How researchers at Microsoft, IBM, and other organizations are using AI to speed up the search for new materials and chemicals for batteries
Microsoft and IBM pinpoint candidates from millions of options — Andrew Moseman is the online communications editor at Caltech and a freelance contributor to IEEE Spectrum.
Developers say open-source software culture, where users demand constant updates from volunteer coders, is a security issue, as shown by the XZ Utils backdoor
A previously unknown contributor to the popular open-source Android app store F-Droid repeatedly pressured its developers to push … Mastodon: @samleecole@journa.host , @doctormo@floss.social , and @mh...
Microsoft details the techniques that the Russian hacking group Midnight Blizzard used to breach the email accounts of its executives and other organizations
here's what that means for you Mastodon: Bert Hubert / @bert_hubert@fosstodon.org : Microsoft is trying to get all email users, including governments, to migrate to their cloud-based solutions. This ...
OpenAI announces Data Partnerships to collaborate with organizations to build public and private datasets that “reflect human society” for AI model training
an open call for organizations to work with us to represent their data in AI training: Nathan Lambert / @natolambert : Quick reactions to OpenAI dataset partnerships (that mention open-data): * OpenAI...
Symantec says the advanced persistent threat Lancefly used custom malware to attack Asian governments, telcos, and other organizations from mid-2022 to Q1 2023
A government-backed hacking group known as “Lancefly” has been seen using custom-made malware to attack governments, telecoms and other organizations across Asia.
The Tor Project partners with VPN maker Mullvad to launch the Mullvad browser, for Windows, macOS, and Linux, to reduce a user's “fingerprint” used for tracking
The Mullvad Browser is a privacy-focused web browser developed … Andrew Heinzman / Review Geek : The Tor Project Launches a New Browser Adam Rowe / Tech.co : Mullvad VPN's New Browser Wants to Keep Yo...
Stellantis announces Mobilisights, a business unit focused on selling software using connected vehicle data to enterprises, utilities, and other organizations
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A coalition including Amazon, Google, and Uber urges the DHS to let kids of high-skilled visa holders stay in the US past the age of 21 without a green card
when my time is up, will I be “forced” to leave? Michelle Hackman / @mhackman : Athulya moved here when she was 5. She competed on her HS debate team, graduated from UT Austin with a degree in journal...
WhatsApp rolls out Communities with expanded admin tools and other features, letting schools and other organizations host group chats with thousands of users
Meta is throwing billions of dollars into building out the metaverse as the future of social networking but in the near term …
London-based iProov, which offers face authentication tools to governments and other organizations, raises $70M from Sumeru Equity
Biometrics, and specifically facial recognition, have seen a surge of usage in the last several years, first as a tool to help organizations verify identities digitally …