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European Commission calls for cyber security proposals
The European Commission is making €145.5 million available to help small and medium-sized enterprises and public bodies to boost their cybersecurity, with specific help for hospitals and healthcare providers. It’s launched two calls for proposals. The first is part of the Digital Europe Programme, with a budget of €55 million, €30 million of which will go to enhance the cybersecurity…
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Klarna’s CEO is now taking your calls — over an AI hotline
Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski has already used AI to replace himself during earnings reports, and now Klarna is using AI to clone him another way: through an AI-powered phone hotline. The hotline is now open for users to provide feedback to an interactive AI version of Siemiatkowski that’s trained on his “real voice, insights, and experiences,” according to a press…
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How to maximize your privacy using Signal calls and chat
When I first started using Signal, I would connect with friends using our phone numbers. Now, I use Signal to find people to interview for stories, which is why some of my social media posts and articles include a note telling folks how they can reach me on the app. Needless to say, I’d rather not plaster my phone number…
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Elon Musk calls Trump’s budget bill a ‘disgusting abomination’
Last week, Elon Musk’s media tour included telling CBS Sunday Morning he was “disappointed” by the Republican domestic policy bill backed by President Trump. Now, the former White House employee is calling it a “disgusting abomination” and claiming that Congress is making America bankrupt in posts on X on Tuesday. Elon’s problem isn’t the provisions we noted that would strip…
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3AM ransomware uses spoofed IT calls, email bombing to breach networks
A 3AM ransomware affiliate is conducting highly targeted attacks using email bombing and spoofed IT support calls to socially engineer employees into giving credentials for remote access to corporate systems. This tactic was previously linked to the Black Basta ransomware gang and later observed in FIN7 attacks, but its effectiveness has driven a wider adoption. Sophos reports seeing at least…
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M&S calls in NCSC after ‘cyber incident’ disrupts customer payments, online orders
Retail giant Marks & Spencer (M&S) has revealed it has been dealing with a “cyber incident” in recent days and apologized to customers amid disruption complaints. The retailer said contactless payments and online orders have been impacted by the incident, but insisted no customer data has been compromised. While the exact cause of the incident is yet to be determined,…
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OpenAI calls for US to centralize AI regulation – Computerworld
From an enterprise IT perspective, the longshot proposal could be attractive — not necessarily from a weaker compliance perspective, but from having fewer rules to follow. More critically, the process would reduce having to follow rules that contradict each other. Many enterprise IT executives work for multinationals. Even if their operations are solely in the US, they likely have operations…
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Google calls Gemma 3 the most powerful AI model you can run on one GPU
A little over a year after releasing two “open” Gemma AI models built from the same technology behind its Gemini AI, Google is updating the family with Gemma 3. According to the blog post, these models are intended for use by developers creating AI applications capable of running wherever they’re needed, on anything from a phone to a workstation with…
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Trump calls CHIPS Act ‘horrible,’ wants to defund it – Computerworld
Robert Maire, president of consulting firm Semiconductor Advisors, wrote in a blog post that the plan to cut NIST staff isn’t “bluff or negotiation tactic.” Instead, the layoffs signal a complete shift in direction under Trump, he said. “Trump made it clear over the last few days that he will institute 25% tariffs on imported semiconductor devices, so [it’s] obvious that strategy…
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How to Change Default iPhone Apps for Calls, Messages, Email and More
Summary Change default iPhone and iPad apps under Settings > Apps > Default Apps. Options include browsers, messaging, contactless apps, and autofill setups for password managers. You can’t pick a new default Camera app, but you can work around the limitation by editing your lock screen shortcuts. For years, iPhone and iPad owners were unable to change their default app…
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