July was another rough month for the tech sector, with a worse-than-expected jobs report from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and analysis of that data by industry experts. And on top of that, uncertainties around tech talent remain, according to a recent pulse survey from consultancy and professional services firm Ernst & Young (EY)…
Security company Oligo is warning that hackers can bypass firewalls and gain full access to local networks with the help of a bug found in most browsers for macOS and Linux. According to Oligo, the bug has been around for 18 years and all the hackers have to do is use the 0.0.0.0 address instead of 127.0.0.1….
Like me, analysts expect Apple to eventually charge for access to some Apple Intelligence features, which is why I think the biggest opportunity for the company involves AI-augmented fitness and healthcare. First, the thesis: Analysts Neil Shah (Counterpoint Research) and Ben Wood (CCS Insight) both told CNBC they believe Apple will eventually attempt to monetize Apple…
A recent discovery has revealed a serious flaw in Microsoft’s Windows Update. Instead of protecting computers, it can be tricked into installing older, vulnerable operating system versions. This allows hackers to bypass security measures and attack computers even if they have the latest updates installed. It’s like dialing back time to find the perfect vulnerability…
Nvidia scraped huge amounts of data from YouTube to train its AI models, even though neither Youtube nor individual YouTube channels approved the move, according to leaked documents obtained by 404 Media via Futurism. Among other things, Nvidia reportedly used the YouTube data to train its deep learning model Cosmos, an algorithm for automated driving, a human-like…
Adobe wants to make it easier for B2B marketers to identify and target groups of enterprise buyers with the integration of AI assistance into a new customer journey planning tool. Adobe Journey Optimizer (AJO) B2B is now available, the company announced Wednesday, offering an enterprise-focused alternative to the existing AJO tool, which caters to B2C…
Hey Google: We need to talk. As part of my admittedly unusual “job” (emphasis on the air quotes, ’cause it’s way too fun to feel like work!), I hear from some of the most passionate enthusiasts of your products every single day. Heck, I’m one of ’em myself; I’ve not only written about Android and…
If you’re a Windows user who relies on Google Chrome, get ready: your favorite browser is about to cull your extensions. The Chrome browser is now displaying a message saying some extensions “may soon no longer be supported.” Over the coming months, Google will disable them. (You can turn them back on, but Chrome will…
Long before Taco Tuesday became part of the pop-culture vernacular, Tuesdays were synonymous with security — and for anyone in the tech world, they still are. Patch Tuesday, as you most likely know, refers to the day each month when Microsoft releases security updates and patches for its software products — everything from Windows to…
Dell Technologies is reportedly laying off thousands of staffers from its sales team. The layoffs are part of the hardware vendor’s reorganization efforts targeted at increasing its revenue from AI-related sales by putting in a new sales unit focused on AI products, according to a Bloomberg report. “We are getting leaner,” sales executives Bill Scannell…