Tech supply chains at risk as the US launches probe into China’s legacy chip dominance

Tech supply chains at risk as the US launches probe into China’s legacy chip dominance

Unfair practices and strategic risks The Biden administration has alleged that China’s dominance stems from anti-competitive practices, including cyber intrusions, forced technology transfers, and underpricing chips by 30% to 50% — often below production costs. Katherine Tai, the US Trade Representative, explained that these artificially low prices are forcing out competitors and consolidating China’s control over the market. “China’s acts, policies, and practices appear to have and to threaten detrimental impacts on the United States…

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Generative AI is now an must-have tool for technology professionals

Generative AI is now an must-have tool for technology professionals

ZDNET Generative AI has only been around for two years as an emerging technology, but it has already taken its place as a must-have tool for technology professionals. Job postings mentioning gen AI increased by a factor of 3.5x over the past year. For technology professionals, this points to a shift in emphasis in their day-to-day work. But given that it is now a mainstream skill, is it even necessary to include gen AI competencies…

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US and Japan Blame North Korea for $308m Crypto Heist

US and Japan Blame North Korea for 8m Crypto Heist

US and Japanese authorities have attributed a major cryptocurrency heist worth $308m to North Korean hackers. An alert from the FBI, Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center and National Police Agency of Japan said the May 2024 theft from Japan-based crypto firm DMM was carried out by a North Korean threat group tracked as TraderTraitor, aka Jade Sleet, UNC4899 and Slow Pisces. The agencies revealed that TraderTraitor carried out a targeted social engineering attack to…

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This Linux laptop has a brilliant display and performance that rivals my MacBook

This Linux laptop has a brilliant display and performance that rivals my MacBook

ZDNET’s key takeaways The Tuxedo Computers InfinityBook Pro 14 Gen 9 is available now on the official site. This laptop outperformed my expectations in every way, with a powerful CPU and a gorgeous display. Use caution when selecting your keyboard during the order process. I love a good laptop or desktop that comes pre-installed with Linux. When said hardware is equal parts beauty and power, it’s even better. When German company Tuxedo Computers sent me…

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Spyware Maker NSO Group Liable for WhatsApp User Hacks

Spyware Maker NSO Group Liable for WhatsApp User Hacks

A controversial Israeli spyware maker has been found liable for the compromise of hundreds of WhatsApp users, in a historic US court ruling. Judge Phyllis Hamilton said on Friday that NSO Group broke state and federal laws and WhatsApp’s terms of service, by using zero-day exploits in the popular messaging tool to deploy its Pegasus spyware on at least 1400 devices. Meta-owned WhatsApp took the Israeli firm to court five years ago, arguing at the…

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Los clientes de SAP están tardando en implantar la IA de forma generalizada

Los clientes de SAP están tardando en implantar la IA de forma generalizada

Una nueva encuesta realizada por SAP a organizaciones clientes de las soluciones de la compañía muestra que, a pesar de experimentar con la IA, pocas han implementado esta tecnología (incuyendo la modalidad generativa) en sus empresas. Eso no quiere decir que las organizaciones no quieran aprovechar la IA para la optimización de procesos y el análisis de datos, en particular, pero las preocupaciones sobre la seguridad, la calidad de los datos y la gobernanza les…

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8 major IT disasters of 2024

8 major IT disasters of 2024

Millions of missed calls While the CrowdStrike outage was huge, it was dwarfed in sheer numbers by a February service interruption at AT&T Mobility, affecting 125 million mobile devices across the US. The outage, lasting more than 12 hours, prevented about 92 million calls from being completed, including 25,000 911 calls, according to the US Federal Communications Commission. An equipment configuration error was the cause of the massive outage. While it took AT&T close to…

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Major Biometric Data Farming Operation Uncovered

Major Biometric Data Farming Operation Uncovered

Security researchers have urged customer-facing businesses to improve their verification checks after discovering a large-scale identity farming operation on the dark web. The unnamed underground group compiled a large collection of identity documents and corresponding facial images in a bid to trick Know Your Customer (KYC) verification checks, according to IProov’s Biometric Threat Intelligence service. However, iProov claimed that the images and documents may have actually been handed over willingly by the data subjects, in…

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Cuatro pasos para optimizar el gasto empresarial en la nube

Cuatro pasos para optimizar el gasto empresarial en la nube

La proliferación de la computación en la nube ha transformado radicalmente la forma en que las empresas gestionan sus cargas de trabajo críticas, transformando la nube en una herramienta estratégica y un facilitador de negocios. Los hiperescalares (proveedores de servicios en la nube que ofrecen soluciones de computación en la nube escalables y flexibles), como Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure y Google Cloud, han revolucionado la escalabilidad y la flexibilidad. Las organizaciones ahora pueden implementar aplicaciones y…

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Analítica prescriptiva: el siguiente nivel para impulsar el futuro de la experiencia del cliente   

Analítica prescriptiva: el siguiente nivel para impulsar el futuro de la experiencia del cliente   

La analítica prescriptiva va un paso más allá y no solo predice lo que podría suceder, sino que recomienda las mejores acciones para lograr un resultado positivo. En lugar de limitarse a mostrar escenarios futuros probables, esta tecnología ofrece un mapa con las rutas óptimas para llegar a un destino concreto. Por ejemplo, este modelo es capaz de predecir que un consultor de ventas experimentará una caída en el rendimiento en la próxima semana. La…

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