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Microsoft invests $700 million to ramp up cybersecurity, infrastructure in Poland
Microsoft is planning to invest $700 million in Poland to expand its hyperscale cloud and AI infrastructure and help improve national cybersecurity. The company said it will partner with Polish National Defense to establish a new cybersecurity framework, including joint work on AI and the use of technologies such as quantum computing. It said it also hopes to accelerate the…
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Seashell Blizzard hacker group escalating attacks on critical infrastructure, Microsoft warns
A subgroup of the Russian state-sponsored hacking group, Seashell Blizzard, has been targeting critical infrastructure organizations and governments around the world for years, authorities have warned. The campaign, dubbed ‘BadPilot‘ by Microsoft’s Threat Intelligence Team, saw the group gain access to targets across a number of sensitive sectors, including energy, oil and gas, telecommunications, shipping, and arms manufacturing, as well…
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EV charging in America: all the news about building a new electric car infrastructure
The state of electric vehicle charging in North America is shaping up like the smartphone charging wars — but focused on much more expensive hardware. Right now, like USB-C and Android phones, the Combined Charging System (CCS, Type 1) plug is on a greater variety of cars. Meanwhile, Tesla’s plug was long compared to Apple and Lightning. But while Apple…
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Stargate project: OpenAI, Oracle pledge support for $500 billion AI infrastructure drive
The US government has announced $500 billion in funding as part of a huge drive to expand AI infrastructure capabilities across the country. The ‘Stargate Project’ is a new company, backed by industry heavyweights including SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle, and MGX as initial equity funders. SoftBank and OpenAI are the lead partners, with SoftBank having financial responsibility and OpenAI taking operational…
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US Announces AI Project to Provide $500 Billion for Infrastructure
A joint venture called The Stargate Project will contribute $500 billion over four years to generative AI infrastructure in the U.S., representatives of SoftBank, OpenAI, and Oracle announced in partnership with President Donald Trump on Jan. 21. The joint venture will support infrastructure, including data centers, contributing to what OpenAI calls a “computing system.” “This infrastructure will secure American leadership…
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Public sector improvements, infrastructure investment, and AI pothole repairs: Tech industry welcomes UK’s “ambitious” AI action plan
The UK government has officially unveiled its AI Opportunity Action Plan, promising a greater focus on the opportunities of the burgeoning technology rather than the risks. Under the new industry focus, the Labour government plans to implement all 50 recommendations set out by Matt Clifford in his AI Opportunities Action Plan, commissioned by technology secretary Peter Kyle last year. Announcing…
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US sanctions Chinese tech firm that targets critical infrastructure
The US has imposed sanctions on a Chinese company that it said has been involved in a series of cyber attacks on critical infrastructure organizations in the US and elsewhere. According to the State Department, cyber security firm Integrity Technology Group provides services to Chinese national and municipal state security and public security bureaus, as well as other government contractors.…
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Equinix and Dell Technologies want to transform AI infrastructure
Equinix and Dell Technologies are teaming up to offer a private AI solution that lets businesses train AI models in public and private clouds. The plan is to integrate Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA technology into the Equinix global network of data centers to offer a range of products, solutions, and services in a neutral, cloud-adjacent platform, the duo said.…
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How sustainable compute infrastructure supports business growth & opens up an AI advantage
Aging IT infrastructure can have a significant detrimental impact on enterprises, not least of all in the age of artificial intelligence (AI) and an increasingly competitive global business landscape. Research from McKinsey as far back as 2017 specifically highlighted legacy IT infrastructure as a major hurdle for tech leaders and organizations globally, with 85% of respondents identifying this as their…
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New IOCONTROL malware used in critical infrastructure attacks
Iranian threat actors are utilizing a new malware named IOCONTROL to compromise Internet of Things (IoT) devices and OT/SCADA systems used by critical infrastructure in Israel and the United States. Targeted devices include routers, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), human-machine interfaces (HMIs), IP cameras, firewalls, and fuel management systems. The malware’s modular nature makes it capable of compromising a broad spectrum of…
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