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Hackers compromise Chrome extensions with 400,000+ users
Hackers have compromised several popular Chrome extensions with hundreds of thousands of users, TechCrunch reported today. One of the affected extensions is developed by Cyberhaven Inc., a venture-backed cybersecurity provider. The company confirmed the incident in a statement. San Jose, California-based Cyberhaven helps enterprises prevent workers from using business data in an unauthorized manner. Its ...
TSMC begins mass-producing chips at newly opened fab in Japan
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has begun mass-producing chips at its new fab in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, news agency Kyodo News Plus reported today. TSMC, the world’s largest contract chipmaker, launched a semiconductor manufacturing business called JASM Inc. in Japan three years ago. It’s a joint venture with Sony Group Corp. and Denso Corp., a major auto ...
Confirming reports, OpenAI details plans to turn into a for-profit company
OpenAI today detailed plans to turn its for-profit arm, which oversees its artificial intelligence development efforts, into a standalone company. The move is not unexpected. Reports that OpenAI plans to spin off its for-profit arm have been swirling since August. The restructuring was reportedly a condition of the ChatGPT developer’s recently closed $6.6 billion funding ...
DeepSeek open-sources new AI model with 671B parameters
Chinese artificial intelligence developer DeepSeek today open-sourced DeepSeek-V3, a new large language model with 671 billion parameters. The LLM can generate text, craft software code and perform related tasks. DeepSeek says it outperforms two of the most advanced open-source LLMs on the market across more than a half-dozen benchmark tests. DeepSeek-V3 is based on a ...
Outage takes ChatGPT, Sora and OpenAI’s APIs offline for many users
OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Sora video generator are currently experiencing an outage that has made them inaccessible for many users. The issue also affects the application programming interfaces that developers use to integrate the company’s technology into their software. According to the outage tracking service Down Detector, the issue emerged around 1:30 p.m. ET. The Verge ...
Japan Airlines delays, cancels some flights following cyberattack
Japan Airlines Co. Ltd. had to cancel or delay dozens of flights today because of a cyberattack against its network infrastructure. The New York Times reported that the company delayed more than 40 domestic flights. Two more were canceled. Additionally, Japan Airlines briefly suspended ticket sales for Thursday flights to both domestic and international destinations. ...
Apple asks to participate in Google’s upcoming antitrust trial
Apple Inc. has asked to participate in an upcoming antitrust trial that will focus on Google LLC’s practices in the search market. Reuters reported the request today, citing a court document filed on Monday. In August, a federal judge found that Google maintains an illegal monopoly across the search engine and search text advertising segments. ...
Report: OpenAI has considered developing a humanoid robot
OpenAI staffers have recently floated the possibility of developing a humanoid robot, The Information reported today. The publication learned of the discussions from two people with “direct knowledge” of the matter. Details about the potential project are scant. It’s unclear when OpenAI might be hoping to introduce the robot or what use cases it would ...
EU reportedly set to sign off on Synopsys’ $35B Ansys acquisition
The European Union is expected to greenlight Synopsys Inc.’s blockbuster $35 billion acquisition of Ansys Inc., a fellow provider of software for chip engineers. Reuters reported the development on Monday, citing sources familiar with the matter. Synopsys is one of the world’s largest providers of electronic design automation, or EDA, applications. Those are the programs ...
Microsoft reportedly integrating non-OpenAI models into Microsoft 365 Copilot
Microsoft Corp. is working to reduce its reliance on OpenAI in the productivity software market, Reuters reported today. The effort is said to focus on the tech giant’s Microsoft 365 Copilot product. It’s an artificial intelligence assistant that ships with the eponymous productivity suite. Microsoft is reportedly working to integrate custom and open-source artificial intelligence ...