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Micro1 is rushing to buy up Slack DMs and Google Docs in a $1 billion bet on AI's latest data craze
As AI labs go on the hunt for real-world data, Micro1 is throwing everything at getting it for them. The startup is one in a new class of fast-moving data brokers, gobbling up companies' internal data and packaging it for the likes of OpenAI…
Nvidia's sales and marketing leadership is seeing a changing of the guard - with influential new faces
Nvidia's sales and marketing organizations are seeing a changing of the guard as the AI boom reshapes demands on leadership. Veterans at Nvidia are retiring, opening the door for longtime employees. And CEO Jensen Huang is tapping talent from…
Preparing for a quantum-safe future
Quantum computing still feels like uncharted territory, yet the threat it poses is significant. On the one hand, it promises advancements in areas such as financial modelling. On the other, it has the potential to undermine the encryption standards…
Gole Cloud set to introduce its solutions to SA market
From left: Tsepiso Lebona, Head of Technology; Dimakatso Phoshoko, Head of Service Delivery; Didintle Malebogo, Finance Manager; Thato Malapane, Head of Sales & Marketing; and Biscay Mulaudzi, Founder and CEO. Gole Cloud is preparing to introduce…
Security Compliance Is Not the Same as Protection | Opinion Security Compliance Is Not the Same as Protection | Opinion
For most of the years since World War II, American security policy has followed a familiar pattern. A threat would emerge, officials would meet and write a policy, secure the funding, and deploy countermeasures. Years later, these would be…
Anthropic's S-1 paperwork reveals the stunning finances behind its meteoric rise ahead of its IPO
Anthropic is ready for Wall Street. The company behind Claude filed its public S-1 paperwork on Monday, revealing its plans to list on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol ANT and setting the stage for an enormous IPO. Anthropic's filing pulls back…
Microsoft is offering buyouts to around 60,000 employees. Read the memo.
Microsoft is offering buyouts, according to a memo Chief People Officer Amy Coleman sent to employees Monday. 'The Voluntary Exit Offer reflects an important part of how we're evolving our approach to change: creating greater flexibility and, where…
Cybersecurity Is A Leadership Problem-Not A Technology Problem
JC Gaillard, Founder & CEO, Corix Partners | Global Cybersecurity Advisor & Thought Leader | Author “The First 100 Days of the New CISO.” After more than a decade of rising cybersecurity budgets, expanding regulation and…
IT and security leaders of the AI era must go back to basics and beware the hype
CISOs and CIOs should not just chase the latest hype around AI that can escape sandboxes and morphing security threats, but bet on tried and true ROI of identity security. It's demonstrably true that the information security scene is transforming…
China's state security authority warns of data security risks from discarded industrial equipment
Photo: China's Ministry of State Security China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) warned on its WeChat account on Monday that improperly disposed-of industrial equipment and specialized instruments could pose risks to commercial secrets, critical…
31 leaders on whether they still want to talk about AI
On the morning, noon, and nightly news. By the watercooler, virtual or in real life. In boardrooms and school board meetings. At the dinner table or gatherings with friends and family. Artificial intelligence continues to dominate discussions…
ChatGPT and Claude blocked by Swedish government over 'problematic' security concerns
ChatGPT and Claude are now banned for government work in Sweden The AI platforms join DeepSeek on a list of non-approved AI tools over data security fears Microsoft CoPilot is still approved for use, but with much tighter security controls Swedish…
Canon launches pioneering Printer EDR technology to enhance security for office printers
Canon's proprietary Printer EDR technology continuously monitors printer behaviour. Canon South Africa today announces that it has developed Printer EDR technology, extending the EDR (endpoint detection and response) concept, which is already…
Some Memories of Early Anthropic - LessWrong
The following events took place between October 2022 and May 2023. I wrote very little of this down at the time so am recalling from memory, and am rendering the gist of the dialogue rather than the exact words used. I've also swapped some pronouns…
JRI: Like A Phoenix Rising From The Ashes Of Higher Rates (NYSE:JRI)
I am upgrading Nuveen Real Asset Income and Growth Fund (JRI) to Strong Buy as its discount widens to -13% and NAV shows signs of recovery. JRI offers a nearly 15% yield with monthly distributions, and the NAV's recent uptrend suggests the market…
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