Latest articles by Nicole Kobie
American utilities firms need to invest now to feed AI energy demands
News The investment required to generate enough energy for AI data centers could cost $2 trillion
OpenAI says hackers keep trying to use its services for cyber attacks
News The AI developer has disrupted 20 attempts to use its tools for malicious purposes, saying there's been little impact to date
DoJ mulls potential Google services breakup in monopoly lawsuit – what happens next?
Analysis The US Department of Justice’s first round of antitrust remedy proposals were called "radical" by Google, which argues open source developers would be first to suffer if it were forced to relinquish Android or Chrome
Once again, UK warned about data center need
News Despite hundreds of data centers across the country, it's still not seen as enough
European bank aims to keep startups local
News The lending arm of the European Union wants to boost funding to keep startups from heading stateside
British man arrested over hack-to-trade scheme using email password resets
News Robert Westbrook allegedly accessed the Office 365 email accounts of execs at five American companies
OpenAI just raised $6.6bn in funding, but it drove a hard bargain
News Investors have ignored last week's upheaval at OpenAI and pledged significant funding for the company
Microsoft is doubling down on Widows Recall, adding new security and privacy features
News The controversial AI-powered snapshotting tool can be uninstalled, Microsoft says
Microsoft pulls Windows update after botched patch causes blue screens, reboot loops
News Microsoft has pulled a Windows 11 update ahead of next week's Patch Tuesday after encountering a raft of issues
Google files formal EU complaint over Microsoft's cloud practices
News The long-running cloud licensing dispute continues to rumble on despite settlements signed over the summer
Blackstone confirms £10 billion data center in UK
News The Northumberland site could become home to the largest AI data center in Europe
In the age of AI, finding staff with ‘soft skills’ has become a critical enterprise focus
News Cornerstone research shows importance of so-called soft skills when it comes to finding work and driving innovation at enterprises
Why the world is about to be swamped with AI PCs
News With adoption rates set to surge, AI PCs will become far more mainstream in years to come
Amazon unveils AI chatbot for sellers
News The Project Amelia artificial intelligence assistant has arrived in beta
OpenAI Strawberry: What is o1-preview and what can it do?
News The newest model from OpenAI is capable of more powerful reasoning – but is slower than users might be used to
Amazon demands workers return to office for five-day week
News The latest in a line of big tech firms to demand workers stop working from home, Amazon is set to limit all but certain remote work exceptions
OpenAI seeks $6.5 billion investment as costs continue to mount
News OpenAI is in talks to raise more funds amid reports of heavy spending
Microsoft patches rollback flaw in Windows 10
News Patch Tuesday includes protection for a Windows 10 "downgrade" style attack after first being spotted in August
The US government wants big tech to prove how secure its AI, cloud services are
News The Department of Commerce may require AI and cloud providers to show they are secured against hackers
Gen Z is tired of working from home
News Research into Gen Z work preferences shows many are concerned they'll miss out on mentorships, training, and career opportunities by working fully remote
OpenAI's former chief scientist just raised $1bn for a new firm aimed at developing responsible AI
AI researcher Ilya Sutskever is the latest former OpenAI staffer to start their own firm focused on AI safety
Why are so many AI projects destined for failure?
While agile development practices work well in many circumstances, devs are encountering serious problems applying the methodology in AI projects
It looks like we’re stuck with Windows Recall: Microsoft confirms option to uninstall was just a ‘bug’
News The controversial feature can be disabled, but Microsoft isn't saying much else
