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pcmag.com - Rob Pegoraro - US Cyber Director Promises Not to 'Strangle' Industry With Regulations
US Cyber Director Promises Not to 'Strangle' Industry With Regulations
PCMag

LAS VEGAS—President Trump's national cyber director showed up at Black Hat with a supportive message for private industry: Your threat model doesn't include us regulating you. 'We want to make sure that we are working hand in glove and…

securityweek.com - SecurityWeek News - Podcast: Compliance Won't Save You: The Future of Cyber Risk with Edna Conway
Podcast: Compliance Won't Save You: The Future of Cyber Risk with Edna Conway
SecurityWeek

In today's digital age, cybersecurity is more critical than ever, and organizations must prioritize resilience to protect themselves against evolving threats. In this podcast, we share insights from Edna Conway, a recognized leader in cybersecurity…

businessinsider.com - Geoff Weiss - Nvidia is quietly staffing a new AI safety team as it doubles down on open models
Nvidia is quietly staffing a new AI safety team as it doubles down on open models
Business Insider

Nvidia is quietly assembling a new AI safety and security engineering team, according to a cluster of job listings posted late last month. The company is hiring a distinguished engineer to serve as a 'founding technical leader' for the 'newly…

jpost.com - TOBIAS HOLCMAN - Palo Alto Networks enters key TASE TA-35 and TA-125 indices
Palo Alto Networks enters key TASE TA-35 and TA-125 indices
The Jerusalem Post

Palo Alto Networks on Thursday began trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange's flagship equity indices, Tel Aviv-35 and Tel Aviv-125, which represent a new step in the company's growing investment in the Israeli market. Palo Alto Networks is a…

businessinsider.com - Charles Rollet - Jack Ma made a $30 million bet on one of San Francisco's hottest AI startups
Jack Ma made a $30 million bet on one of San Francisco's hottest AI startups
Business Insider

Chinese billionaire Jack Ma's private equity firm secretly led the latest funding round for Corgi, marking the first time the firm is known to have invested in a startup founded in the US. Yunfeng Capital, co-founded by Jack Ma and businessman…

businessinsider.com - Eugene Kim - Internal Amazon documents reveal a major overhaul of one of the world's biggest AI data centers
Internal Amazon documents reveal a major overhaul of one of the world's biggest AI data centers
Business Insider

Amazon is redesigning part of a massive AI data center campus in rural Indiana into a sprawling cluster of powerful computers to build its next frontier AI models, Business Insider has exclusively learned. Internal planning documents reviewed by…

nfl.com - NFL Melbourne Game: Game Day Guide | Latest NFL News, Analysis & Updates
NFL Melbourne Game: Game Day Guide | Latest NFL News, Analysis & Updates
NFL.com

The countdown to the 2026 NFL Melbourne Game is on. Before you head to the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), take a moment to review everything you need to know for gameday. From downloading your tickets and planning your journey to understanding…

businessinsider.com - Alex Bitter - Uber keeps AI spending stable using cheaper models and employees tracking cost, CFO says
Uber keeps AI spending stable using cheaper models and employees tracking cost, CFO says
Business Insider

AI is reshaping Uber — gradually, and as it keeps a handle on AI spending. The ride-hailing company kept a lid on its token spending during the second quarter by 'by setting better defaults for different use cases,' using lower-cost models…

entrepreneur.com - Al Sefati - The AI Governance Best Practices Every Small Business Owner Needs to Know
The AI Governance Best Practices Every Small Business Owner Needs to Know
Homepage | Entrepreneur

Few small businesses possess a legal department, compliance manager or IT personnel who review AI applications before launching them. But privacy laws, consumer protection legislation and laws on automatic decision-making systems affect small…

securityweek.com - Ionut Arghire - Belarusian Ransom Cartel Mastermind Gets 16 Years in Prison
Belarusian Ransom Cartel Mastermind Gets 16 Years in Prison
SecurityWeek

The Belarusian creator and administrator of the Ransom Cartel ransomware was sentenced to 16 years in prison in the US. Maksim Silnikau, 40, built the ransomware operation and recruited other individuals through cybercrime forums, according to…

securityweek.com - Eduard Kovacs - Meta AI Hacked External Systems During Cybersecurity Testing
Meta AI Hacked External Systems During Cybersecurity Testing
SecurityWeek

Meta is the latest major AI developer to admit that its models broke loose during cybersecurity testing and hacked external systems. The tech giant said in a statement to the media on Wednesday that the incident occurred during independent…

securityweek.com - Ionut Arghire - Hackers Start Exploiting Recent JetBrains TeamCity Vulnerability
Hackers Start Exploiting Recent JetBrains TeamCity Vulnerability
SecurityWeek

Threat actors have started exploiting a recently patched vulnerability in JetBrains TeamCity, the US cybersecurity agency CISA warns. A continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform, TeamCity provides automated software building…

securityweek.com - Ionut Arghire - Cisco Patches Critical SD-WAN, IOS XE, FMC Vulnerabilities
Cisco Patches Critical SD-WAN, IOS XE, FMC Vulnerabilities
SecurityWeek

Cisco on Wednesday rolled out patches for two dozen vulnerabilities across its products, including critical-severity bugs in Catalyst SD-WAN, IOS XE, and Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC). For Catalyst SD-WAN, the company released five fixes…

businessinsider.com - Rya Jetha - This startup that just raised $6.5 million bets the next big side hustle is controlling robots with VR headsets
This startup that just raised $6.5 million bets the next big side hustle is controlling robots with VR headsets
Business Insider

On a cold morning in Dallas shortly before Christmas last year, CEO Colin Webb watched one of his robots work an eight-hour shift alongside warehouse workers. The wheeled machine, equipped with two robotic arms, spent the day packing beauty…

securityweek.com - Eduard Kovacs - Zero-Click AI Browser Hacking: Claude and ChatGPT Atlas Hijacked via Emails, X Posts
Zero-Click AI Browser Hacking: Claude and ChatGPT Atlas Hijacked via Emails, X Posts
SecurityWeek

AI security company Zenity has disclosed the details of two AI browser hacking techniques targeting Claude in Chrome and ChatGPT Atlas, demonstrating how they can be used for account takeovers, phishing, and making unauthorized Amazon purchases.

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