Techstrong News Recap

On June 1, William Willis covered AI experts' statement warning that AI raises the risk of extinction, Delaware's use of AI to evacuate beaches due to flooding and Nvidia reaching a market capitalization of $1 trillion. He also talked about the biggest cyberattack in Greece that hit the country's high school exam provider. Finally, he previewed articles from Digital CxO, Cloud Native Now and Security Boulevard, which covered Raptor Technologies acquiring SchoolPass to digitally transform schools, Cosmonic integrating Nomad and Cilium into its open source project and a report showing how legacy AppSec tools are getting lost in the cloud.

On May 30, William Willis covered Microsoft's revelation that state-sponsored Chinese hackers have been targeting critical infrastructure in the U.S., the European Central Bank's plans to introduce a digital version of the euro and OpenAI's claim that it could cease operations in the EU if it fails to comply with future AI regulation. He also talked about a ransomware attack on a major Massachusetts health insurer. Finally, he previewed articles from Digital CxO, Techstrong.ai and Cloud Native Now which covered a survey showing that now is the time to reduce online friction, AI use cases in the health care industry and how to build next-gen applications with serverless infrastructure.

On May 25, William Willis covered the U.S. Surgeon General's warning about the dangers of social media for children and teens, Meta's sale of Giphy to Shutterstock for $53 million and Apple's deal with Broadcom to manufacture U.S. chips. He also talked about the UK telecom company BT's plans to replace jobs with AI. Finally, he previewed articles from Techstrong.ai, Digital CxO and DevOps.com, which covered how Dell is partnering with NVIDIA to build LLMs, how software-defined vehicles will need faster ethernet and Red Hat's revealing a developer hub to boost productivity.

On May 23, William Willis covered the European Union fining Meta $1.3 billion for sending user data to the United States, Britain revealing its semiconductor strategy and China telling manufacturers to stop purchasing Micron Technology chips. He also talked about Twitter accusing Microsoft of data misuse. Finally, he previewed articles from Security Boulevard, DevOps.com and Cloud Native Now, which covered comparing cloud service providers’ shared responsibility models, GitHub adding capabilities for developers with disabilities and Rafay Systems adding the Backstage plugin to its Kubernetes management platform.

On May 22, William Willis covered the Supreme Court's ruling in favor of law protecting internet companies from user posts, the Montana governor signing the TikTok ban into law and OpenAI's release of a mobile app for ChatGPT. He also talked about Meta unveiling CodeCompose, a new AI code-writing platform. Finally, he previewed articles from DevOps.com, Digital CxO and Techstrong.ai, which covered a survey showing software supply chain problems in spite of DevOps adoption, key technologies that are overhauling vehicle fleet management and the launch of our new AI site Techstrong.ai.

On May 18, William Willis covered the U.S. Justice Department announcing criminal cases involving the flow of trade secrets to foreign countries, the CEO of OpenAI saying AI should be regulated by a global agency and the European Union finalizing approval of cryptocurrency rules. He also talked about Vodafone axing 11,000 jobs as put of its efforts to cut costs. Finally, he previewed articles from Cloud Native Now, Digital CxO and Security Boulevard, which covered why cloud-agnostic is the best approach to cloud native, how ServiceNow is embracing generative AI to drive digital transformation and how theTSA is using facial recognition at U.S. airports.

On May 16, William Willis covered the U.S. Department of Commerce's launch of a $500 million grant program to designate tech hubs across the country, the cryptocurrency exchange Binance pulling out of the Canadian market due to new guidelines and Twitter hiring former NBCUniversal advertising chief Linda Yaccarino as the social media site's new CEO. He also talked about two battery manufacturers' plans to invest $10 billion in European factories. Finally, he previewed articles from DevOps.com, Cloud Native Now and Security Boulevard, which covered risks to consider for ChatGPT integrations, how to beat Kubernetes complexity with platform engineering and how to know if you've been infected by ransomware.

On May 15, William Willis covered Google's new suite of AI tools, Italy’s antitrust regulator probing Apple over its App Store practices and a Toyota data breach going back 10 years. He also talked about OpenAI’s new tool which will explain LLM models' reasoning. Finally, he previewed articles from Cloud Native Now, Digital CxO and Security Boulevard, which covered Red Hat extending the scope of its Podman container tool, looking at announcements from IBM’s Think 2023 Summit and Okta adding a Security Center tool to provide real-time threat visibility.

On May 11, William Willis covered China's first arrest over fake news created by AI, Anthropic releasing principles to govern its “constitutional AI” and an EU draft that would change cybersecurity labeling rules for U.S. big tech companies. He also talked about LinkedIn cutting 700 jobs and shuttering InCareer. Finally, he previewed articles from Security Boulevard, Digital CxO and DevOps.com, which covered a new Magecart skimmer scam, health care 5.0 and AWS releasing its Cedar policy language tool as an open source project.

On May 9, William Willis covered Microsoft's removal of the waitlist for its AI-powered Bing, the Writers Guild of America going on strike over AI regulation and a Maryland court hearing arguments around a digital advertising case. He also talked about SAP and Siemens joining U.S. big tech companies in criticizing the EU Data Act. Finally, he previewed articles from Security Boulevard, Cloud Native Now and DevOps.com, which covered a report showing IT leaders are being told not to disclose breaches, how to secure container images across CI/CD pipelines and a survey that found an increased focus on software supply chain security.