OpenAI is reportedly talking with chip designers, including Broadcom Inc., about developing a new artificial intelligence chip for servers. The Information reported that the initiative is being led by OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman and is part of a larger plan to increase the company’s computing power for AI development. The idea of developing new ...

Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of services including Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, is reportedly in talks to acquire a minority stake in EssilorLuxottica SA, the world’s largest eyewear maker. According to The Wall Street Journal, Meta has been holding talks with the eyewear maker to acquire a stake of about 5% of the company, valued ...

A new report released today by Protect AI Inc. is sounding an alarm over increasing security vulnerabilities in popular open-source artificial intelligence and machine learning tools, with 20 critical flaws found across various large language models. Found through Protect AI’s AI/ML “huntr” bug bounty program, which has over 15,000 community members, the vulnerabilities include significant ...

Atlassian Corp.-owned list-making application Trello has suffered a data breach with names and emails of over 15 million users shared on BreachForums. Bleeping Computer reports that the data related to a breach that first came to light in January when a threat actor known as “emo” first offered the Trello user profiles for sale. While ...

Israeli artificial intelligence disease model company CytoReason Ltd. today said it has raised $80 million in new funding in a round that included Nvidia Corp. to expand the application of its models, grow its molecular and clinical data, and establish an office in the U.S. later this year. Founded in 2016, CytoReason develops AI-driven disease models ...

Managed information technology service provider Neovera Inc. announced today that it has acquired cybersecurity solutions provider Emagined Security Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2002, Emagined Security offers a range of services focused on safeguarding organizations from cyberthreats. The company’s offerings include risk assessments, which help identify and mitigate potential vulnerabilities and penetration testing, which ...

Security intelligence and event management solutions startup Exabeam Inc. and security intelligence firm LogRhythm Inc. today announced that they have completed their merger to create a new artificial intelligence-driven security platform company. The merger, announced in May, was pitched as allowing customers from both companies to benefit from enhanced research and development investments and product innovation, greater service and support ...

Apple endpoint management and security platform company Kandji Inc. today announced that it has raised $100 million in new funding on a $850 million valuation to support product innovation and engineering, enabling it to bring further advancements to its management and security of enterprise Apple devices. Founded in 2018, Kandji offers a unified device management ...

BlackBerry Ltd. today announced the launch of CylanceMDR Pro, a new managed detection and response service built on its artificial intelligence-powered Open XDR platform. The new service is designed to tackle the challenges of modern cybersecurity by overcoming the operational burden facing security teams that must defend against increasingly sophisticated adversaries across expanding attack surfaces. ...

A new report released today says companies that include Anthropic PBC, Nvidia Corp., Apple Inc. and Salesforce Inc. have used subtitles from YouTube videos to help train their artificial intelligence service without permission, raising questions about the ethical implications of using publicly available material and facts without consent. The report from Proof News claims that ...