Congressmen Ask DOJ to Investigate Water Utility Hack, Warning It Could Happen Anywhere

Members of Congress asked the U.S. Justice Department to investigate how foreign hackers breached a water authority near Pittsburgh, prompting CISA to warn other water and sewage-treatment utilities that they may be vulnerable.
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Google Will Start Deleting ‘Inactive’ Accounts in December. Here’s What You Need to Know

The easiest way to keep your Google account active (and thus prevent it from being deleted) is to sign in at least once every two years.
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Pentagon’s AI Initiatives Accelerate Hard Decisions on Lethal Autonomous Weapons

The U.S. military is increasing use of AI technology that will fundamentally alter the nature of war.
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Broadcom Planning to Complete Deal for $69 Billion Acquisition of VMWare After Regulators Give OK

Broadcom has cleared all regulatory hurdles and plans to complete its $69 billion acquisition of cloud technology company VMware.
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Sam Altman is Back as OpenAI CEO Just Days After Being Removed, Along With a New Board

San Francisco-based OpenAI has reached an agreement in principle for Sam Altman to return to OpenAI as CEO with a new initial board.
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Kansas Officials Blame 5-Week Disruption of Court System on ‘Sophisticated Foreign Cyberattack’

Cybercriminals hacked into the Kansas court system, stole sensitive data and threatened to post it on the dark web in a ransomware attack that has hobbled access to records.
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Insider Q&A: Pentagon AI Chief on Network-Centric Warfare, Generative AI Challenges

Interview with Craig Martell, Chief Digital and AI Officer (CDAO) for the U.S. Department of Defense, about AI use in the military.
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Microsoft Hires Sam Altman and OpenAI’s New CEO Vows to Investigate His Firing

Microsoft hired Sam Altman and another architect of OpenAI for a new venture after their sudden departures shocked the artificial intelligence world.
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K-12 Schools Improve Protection Against Online Attacks, but Many Are Vulnerable to Ransomware Gangs

Some K-12 public schools are racing to improve protection against the threat of online attacks, but lax cybersecurity means thousands of others are vulnerable to ransomware gangs that can steal confidential data and disrupt operations.
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ChatGPT-Maker OpenAI Fires CEO Sam Altman, the Face of the AI Boom, for Lack of Candor With Company

Open AI pushed out its co-founder and CEO Sam Altman after a review found he was “not consistently candid in his communications” with the board of directors.
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