Earlier this month, Google's cloud platform deleted the entire customer account, including some backups, of UniSuper.
Why it matters: Fortunately for the $135 billion Australian pension fund's 647,000 members, some of UniSuper's backups on Google Cloud's servers and elsewhere were salvageable, and the fund was able to recover its data, teaching us all a lesson about having multiple redundancies.
A federal agency overseeing a key national vulnerability database has brought on a new federal contractor to help clear the backlog of reports it needs to review.
Why it matters: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been struggling to keep up with its work on the National Vulnerability Database over the last four months — creating a massive backlog and worrying security practitioners.
Ticketmaster may have suffered one of the biggest data breaches of all time, if reports from a nefarious hacking group are to be trusted.
Why it matters: Law enforcement took down the online infrastructure tied to the hackers making these claims just two weeks ago — calling into question how the group reassembled so quickly, and whether the scope of the incident is overhyped.
Vista Equity Partners has written off the entire equity value of its investment in tech learning platform Pluralsight, three years after taking it private for $3.5 billion, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: This isan example of leverage catching up with a leveraged buyout.
The merger of generative AI and robotics is likely to take many forms, but one of the earliest — and cutest — is a chatty, 14-inch-tall kids' companion named Moxie.
Why it matters: The large language models that power chatbots like ChatGPT open the door to a new generation of conversational robots that aren't constrained by a set of predetermined scripts and commands, a prospect that is both tantalizing and terrifying.
The big picture: 18 months into life with ChatGPT, more and more companies are building physical robots with generative AI capabilities.
A New York startup called Gravity hopes to plant a network of high-powered electric curbside "trees" across the city that can recharge electric cars in as little as five minutes.
Why it matters: EVs make sense in congested cities like New York — where transportation is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution and noise — but charging is a gigantic hurdle.
Boeing gave federal regulators a plan for resolving safety problems uncovered after January's 737 MAX 9 mid-flight door plug blowout, the Federal Aviation Administration said yesterday.
Why it matters: Boeing was ordered earlier this year to draft an improvement plan within 90 days after federal inspections found serious issues.
Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast could once again delay the timeline of its planned $4 billion North Carolina plant, Reuters reports.
Why it matters: VinFast — which has pledged to hire more than 7,000 workers at the site — has already delayed its construction timeline from 2024 to 2025.
A New York startup called Gravity hopes to plant a network of high-powered electric curbside "trees" across the city that can recharge electric cars in as little as five minutes.
Why it matters: EVs make sense in congested cities like New York — where transportation is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution and noise — but charging is a gigantic hurdle.
The merger of generative AI and robotics is likely to take many forms, but one of the earliest — and cutest — is a chatty, 14-inch-tall kids' companion named Moxie.
Why it matters: The large language models that power chatbots like ChatGPT open the door to a new generation of conversational robots that aren't constrained by a set of predetermined scripts and commands, a prospect that is both tantalizing and terrifying.
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