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Microsoft is the first customer for the Biden administration’s carbon removal hubs Microsoft is helping to fund one of the US’s first carbon capture plants. The company has also made other deals with startups breaking ground on new industrial facilities that filter CO2 out of the air, called direct air capture (DAC) plants. Now, it’s…

Microsoft is testing a background removal tool in Paint In this very brief video, Microsoft demonstrates a new tool it is testing for its Paint program. It allows you to remove the background from an image by pressing a background removal button on the toolbar. You can drag and drop text into an image and…

Microsoft says it will take the heat if Copilot AI users get sued Microsoft is telling customers that it will assume legal responsibility if they sue for copyright infringement using its AI Copilot services. The company says the policy is an extension of its overall AI customer commitments, announced earlier this year. In a blog…

eBay shoppers are about to see more AI-generated product listings eBay is rolling out a new feature called a generative AI tool that lets sellers create entire product listings from just a photo. The company believes this will help merchants speed the selling process by giving them more options. In the past, product descriptions have…

Elon Musk’s involvement in the war in Ukraine is confounding, even to him The next day, a report came out that SpaceX had received a $145 million check from the U.S. government for its role in the war in Ukraine. Musk had been providing internet connectivity in the country through his company’s satellite, Starlink. But…

Mac Users Beware: Malvertising Campaign Spreads Atomic Stealer macOS Malware A new malvertising campaign has been observed distributing an updated version of a macOS stealer malware called Atomic Stealer. Atomic Stealer costs $1,000 per month and can be purchased from a reputable reseller. The company behind the campaign, SentinelOne, notes that it also targets Chrome…

Google’s cookie-replacing Privacy Sandbox reaches general availability In a press release, Google announces that the APIs for Privacy Sandbox, its privacy-preserving alternative to tracking cookies, are now generally available in Chrome. Most Chrome users shouldn’t notice a noticeable difference in their browsing experience, but it’s intended for developers. With the APIs now generally availability in…

Anthropic’s Claude AI chatbot gets a paid plan for heavy users Anthropic, the AI company backed by Google, has launched a paid version of its Claude chatbot. The $20 per month option offers priority access to new features, early access to features, and the ability to send more messages. The main draw is that you’ll…

The State of the Virtual CISO Report: MSPMSSP Security Strategies for 2024 In this report, Trend Micro details the expected future business and security strategies of MSPs and MSSPs. It reveals that a whopping 480% increase in vCISO services will be offered by these organizations in 2024, accounting for the remaining 19% of those surveyed.…

Alert: Apache SuperSet Vulnerabilities Expose Servers to Remote Code Execution Attacks Apache has released patches to address two new security vulnerabilities in Apache SuperSet that could be exploited by an attacker to gain remote code execution on affected systems. The update fixes CVE-2023-39265 and CVE- 2023-37941, which make it possible to conduct nefarious actions once…