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Data breach hitting PowerSchool looks very, very bad
Parents, students, teachers, and administrators throughout North America are smarting from what could be the biggest data breach of 2025: […]
Researchers say new attack could take down the European power grid
Power grid in Central Europe uses unencrypted radio signals to add and shed loads. Credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images […]
The Internet is (once again) awash with IoT botnets delivering record DDoSes
We’re only three weeks into 2025, and it’s already shaping up to be the year of Internet of Things-driven DDoSes. […]
Cutting-edge Chinese “reasoning” model rivals OpenAI o1—and it’s free to download
Unlike conventional LLMs, these SR models take extra time to produce responses, and this extra time often increases performance on […]
Home Microsoft 365 plans use Copilot AI features as pretext for a price hike
Microsoft hasn’t said for how long this “limited time” offer will last, but presumably it will only last for a […]
Microsoft patches Windows to eliminate Secure Boot bypass threat
For the past seven months—and likely longer—an industry-wide standard that protects Windows devices from firmware infections could be bypassed using […]
US splits world into three tiers for AI chip access
On Monday, the US government announced a new round of regulations on global AI chip exports, dividing the world into […]
161 years ago, a New Zealand sheep farmer predicted AI doom
The text anticipated several modern AI safety concerns, including the possibility of machine consciousness, self-replication, and humans losing control of […]
Microsoft sues service for creating illicit content with its AI platform
Microsoft and others forbid using their generative AI systems to create various content. Content that is off limits includes materials […]