A recent investigation by Varonis Threat Labs uncovered a critical loophole that allowed attackers to create malicious Azure applications using reserved Microsoft names. By bypassing safeguards, hackers could register deceptive app names like “Azure Portal,” tricking users into granting dangerous permissions. This flaw enabled cybercriminals to gain initial access, maintain persistence, and escalate privileges within…
Meta is getting ready to pull support for its desktop Messenger apps on Windows and macOS. Both apps have already been removed from the Microsoft Store and Mac App Store, and existing users are starting to get notifications that the desktop apps will disappear fully in December. A Meta support page, first spotted by Apple…
China saw a massive uptick in generative artificial intelligence adoption in the first half of the year to 515 million users, with most of the users preferring domestic models, according to a state-run research organisation. The number of users more than doubled in the first six months of the year from the end of December…
Trump wanted big tech to leave China. By most appearances, he is getting what he wants. Microsoft is reportedly the latest company to start decoupling some of its business in China. The big tech giant has asked multiple suppliers to prepare “out of China” production for the company’s Surface laptop computers and data center servers,…
The United States first introduced the H1-B visa in 1990 under then-President George H.W. Bush. The visa was meant to bring specialised workers to the US to fill in for a domestic labour shortage. Over 3 decades later, the H1-B visa has transformed the US economy with thousands of skilled international workers joining every year….
Major technology companies suffered their worst single-day losses since April last week, with Amazon, Nvidia and Tesla leading a $770 billion wipeout in market capitalisation following President Donald Trump‘s threats of increased tariffs on Chinese goods. According to a report by CNBC, shares of Amazon, Nvidia and Tesla each dropped approximately 5% during October 10…
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says young people should learn from the journeys of Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and Steve Jobs, but also remember that their paths are unusual. Speaking at Italian Tech Week recently, Jeff Bezos said college dropouts who went on to build some of the world’s biggest technology companies are the “exception,” not…
Good morning. OK, give your ChatGPT prompt window a rest for two seconds, because it’s pop quiz time. The question: What share of U.S. executives and managers—that is, not rank-and-file employees—use unapproved AI tools at work? Make your best guess, then find the answer below in “Endstop triggered.” Today’s tech news follows. Have a wonderful…
Former British prime minister Rishi Sunak will take up senior advisory roles at US companies Microsoft and Anthropic — an artificial intelligence startup — according to a UK government document published Thursday. Sunak will be a part-time senior adviser at Microsoft, which will involve “providing high-level strategic perspectives on macro-economic and geopolitical trends”, according to…
Depending on who you ask, we’re in the midst of an AI bubble or an AI boom. OpenAI (OPAI.PVT), a company that hasn’t turned a profit, is spending billions building out data centers to power its artificial intelligence offerings. On Monday, the company inked a multiyear, multibillion-dollar deal with AMD (AMD) that will see the…