Hackers steal and leak sensitive LAPD police documents
The LAPD said the breach affected “a digital storage system” belonging to the city’s Attorney’s Office. The World Leaks extortion gang was reported to be behind the attack.
The Download: an exclusive Jeff VanderMeer story and AI models too scary to release
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. Constellations —Constellations is a short story by Jeff VanderMeer, the author of the critically acclaimed, bestselling Southern Reach series. A spacecraft has crash-landed on a hostile planet. The only survivors…
Your Business Is Probably Overspending on Data Storage. Here’s How AI Fixes That.
Up to 30% of data storage budgets are wasted on fear-driven over-provisioning. AI-powered predictive tools provide a solution. Here’s what you should know.
What Growing Startups Get Wrong About CRM Software, and How to Fix It
Why CRM software fails in growing startups and how fixing process, not tools, makes it work.
OpenAI releases a new safety blueprint to address the rise in child sexual exploitation
OpenAI’s new Child Safety Blueprint aims to tackle the alarming rise in child sexual exploitation linked to advancements in AI.
Developer of VeraCrypt encryption software says Windows users may face boot-up issues after Microsoft locked his account
The maker of the popular open-source file encryption software VeraCrypt said Microsoft locked his online account, which may prevent device owners from booting up their computers.
Lowe’s Is Spending $250 Million to Revive America’s Skilled Trades Workforce — Here’s Why
The home improvement company is investing heavily in skilled trades like plumbing, carpentry and electrical work.
Databricks co-founder wins prestigious ACM award, says ‘AGI is here already’
Matei Zaharia has won the top honor from the Association for Computing Machinery. Now he’s working on AI for research and says AGI is simply misunderstood.
Mustafa Suleyman: AI development won’t hit a wall anytime soon—here’s why
We evolved for a linear world. If you walk for an hour, you cover a certain distance. Walk for two hours and you cover double that distance. This intuition served us well on the savannah. But it catastrophically fails when confronting AI and the core exponential trends at its heart. From the time I began…
Your Business Is Probably Overspending on Data Storage. Here’s How AI Fixes That.
Up to 30% of data storage budgets are wasted on fear-driven over-provisioning. AI-powered predictive tools provide a solution. Here’s what you should know.
What Growing Startups Get Wrong About CRM Software, and How to Fix It
Why CRM software fails in growing startups and how fixing process, not tools, makes it work.