Techstrong News Recap

On May 8, William Willis covered president Biden's meeting with CEOs of major AI companies to talk about the dangers of the technology, A UK watchdog set to review the AI market and Google introducing passkeys. He also talked about a ransomware attack hitting the city of Dallas. Finally, he previewed articles from Digital CxO, Security Boulevard and DevOps.com which covered how C-suites can take eco-friendly inspiration from King Charles III, a report showing the increasing rate of cyberattacks and how LinkedIn invests in developer productivity.

On May 4, William Willis covered the godfather of AI speaking out about the technology’s dangers, a California bill that would require companies such as Google and Meta to pay for news content and a collaboration between Google and Apple to fight Bluetooth tracking tactics. He also talked about T-Mobile's second data breach this year. Finally, he previewed articles from Cloud Native Now, DevOps.com and Security Boulevard, which covered Day 2 Kubernetes cost challenges, Honeycomb's use of ChatGPT for its observability platform and a survey showing that network operations and security teams are being overwhelmed by network updates.

On May 2, William Willis covered JPMorgan's plans to buy First Republic Bank assets, ChatGPT returning to Italy and the UK chip giant Arm filing for an exclusive U.S. share listing. He also talked about a U.S. federal judge allowing the advertising antitrust case against Google to proceed. Finally, he previewed articles from DevOps.com, Cloud Native Now and Security Boulevard, which covered a report showing a bump in Amazon JDK usage, The KSOC revealing a security posture management platform for Kubernetes and a report showing how the burden on security is increasing as the cloud attack surface expands.

On May 1, William Willis covered Portland General Electric announcing plans to build the second-largest battery storage system in the United States, an EU committee reaching an agreement on an AI regulation act and the Montana governor seeking to expand the TikTok ban to other social media apps. He also talked about Microsoft opening cloud data processing centers in Poland. Finally, he previewed articles from DevOps.com, Digital CxO and Security Boulevard, which covered Mezmo adding a free community plan to its Telemetry Pipeline service, how software devs are embracing AI and a report showing how LockBit continues to be the most prolific ransomware threat actor in Q1 2023.

On April 27, William Willis covered an appeals court ruling in favor of Apple for its control of the iPhone App Store, GM and Samsung’s plan to create a new EV battery cell factory in the U.S. and the UK prohibiting the Microsoft Activision Blizzard deal. He also talked about the music artist Grimes allowing anyone to use her voice for AI-generated music. Finally, he previewed articles from Digital CxO, Cloud Native Now and Security Boulevard, which covered industries that are at the forefront of no-code, implementing zero-trust Kubernetes and CrowdStrike working with Google to secure ChromeOS devices at the edge.

On April 25, William Willis covered SpaceX’s first launch of its Starship, Microsoft's plans to buy a $50 million land parcel in Wisconsin from Foxconn to build a data center and Facebook’s $725 million settlement fund opening for U.S. user claims. He also talked about the EU's plans to enact the worlds first comprehensive set of rules for cryptoassets. Finally, he previewed articles from DevOps.com, Security Boulevard and Cloud Native Now, which covered a survey revealing DevSecOps gains, a study looking behind the scenes of cybercriminal organizations and an article covering everything that happened at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU in Amsterdam.

On April 18, William Willis covered Germany's plans to examine Chinese components in its 5G network, Montana passing a bill banning TikTok and U.S. tech giants warning against India’s new IT rules. He also talked about the U.S. losing $4 billion for Poland’s nuclear energy plan. Finally, he previewed articles from Security Boulevard, Cloud Native Now and DevOps.com, which covered how to write a website privacy policy, Solo.io previewing a unified control plane to extend its network reach beyond Kubernetes and a report showing how most IT teams cannot fix open source software security.

On April 13, William Willis covered Alibaba's plans to release an AI chatbot, the White House exploring potential rules and regulations for AI and Apple's release of emergency updates for two zero-day vulnerabilities. He also talked about the Environmental Protection Agency plans to enact strict automobile pollution limits. Finally, he previewed articles from Container Journal, Digital CxO and Security Boulevard, which covered CloudCasa by Catalogic integrating its SaaS platform for Kubernetes data protection with Velero, how sustainability and digital transformation need to work together and a report showing a spike in BEC attacks.

On April 11, William Willis covered China's launch of a cybersecurity probe into U.S. chipmaker Micron Technology, Baidu suing Apple and app developers over fake Ernie bot apps appearing on the app store and Japan planning to provide Rapidus $2.27 billion in additional funding for a plant in Hokkaido. He also talked about Foxconn investing $800 million in southern Taiwan for EV production. Finally, he previewed articles from Container Journal, Security Boulevard and DevOps.com, which covered the importance of keeping software up to date, CrowdStrike adding honeytokens to fight cyberattacks and a report by CircleCI showing productivity gains in DevOps.

On April 10, William Willis covered OpenAI's attempts to work toward solutions for Italy’s ChatGPT ban, ByteDance’s Lemon8 app growing as TikTok bans loom and UK regulators' scrutiny of Amazon’s $1.7 billion acquisition of iRobot. He also talked about the Arkansas House of Representatives passing a social media age verification requirement. Finally, he previewed articles from Security Boulevard, Digital CxO and Container Journal, which covered Lacework addition of machine learning capabilities to consolidate alerts, five ways blockchain is changing businesses and overcoming the challenges of air-gapped Kubernetes.