Tech Xplore

Why 'zero-knowledge encryption' may not stop password theft if servers are hacked

People who regularly use online services have between 100 and 200 passwords. Very few can remember every single one. Password managers are therefore extremely helpful, allowing users to access all ...
Morningstar

Lucend, Formerly Coolgradient, Raises $3.3M to Bring Transparent AI to Data Centers to Increase Uptime and Reliability While Maximizing Efficiency

Lucend, Formerly Coolgradient, Raises $3.3M to Bring Transparent AI to Data Centers to Increase Uptime and Reliability While Maximizing Efficiency Lucend Seed round led by Remarkable Ventures Climate ...
The Verge

Microsoft handed the government encryption keys for customer data

Privacy advocates are worried about the precedent this sets and the potential for abuse. Privacy advocates are worried about the precedent this sets and the potential ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

As opposition mounts, Microsoft pledges more data center transparency

Microsoft is addressing community concerns about data centers by promising more transparency and responsible development. The company is urging Wisconsin lawmakers to pass legislation that would ...
Harvard Business Review

How a Transparent Company Culture Strengthens Cybersecurity and Data Resilience

Data is your organization’s most valuable resource—and its most vulnerable. The foundation of your business strategy, decision making, and artificial intelligence (AI) is the most attractive target of ...
Bleeping Computer

FinWise data breach shows why encryption is your last defense

The 2024 FinWise data breach serves as a stark example of the growing insider threats faced by modern financial institutions. Unlike typical cyberattacks originating from external hackers, this ...
Computerworld

UK government still wants Apple to break data encryption

The authoritarian, surveillance-loving UK Labour government remains deeply committed to magical thinking, slamming yet another encryption-busting “Technical Capability Notice” (TCN) on Apple, ...
TechRepublic

Google Releases Data Commons MCP Server to Supercharge AI Agents

Google Releases Data Commons MCP Server to Supercharge AI Agents Your email has been sent What is MCP? From queries to reports in a single step Testing the server in the field Building trust into AI ...
TechCrunch

Google makes real-world data more accessible to AI — and training pipelines will love it

Google is turning its vast public data trove into a goldmine for AI with the debut of the Data Commons Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server — enabling developers, data scientists, and AI agents to ...
InfoWorld

Google releases MCP server to Data Commons public data sets

MCP Server enables AI agents to handle a full range of data-driven queries of Data Commons data sources, from initial discovery to generative reports, Google said. Looking to make public data access ...
Bleeping Computer

Experimental PromptLock ransomware uses AI to encrypt, steal data

Threat researchers discovered the first AI-powered ransomware, called PromptLock, that uses Lua scripts to steal and encrypt data on Windows, macOS, and Linux systems. The malware uses OpenAI’s ...