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Peloton faces lawsuit amid claims it allowed marketing firm to train AI on user chat data
By Nicole Kobie published
News Peloton is accused of allowing marketing firm Drift to read and process data without user consent
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Who is Peter Kyle, the UK's new technology secretary, and what are his plans for the future of the sector?
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Peter Kyle, the government's new technology secretary, has made his stance clear on AI legislation and the future of the DSIT
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Commsworld HR director Denise McDonnell joins company board
By Daniel Todd published
News The HR veteran said she will add a “unique HR perspective and voice” to the Commsworld board
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UK government to re-open planning process for two rejected data centers
By Emma Woollacott published
News Plans for two data centers could go ahead if the potential regional and national gains warrant it, according to chancellor Rachel Reeves
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AWS’ nuclear-powered data center deal just hit a major roadblock
By Solomon Klappholz published
News AWS' $650 million nuclear-powered data center deal with Talen Energy could be in jeopardy as US utility companies hit back against the plans
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Japan finally wins the “war on floppy disks”
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Japan has finally declared victory in its war against floppy disks, three years after embarking on a program to phase out their use
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Microsoft warns 'Skeleton Key' can crack popular AI models for dangerous outputs
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Microsoft says threat actors can bypass guardrails built into some of the most popular LLMs using this simple technique
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The hackers behind the Indonesian data center attack just handed over a decryption key for free – and they even apologized
By Solomon Klappholz published
The threat actors behind a ransomware attack that crippled public services across Indonesia has handed over the decryption key for free
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