Kyt Dotson

Kyt Dotson is a Senior Editor at SiliconAngle and works to cover beats surrounding DevOps, security, gaming, and cutting edge technology. Before joining SiliconAngle, Kyt worked as a software engineer starting at Motorola in Q&A to eventually settle at Pets911.com where he helped build a vast database for pet adoption and a lost and found system. Kyt is a published author who writes science fiction and fantasy works that incorporate ideas from modern-day technological innovation and explore the outcome of living with those technologies.

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Amazon announces general availability of CodeCatalyst AWS developer tools

Amazon Web Services Inc. today announced the general availability of Amazon CodeCatalyst, the company’s unified software development service designed to reduce the time for development teams to build and deploy applications on AWS. CodeCatalyst was first released in preview during AWS re:Invent 2022, where it was described by Amazon as a tool for professional developers ...

Google’s Chrome gets security enhancements protecting enterprise user data and extensions

The web browser is a central facet of almost every interaction for workers, providing access to information, applications and communication – but its ubiquity also means it’s a security risk. With that in mind, the Chrome enterprise team at Google LLC is adding improvements to its browser so information technology teams can keep it secure ...

Fetch.ai announces AI trading tools for decentralized crypto exchanges

The Cambridge-based artificial intelligence lab Fetch.ai Ltd., which develops AI-powered agents for peer-to-peer applications, today announced the development of new trading tools for decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges. The new platform will use AI agents that can execute trades on the behalf of users, ensuring the best possible trade outcomes and reducing the need for manual intervention. ...

Unchained Capital raises $60M to expand its bitcoin financial services

Austin, Texas-based Unchained Capital Inc. today announced it has raised $60 million in fresh funding to expand its financial services for bitcoin holders during what have been chaotic markets. The Series B funding round was led by Valor Equity Partners, known for early investments in SpaceX and Tesla. The round closed earlier in April with ...

Microsoft reportedly developing its own AI chip named ‘Athena’

Microsoft Corp. is reportedly forging ahead with efforts to develop its own chips optimized for artificial intelligence in a bid to reduce costs for training generative AI models such as those powering OpenAI LP’s ChatGPT chatbot. Citing two people familiar with the matter, The Information reported today that Microsoft has been working on the new ...

Tailscale launches zero-trust virtual private network solution for enterprise customers

Tailscale Inc., a corporate virtual private network provider that uses mesh networking technology, today rolled out its zero-trust networking solution for enterprise customers that allows them to ensure that each connection is authenticated and all traffic is encrypted end-to-end. Founded in 2019, Tailscale launched to ease issues with secure connectivity caused by traditional VPN services, ...

Veracode unveils GPT-powered ‘find and fix’ security solution for developers

Veracode Inc., the provider of a continuous software security platform provider, today unveiled Veracode Fix, a new AI-powered product trained on the company’s proprietary dataset that suggests fixes for flaws found in software to help developers deploy secure code. “For far too long, organizations have had to choose between remediating software security flaws and meeting ...

European parliament looks to build strong regulations on use of AI

The European Parliament is working through key legislation to regulate the use of artificial intelligence to regulate its use based on its ability to do harm to society and business, including measures that would force chatbots to declare they’re not human. Members of the European Parliament are meeting currently in Brussels over a set of ...

Hackers who hit Western Digital are now demanding ransom for data

The cybercriminals who hit storage maker Western Digital Corp. in a network breach earlier this month have returned to demand ransom for stolen data, which includes customer information The hackers have claimed the theft of more than 10 terabytes of data and are seeking “a minimum 8 figures” not to leak sensitive information. Western Digital ...

Italian regulators outline rules for reinstatement of OpenAI’s ChatGPT

Italy’s data protection agency announced Wednesday that it will lift the country’s ban on OpenAI LP’s artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT if the company agrees to enforce a set of rules that will protect users’ privacy by April 30. The Guarantor for the Protection of Personal Data, or GPDP, ordered OpenAI to suspend operations in Italy ...