In a bid to attract investments from US tech giants for Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister MK Stalin visited the offices of Apple, Google and Microsoft, discussing ‘various opportunities and exciting partnerships’ with them. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief took to X (formerly Twitter) and shared pictures from his US visit, and wrote “Discussed various … Read more
The US cybersecurity agency CISA has issued a warning that hackers are attempting to exploit the Microsoft outage for phishing and other nefarious activities. Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft, stated today that the company is “working” to safely bring systems back up internationally. The US cybersecurity organization advised people to “avoid clicking on … Read more
A widespread Windows error has caused hundreds of users’ systems to enter’recovery’ mode, displaying a blue screen and an error message in what is known as the ‘Blue Screen of Death’ bug. The problem has apparently impacted airports, government buildings, media outlets, businesses, and even emergency services. Users on social media are sharing screenshots of … Read more
Microsoft has issued a warning, claiming that China is preparing to use artificial intelligence-generated information to sabotage the next elections in South Korea, the United States, and India. The alert was issued following China’s test run of using artificial intelligence (AI) to sway the results of Taiwan’s presidential election. Microsoft’s threat intelligence team predicts that … Read more
The New York Times sued Microsoft and OpenAI on Wednesday for utilizing its material to train its generative AI and large language model (LLM) systems. The complaint was filed in federal court in Manhattan. According to the New York Times, Microsoft and OpenAI created their generative AI tools by “copying and using millions of The … Read more
China-based hackers have successfully infiltrated the email accounts of approximately 25 organizations, including government agencies, according to Microsoft. While specific details about the targeted government agencies have not been disclosed, the US Department of Commerce has confirmed that it was notified by Microsoft about the attack. Reports suggest that Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo was … Read more