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Scattered Spider hackers shift focus to aviation, transportation firms
Hackers associated with “Scattered Spider” tactics have expanded their targeting to the aviation and transportation industries after previously attacking insurance and retail sectors These threat actors have employed a sector-by-sector approach, initially targeting retail companies, such as M&S and Co-op, in the United Kingdom and the United States and subsequently shifting their focus to insurance companies. While the threat actors were…
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GitHub’s AI billing shift signals the end of free enterprise tools era
Premium request limits by plan The enforcement creates tiered access to advanced AI capabilities. Customers with Copilot Pro will receive 300 monthly premium requests, while Copilot Business and Enterprise users will get 300 and 1,000 requests, respectively. GitHub will also offer a Pro+ plan at $39 per month, providing 1,500 premium requests and access to what the company describes as…
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CrowdStrike layoffs to hit 500 staff as firm targets strategic AI shift
Security giant CrowdStrike has revealed it will lay off 500 workers as part of “strategic plans” to reach $10 billion in annual recurring revenue (ARR) — with hopes AI can help get it there. CrowdStrike made headlines last summer after a defect in an update dramatically knocked offline a wide range of businesses using Microsoft software. That global IT failure…
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Former OpenAI employees urge regulators to halt company’s for-profit shift – Computerworld
A legally binding mission OpenAI was created in 2015 as a nonprofit with a single, far-reaching goal: to ensure that AGI benefits all of humanity. Its 2018 Charter outlines principles such as broadly distributed benefits, long-term safety, cooperative development, and technical leadership. These values were designed to steer OpenAI’s work even as it began raising external investment. In 2019, OpenAI…
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Huawei set to ship 910C AI chips at scale, signaling shift in global AI supply chain
“From a performance standpoint, Nvidia’s new-generation chips — such as the B200 and the upcoming B300 Ultra, based on TSMC’s 4nm process and equipped with advanced HBM3/3E memory — have significantly widened the gap compared to Huawei’s 910C, which is likely built on SMIC’s N+2 7nm process (effectively 14nm) and lacks advanced HBM memory,” said Neil Shah, partner and co-founder…
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‘This shift highlights not just a continuation but a broad acceptance of remote work as the norm’: Software engineers are sticking with remote work and refusing to budge on RTO mandates – and 21% would quit if forced back to the office
Eight-in-ten software engineers will be working at least partly from home by the end of this year, new research suggests, as workers double down on hybrid setups and push back against RTO mandates. Despite the efforts of big tech firms like Amazon, Microsoft, and Oracle to corral people back into the office, there’s strong resistance, according to a survey from…
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The gloves are off at Intel as new CEO plots major strategy shift
Intel’s incoming CEO has some big plans for the firm’s business strategy, sources familiar with the matter have told Reuters. Lip-Bu Tan appears primed to overhaul Intel’s chip and AI strategies to breathe new life into the firm following a rocky period of layoffs and faltering revenue returns. Tan will restructure the company’s approach to AI as well as cut…
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Google’s latest genAI shift is a reminder to IT leaders — never trust vendor policy – Computerworld
If they add a clause to every RFP that they will only work with model-makers that agree to not do X, Y, or Z, that will get a lot of attention. The contract would have to be realistic, though. It might say, for instance, “If the model-maker later chooses to accept payments for the above-described prohibited acts, they must reimburse…
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Workday to cut 1,750 jobs, shift focus to AI and global expansion – Computerworld
International expansion is another priority for Workday, which plans to seize the growing demand for cloud-based HR solutions outside the United States. DeStefano noted that the company is taking a three-pronged approach to ensure financial stability: “cost reductions, market expansion overseas, and investing in tools designed to enhance decision-making and improve efficiency. This is particularly relevant given the increasing competition…
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Trump taps Sriram Krishnan for AI advisor role amid strategic shift in tech policy
Enterprise implications: Navigating AI in a changing landscape The appointment of a tech-savvy leader like Krishnan reflects the Trump administration’s recognition of AI as a critical element for global competitiveness. For enterprises, this could bring regulatory clarity or, conversely, added scrutiny in areas such as data sharing, intellectual property, and the ethical use of AI. Krishnan’s emphasis on platforms forming…
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