Tag: technology sector
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Slashdot: Fintech Giant Finastra Investigating Data Breach
Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/11/21/2043251/fintech-giant-finastra-investigating-data-breach Source: Slashdot Title: Fintech Giant Finastra Investigating Data Breach Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a significant security incident involving Finastra, a fintech firm that supports major banks. The report highlights the alleged theft of over 400 gigabytes of sensitive data from their internal file transfer platform,…
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The Register: Crook breaks into AI biz, points $250K wire payment at their own account
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/19/ilearningengines_bec_scam/ Source: The Register Title: Crook breaks into AI biz, points $250K wire payment at their own account Feedly Summary: Fastidious attacker then tidied up email trail behind them A Maryland AI company has confirmed to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it lost $250,000 to a misdirected wire payment.… AI Summary…
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Hacker News: Qualcomm RISCs, Arm Pulls: The Legal Battle for the Future of Client Computing
Source URL: https://thechipletter.substack.com/p/qualcomm-riscs-arm-pulls-the-legal Source: Hacker News Title: Qualcomm RISCs, Arm Pulls: The Legal Battle for the Future of Client Computing Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses a significant legal dispute between Qualcomm and Arm Holdings Plc regarding Qualcomm’s use of Arm’s intellectual property to design chips. This situation reflects…
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Slashdot: Open Source Fights Back: ‘We Won’t Get Patent-Trolled Again’
Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/11/15/018247/open-source-fights-back-we-wont-get-patent-trolled-again?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Open Source Fights Back: ‘We Won’t Get Patent-Trolled Again’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** At KubeCon North America 2024, the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) emphasized a collaborative movement against patent trolls that exploit cloud-native technologies. The organization aims to invalidate patents that hinder innovation by…
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The Register: UK orders Chinese biz to sell majority stake in Scottish chipmaker
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/06/china_ftdi_stake/ Source: The Register Title: UK orders Chinese biz to sell majority stake in Scottish chipmaker Feedly Summary: Government invokes National Security and Investment Act The British government has ordered a China-owned entity to sell its stake in a Scottish chip company under the authority of the National Security and Investment Act 2021.……
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Hacker News: Generative AI Has an E-Waste Problem
Source URL: https://spectrum.ieee.org/e-waste Source: Hacker News Title: Generative AI Has an E-Waste Problem Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a significant increase in private investment in generative AI and its substantial impact on the production of electronic waste (e-waste), particularly focusing on large language models (LLMs). It highlights the…
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Slashdot: How America’s Export Controls Failed to Keep Cutting-Edge AI Chips from China’s Huawei
Source URL: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/24/11/02/0540218/how-americas-export-controls-failed-to-keep-cutting-edge-ai-chips-from-chinas-huawei?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: How America’s Export Controls Failed to Keep Cutting-Edge AI Chips from China’s Huawei Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The article discusses concerns regarding the enforcement of U.S. export controls related to semiconductor technology, specifically highlighting an incident involving Huawei and chips manufactured by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing…
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The Register: UK gov report to propose special zones for datacenters, ‘AI visas’
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/31/uk_gov_datacenter_zone/ Source: The Register Title: UK gov report to propose special zones for datacenters, ‘AI visas’ Feedly Summary: Vendors not keen on ‘lengthy bureaucracy,’ and cost when they try to hire skilled foreigners UK government is to recommend streamlining the visa process for those with AI skills and the creation of special zones…
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The Register: Chinese chips, quantum and AI now on US investment blacklist
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/29/us_china_investment_ban/ Source: The Register Title: Chinese chips, quantum and AI now on US investment blacklist Feedly Summary: Wouldn’t want to inadvertently fund the PLA The US treasury department finalized a rule on Monday that limits domestic entities’ investment in Chinese semiconductors and microelectronics, quantum information technologies, and AI.… AI Summary and Description: Yes…