Monthly Archives: January 2025

2025 State of SaaS Backup and Recovery Report

The modern workplace has undergone a seismic transformation over recent years, with hybrid work becoming the norm and businesses rapidly adopting cloud-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications to facilitate it. SaaS applications like Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace have now become the backbone of business operations, enabling seamless collaboration and productivity. However, this

DoJ Indicts 5 Individuals for $866K North Korean IT Worker Scheme Violations

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday indicted two North Korean nationals, a Mexican national, and two of its own citizens for their alleged involvement in the ongoing fraudulent information technology (IT) worker scheme that seeks to generate revenue for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in violation of international sanctions. The action […]

Android’s New Identity Check Feature Locks Device Settings Outside Trusted Locations

Google has launched a new feature called Identity Check for supported Android devices that locks sensitive settings behind biometric authentication when outside of trusted locations. “When you turn on Identity Check, your device will require explicit biometric authentication to access certain sensitive resources when you’re outside of trusted locations,” Google said in a post announcing […]

CISA Adds Five-Year-Old jQuery XSS Flaw to Exploited Vulnerabilities List

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday placed a now-patched security flaw impacting the popular jQuery JavaScript library to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. The medium-severity vulnerability is CVE-2020-11023 (CVSS score: 6.1/6.9), a nearly five-year-old cross-site scripting (XSS) bug that could be

“Tokens per watt per dollar”—the sweet spot where energy, compute power, and intelligence meet—will be a game-changing formula for driving GDP growth. Great to chat about this with Nicholas Thompson today.

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Microsoft launches $5 million AI for Good Open Call grant program to drive positive change in Washington state

New program celebrates 50 years of innovation in Washington state REDMOND, Wash. — Jan. 22, 2025 — On Wednesday, with the goal of fostering innovative solutions in its home state of Washington, Microsoft Corp. announced an AI for Good Open Call, a program that will award $5 million in grants and the opportunity to collaborate with […]

Congratulations to President Trump and Vice President Vance on your historic inauguration. We look forward to partnering with you and your administration to harness the power of technology for growth and help drive America’s competitiveness and leadership around the world.

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Today in Nature Magazine: Our MatterGen model represents a paradigm shift in materials design, applying generative AI to create new compounds with specific properties with unprecedented precision. Read more here.

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