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France’s OVHcloud bets on frontier AI as Europe seeks alternatives to US models

France’s OVHcloud is moving beyond cloud infrastructure into frontier AI model development, a shift that could test whether Europe can produce another serious alternative to US and Chinese AI systems. The company, one of Europe’s leading homegrown cloud providers, plans to train a family of models from scratch and aims to open-source them once they […] more…

Android versions: A living history from 1.0 to 17

What a long, strange trip it’s been. From its inaugural release to today, Android has transformed visually, conceptually and functionally — time and time again. Google’s mobile operating system may have started out scrappy, but holy moly, has it ever evolved. Here’s a fast-paced tour of Android version highlights from the platform’s birth to present. […] more…

SailPoint to Acquire Entro in Reported $200 Million Deal

Israel-based Entro specializes in non-human identity and credential security solutions, and it will enable SailPoint to enhance its products. The post SailPoint to Acquire Entro in Reported $200 Million Deal appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

Kodak Admits Data Breach After ShinyHunters Hack Claims

Kodak told SecurityWeek it believes there is no threat to its systems or operations as a result of the cybersecurity incident. The post Kodak Admits Data Breach After ShinyHunters Hack Claims appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

How companies are racing to solve the AI token problem

Because generative AI (genAI) tools and services have become so ubiquitous (and popular), the costs of using them are going through the roof — leading to an insatiable appetite for tokens. Tokens represent a common way to measure and price AI use. Much like letters and words in English, large language models (LLMs) grasp a […] more…

Judge signals AI recruitment tool vendors like Workday may not escape liability for discrimination

A federal judge has rebuffed Workday’s claim that it cannot be held liable under California anti-discrimination laws when its tools are used to screen (and potentially reject) job candidates in other states. This week, US District Judge Rita Lin indicated that she will likely allow additional state discrimination claims against Workday to move forward. This […] more…

Anthropic Fable dispute suggests ‘export’ no longer means what it used to

For generations, technology export controls referred to the transfer of source code to other countries. But that no longer works, as the latest Anthropic fight with the US Commerce Department makes clear. On Friday, Anthropic announced that it had received instructions from Commerce “to suspend all access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 by any […] more…

Adobe: New Firefly Graph can turn creative workflows into reusable assets

Adobe’s Firefly Graph is now available to Creative Cloud customers, offering a node-based workflow tool designed to help business create content at scale with generative AI (genAI). With Firefly Graph, users can connect multiple tools in visual workflow, with each “node” performing a specific task before passing its output to the next node. This gives […] more…

Jamf CEO: ‘AI is happening whether organizations know it or not’

Beth Tschida, who became Jamf CEO in May after serving as CTO and as interim CEO, is the first woman to lead the company in its near 25-year history. I spoke with her this week at the London Jamf Nation event, where the company introduced its new AI Governance solution. How the transition to CEO […] more…

Estonia plans government IDs giving AI agents rights and responsibilities

There’s no shortage of agentic AI tools out there that offer to perform online tasks on your behalf, if only you’ll give them all your passwords and credit card details. The trouble starts when those agents don’t know when to stop — or when others don’t know to stop them. In Estonia, the country’s AI […] more…

Webinar Today: How Modern Breaches Bypass MFA and Evade Detection

Attendees will learn how attackers evade conventional detection methods, why legacy MFA alone is no longer sufficient, and how organizations can strengthen their defenses. The post Webinar Today: How Modern Breaches Bypass MFA and Evade Detection appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

1Password Acquires Apono in Reported $250M-$300M Deal

Apono specializes in just-in-time access governance technology for humans, machines, and AI agents. The post 1Password Acquires Apono in Reported $250M-$300M Deal appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

Tenet Security Emerges From Stealth With $6 Million Seed Funding

Tenet aims to detect and stop dangerous AI agentic behavior in real time. The post Tenet Security Emerges From Stealth With $6 Million Seed Funding appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

Microsoft launches Copilot Cowork with usage-based pricing

Microsoft has introduced usage-based billing for Copilot Cowork, which is now generally available. Microsoft unveiled Copilot Cowork in March, pitching it as an AI agent that’s capable of independently performing long-running, multi-step tasks — even when a user’s computer is off. It’s built on the same technology that underpins Anthropic’s Claude Cowork. Unlike Claude Cowork, […] more…

Rockwell Automation Patches Vulnerabilities in ICS Controllers and Software

The industrial automation giant has fixed security holes in Logix, CompactLogix, Flex, RSLinx, and FactoryTalk products. The post Rockwell Automation Patches Vulnerabilities in ICS Controllers and Software appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

Microsoft Teams Relay Servers Abused in DragonForce Ransomware Attack

The attackers deployed a new Go-based backdoor that uses Microsoft Teams servers for command-and-control. The post Microsoft Teams Relay Servers Abused in DragonForce Ransomware Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

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