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Google’s parent company Alphabet is again in advanced talks to acquire cloud cybersecurity startup Wiz, a person familiar with the deal told TechCrunch. The two companies were close to securing …

Google revives talks to acquire Wiz at higher valuation Read More

Liam Fedus, OpenAI’s VP of research for post-training, is leaving the company to found a materials science AI startup. The Information initially reported Fedus’ plans. In a statement on X, …

OpenAI exec leaves to found materials science startup Read More

Creating a startup that competes with your former employer can be risky. Apple, for example, once sued a former chip design executive who founded his own chip startup in a case that was …

Flexport accuses former employees of stealing its source code to create a rival startup Read More

Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, has acquired Hotshot, a startup working on AI-powered video generation tools along the lines of OpenAI’s Sora. Akash Sastry, Hotshot’s CEO and co-founder, announced the …

Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, acquires a generative AI video startup Read More

Security researchers have observed hackers linked to the notorious LockBit gang exploiting a pair of Fortinet firewall vulnerabilities to deploy ransomware on several company networks.  In a report published last …

Hackers are exploiting Fortinet firewall bugs to plant ransomware Read More

For someone who wants solar panels, the question is often: “How many?” And for a heat pump, it’s “how big?” Answering those questions typically requires a contractor to set foot …

Palmetto wants software developers to electrify America using its AI building models Read More

Most of the focus in generative AI has been on text-based interfaces used to generate text, images and more. The next wave appears to be voice, and it’s rolling in …

Google adds its voice model Chirp 3 to its Vertex AI platform Read More

As duties under the U.K.’s Online Safety Act (OSA) related to tackling illegal content came into force Monday, the internet watchdog, Ofcom, said it has launched a new enforcement program …

UK’s internet watchdog puts storage and file-sharing services on watch over CSAM Read More

A broad coalition drawn from across the ranks of Europe’s tech industry is calling for “radical action” from European Union lawmakers to shrink reliance on foreign-owned digital infrastructure and services …

European tech industry coalition calls for ‘radical action’ on digital sovereignty — starting with buying local Read More

Users on social media have discovered a controversial use case for Google’s new Gemini AI model: removing watermarks from images, including from images published by Getty Images and other well-known …

People are using Google’s new AI model to remove watermarks from images Read More