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Microsoft expects 'very few people' to accept buyouts, CFO says in internal memo
Microsoft expects 'very few people' to accept the buyouts it offered this week to 60,000 employees, Chief Financial Officer Amy Hood wrote in an internal memo. 'I know there have been some questions on the rationale behind the voluntary exit offer…
Microsoft cuts capex forecast on AI capacity delays
Microsoft reduced its forecast for capital expenditure, a rare move in an industry that mostly continues to splurge more on huge AI investments. The software giant said capex for the 2026 calendar year will be $170 billion from a previous forecast…
Authorities Warn Financial Firms after Detecting N. Korea-Linked IP Activity
South Korean financial authorities have detected a large number of scanning attempts targeting financial institutions from IP addresses associated with North Korea, urging companies to exercise extra caution. According to financial industry sources…
Google's AI chip business is getting harder for Nvidia to ignore
Earlier this year, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang downplayed the threat of other companies building competing AI chips, including Google. 'Without Anthropic, why would there be any TPU growth at all?' he said in an interview with podcaster Dwarkesh Patel…
Google's Search revenue miss raises a big existential question
Is AI starting to hurt Google's core search business? That's the big lingering question following the company's third-quarter earnings. Google came out of the gates on Wednesday boasting that its year-over-year query growth rate was the highest in…
DHS bans Swiss cyber firm from federal systems
The Department of Homeland Security has banned Swiss cybersecurity firm Acronis AG from civilian agency networks, following a ban on the company's products from intelligence community systems last year. DHS's ban, laid out in an “exclusion…
BLS Polymers Leads Four Indian IPOs With a 34% Grey-Market Premium
BLS Polymers Limited led four Indian IPOs in InvestorGain's Oct. 29 grey-market tracker, while Bombay Coated and Special Steels Limited ranked second by percentage of offer price, a different measure of the unofficial quotes. InvestorGain listed…
ITWeb Governance, Risk and Compliance 2026 - Archer and partner dotnext confirm sponsorship
The convergence of AI, evolving regulation, cyber risk, digital sovereignty and sustainability is redefining enterprise governance. (Image source: iStock) Global GRC software platform Archer and its industry partner dotnext, a South African…
Innoviz Sees Strong Counter-UAS Demand at AUSA 2026, Reinforcing the Fit of Innoviz Perciz for U.S. Defense and Homeland Security Markets
AUSA is North America's largest land power exposition and professional development forum. Innoviz's participation came three months after the Company launched Perciz, its dedicated defense and homeland security brand, and followed its first…
Bithumb, Mirae Asset Global Investments, Daishin Securities Report Data Breaches
Mirae Asset Global Investments, Daishin Securities and the crypto exchange Bithumb have all reported data breaches, prompting authorities to launch an inspection. Daishin Securities said Wednesday that personal and financial information on…
Stirling start-up launches privacy-first AI tool to protect businesses
The tool is designed to keep sensitive information secure and prevent data breaches. Nagu Gopalakrishnan, co-founder and chief product and technology officer at Vidai UK, said: 'Sending sensitive information to an external cloud service just to…
Northstar launches with $7M to give AI agents the context to act on security risks - SiliconANGLE
Cybersecurity startup Northstar Security AI Inc. launched today with $7 million in new funding to give artificial intelligence agents the context they need to act on security risks. Northstar offers a platform that feeds data from a company's…
Data discovery and classification anchors AI governance - SiliconANGLE
Data discovery and classification are becoming important considerations as enterprises bring AI into their operations. Security teams need to understand what information is available to AI systems and how access is governed. Data discovery and…
Amazon warehouse workers tell us what they really think about their new robot coworkers
Amazon warehouse workers used to spend much of their days walking, pushing carts through long aisles to manually retrieve customer orders from shelves. Today, hundreds of 'Hercules' robots do this instead, carrying towering yellow storage pods…
CFPB flunks cybersecurity audit amid staff cuts: OIG report
Key insight: Staff cuts, outdated security policies and unpatched vulnerabilities are among the reasons the CFPB is vulnerable to cyberattacks, according to a new inspector general report. Expert quote: 'The agency does not consistently track data…
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