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Reuters The public security bureau in Guangzhou, China, is offering rewards of 10,000 yuan ($1,392) for information leading to the arrests of 20 people it claims are hackers belonging to the Taiwanese military’s Information, Communications, and Electronic Force Command. Chinese news agency Xinhua said the hackers organized, planned, and premeditated attacks on military, aerospace, government, […]

The New York Times is allowing Amazon.com to use its editorial content for artificial intelligence products such as Alexa, marking the publisher’s first licensing deal tied to generative AI. The multi-year agreement lets Amazon use news articles from The Times and content from NYT Cooking and sports website The Athletic, the publisher said on Thursday, […]

Reuters The United Arab Emirates this week launched a new Arabic language AI model. Falcon Arabic, developed by Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), aims to capture the linguistic diversity of the Arab world through a “high-quality native (non-translated) Arabic dataset,” according to a statement. Said ATRC Secretary General Faisal Al Bannai, “Today, AI […]

Reuters In a letter to U.K. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan and U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Brian Mast argued that the Technical Capability Notice ordering Apple to establish a backdoor to its encrypted user data “introduces systemic vulnerabilities that can be exploited by malicious actors, including cybercriminals […]

Reuters Google identified new malware called “LOSTKEYS” tied to hacking group Cold River, which has previously been linked to Russia’s Federal Security Service. The malware can steal files and send system information to attackers. Cold River is primarily known for stealing login credentials for high-profile targets, including those within NATO governments, non-governmental organizations, and former […]

Reuters The White House plans to rescind and modify a rule set to take effect on May 15 that would curb exports of AI chips, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Commerce confirmed on Wednesday. The regulation was aimed at restricting AI chip and technology exports to rivals by dividing the world into tiers […]

Reuters Genetic testing company 23andMe, which has collected genetic data from 15 million customers, agreed to allow a court-appointed overseer take charge of ensuring customers’ genetic data remains protected during the company’s bankruptcy. 23andMe had initially proposed hiring a “customer data representative” who would have had a more limited focus on ensuring that a future […]

Reuters During an April 25 Politburo meeting study session, Chinese President Xi Jinping said China’s AI development will involve “self-reliance and self-strengthening.” According to the official Xinhua news agency, Xi said, “We must recognize the gaps and redouble our efforts to comprehensively advance technological innovation, industrial development, and AI-empowered applications,” with policy support provided in […]

Reuters North Korean cyber spies created two businesses in the U.S. to infect developers working in the cryptocurrency industry with malicious software, according to researchers at cybersecurity firm Silent Push. Blocknovas LLC and Softglide LLC were set up using fake personas and addresses, said the researchers. The hackers sought to infect applicants for fake jobs […]