SCWorld.com reported that “Phishing via Microsoft Teams is being used to spread a new version of the Matanbuchus malware loader, Morphisec reported Wednesday. Matanbuchus 3.0 is a complete rewrite of the original Matanbuchus malware-as-a-service (MaaS) that has been available since 2021, according to an advertisement for loader found on a

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CIO.com reported that “As their AI programs mature, many IT leaders appear to be moving AI workloads from the public cloud to the private cloud or on-premises environments to control costs and protect data privacy. But data center experts warn that huge and hidden costs may await CIOs attempting to

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The WashingtonPost.com reported that “Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been on a recruiting spree in recent weeks, luring top artificial-intelligence researchers and engineers away from OpenAI, Apple and Google.  OpenAI CEO Sam Altman claimed in a podcast interview that the “crazy” campaign involved offering his staff $100 million signing bonuses.” 

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ComputerWorld.com reported that “The little reporting done about OpenAI’s suite says it will focus on collaborative document editing, include automated meeting transcriptions; have team chat capabilities; and be tightly integrated with ChatGPT.” The July 15, 2025 article entitled ” OpenAI goes for Microsoft’s jugular — its Office productivity suite”

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DarkReading.com reported that “Four vulnerabilities in a popular Bluetooth implementation can be chained together to enable remote code execution (RCE) in untold millions of vehicles and miscellaneous devices. “Blue SDK” is a Bluetooth protocol stack and software development kit (SDK). On May 17, 2024, researchers from PCA Cyber Security discovered

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The WashingtonPost.com reported that “A federal judge this week ruled that artificial intelligence company Anthropic did not break the law when it used copyrighted books to train its chatbot, Claude, without the consent of the texts’ authors or publishers — but he ordered the company to go to trial for

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CSOonline reported that “Machine identities pose a big security risk for enterprises, and that risk will be magnified dramatically as AI agents are deployed. According to a report by cybersecurity vendor CyberArk, machine identities — also known as non-human identities (NHI) — now outnumber humans by 82 to 1, and

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The WashingtonPost.com reported that “Viral headlines often declare that artificial intelligence makes us stupider and lazier. But the research is more complex than that.”  The June 29, 2025 article entitled “Is AI rewiring our minds? Scientists probe cognitive cost of chatbots” (https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/06/29/chatgpt-ai-brain-impact/) included these comments

One U.K. survey 

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NetworkWorld.com reported that “In the first quarter of this year, the average cost of data center space globally was up 3.3% year-over-year to $217.30 per kilowatt per month, according to CBRE’s latest Global Data Center Trends report. But that modest annual price increase masks brutal regional spikes hammering enterprise budgets:

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Computerworld.com reported that “The fight between Microsoft and OpenAI over what Microsoft should get for its $13 billion investment in the AI company has gone from nasty to downright toxic, with each of the companies considering strategies against the other that can only be described as their nuclear options.”  The

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