July 2024

TerifAI is a terrifying AI chatbot that steals your voice while you talk to it

Generative AI products are getting so good that they can clone your voice with just a few samples. OpenAI has already produced such a tool, and I immediately thought voice cloning might be the most dangerous thing coming out of genAI app development. Sure, the ability to clone voices can come in handy in a…

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Applied Materials’ New Deposition Tool Enables Copper Wires to Be Used for 2nm and Beyond

Although the pace of Moore’s Law has undeniably slackened in the last decade, transistor density is still increasing with every new process technology. But there is a challenge with feeding power to smaller transistors, as with the smaller transistors comes thinner power wires within the chip, which increases their resistance and may cause yield loss.…

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Hyper-V zero-day stands out on a busy Patch Tuesday

Security teams will have a busy few days ahead of them after Microsoft patched close to 140 new common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) in its July Patch Tuesday update, including four zero-day exploits – one of them a third-party update via processor giant ARM. The four zero-days are listed, in numerical order, as follows: CVE-2024-35264,…

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Week one of a new government and it’s time to talk tech

It is often said that politicians campaign in poetry and govern in prose, but as we contemplate the new government, trying to predict regulatory intentions in every policy announcement and ministerial appointment, what tech prose can the tech bros expect? In his speech on the steps of Number 10, our new Prime Minister highlighted his…

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Datacentre market supports Labour government’s review of blocked server farm builds

An investment company that had several proposals to build new datacentres in the south of England rejected by local planning officials has welcomed the new Labour government’s pledge to revisit two such projects. Oxford-based Greystoke Land made headlines late last month, when details emerged that Buckinghamshire Council had rejected a second attempt by the company…

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Microsoft and Apple drop OpenAI board seats due to antitrust fears

After Bloomberg reported that Apple would get a seat on OpenAI’s board due to its recent partnership with Apple Intelligence features, the Financial Times writes that not only Cupertino won’t join the board, but Microsoft is also dropping its observer seat amid regulatory scrutiny.With that, both companies will have stakeholder meetings instead of board seats…

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6: Just like the Fold 5, but with AI and a price hike

Samsung just unveiled its 2024 foldables at the second big Unpacked press conference of the year, and they’re available for preorder starting now. I came to Paris fully aware of what the rumors have been saying about this year’s Fold and Flip phones. And they were largely on point. But I will say that you…

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The security interview: Managing the ‘no’ mindset

Sharp Europe sells electronic devices, appliances and equiment both to people at home and to businesses. Its business offerings have now expanded with managed services and IT support services. Matt Riley is the company’s data protection and information security officer. He has responsibilities both in the security of Sharp internally, and commercial opportunities. Within the…

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Tennis and technology: How Wimbledon gave fans a GenAI experience

For all its history and tradition, and the world-class players on court, watching tennis at Wimbledon is no longer just about watching tennis. Following a trend seen in many sports, the organiser of the championships, the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC), is increasingly focused on fan engagement and user experience. And like…

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AI and cyber skills worryingly lacking, say business leaders

Tech companies across Europe are suffering from a worrying lack of skills in artificial intelligence (AI) and cyber, according to research by Computer Weekly. The annual Computer Weekly/TechTarget IT salary surveyasked IT workers the areas of their organisations where skills are lacking to a problematic degree, with cyber and AI topping the list. Almost 40%…

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