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US adversaries using AI for offensive cyber operations: Microsoft

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US adversaries using AI for offensive cyber operations: Microsoft

U.S. adversaries are using artificial intelligence (AI) for offensive cyber operations, according to a Microsoft report published Wednesday. The report, compiled in collaboration with its business partner, OpenAI, said Microsoft disrupted threats aimed to exploit the AI technology the company itself developed. “Cybercrime groups, nation-state threat actors, and other adversaries are exploring and testing different … Read more

Mayor Bowser signs order outlining AI plan for DC government

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Mayor Bowser signs order outlining AI plan for DC government

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser signed an executive order Thursday that outlined how she plans to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into local government agencies. “We are going to make sure DC is at the forefront of the work to use AI to deliver city services that are responsive, efficient, and proactive,” Bowser said in a … Read more

AI Tools Like GitHub Copilot Are Rewiring Coders’ Brains. Yours May Be Next

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AI Tools Like GitHub Copilot Are Rewiring Coders’ Brains. Yours May Be Next

Many people—like, say, journalists—are understandably antsy about what generative artificial intelligence might mean for the future of their profession. It doesn’t help that expert prognostications on the matter offer a confusing cocktail of wide-eyed excitement, trenchant skepticism, and dystopian despair. Some workers are already living in one potential version of the generative AI future, though: … Read more

Amazon’s Cloud Boss Likens Generative AI Hype to the Dotcom Bubble

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Amazon’s Cloud Boss Likens Generative AI Hype to the Dotcom Bubble

As CEO of Amazon’s dominant cloud computing platform AWS, Adam Selipsky is one of the most powerful people in computing at a time when the industry is racing to adopt generative artificial intelligence. Although a fan of the technology, he also has a warning for anyone trying to make sense of the moment: Some AI … Read more

LinkedIn’s New AI Chatbot Wants to Help You Find Your Next Job

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LinkedIn’s New AI Chatbot Wants to Help You Find Your Next Job

LinkedIn is rolling out new features that give premium users looking for a job some artificial-intelligence-powered assistance. The tools use generative AI to advise people whether they may be a good fit for open jobs listed on the platform and how to better tailor their profiles to stand out. The new AI features are powered … Read more

Microsoft laying off 1,900 workers, extending tech job losses in early 2024

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US adversaries using AI for offensive cyber operations: Microsoft

Microsoft is laying off around 1,900 workers in its gaming unit, extending tech job losses in early 2024. The cuts represent roughly a 9 percent reduction at Activision Blizzard and Xbox from the 22,000 employees. The president of Blizzard Entertainment, Mike Ybarra, is leaving the company, according to a post on X, formerly known as … Read more

FTC investigating relationships between AI startups, tech giants

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FTC investigating relationships between AI startups, tech giants

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is launching an inquiry into several multibillion-dollar investments by major technology companies into generative artificial intelligence (AI) firms, the agency announced Tuesday.  The FTC said it is seeking information about the partnerships between Microsoft and OpenAI, Amazon and Anthropic, and Google and Anthropic. All five companies were issued orders requesting … Read more

Zuckerberg says Meta training next generation of AI models

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Zuckerberg says Meta training next generation of AI models

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday that the company is training its next generation of artificial intelligence (AI) models and hopes to make it accessible to everyone through products such as AI smart glasses. “Today I’m bringing Meta’s two AI research efforts closer together to support our long-term goals, building general intelligence, open sourcing it … Read more

Microsoft tops Apple to become most valuable public company

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Microsoft tops Apple to become most valuable public company

For more than a decade, Apple was the stock market’s undisputed king. It first overtook Exxon Mobil Corp. as the world’s most valuable public company in 2011 and held the title almost without interruption. But a transfer of power has begun. On Friday, Microsoft surpassed Apple, claiming the crown after its market value surged by … Read more

Microsoft Teams Is Coming To Android Auto, Your Car

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Microsoft Teams Is Coming To Android Auto, Your Car

Photo: Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto (Getty Images) At the end of a long, stressful work day, the solitude of a car is nice. It’s a place where you can decompress, de-stress, and scream along to your driving playlist so you arrive home at least a little bit normal. Companies, however, don’t see it that way. They see … Read more