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Microsoft is forming a new unit to study AI’s impacts

Microsoft says that it’s creating a new unit, the Advanced Planning Unit (APU), within its Microsoft AI business division that will help the company understand the societal, health, and work implications of AI the company hopes to build. Microsoft AI, … Continue reading

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WeDoSolar pivots to B2B, after stake acquired by Chinese solar giant

Last year Wind and solar energy overtook fossil fuels to provide 30% of the EU’s electricity. With that in the background, startups in the solar space have been riding a generational change in how we get our power. In 2022 … Continue reading

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AI startup Perplexity sued for alleged trademark infringement

Perplexity, the venture-backed startup building AI-powered search products, has been sued in federal court for allegedly violating another company’s trademark. In a complaint filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, attorneys representing a company … Continue reading

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A brief history of mass-hacks

Hackers are increasingly abusing bugs in popular enterprise software to target big companies in mass-hacking campaigns © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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DeepSeek Has Gotten OpenAI Fired Up

After a Chinese-startup roiled the industry, OpenAI readies a response—ahead of schedule.

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Backed by Mayo Clinic, Nutrix’s hardware monitors worker stress

Stress isn’t just bad for you — it’s also bad for your employer. Factoring in absenteeism, diminished productivity, turnover, medical costs, and accidents, the non-profit American Institute of Stress estimates that workplace stress costs U.S. businesses over $300 billion annually. … Continue reading

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Tata Technologies says ransomware attack hit IT assets, investigation ongoing

India’s Tata Technologies has disclosed a ransomware attack affecting its IT assets. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Atlassian hits 52-week high after reporting better-than-expected earnings, revenue outlook

Atlassian benefited from robust cloud and data center growth during the period as more customers turned to artificial intelligence solutions.

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Barclays outage affecting payments and online banking

The bank says its app also affected, as is the phone line and messenger service for customers

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TikTok’s traffic bounces back despite being pulled off app stores, fears of shutdown

TikTok has maintained about 90% of its user traffic in the U.S., despite briefly going offline and being removed from the Apple and Google app stores.

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