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AI investment gap threatens Africa's future growth
Africa must shift from consuming AI technologies to creating them, according to the Boston Consulting Group's latest AI report. (Image source: iStock) Africa risks falling behind in the global artificial intelligence (AI) economy, unless…
EV industry fights back against copper thieves targeting public chargers
Thieves are chopping off public electric vehicle chargers to steal the copper – and getting caught. As scrap metal prices have soared, copper theft has too, and the criminals are moving beyond their traditional targets of rail…
Iran Threatens to Assassinate Melania and Barron Trump In Latest Propaganda Clip
Iran's Tasnim News Agency, which is closely linked to the country's Revolutionary Guards, put out a new chilling propaganda clip on Monday threatening First Lady Melania Trump and her son Barron. The clip is titled “How to Kill Melania…
Opinion | Reporters-and the Public-Need a Federal Shield Law
In the summer of 2005, I went from being a prize-winning reporter at the New York Times to Inmate No. 45570083 at the Alexandria Detention Center in Virginia. My offense consisted in protecting my sources. I refused a subpoena to appear before a…
They starred in shows. Then AI actors ripped off their performances.
What does it feel like when an AI version of you takes your job? That was the strange reality facing actor Ashley BeLoat when she came across an AI-generated remake of a series she had starred in. Last year, BeLoat played the lead in 'Hate the Way…
How NetApp Is Simplifying Its Way To An AI-Powered Enterprise
Sign for software company Netapp at the company's office in San Jose, California. When Gus Shahin joined NetApp in 2024, he stepped into a role that did not previously exist. As Executive Vice President of Business Technology and Operations, he…
Massive Tribeca Fest Data Leak Exposes Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro and More Celebs' Contact Info; Meet the Man Who Discovered the Files
The Tribeca Festival suffered a data leak that exposed hundreds of thousands of records, as well as the contact information for thousands of celebrities, including Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Jennifer Lawrence, Angelina Jolie and…
JPMorgan's AI leadership is getting a reset. These are the key players.
JPMorgan has some new answers to the multibillion-dollar question of who's in charge of AI at the bank. The firm's AI chief, Teresa Heitsenrether, announced her retirement earlier this month after four decades at the bank, reshuffling the…
First-ever strike looms at KakaoBank. What's at stake?
Unionized workers at KakaoBank are set to stage what would be the first strike at a Korean internet-only bank on Friday, putting the spotlight on labor relations across the country's digital banking sector, industry officials said Monday. The…
Iran shares chilling video explaining 'where and how' to kill Melania Trump
Both Melania Trump and her son Barron have been targeted by the Iranian regime in a chilling new video that provides detailed instructions explaining 'how and where' to kill the First Lady. The video, released by IRGC-affiliated news agency Tasnim…
WT 360: Our breakdown of the federal CIO's departure, OneGov's future and whatever CMMC will look like
Find opportunities — and win them. Greg Barbaccia's impending departure from the federal chief information officer role after 18 months in it is one of a handful of headline topics that got industry's attention over the past six weeks. As…
DentaQuest Data Breach Potentially Impacts Over 23 Million People
Dental and vision benefits administrator DentaQuest is notifying millions of people that their personal and dental health information might have been stolen in a data breach. The incident was discovered on May 20, and DentaQuest's investigation…
Tech industry leaders join to form Open Secure AI Alliance to promote safety and security
Nvidia Corp. today announced the launch of the Open Secure AI Alliance, a new organization founded by technology, cloud computing and cybersecurity leaders to build and share open artificial intelligence tools. As the capability and strength of AI…
Coca-Cola Confirms Data Breach After Fairlife Ransomware Attack
Coca-Cola on Monday confirmed that the recent ransomware attack on its dairy products subsidiary Fairlife resulted in a data breach. The soft drinks giant disclosed the cybersecurity incident on July 16, when it announced suspending production at…
PTC Windchill Vulnerability Exploited in Ransomware Campaign
A Cl0p ransomware affiliate has been observed exploiting a critical-severity remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in PTC's product lifecycle management (PLM) platforms Windchill and FlexPLM. Tracked as CVE-2026-12569 (CVSS score of 9.3), the…
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