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businessinsider.com - Geoff Weiss - Nvidia's interest in Hugging Face is a hedge against a future dominated by OpenAI and Anthropic
Nvidia's interest in Hugging Face is a hedge against a future dominated by OpenAI and Anthropic
Business Insider

What does $13 billion buy Nvidia these days? A bigger say in what AI gets built and what it runs on. Business Insider reported on Wednesday that the chip giant was in talks to acquire Hugging Face, which hosts open-source AI models. That lines up…

securityweek.com - Danelle Au - The Future of AI-Driven Security Depends on Complete Data
The Future of AI-Driven Security Depends on Complete Data
SecurityWeek

I've always been drawn to investigative documentaries — the kind where detectives reconstruct an entire crime from fragments of evidence. The breakthrough never comes from a single clue. It comes from connecting everything: movements…

entrepreneur.com - Jon Small - OpenAI Shocked the World When Its AI Agents Hacked Another Company. Now, It's Explaining How It Happened: 'Pandora's Box Is Open
OpenAI Shocked the World When Its AI Agents Hacked Another Company. Now, It's Explaining How It Happened: 'Pandora's Box Is Open
Homepage | Entrepreneur

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. OpenAI is opening up about how its own agents escaped a locked-down testing environment and breached another company. The hack into open-source developer platform Hugging Face happened…

businessinsider.com - Hugh Langley - Meta memo reveals what its new AI 'Hatch' agent can do, from booking a restaurant to finding a dog sitter
Meta memo reveals what its new AI 'Hatch' agent can do, from booking a restaurant to finding a dog sitter
Business Insider

It can DJ. It can order food. It can book you a table at a restaurant. And of course, it can access your Instagram. These are some things Meta says its coming AI agent can do, according to an internal memo seen by Business Insider. Known internally…

nextgov.com - David DiMolfetta - ATF investigating 'major' cyber incident after ransomware group claim
ATF investigating 'major' cyber incident after ransomware group claim
Nextgov/FCW

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is investigating a cybersecurity event affecting one of its systems, which Justice Department officials have designated a “major incident” under federal guidelines. The…

securityweek.com - Eduard Kovacs - Cyberattack Causes Global Disruption at Boston Scientific
Cyberattack Causes Global Disruption at Boston Scientific
SecurityWeek

US medical technology giant Boston Scientific has been targeted in a cyberattack that has caused significant disruption to its global operations. Boston Scientific develops and manufactures devices and therapies used primarily in cardiology…

vice.com - Luis Prada - Your Wi-Fi Could Be Helping Someone Track You Without You Knowing, Study Finds
Your Wi-Fi Could Be Helping Someone Track You Without You Knowing, Study Finds
VICE

Wi-Fi is the magical, invisible air internet that your phone breathes so you can watch TikTok in bed. It's also a shockingly good way of pinpointing a person's exact location, and without even putting in that much effort, according to researchers…

securityweek.com - Eduard Kovacs - Australia Arrests 2 Alleged TeamPCP Hackers
Australia Arrests 2 Alleged TeamPCP Hackers
SecurityWeek

Two men suspected of being members of the notorious cybercrime group TeamPCP have been arrested and charged by Australian authorities. The suspects, Ruben Ian Thomson, 21, and Louis Michael Gaebler, 23, have been arrested in Perth. They face…

aljazeera.com - Catherine Nouhan - Trump executive order bans some foreign equipment in US energy grid
Trump executive order bans some foreign equipment in US energy grid
Al Jazeera

United States President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency over what his administration describes as security risks linked to foreign-made equipment used in the US electricity grid. Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday that…

securityweek.com - Eduard Kovacs - Trump Order Aims to Block Foreign Backdoors in US Power Grid Gear
Trump Order Aims to Block Foreign Backdoors in US Power Grid Gear
SecurityWeek

President Trump issued Executive Order 14420 on Wednesday, declaring a national emergency to mitigate vulnerabilities in the United States' bulk power system arising from foreign-supplied electrical equipment. The order attributes the heightened…

sportingnews.com - Alex Payton - Kalshi Promo Code TSNEWS: Get $25 Bonus for MLB, NFL Preseason Predictions (Aug. 27) | Sporting News
Kalshi Promo Code TSNEWS: Get $25 Bonus for MLB, NFL Preseason Predictions (Aug. 27) | Sporting News
The Sporting News

Baseball fans, if you're looking to step up to the plate and chase a nice pay day, we've got a fantastic starting point. By using the Kalshi promo code TSNEWS here, new customers can secure an exciting welcome offer right in time for Thursday's…

barchart.com - Sohini Mondal - Are Wall Street Analysts Predicting United Rentals Stock Will Climb or Sink?
Are Wall Street Analysts Predicting United Rentals Stock Will Climb or Sink?
Barchart.com

With a market cap of $65.8 billion, United Rentals, Inc. (URI) is a leading equipment rental company operating through its General Rentals and Specialty segments across the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. The company…

barchart.com - Neha Panjwani - Are Wall Street Analysts Predicting IDEX Stock Will Climb or Sink?
Are Wall Street Analysts Predicting IDEX Stock Will Climb or Sink?
Barchart.com

Northbrook, Illinois-based IDEX Corporation (IEX) offers applied solutions globally. Valued at $17.3 billion by market cap, the company has a diverse portfolio of over 50 businesses, offering products like industrial pumps, lubrication systems…

securityweek.com - SecurityWeek News - Okta Shares Surge on Strong Earnings, Growing Demand for AI Identity Security
Okta Shares Surge on Strong Earnings, Growing Demand for AI Identity Security
SecurityWeek

Shares of Okta (NASDAQ: OKTA) are surging after reporting stronger-than-expected second-quarter financial results and raised its outlook for the full fiscal year, with artificial intelligence (AI) emerging as an increasingly important source of…

securityweek.com - Eduard Kovacs - US Disrupts Chinese Hacking Platform Used in Military and Critical Infrastructure Attacks
US Disrupts Chinese Hacking Platform Used in Military and Critical Infrastructure Attacks
SecurityWeek

The US government announced on Wednesday that it has disrupted a hacking platform and botnet used by Chinese threat actors in attacks aimed at military and critical infrastructure systems. According to the Justice Department, the disruption efforts…

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