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Strong earnings results and AI buzz send Adobe’s stock higher

Mike Wheatley — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 23:45:37 +0000

Shares Adobe Inc. moved higher in extended trading today after the design software company delivered record fiscal second-quarter revenue and beat Wall Street’s expectations. The company reported net income for the quarter of $1.3 billion, rising slightly from the $1.2 billion profit it delivered in the same period a year ago. Earnings before certain costs […]

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Russian man arrested for alleged involvement with LockBit ransomware gang

Duncan Riley — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 23:44:43 +0000

A Russian national has been arrested in Arizona on charges alleging that he was involved in multiple LockBit ransomware attacks against victims in the U.S., Asia, Europe and Africa. The LockBit ransomware gang, which first emerged in 2020, operates on a ransomware-as-a-service model where affiliates use already developed ransomware to execute attacks. In its time, LockBit […]

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Clop MOVEit hacking victims now include Department of Energy facilities

Duncan Riley — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 23:13:25 +0000

The number of victims targeted by the Clop ransomware gang’s targeting of a critical vulnerability in Progress Software Corp.’s MOVEit file transfer software continues to grow, with the revelation today that the victims now include several U.S. government agencies. Although a full list of agencies targeted was not disclosed by Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Agency officials […]

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Google advises employees not to enter internal information into AI chatbots

Maria Deutscher — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 20:58:50 +0000

Google LLC parent Alphabet Inc. has advised employees not to enter internal information into artificial intelligence chatbots. Reuters reported the policy this morning, citing four people familiar with the matter. Google later confirmed the report. The company is urging employees to avoid inputting sensitive data into conversational AI tools at a time when it’s working […]

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Mandiant attributes Barracuda Networks malware campaign to China-linked hackers

Maria Deutscher — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 19:39:29 +0000

Mandiant has determined that the recently discovered hacking campaign targeting Barracuda Networks Inc. customers was launched by China-linked hackers. Mandiant, a breach investigation company that was acquired by Google LLC earlier this year, released its findings today. The Google unit was hired by Barracuda to investigate the malware campaign. Campbell, California-based Barracuda is a major provider […]

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Web3 developer platform Alchemy launches AI-enabled tools

Kyt Dotson — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 19:05:36 +0000

Alchemy Insights Inc., a platform that enables developers to write Web3 and blockchain apps, announced Wednesday that it’s launching a suite of new artificial intelligence tools dubbed AlchemyAI to empower developers to get data faster and speed up build time. The new products Alchemy is launching include an AI-powered assistant for Web3 development called ChatWeb3 […]

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Q&A: Unlocking the potential of generative AI with OctoML’s CEO

Chad Wilson — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 18:48:35 +0000

Generative artificial intelligence has experienced a surge of activity in recent months, and OctoML Inc. has been at the forefront of this revolution. As a leading startup in the field of generative AI, OctoML has just unveiled its OctoAI compute service. The company aims to revolutionize the AI industry by offering developers a fully managed cloud […]

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Beware of fake security researchers who deliver malware

David Strom — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 18:14:26 +0000

If you come across a security researcher from a company called High Sierra Cyber Security, beware — you may get tricked into downloading malware on your computer. High Sierra is a cover for a group of hackers who have weaponized social media and the open-source GitHub code repositories. It isn’t the first time this has […]

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Intel rebrands its PC processor lineup

Maria Deutscher — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 17:46:21 +0000

Intel Corp. today announced plans to reorganize its personal computer processors under a simplified, two-tier branding structure. The move comes more than a decade after the last major rebrand of the product portfolio. It also follows a smaller naming change that Intel announced last September. The latter update saw the company fold two sets of […]

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House testimony by crypto firm Prometheum CEO raises questions about regulation

Kyt Dotson — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 17:15:59 +0000

Recent testimony in front of the U.S. House by cryptocurrency firm Prometheum Inc. Chief Executive Aaron Kaplan has created a stir regarding regulatory clarity for digital assets. The House Financial Services Committee brought experts and insiders from the cryptocurrency community to speak about the industry about how to regulate digital assets on Tuesday focused on a […]

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Game on: Exploring the intersection of cloud technology and inclusivity in video games

