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The UK has announced major investments in strengthening its cyber defenses, designed to stave off the rise of faster, more complex attacks enhanced by AI tools. In late October, the government unveiled a funding package of approximately $800 million to strengthen cyber defenses and AI security investments.The move comes as Kanishka Narayan, the UK’s minister of artificial intelligence, said in …
Democrats’ historic victory in this week’s midterm elections could also have a dramatic effect on the tech industry. In dozens of local ballot measures, voters rejected data centers. And even when they weren’t voting on the issue directly, they were electing politicians — like Texas’ new governor-elect Gina Hinojosa — who campaigned on the promise of restricting data centers. On …
The most talked-about tech tip for PC building is enabling RAM XMP/EXPO profiles after a fresh build, but there are other RAM settings that are equally important and rarely discussed. For instance, running dual-channel is the best way to take advantage of your memory’s speed, and using more than two kits per system can split the dual-channel bandwidth. Even if …
French cooperative bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa was targeted in a cyberattack that enabled fraudulent transactions of up to $133 million, forcing it to respond by suspending certain systems. The bank says that the attacker used its own account to initiate transactions to other banking organizations, but customer assets remain unaffected. Crédit Mutuel Arkéa is a major French banking group with …
Nvidia’s AI chips are some of the hottest hardware on the planet. Now, the company wants a clearer idea of where they’re headed. The chipmaker is reportedly tightening oversight of its powerful GPUs in Southeast Asia. According to people familiar with the policy who spoke to Bloomberg, companies seeking official Nvidia Cloud Partner status in the region must now enroll …