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Google’s counteroffer to the government trying to break it up is unbundling Android apps
The Department of Justice’s list of solutions for fixing Google’s illegal antitrust behavior and restoring competition in the search engine market started with forcing the company to sell Chrome, and late Friday night, Google responded with a list of its own (included below). Instead of breaking off Chrome, Android, or Google Play as the DOJ’s filing considers, Google’s proposed fixes…
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Ransomware gang says it hacked Noblesville, IN local government and stole 4 TB of data
Ransomware gang Interlock today claimed responsibility for a November 2024 cyber attack on the local Noblesville, Indiana government. “The City of Noblesville recently experienced a security incident, which affected some of our systems,” the city announced on November 27. Interlock says it stole an SQL database containing confidential data of employees, the police, and emergency services. Local officials have not…
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Government says breach to AWS-hosted MoD AI recruitment tool would have “concerning consequences”
An AI-powered recruitment tool hosted by Amazon used to help the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) could put defense workers at risk. An assessment from the Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology (DSIT) has laid out the potentially dangerous impacts of a data breach to a new AI tool used by the MoD. The tool in question, Textio, is described…
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Get a Government Permit to Cut Your Own Christmas Tree at a National Forest
As any aspiring lumberjack knows, most of the time it’s illegal to wander into a national forest to chop down a tree. This month, however, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is all for it—provided you get yourself a Forest Service-issued permit first. Cutting your own tree on federal land isn’t just legal—it’s actually a pretty affordable and ethical way to…
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AI could help UK government stretch budgets – but skills and data protection concerns could hamper progress
Rolling out generative AI solutions could help the UK government stretch budgets further, according to a report from Google Cloud, but public sector workers said challenges around regulation, skills, and data need to be solved first. Google Cloud called for everything from healthcare to policing to be automated, following a survey of 415 public sector workers. The report notes the…
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French government plots new bid for Atos business unit
The French government is in negotiations with struggling IT firm Atos to buy the company’s advanced computing activities for €500 million. Atos’ advanced computing business includes its high-performance computing (HPC) and quantum operations, as well as the business computing and AI divisions. It currently employs around 2,500 staff, with a revenue of around €570 million in 2023. After other acquisition…
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Ransomware gang BlackSuit says it hacked Alabama county government
Ransomware gang BlackSuit claimed responsibility for cyber attack earlier this month on the Cullman County Commission in Alabama. In a November 7, 2024 Facebook post, the Commission announced it was the victim of a cyber attack that shut down the County Courthouse at around 4 a.m. Phone lines for the Revenue, Probate, and District Attorney’s offices were down. Online payments…
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TSA failed to meet pipeline cybersecurity recommendations, says US government watchdog
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), part of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has been accused of failing to implement several key cybersecurity recommendations to improve the security of the transportation sector. A report from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) criticized the TSA after it found four of the six cybersecurity recommendations it made to the agency in…
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Trump says Elon Musk will lead ‘DOGE’ office to cut ‘wasteful’ government spending
I am pleased to announce that the Great Elon Musk, working in conjunction with American Patriot Vivek Ramaswamy, will lead the Department of Government Efficiency (“DOGE”). Together, these two wonderful Americans will pave the way for my Administration to dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies – Essential to the “Save America” Movement. “This…
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U.K. Government Introduces AI Self-Assessment Tool
The U.K. government has launched a free self-assessment tool to help businesses responsibly manage their use of artificial intelligence. The questionnaire is intended for use by any organisation that develops, provides, or uses services that use AI as part of its standard operations, but it’s primarily intended for smaller companies or start-ups. The results will tell decision-makers the strengths and…
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