Alice Gillin — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 16:43:23 +0000

Video games enable individuals to escape the trials of the real world and immerse themselves in a series of challenging, rewarding and entertaining tasks and experiences. The industry is attracting a broad market that continues to grow as technology implodes. Every demographic, from families, individuals, adults, children, LGBTQ+ and more, can enjoy games and the […]

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Cranium launches AI Card to streamline compliance and trustworthiness

Duncan Riley — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 13:00:50 +0000

Artificial intelligence security and trust software firm Cranium.ai Corp. has today announced the launch of Cranium AI Card, a tool designed to help organizations gather and share information about the trustworthiness and compliance of their AI models. AI Card has been designed to address issues of trustworthiness, security and regulatory compliance associated with AI models. The tool offers a transparent and […]

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Data observability startup Telmai raises $5.5M in oversubscribed seed round

Paul Gillin — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 13:00:47 +0000

Data observability startup Telmai Inc. today said it has raised $5.5 million in an oversubscribed seed round, bringing its total funding to $8.5 million. The company has created what it says is a unique approach to data quality management with an engine based on the Apache Spark analytics framework. It can accommodate a wide variety […]

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Action1 raises $20M to implement zero-knowledge architecture into its platform

Duncan Riley — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 13:00:41 +0000

Risk-based patch management startup Action1 Corp. has today announced that it has raised $20 million in new funding for research and development, focusing specifically on implementing zero-knowledge architecture into its platform. Founded in 2018, Action1 pitches itself as the No. 1 risk-based patch management platform for distributed networks. The company’s platform assists organizations in discovering, prioritizing and […]

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Blackbird.AI raises $20M to help brands combat disinformation and false narratives

Mike Wheatley — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 13:00:33 +0000

Blackbird.AI, a startup that provides artificial intelligence-powered narrative and risk intelligence to enterprises, said today it has closed on a $20 million round of funding, bringing its total amount raised to $30 million. Today’s Series B round was led by Ten Eleven Ventures and saw participation from existing investors Dorilton Capital, Generation Ventures StartFast Ventures […]

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Valence Security brings AI to SaaS risk analysis and remediation

Duncan Riley — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 13:00:15 +0000

Cybersecurity startup Valence Security Inc. today announced AI Assistant, a new service integrating generative AI and OpenAI LP technologies into its Collaborative SaaS Security Remediation Platform. The company argues that understanding and managing security for various software-as-a-service applications can be daunting for security teams. The distinctive aspects of each application, such as terminology, permissions, data models and security […]

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Dremio leverages generative AI for data discovery with Text-to-SQL and more new features

Mike Wheatley — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 12:00:41 +0000

Data lakehouse company Dremio Corp. is jumping on the generative artificial intelligence bandwagon, launching a new Text-to-SQL capability today and announcing additional features to come later. The company said the updates are all about empowering customers with more innovative tools for data exploration, analysis and discovery across both cloud and on-premises systems. Dremio is a […]

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Trust Lab raises $15M to fuel efforts to prevent harmful internet content

Kyt Dotson — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 11:30:32 +0000

Trust Lab, a company that provides platforms and regulators analytics to safeguard against harmful content, announced today that it has raised $15 million in a Series A funding round led by U.S. Venture Partners and Foundation Capital. Using the platform, companies and public organizations can detect, track and monitor harmful content and potential bad actors […]

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Romanian threat actor ‘Diicot’ expands activities beyond cryptojacking in latest campaign

Duncan Riley — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 10:00:27 +0000

A new report from cloud forensics and incident response platform startup Cado Security Ltd. has detailed and warned that an emerging Romanian threat actor named Diicot, formerly known as Mexals, is running a new campaign involving previously unreported brute-forcing malware payloads. Diicot, previously known for conducting cryptojacking campaigns and offering malware-as-a-service, has been active since at least 2020. […]

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Trend Micro launches GPT-based cybersecurity assistant for the copiloted security operations center

Tim Keary — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 09:00:58 +0000

Trend Micro Inc. today released Companion, a new generative artificial intelligence assistant based on GPT 3.5, to which security operations center teams can ask threat hunting questions. Companion integrates with the Trend Vision One XDR or extended detection and response platform. It can explain cross-layer event alerts, decode tracker scripts, create breach mitigation recommendations, email automations […]

