Month: May 2025
DeepSeek embraces open-source AI with the help of Tencent Holdings
Artificial intelligence (AI) start-up DeepSeek has acknowledged the significant role that a technical solution from Tencent Holdings played in addressing a persistent issue in its system, highlighting the local open-source community’s contribution to China’s AI advances. Tencent’s solution not only enhanced the robustness of the DeepEP project, but also “elevated communication performance”, Zhao wrote in
LinkedIn’s new AI tools
Powered by large language model (LLM) AI, the new search tool interprets the intent behind job seeker queries and job descriptions, making it easier to match people with opportunities in a job market that often frustrates both applicants and employers.Recent survey data from LinkedIn shows that job seekers are applying to more positions than before,
Protecting cryptography against quantum
The threat quantum computers pose to cryptography has steadily advanced this past year, creating an unacceptable security risk to the algorithms fundamental to securing our digital lives. It would be devastating if these cryptographic algorithms were broken. In response, this last year national authorities and industry experts have intensified their calls to migrate to quantum-resistant
US tariffs reshape global solar panels trade
The U.S. government finalised steep levies on imports of solar cells and modules from Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia in April, following two rounds of tariffs in June and November last year, to prevent dumping by mostly Chinese-owned factories in these countries.Solar panel exports from Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia to the U.S. fell by
Meta wins lawsuit against NSO Group
For enterprise security leaders, the case highlights the sophisticated threats organizations face from state-sponsored and commercial surveillance tools. Zero-click vulnerabilities like those exploited by NSO can bypass traditional security awareness measures, as they require no phishing links, malicious downloads, or user interaction of any kind.Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group must pay almost $168 million in
AMD trying to catch up with NVIDIA
One of the biggest ‘threats’ to NVIDIA in the coming years is AMD’s GPUs taking market share. AMD reports after the bell today, so we’ll get some more insight into whether the company is gaining ground. AMD improving the broader ‘ecosystem’ around its AI chips. For example, researcher Semi Analysis recently praised the progress of
Wix new partnership with the marketing automation platform ActiveCampaign
Wix, one of the best website builders around, has announced a new partnership with the marketing automation platform ActiveCampaign.The integrated solution allows users to oversee customer journeys from front-end website interactions to back-office operations, the company explained. Since the data is synchronized between Wix websites and ActiveCampaign accounts, customer interactions will be more streamlined, and
GreenHouse Gases attributed to Deaths
The World Health Organisation recently stated that almost every organ in the body can be impacted by air pollution and that due to their small size, some pollutants penetrate the bloodstream via the lungs and circulate throughout the entire body, leading to systemic inflammation and carcinogenicity. Exposure to air pollution can lead to strokes, ischaemic
US sanctions Myanmar militia
Myanmar and fellow Southeast Asian countries of Cambodia and Laos have seen a mushrooming of criminal groups involved in cyber scams. These groups run multinational scams exploiting trafficked workers as well as people who have been forcibly taken, deceived or coerced into working in their scam centres, often under abusive or inhumane conditions. The UN
The fight Againt Google Technology
The U.S. Justice Department is doubling down on its attempt to break up Google by asking it to give up the underlying technology powering the company’s digital ad network. The proposed remedy joins a separate federal effort to separate the Chrome browser from its dominant search engine.The attempt to tear down Google’s ad network comes