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The Download:  biased AI warnings, and experimental CRISPR therapies

March 10, 2023
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Meet the AI expert who says we should stop using AI so much Meredith Broussard is unusually well placed to dissect the ongoing hype around AI. She’s a data scientist and associate professor…

SEC charges Blackbaud for failing to disclose ‘full impact’ of ransomware attack

March 10, 2023

Software house Blackbaud has agreed to pay $3 million to settle charges related to a May 2020 ransomware attack that exposed customers’ bank account data, the U.S Security and Exchange Commission said on Thursday. The SEC charged Blackbaud, whose cloud software is used by colleges, universities, nonprofits and far-right organizations, for making “misleading disclosures” about […]

SEC charges Blackbaud for failing to disclose ‘full impact’ of ransomware attack by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch

Gowalla returns to see if location-based networking is ready for its mainstream moment

March 10, 2023

Gowalla co-founder and CEO Josh Williams is heading to the annual SXSW music, technology and arts festival in Austin, Texas this year to do something he’s already done – launch a location-based social networking app. One with the same name and core concept as the original, too. Gowalla made its debut in 2009 in Austin […]

Gowalla returns to see if location-based networking is ready for its mainstream moment by Darrell Etherington originally published on TechCrunch

PeopleGrove security lapse exposed users’ personal information

March 10, 2023

PeopleGrove confirmed Thursday that it’s investigating after a security lapse exposed users’ personal information online. The company, formerly CampusKudos, which provides and hosts a social platform for higher education institutions and alumni networks, left the server hosting an internal database exposed to the internet without a password, allowing anyone to access the data using only […]

PeopleGrove security lapse exposed users’ personal information by Zack Whittaker originally published on TechCrunch

More than 200 people have been treated with experimental CRISPR therapies

March 10, 2023
This article is from The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, sign up here. I’ve spent the last few days thinking about how, when, and if we should use gene-editing tools to change the human genome. These are huge questions, and very emotive ones—especially when it…

Meet the AI expert who says we should stop using AI so much

March 10, 2023
Meredith Broussard is unusually well placed to dissect the ongoing hype around AI. She’s a data scientist and associate professor at New York University, and she’s been one of the leading researchers in the field of algorithmic bias for years.  And though her own work leaves her buried in math problems, she’s spent the last…

Prosus in talks to sell Olx Autos business in India, other markets

March 10, 2023

Prosus is actively engaging with multiple players to explore sale of classified business Olx’s Autos unit in several markets including India and Indonesia, according to a source familiar with the matter. In a statement, the technology investor said pursuit of a global growth strategy for Olx’s automotive business “is no longer the right approach for […]

Prosus in talks to sell Olx Autos business in India, other markets by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

ChatGPT comes to Microsoft’s enterprise-focused, Azure-powered managed service

March 9, 2023

ChatGPT, OpenAI’s viral, AI-powered chatbot tech, is now available in a more enterprise-friendly package. Microsoft today announced that ChatGPT is generally available through the Azure OpenAI Service, the company’s fully managed, corporate-focused offering designed to give businesses access to OpenAI’s technologies with added governance and compliance features. Customers, who must already be “Microsoft managed customers […]

ChatGPT comes to Microsoft’s enterprise-focused, Azure-powered managed service by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch