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VMware customers face uncertain future as Broadcom ends VMware partner programs

Enlarge (credit: Getty) VMware's new owner is ending the virtualization and cloud computing company's partner programs. It's unclear who or how many current partners will be able to sell VMware-related offerings after April…

At Senate AI hearing, news executives fight against “fair use” claims for AI training data

Enlarge / Danielle Coffey, president and CEO of News Media Alliance; Professor Jeff Jarvis, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism; Curtis LeGeyt, president and CEO of National Association of Broadcasters; and Roger Lynch, CEO…

OpenAI says it’s “impossible” to create useful AI models without copyrighted material

Enlarge (credit: OpenAI) ChatGPT developer OpenAI recently acknowledged the necessity of using copyrighted material in the development of AI tools like ChatGPT, The Telegraph reports, saying they would be "impossible" without it. The…

Linux devices are under attack by a never-before-seen worm

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) For the past year, previously unknown self-replicating malware has been compromising Linux devices around the world and installing cryptomining malware that takes unusual steps to conceal its inner workings,…

Wi-Fi 7’s theoretical speeds make your Internet connection seem even more sad

Enlarge / The tilt of the numerical right-most block may not accurately reflect the degree to which we, collectively, are upgraded to Wi-Fi 7 at this stage. (credit: Getty Images) Wi-Fi 7 devices…

Hackers can infect network-connected wrenches to install ransomware

Enlarge / The Rexroth Nutrunner, a line of torque wrench sold by Bosch Rexroth. (credit: Bosch Rexroth) Researchers have unearthed nearly two dozen vulnerabilities that could allow hackers to sabotage or disable a…

Ivanti warns of critical vulnerability in its popular line of endpoint protection software

Enlarge Software maker Ivanti is urging users of its end-point security product to patch a critical vulnerability that makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute malicious code inside affected networks. The vulnerability,…

How much detail is too much? Midjourney v6 attempts to find out

Enlarge / An AI-generated image of a "Beautiful queen of the universe looking at the camera in sci-fi armor, snow and particles flowing, fire in the background" created using alpha Midjourney v6. (credit:…

A “ridiculously weak“ password causes disaster for Spain’s No. 2 mobile carrier

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Orange España, Spain’s second-biggest mobile operator, suffered a major outage on Wednesday after an unknown party obtained a “ridiculously weak” password and used it to access an account for…

Millions still haven’t patched Terrapin SSH protocol vulnerability

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Roughly 11 million Internet-exposed servers remain susceptible to a recently discovered vulnerability that allows attackers with a foothold inside affected networks. Once they're in, attackers compromise the integrity of…