloud? You’re not alone Microsoft on Friday warned Azure cloud service users may continue to experience “intermittent errors," blaming the problem on a US East regional networking service configuration change.… AI…