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CVE funding cuts reversed after security concerns raised – Computerworld
“CVE is a cornerstone of cybersecurity, and any gaps in CVE support will put our critical infrastructure and national security at unacceptable risk,” Luta Security founder and CEO Katie Moussouris told The Register. “All industries worldwide depend on the CVE program to keep their heads above water when it comes to managing threats, so an abrupt halt like this would be…
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Google shakes off tariff concerns to push on with $75 billion AI spending plans – but analysts warn rising infrastructure costs will send cloud prices sky high
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has confirmed the company will still spend $75 billion on building out data centers despite economic concerns in the wake of US tariffs. While many were paused or reduced yesterday, heavy tariffs still remain on China, potentially raising the cost of infrastructure projects deemed necessary to enable the development and rollout of AI. Speaking at the…
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Senators probe Google-Anthropic, Microsoft-OpenAI deals over antitrust concerns – Computerworld
Complete acquisitions would represent the ultimate consolidation of these partnerships, potentially removing any remaining independence between the companies. Broader implications for enterprise AI strategy The congressional inquiry highlights mounting regulatory concern about AI market concentration just as enterprise adoption reaches critical mass. Companies developing AI strategies should consider the potential impact of regulatory action on their chosen AI providers. If…
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Tech giants called in to help tackle UK’s AI energy concerns
The UK government is holding talks with Microsoft, ARM, Google, and Amazon in the first meeting of the new AI Energy Council. Announced in January, the aim of the AI Energy Council is to make sure that the country’s big AI push has the energy supply to power it. The meeting, which will also include the National Energy System Operator…
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Genetic data site openSNP to close and delete data over privacy concerns
The openSNP project, a platform for sharing genetic and phenotypic data, will shut down on April 30, 2025, and delete all user submissions over privacy concerns and the risk of misuse by authoritarian governments. The decision was announced earlier this week by co-founder Bastian Greshake Tzovaras, who expressed concerns about how personal genomics data is subject to abuse today and…
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Microsoft justifies 365 price increases after MP concerns
A UK government committee has raised concerns over Microsoft Copilot pricing and competitiveness and has called on the tech giant to justify recent increases. Chi Onwurah, who is a member of the UK’s Science, Innovation, and Technology Committee, said she was dismayed to see price increases for Microsoft 365 plans. Onwurah said the respective 42% and 31% price increase for…
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Meta Will Escalate Any Concerns of Unfair E.U. Regulation to Trump
Meta is prepared to escalate its concerns over what it sees as unfair European Union regulations directly to U.S. President Donald Trump, according to its global affairs chief. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Joel Kaplan said that the company “won’t hesitate” to seek intervention if it believes E.U. policies discriminate against U.S. tech firms. Meta challenges E.U. oversight “When…
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Oracle Java pricing concerns could spark a developer exodus
A growing number of Oracle Java users are considering switching to another provider, new research shows, as cost concerns are driving developers towards open source options. A new survey of over 2,000 Java professionals commissioned by Azul found 88% of respondents were considering switching to another Java Virtual Machine (JVM) or Java Development Kit (JDK). This marks an increase on…
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Workers are warming to agentic AI tools, but concerns over accuracy linger
Most workers in the US and UK are using AI agents at work, according to new research, despite the fact that a third don’t trust their reliability or quality. Nearly six-in-ten are using AI agents on a daily basis, and told YouGov researchers commissioned by Pegasystems that they’re seeing useful results. Four-in-ten highlighted the automation of tedious tasks as the…
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Google faces privacy lawsuit as judge highlights data governance concerns – Computerworld
“Enterprise data policies have typically assumed that vendors are not saving personal information unless there is some sort of opt-in policy,” said Hyoun Park, CEO and chief analyst at Amalgam Insights. “In particular, the argument that data capture ‘doesn’t hurt anyone’ is a red herring compared to the actual requirement for governance.” However, while Google’s defense focuses on its own…
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