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GenAI companies go granular with open-source models for agents – Computerworld
Service providers are adopting open-source AI models for several reasons, including flexibility, customization, smaller footprints, and lower computing costs. Microsoft is building an ensemble of small-footprint AI tools that will include open-source AI models for Microsoft 365 that will work offline, said Aparna Chennapragada, Microsoft’s chief product officer of experiences and devices. These smaller models are aimed at offline users…
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Why are companies lining up to buy Chrome?
Chrome could eventually be up for sale, if the US Department of Justice gets its way in the remedies trial for US v. Google. And there are already buyers lining up at Google’s door. Any potential sale might not happen for a very long time. The remedies trial is still ongoing, a decision in that trial isn’t expected for quite…
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Lazarus hackers breach six companies in watering hole attacks
In a recent espionage campaign, the infamous North Korean threat group Lazarus targeted multiple organizations in the software, IT, finance, and telecommunications sectors in South Korea. The threat actor combined a watering hole attack strategy with an exploit for a vulnerability in a file transfer client that is required in South Korea to complete certain financial and administrative tasks. Researchers at Kasperky…
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Top 10 Large Companies for Career Growth in US
Sundar Pichai at the Google I/O 2017 Keynote. Image: Steven Zimmerman/Creative Commons Alphabet, Google’s parent company, has claimed the top spot on LinkedIn’s 2025 list of the 50 best large US employers for career growth. The rankings, which relied entirely on LinkedIn data, evaluated companies on key indicators of career progression, such as employee promotions, skill development, and internal mobility.…
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Now companies can patch Windows 11 without rebooting – Computerworld
Microsoft has now added support for hotpatching in Windows 11 Enterprise 24H2 on x64 systems (AMD/Intel), Bleeping Computer reports. The support means that some security updates can be installed without restarting the computers. Instead, security updates are downloaded in the background and installed by patching in-memory code into running processors. Hotpatch updates will be released quarterly. “With hotpatch updates, you…
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How guitar modeling companies are recreating rare vintage sounds for the digital age
Around 2009, Dweezil Zappa ran into a space problem. He was busy touring the US, performing some songs written by his father, Frank. Recreating those signature “peculiar sounds,” as Zappa calls them, required lugging around a massive rig — roughly the size of two large refrigerators — held together by more than 200 connections and cables. “The challenge for me…
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All the Companies That Have Paused US Sales Due to Tariffs (So Far)
“Tariff” might be the defining word of 2025. The Trump administration’s crusade to tariff trading partners around the world has upended markets and shaken trust in the United States. The situation isn’t resolving anytime soon, either: Following the U.S.’s decision to impose a 104% tariff increase on Chinese goods, China reciprocated by raising its tariffs on American goods from 34%…
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North Korean Hackers Disguised as IT Workers Targeting UK, European Companies
Image: DC_Studio/Envato North Korean hackers who disguise themselves as IT workers are applying for work in the U.K., according to Google Threat Intelligence Group. Success in the U.S. is declining due to rising awareness of their tactics, indictments, and right-to-work verification challenges, prompting them to turn elsewhere. The attackers pose as legitimate remote workers, looking to generate revenue, access sensitive…
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Best Pet Insurance Companies – Consumer Reports
You may be wondering whether you should pounce on pet insurance. Many policyholders we surveyed seem glad they did. Fifty-three percent said they were very or completely satisfied with their carrier, and 33 percent said they were somewhat satisfied. Only 14 percent expressed any degree of dissatisfaction. Yet when we asked them to focus on specific elements of their coverage,…
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Chinese firms accused of poaching Taiwan’s chip engineers using bogus front companies – Computerworld
The statement provided three examples, the most prominent of which was Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), China’s largest chip maker, which is partially owned by the Chinese state. The company had started recruiting staff via a front company set up in Taiwan as a subsidiary of a separate entity apparently based in the island of Samoa, the MJIB claimed. Meanwhile,…
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