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Apple reportedly bans some employees from using ChatGPT as it works on its own AI model
Apple Inc. has banned some employees from using OpenAI LP’s ChatGPT artificial intelligence service, according to a new report. The Wall Street Journal reported the development late Thursday, citing sources and an internal Apple document. The iPhone maker is one of several major enterprises that are known to have restricted employees’ use of generative AI ...
AWS to invest $12.7B in India through 2030
Amazon Web Services Inc. will invest $12.7 billion into its data center network in India by the end of the decade, the cloud giant announced today. The investment is expected to create 131,700 full-time jobs at local businesses. The new roles are set to span multiple fields including construction, facility maintenance, engineering and telecommunications. Taking ...
Supreme Court declines to address Section 230 in new rulings
The U.S. Supreme Court didn’t discuss the question of whether Section 230 should be reinterpreted in two closely anticipated rulings it issued this morning. Section 230 is part of the Communications Decency Act, a law that Congress enacted in 1996. It protects tech firms from being sued over many forms of user-generated content uploaded to ...
Aviatrix aims to lower enterprises’ cloud costs with new Distributed Cloud Firewall
Aviatrix Systems Inc. today debuted a new cybersecurity product, the Distributed Cloud Firewall, that promises to help companies reduce not only the risk of breaches but also infrastructure costs. Santa Clara, California-based Aviatrix is backed by more than $340 million in funding. It provides a suite of software products that companies can use to manage ...
IBM and Google commit $150M to quantum computing research
IBM Corp. and Google LLC have pledged $150 million to support two universities’ quantum computing research efforts. The recipients are the University of Chicago and the University of Tokyo, the Wall Street Journal reported today. Besides financial resources, researchers will also receive access to quantum computing hardware from Google. Today’s quantum computers are capable of ...
Cybersecurity experts flag potential risks affecting new top-level domains
Some cybersecurity experts have expressed concerns about two new top-level domains that became generally available earlier this month. The two top-level domains were released by Google LLC on May 3 along with six others. In a statement issued today, the search giant argued that any potential cybersecurity risks which may emerge are manageable and can ...
Juniper debuts new AI network management features and Wi-Fi 6E access point
Juniper Networks Inc. today debuted a new version of its Marvis chatbot that uses OpenAI LP’s ChatGPT model to ease network troubleshooting tasks. The ChatGPT integration is rolling out alongside several other software updates, as well as a new Wi-Fi endpoint. According to Juniper, the latter device includes a dedicated sensor for detecting network interference. ...
IBM buys data security startup Polar Security in reported $60M deal
IBM Corp. has acquired Polar Security Inc., a startup that helps companies protect the data they store in the cloud from hackers. IBM didn’t disclose financial terms in its announcement of the deal today. Previously, TechCrunch reported that the company is paying about $60 million for Polar Security. The startup reportedly didn’t sell “for lack ...
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman calls for increased AI regulation in Senate hearing
OpenAI LP Chief Executive Sam Altman has told lawmakers that the U.S. should consider implementing new rules to ensure the safety of artificial intelligence systems. Altman (pictured) made the remarks this morning during a hearing before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee. The hearing, which began at 10 a.m. EDT, ran for nearly three hours. It also ...
New AI tools headline ServiceNow’s latest platform update
ServiceNow Inc. today introduced an array of new artificial intelligence tools aimed at helping companies automate repetitive business tasks, fix technical issues and train employees. The feature additions made their debut at the company’s Knowledge 2023 event in Las Vegas. They’re rolling out for ServiceNow’s namesake cloud platform, which helps companies manage the parts of ...