Google patches critical Android vulnerability for devices with Qualcomm chipsets
Google closed 28 leaks during the April Android patch cycle, including one critical one. This leak makes phones with Qualcomm chipsets susceptible to remote attacks. Another high-priority vulnerability is in Android's own code, which allows malicious apps to increase their permissions without user ... Read more
Google settles Incognito Mode lawsuit by removing collected data
Google has reached a final settlement with plaintiffs in a lawsuit accusing it of still collecting end-user data when using the Chrome browser in Incognito mode. The company promises to delete all the collected data, thereby avoiding paying damages. However, the settlement does not concern all user... Read more
ChatGPT now available without an account
OpenAI now makes the basic version of ChatGPT accessible to everyone without creating an account. However, this version is more limited in functionality than with an account.
The basic version of ChatGPT, which runs on OpenAI's GPT-3.5 model, now allows anyone direct access without creating an a... Read more
Microsoft unbundles Teams from Office 365 and Microsoft 365 globally
Microsoft will no longer offer Teams as a standard solution inside Office 365 and Microsoft 365. This had been the case within the European Union since October, but now the change to the 365 suite applies globally.
Microsoft stepped away from its Teams bundling starting in October in an effort t... Read more
Dangerous backdoor discovered in XZ packages for Linux
A serious security flaw in the XZ compression tool for Linux, known as CVE-2024-3094, has added malicious code to versions 5.6.0 and 5.6.1 of the XZ Utils library. It ended up in widely used Linux distributions, including Red Hat and Debian.
In the tarballs (compressed archive files used for Lin... Read more
Chatbot Grok-1.5 by Elon Musk available next week
The chatbot will be available to Premium users of the X social media platform starting next week.
Grok-1.5 will be available for use on the X platform "in the next few days." With the new model, xAI, Elon Musk's company behind the chatbot, aims to make improvements over Grok-1. In particular, th... Read more
Temporarily no new users welcome on PyPi due to malware
The Python repository felt compelled to intervene after packages were uploaded that executed malicious code on devices. It was also temporarily unable to create new projects.
PyPi has since returned to normal operation. However, it was not possible to register and create projects for 10 hours. G... Read more
Oracle NetSuite expands portfolio with more GenAI features
Oracle NetSuite has updated its product portfolio with new NetSuite Text Enhance GenAI features for specific use cases. These features allow companies to use relevant proprietary data to create and fine-tune contextual and personalized content.
With the new NetSuite Text Enhanced GenAI features,... Read more
New tools in Microsoft Azure AI Studio keep LLMs safe
A set of newly unveiled tools should make models in Azure AI Studio more accurate and secure. Microsoft is addressing a number of important AI vulnerabilities with the update.
The update brings five safety tools to Microsoft Azure AI Studio. First, Prompt Shields should enable organizations to p... Read more
CyberArk launches Secure Browser for secure access
With the CyberArk Secure Browser, companies can build additional security and privacy safeguards into employee browser sessions.
CyberArk has experience in privileged access management. This allows employees' and partners' access rights to applications to be controlled so that only authorized us... Read more