Techstrong News Recap

On July 20, William Willis covered Meta releasing LLaMa 2 AI Model for free, Spain fining Apple and Amazon $218 million over limiting third party competition and the US announcing plans for a cybersecurity labeling program to help consumers choose safer devices. He also talked about the EU requiring TikTok to comply with more rules for the upcoming Digital Services Act. Finally, he previewed articles from Techstrong.ai, Cloud Native Now and Security Boulevard, which covered how the UN is tackling AI risks, user management in cloud-native applications and a report showing how LLMs struggle to identify malware.

On July 18, William Willis covered the FTC's investigation of OpenAI for violating consumer protections, OpenAI's deal with the Associated Press to license content and Google's release of its AI chatbot in Europe and Brazil. He also talked about Tesla completing production on its first Cyber Truck. Finally, he previewed articles from Digital CxO, DevOps.com and Cloud Native Now, which covered how Capital One is optimizing its cloud data cost-effectively, Postman’s State of API Report and how IBM is simplifying application development for hybrid cloud environments.

On July 11, William Willis covered the UN's first news conference featuring humanoid social robots, China's $1 billion fine of financial companies including Ant Group and how several comedians and writers are suing Meta and OpenAI for using their copyrighted material. He also talked about Google testing its medical AI chatbot in hospitals. Finally, he previewed articles from DevOps.com, Digital CxO and Security Boulevard, which covered Loft Labs making its developer environment creator tool open source, how AI is transforming contract management and an SB Blogwatch looking at a critical bug in SolarView’s solar power monitoring product.

On July 10, William Willis covered Canada's halt to advertising on Facebook after Meta announced it will block news, TikTok's request for an injunction to block Montana’s ban on the app and Meta’s release of its Twitter rival, Threads. He also talked about the EU’s plans to use tech in food production to counteract climate change. Finally, he previewed articles from Techstrong.ai, Security Boulevard and Cloud Native Now, which covered a deep dive into prompt engineering, how to strengthen cybersecurity in the age of AI and Nokia’s plans to standardize its infrastructure for OpenShift and OpenStack support.

On Jan. 1, William Willis covered China's restrictions on exports of high-tech metals Gallium and Germanium, a U.S. judge's injunction on government officials working with social media companies and the United Nations' plans to hold the first meeting on the potential threat of AI. He also talked about the Grammy Awards' change in guidelines in response to the growing amount of AI in music. Finally, he previewed articles from Digital CxO, Security Boulevard and DevOps.com, which covered a new solution for endangered species conservation, a report showing that enterprises are unprepared to face MITRE attack techniques and a survey showing the slow growth of FinOps.

On June 22, William Willis covered Intel’s plans to build a $33 billion chip plant in Germany, Microsoft's announcement that the service disruptions in early June were due to a DDoS attack and TikTok investing billions Southeast Asia to boost its e-commerce platform. He also talked about Rivian's plans to adopt Tesla SuperCharger plugs. Finally, he previewed articles from Cloud Native Now, Digital CxO and Security Boulevard, which covered how to leverage chaos-driven infrastructures, a survey looking at the state of digital transformation and TrustCloud integrating its GRC management tools with Atlassian applications.

On June 20, William Willis covered the U.S. announcing $930 million in grants to expand internet access across the country, Mandiant's report of a Chinese cybercriminal group breaching hundreds of public and private networks and France calling for AI rules that will not impede growth. He also talked about Amazon opening its Arlington headquarters. Finally, he previewed articles from Digital CxO, Security Boulevard and Cloud Native Now which covered the beverage company Diageo partnering with SAP and IBM, the PharMerica breach, the state of health care cybersecurity and AWS' extension of its Kubecost alliance.

On June 19, William Willis covered the introduction of AMD's new MI300X AI chip, EU regulators call for the divestment of Google’s ad tech business and China's crackdown on Bluetooth file-sharing technology. He also talked about the Beatles releasing their “last record” with the help of AI. Finally, he previewed articles from Techstrong.ai, DevOps.com and Security Boulevard, which covered how generative AI is being used in HR, how open source can help improve the developer experience and a survey looking at CISOs expectations with regards to security budgets in 2023.

On June 15, William Willis covered Andreessen Horowitz opening its first office in the UK in hopes it will become a crypto hub, the UN Secretary General calling for action against disinformation and AI and Google delaying the releasing of Bard in the EU after regulatory concerns. He also talked about Nasdaq’s plans to buy the fintech company Adenza for $10.5 billion. Finally, he previewed articles from Cloud Native Now, Digital CxO and DevOps.com, which covered Red Hat extending its commitment for OpenShift management to OpenStack and K8s, how data is reframing the work location debate and HashiCorp’s release of new updates to improve DevSecOps.

On June 13, William Willis covered the details of a global supply chain hack that has already impacted the BBC, British Airways and Nova Scotia, an ex-Samsung exec charged with stealing company secrets to create a chip factory in China and GM's plans to give its EVs access to the Tesla charging network. He also talked about the more than 3,000 subreddits that went dark to protest new API charges. Finally, he previewed articles from Techstrong.ai, Devops.com and Security Boulevard, which covered a survey showing workers perception on AI/automation and job fulfillment, Cycode using eBPF to secure CI/CD pipelines and Cyera integrating Microsoft OpenAI to improve data security.