Tag: GIS

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/21/new_york_times_lawyers_openai/ Source: The Register Title: New York Times lawyers claim OpenAI accidentally deleted evidence in copyright case Feedly Summary: Probably not intentional, but ‘150 person-hours’ of work were still lost The New York Times has filed a letter in its copyright infringement case against OpenAI and Microsoft, alerting the court that the ChatGPT…

Krebs on Security: Feds Charge Five Men in ‘Scattered Spider’ Roundup

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Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/11/feds-charge-five-men-in-scattered-spider-roundup/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Feds Charge Five Men in ‘Scattered Spider’ Roundup Feedly Summary: Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles this week unsealed criminal charges against five men alleged to be members of a hacking group responsible for dozens of cyber intrusions at major U.S. technology companies between 2021 and 2023, including…

The Register: DARPA-backed voting system for soldiers abroad savaged

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/21/darpabacked_voting_system_for_soldiers/ Source: The Register Title: DARPA-backed voting system for soldiers abroad savaged Feedly Summary: VotingWorks, developer of the system, disputes critics’ claims An electronic voting project backed by DARPA – Uncle Sam’s boffinry nerve center – to improve the process of absentee voting for American military personnel stationed abroad has been slammed by…

The Register: Prepare for an AI policy upending under Trump, say experts

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/21/ai_policy_trump/ Source: The Register Title: Prepare for an AI policy upending under Trump, say experts Feedly Summary: Biden executive orders are as good as dead, and the industry will probably have more say in what comes next Analysis President Biden has taken some steps to create a concrete AI policy in the United…

The Register: Eviden seals €60M deal for Finnish supercomputer amid Atos turmoil

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/21/eviden_finland_supercomputer/ Source: The Register Title: Eviden seals €60M deal for Finnish supercomputer amid Atos turmoil Feedly Summary: Despite parent’s financial turbulence, subsidiary continues to secure major contracts Eviden continues to win supercomputer contracts despite the struggles of parent company Atos, announcing a €60 million ($63 million) signing for a Finnish national supercomputer that…

The Register: ‘Alarming’ bugs lay low in Ubuntu Server utility for 10 years

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/21/qualys_ubuntu_server_vulnerabilities/ Source: The Register Title: ‘Alarming’ bugs lay low in Ubuntu Server utility for 10 years Feedly Summary: Update now: Qualys says vulnerabilities give root and are ‘easily exploitable’ Researchers at Qualys refuse to release exploit code for five bugs in Ubuntu Server’s needrestart utility that allow unprivileged attackers to gain root access…

The Register: Thousands of AI agents later, who even remembers what they do?

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/21/gartner_agentic_ai/ Source: The Register Title: Thousands of AI agents later, who even remembers what they do? Feedly Summary: Gartner weighs the pros and cons of the latest enterprise hotness Among the optimism and opportunities perceived around AI agents, Gartner has spotted some risks – namely that organizations might create “thousands of bots, but…

The Register: Now Online Safety Act is law, UK has ‘priorities’ – but still won’t explain ‘spy clause’

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/21/online_safety_act/ Source: The Register Title: Now Online Safety Act is law, UK has ‘priorities’ – but still won’t explain ‘spy clause’ Feedly Summary: Draft doc struggles to describe how theoretically encryption-busting powers might be used The UK government has set out plans detailing how it will use the new law it has created…

The Register: Arm lays down the law with a blueprint to challenge x86’s PC dominance

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