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Deepchecks raises $14M to validate machine learning models continuously

Mike Wheatley — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 07:00:09 +0000

Continuous machine learning validation startup Deepchecks Ltd. has made its platform generally available today after closing on a $14 million seed funding round. The round was led by Alpha Wave and included participation from Hetz Ventures and Grove Ventures. Deepchecks was co-founded by Chief Executive Philip Tannor (pictured, right) and Chief Technology Officer Shir Chorev […]

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Report: AWS considers diversifying its AI server offerings with AMD’s new chips

Mike Wheatley — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 00:24:25 +0000

Public cloud infrastructure giant Amazon Web Services Inc. may become the first major customer to adopt new artificial intelligence chips made by Advanced Micro Devices Inc., according to a report from Reuters. However, the company has decided not to buy entire systems from AMD’s rival, Nvidia Corp. AWS, the world’s largest cloud computing company, is […]

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Google debuts AI-powered ad placement tools

Mike Wheatley — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 23:50:00 +0000

Alphabet Inc.’s Google said today it’s enhancing its online advertising placement capabilities with the launch of two new artificial intelligence-powered tools that are designed to find the best ad placements for brands automatically across its range of websites and services. AI has become one of the hottest trends in the technology industry this year thanks to […]

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WhyLabs releases open-source LangKit toolkit for monitoring large language models

Maria Deutscher — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 21:13:40 +0000

Startup WhyLabs Inc. today released LangKit, an open-source toolkit designed to help companies monitor their large language models for safety issues and other risks. Seattle-based WhyLabs is backed by $14 million in funding. Its investors include Madrona Venture Group, Bezos Expeditions and AI Fund, a venture capital firm led by artificial intelligence pioneer Andrew Ng. […]

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Management consoles can be a security nightmare, but they still lack good protection

David Strom — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 19:30:48 +0000

One of the biggest threats to enterprise networks is the ability of hackers to manipulate management consoles, the web applications for managing a variety of networked-based systems, such as virtual private networks, routers, firewalls, switches and other devices. For many years, bad actors have targeted consoles that are accessible via a public internet connection. They […]

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Primer raises $69M for its AI-powered analytics tools

Maria Deutscher — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 19:14:19 +0000

Data analytics provider Primer Technologies Inc. today announced that it has closed a $69 million funding round led by Addition. U.S. Innovative Technology Fund also contributed to the Series D round, which brings the startup’s total outside financing to $237 million. Primer will use the capital to hire more employees and enhance its technology. San […]

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EU suggests breaking up Google’s display ad business over antitrust concerns

Maria Deutscher — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 17:26:02 +0000

The European Commission, the European Union’s executive branch, has sent Google LLC a statement of objections over its practices in the display advertising market. The EU announced the move today. A statement of objections is a document that the bloc’s antitrust officials issue to a company after determining it may have run afoul of antitrust […]

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Vercel announces AI accelerator program and products for developers

Kyt Dotson — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 16:00:01 +0000

Front-end application development platform startup Vercel Inc. today announced that it’s launching an artificial intelligence accelerator program designed for AI builders to scale up their projects, along with a new family of AI products. The new Vercel AI Accelerator is aimed at bringing early-stage startups on board to build and scale their AI solutions by […]

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Informatica acquires Privitar to strengthen privacy controls

Paul Gillin — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 15:50:13 +0000

Informatica Corp. said today it will acquire Privitar Ltd., a London-based maker of access controls and remediation for data privacy and security, for an undisclosed amount. The company said it plans to incorporate Privitar’s technology into its Intelligent Data Management Cloud, a platform for analyzing and managing data across large enterprises. The acquisition is expected to […]

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EU lawmakers approve tougher rules as AI Act moves closer to becoming law

Kyt Dotson — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 15:25:18 +0000

The European Parliament today came to an agreement approving its proposed draft law governing artificial intelligence, known as the “AI Act,” in a vote that passed it along to member states to become formal regulation. European lawmakers have been wrangling over the legislation since April in an attempt to balance the growing AI industry against risks […]

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