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AI in the retail industry is spreading beyond the IT department
AI spending outside traditional IT operations is increasing at retail organizations, according to new research, with executives saying they want to expand into more sophisticated AI use cases. A report from the IBM Institute for Business Value found that 81% of surveyed executives and 96% of their team are already using AI to a moderate or significant extent. However, executives…
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China-Linked Cyber Threat Group Hacks US Treasury Department
A Chinese-state-sponsored cyberattack compromised the U.S. Treasury, gaining access to classified documents through a vulnerability through third-party cybersecurity provider BeyondTrust. The breach, revealed on Dec. 31, underscores the growing sophistication of state-backed cyber espionage efforts. “Treasury takes very seriously all threats against our systems, and the data it holds,” a department spokesperson said in a statement. “Over the last four…
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US Treasury Department breached through remote support platform
Chinese state-sponsored threat actors hacked the U.S. Treasury Department after breaching a remote support platform used by the federal agency. In a letter sent to lawmakers and seen by the New York Times, the Treasury Department warned lawmakers it was first notified of the breach on December 8th by its vendor BeyondTrust. BeyondTrust is a privileged access management company that also…
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The US Treasury Department was hacked
The US Treasury Department suffered a “major” security incident after a China state-sponsored hacker broke into the third-party remote management software it uses, as reported earlier by The New York Times. In a letter to lawmakers seen by The Verge, the Treasury Department said BeyondTrust, the company behind its remote management software, notified the agency of a breach on December…
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The IT department is finally getting the recognition it deserves, and it’s all down to the rise of AI – workers are gaining C-suite praise, bigger budgets, and pay rises
The rise of generative AI has boosted the status of IT departments, according to new research, helping IT leaders drive career growth, secure pay rises, and gain promotions. In a survey by software firm 1E, nearly six-in-ten US IT leaders said the rise of AI had improved their IT department’s status within their company, making them more influential. Nearly nine-in-ten…
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What Closing the Department of Education Could Mean for the FAFSA
Throughout his campaign, Trump and his allies promised to dismantle the Department of Education—an attack Republicans have been campaigning on for years. A candidate for United States Senate suggested throwing the agency “in the trash can.” Another called it “one of the worst monstrosities that’s ever been created.” Dismantling the Department of Education could leave billions of funds, scholarships, grants,…
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Department of Justice reportedly will seek to break up Google Search monopoly
Google was dealt a legal blow in its antitrust lawsuit with the U.S. government, when the presiding judge, Amit Mehta, determined that the tech giant had violated the Sherman Act. At the time, Mehta declared, “Google is a monopolist.” There was much speculation on how the Department of Justice would respond to the ruling with many suspecting that the DOJ…
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Severance Season 2 Trailer Released: Meet the New MDR Department
Severance debuted on Apple TV back in 2022 and with its brand-new concept and insane storytelling became one of the most successful shows to be ever created by Apple. This series bagged 14 Emmy Award nominations, including, Outstanding Directing, Outstanding Lead Actor, Outstanding Writing, and Outstanding Drama Series. Now after a significant wait, we have the first teaser trailer for…
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DJI sues the US Department of Defense for labeling it a ‘Chinese Military Company’
DJI, the world’s largest drone company, is suing to avoid being seen as a tool of the Chinese government. On Friday, it sued the US Department of Defense to delete its name from a list of “Chinese Military Companies,” claiming it has no such relationship to Chinese authorities and has suffered unfairly as a result of that designation. Since DJI…
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