AI hype invades Taco Bell and Pizza Hut
Depending on who you ask about AI (and how you define it), the technology may or may not be useful, but one thing is for certain: AI hype is dominating corporate marketing these days—even in…
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Microsoft blamed for “a cascade of security failures” in Exchange breach report
Getty Images A federal Cyber Safety Review Board has issued its report on what led to last summer’s capture of hundreds of thousands of emails by Chinese hackers from cloud customers, including federal agencies. It…
TSMC “still assessing” chipmaking facilities after 7.4-magnitude quake hits Taiwan
Enlarge / TSMC’s headquarters, seen here, are in Hsinchu, Taiwan. Chipmaking operations at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) were briefly paused today following a 7.4-magnitude earthquake that hit Taiwan, according to a company statement provided…
The fine art of human prompt engineering: How to talk to a person like ChatGPT
Enlarge / With these tips, you too can prompt people successfully. In a break from our normal practice, Ars is publishing this helpful guide to knowing how to prompt the “human brain,” should you encounter…
Indian government’s cloud spilled citizens’ personal data online for years
The Indian government has finally resolved a years-long cybersecurity issue that exposed reams of sensitive data about its citizens. A security researcher exclusively told TechCrunch he found at least hundreds of documents containing citizens’ personal…
Missouri county declares state of emergency amid suspected ransomware attack
Enlarge / Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, which is part of Jackson County. Jackson County, Missouri, has declared a state of emergency and closed key offices indefinitely as it responds to what officials believe is a…
Rubrik’s IPO filing hints at thawing public markets for tech companies
Rubrik, a data cybersecurity company that raised more than a half-billion dollars while private, filed to go public after the bell on Monday. Following quickly on the heels of debuts from Reddit and Astera Labs,…
Billie Eilish, Pearl Jam, 200 artists say AI poses existential threat to their livelihoods
Enlarge / Billie Eilish attends the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 10, 2024, in Beverly Hills, California. On Tuesday, the…
Broadcom execs say VMware price, subscription complaints are unwarranted
Broadcom has made controversial changes to VMware since closing its acquisition of the virtualization brand in late November. Broadcom executives are trying to convince VMware customers and partners that they’ll eventually see the subscription-fueled light.…
Open source foundations unite on common standards for EU’s Cybersecurity Resilience Act
Seven open source foundations are coming together to create common specifications and standards for Europe’s Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), regulation adopted by the European Parliament last month. The Apache Software Foundation, Blender Foundation, Eclipse Foundation, OpenSSL…