Zurich startup Enact raises $30M to give robots a sense of touch
Zurich-based Enact Intelligence has emerged from stealth with a $30M pre-seed round from redalpine, Notion Capital and firstminute capital. It builds robots that sense force
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Red Hat Funded a Report That Found a Quarter of Incoming Pull Requests May Be AI Slop
LF Research is the Linux Foundation’s research arm. It was set up in 2021 and publishes studies on how open source is built and used
This Newly Proposed Linux Filesystem Can Fix Corrupted Data
The kernel’s filesystem mailing list has received an 18-patch proposal this week from Aurelien Desbrieres, the creator of BeamFS. It takes the place of FTRFS
Leidos lands $95M contract to automate Pentagon logistics with AI
Leidos has won a $95M, five-year contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to add AI automation and cloud tools to ELMS, the Pentagon system that
Victoria McClune is challenging how the AI industry understands its users
Victoria McClune’s career has followed the evolution of digital technology, from interactive children’s books on the first iPads to artificial intelligence systems reshaping how people
Apple, please give family IT admins a pester button
I was taking my dog for her perambulation through the leafy valleys and forests of one of the most densely populated parts of London this
A.I. Discovered a Critical Vulnerability in PHP, a Coding Language Behind Many Websites
The disclosure heightened concerns about A.I.’s potential to upend cybersecurity unless shortcomings are addressed.
Disgraced eMudhra drops out of TLS business after using cert private key of 4
eMudra, the certificate authority that issued eight intermediate TLS credentials so weak that anyone could mint certificates for any website or mail server—one had a
Leaked Mass Effect: Universe trailer gives a taste of what we’re all missing
Those mourning yesterday’s shuttering of highly praised and influential developer BioWare also had to deal with the cancellation of the next Mass Effect game, which
Seattle will let residents pick spots for 200 curbside EV chargers
Seattle plans to install up to 200 curbside Level 2 EV chargers by 2030, focused on areas with apartment buildings, InsideEVs reported. Residents can suggest
Uber gives more than 30,000 staff OpenAI’s ChatGPT Work agent
Uber is rolling out ChatGPT Work, OpenAI’s office-task agent, to more than 30,000 employees after a 1,000-person pilot, OpenAI said. It connects to Gmail, Drive
PHP Security Flaw Sets Off Global Rush to Patch, Leaving Websites Offline
Governments and businesses around the world scrambled to prevent hackers from exploiting a vulnerability in PHP, a popular programming language.
What Is PHP? Why Are Government and Business Websites Going Offline?
A critical security flaw in the programming language underpinning much of the web has prompted a global rush to patch vulnerable systems.
Nvidia launches Minerva to catch failing parts in giant AI data centres
Nvidia has launched Minerva, AI operations software that combines data from GPUs, networks, storage and workloads to spot failing parts in large AI data centres