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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A previously unknown Russian hacker group with suspected ties to the Kremlin was responsible for a cyberattack last year on the Dutch police and has also targeted other Western nations that deliver military support to Ukraine, intelligence agencies announced Tuesday.The agencies said in a report that the group, which they called Laundry Bear, is actively trying to steal sensitive data from European Union and NATO countries and is “extremely likely Russian state supported.”“Laundry Bear is after information about the purchase and production of military equipment by Western governments and Western deliveries of weapons to Ukraine,”…

Nvidia is preparing to go head-to-head with Huawei to maintain its relevance in the booming AI chip market of China.The upcoming AI chip to be created for China represents something of a strategic gamble by Nvidia – can the company’s third attempt at regulatory compliance preserve its foothold against surging domestic competition?Despite mounting geopolitical pressures from consecutive US administrations, Nvidia refuses to abandon the Chinese market entirely. The company is set to introduce a stripped-down Blackwell-based processor designed specifically to navigate export restrictions and compete against sophisticated local alternatives, particularly from giant Huawei.A strategy born from necessityReuters sources reveal that…

Dr. Priti Patel, CMIO at John Muir Health, uses Ambience before starting a patient encounter.Courtesy of Ambience HealthcareArtificial intelligence startup Ambience Healthcare on Tuesday announced a new medical coding model that outperforms doctors by 27%.Ambience uses AI to draft clinical notes in real-time as doctors consensually record their visits with patients. The company used tools from OpenAI to build the new model.The startup is part of a fiercely competitive market that has taken off as health-care executives search for solutions to help reduce staff burnout and daunting administrative workloads. The company’s new model can listen to patient encounters and identify ICD-10…

The Cofrentes nuclear power plant, on 17 October, 2024 in Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain. The Regional Minister of Industry, Innovation, Trade and Tourism, Nuria Montes, asked the central government last Wednesday, October 16, not to close the Cofrentes nuclear power plant (Valencia) because it generates the equivalent of 45% of the energy consumed by the Valencian Community and “there will not be enough renewables to supply its production”.Europa Press News | Europa Press | Getty ImagesA European-wide shift to nuclear power appears to be gathering momentum as countries hedge their bets in pursuit of more energy independence.In just the last…

From OpenAI’s 4o to Stable Diffusion, AI foundation models that create realistic images from a text prompt are now plentiful. In contrast, foundation models capable of generating full, coherent 3D online environments from a text prompt are only just emerging. Still, it’s only a question of when, not if, these models will become readily available. Now one of Europe’s most prominent AI 3D model researchers, Matthias Niessner, has taken an entrepreneurial leave of absence from his visual computing & AI lab at the Technical University of Munich to found a startup working in the area: SpAItial.  Formerly a cofounder at…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Drones have harassed airports and bedeviled local police. They have trespassed over nuclear plants and prisons. On the battlefield, they can kill.But aside from shooting down the devices, which may create further danger, there’s often not much anyone can do to stop drones when they pose a threat or wander where they’re not welcome.That’s beginning to change. Cheap and easily modified, unmanned aerial vehicles have become a part of daily life as well as a tool for governments and bad actors alike — used for intelligence gathering, surveillance, sabotage, terrorism and more. Concerns about their misuse have…

The Browser Company on Tuesday said it is considering selling or open-sourcing its Arc Browser as it seeks to divert resources to developing a new, AI-powered browser called Dia. When the company announced Dia in December 2024, it admitted that Arc was a complex browser for a lot of users, and it wanted to build a product that appealed to the masses. Since then, The Browser Company has been issuing bug fixes and security updates to Arc, but has stopped developing the app and adding features to it. In a new blog post, the company’s CEO, Josh Miller, said Arc…

Samsung’s venture investment unit is looking to invest in California-based medical device startup, Exo, in a round that could climb to $100 million, Bloomberg reported, citing anonymous sources. The round is being led by Sands Capital, Bold Capital and Qubit Health Capital, the report said, adding that Qubit’s chairman, Imar Ishrak, would join Exo’s board. Founded in 2015, Exo makes handheld medical imaging devices that use a combination of artificial intelligence, medical imaging and silicon technology for ultrasound examinations like scanning lungs or echocardiograms. The device plugs into a smartphone, and medical examiners can scan patients, document, and share exam…

It’s not your imagination, graduating seniors. The tech industry’s pullback from entry-level hiring has reached concerning levels. LinkedIn’s chief economic opportunity officer, Aneesh Raman, warned in The New York Times last week that “bottom rung of the career ladder” is “breaking” as AI eliminates traditional stepping-stone positions. The numbers are eye-opening: hiring of new grads by the 15 largest tech companies has plummeted over 50% since 2019, according to a report released this month by the venture firm SignalFire, which found that before the pandemic, graduates comprised 15% of Big Tech hires, a figure that has dropped to just 7%. …

Four former Volkswagen executives received prison sentences Monday for their role in the emissions-cheating scandal that fundamentally transformed Europe’s car market. The verdict, delivered after a three-year trial in Braunschweig, Germany, marked the latest chapter in a 10-year-long saga that reshaped the continent’s relationship with diesel technology. Jens Hadler, who oversaw diesel engine development, received the harshest sentence of four and a half years for orchestrating what judges called “particularly serious” fraud. His team had installed software allowing vehicles to recognize emissions testing, temporarily increasing pollution controls during inspections while running dirty the rest of the time. The scandal’s impact…