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Pentagon finds concerning vulnerabilities on blockchain — TechRepublic

A report commissioned by the Pentagon concluded that the blockchain is not decentralized, is vulnerable to attacks and is running outdated software, writes Ray...

Google warns of new spyware targeting iOS and Android users — Wired

Google's Threat Analysis Group and Project Zero vulnerability analysis team published findings about the iOS version of a spyware product attributed to the Italian developer...

Google suspends engineer who claims its AI is sentient — The Verge

The engineer, Blake Lemoine, works for Google’s Responsible AI organization, and was testing whether its LaMDA model generates discriminatory language or hate speech, writes...

A.I. gurus are leaving Big Tech to work on buzzy new start-ups — CNBC

Four of the best-funded new AI start-ups — Inflection, Cohere, Adept and Anthropic — have recently poached dozens of AI scientists with backgrounds in...

Google Cloud goes Dutch

Google Cloud has signed a new agreement with the Central Dutch Government, for the Dutch public sector to use Google Workspace's suite.