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☆ How AT&T customers can protect themselves in the latest data breach
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —If you were an AT&T cellphone customer in 2022, your call data was possibly breached to bad actors. AT&T said Friday that data was breached from “nearly all” of its cellular customers and the customers of wireless providers that used its network between May 1, 2022, and October 31, 2022. The records of a “very small number” of customers from January 2, 2023, were also breached, AT&T said. What they did get is metadata — call logs that contain a record of every number AT&T customers called or texted (including customers of other wireless networks), the number of times they interacted and the call duration. The age of artificial intelligence makes this even more pressing, according to Collin Walke, cybersecurity and data privacy partner at Hall Estill.

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☆ Billions in AI patents get new guidelines as regulators regroup
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

But how will patent protections apply to inventions made with the help of AI tools, particularly generative AI? In connection with training an AI system, what level of planning will be required? “A natural person who only presents a problem to an AI system may not be a proper inventor” of something, the USPTO said. In that case, the USPTO had rejected the patent applications of an inventor who had given his AI system sole credit for the inventions. The inventorship guidelines will help everyone understand the boundaries of patent protections as AI is increasingly used in the inventive process.

Persons: ”, Jamie Nafziger, Dorsey, Whitney, Thaler, Vidal, Ryan McCarthy, Hall, It’s, Estill, John Bergmayer Organizations: CNN, Office, Biden, White, USPTO

REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 23 (Reuters) - Jason Andringa’s company was part of the stampede of U.S. businesses that built factories in China. But the mood of Vermeer and many other global producers has turned sour on China. Rather than expand in China, these companies are directing new investments to other low-cost countries such as Vietnam and India. Ryan Gunnigle, CEO of Atlanta-based toy maker Kids2, said he is continuing to invest in his China factories, adding both automation and new capacity. The CEO of Danby Appliances, a Canadian company that sells over half of its products in the U.S., got 85% of its goods from Chinese factories five years ago.

Persons: Lucy Nicholson, Jason Andringa’s, Vermeer, Biden, Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, Gina Raimondo, Matt Dollard, Ryan Gunnigle, Kids2, Jim Estill, He’s, Danby, Timothy Aeppel, Anna Driver Organizations: Port, REUTERS, U.S ., U.S, Nvidia, Wall Street, U.S . Bureau, China Business Council, Reuters, Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, Trump, RSM US, Appliances, Thomson Locations: Port of Long Beach, Port of Los Angeles, Los Angeles , California, U.S, China . Iowa, China, Mexico, Asia, San Francisco, Beijing, Washington, Taiwan, Vietnam, India, Atlanta, Canadian, Turkey, Canada

☆ The generative A.I. battle between companies and hackers is starting
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Susan Caminiti | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

More and more individuals have the capabilities of hackers, using things like ransomware-as-a-service and AI, and for CISOs and other cyber leaders, the rapid adoption of generative AI "changes the threat landscape tremendously," he said. For example, the use of generative AI has made phishing attacks easier and more authentic looking. With generative AI, a non-English-speaking bad actor can instantly and nearly flawlessly translate an email into any language, making it harder for employees to spot the fakes. In fact, using AI to amplify speed and scale in cybersecurity is among the biggest benefits experts see coming in the near term. I think over the next year, cyber leaders are going to figure out where AI is really useful and where it's not."

Persons: Joe Biden, Collin R, Walke, Hall Estill's, Stephen Boyer, " Boyer, Michael McNerney, OpenAI, McNerney, it's Organizations: Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Resilience, Valley's Locations: cybersecurity

☆ For a healthier environment, plant a native garden — no matter how big, says the famed entomologist Doug Tallamy
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Mara Leighton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The entomologist Doug Tallamy is on a crusade to reduce grass lawns in favor of native plants. Native plants feed insects and wildlife that contribute to healthier food webs, which keep us alive. AdvertisementLisa Sabatini, an editor who's planted more than 50 native trees and shrubs since 2021, told Insider she joined a "Native Plants of the Northeast" Facebook group that welcomes beginners. If you have a garden already, you can begin by simply introducing native plants into it. AdvertisementNative landscaping is inherently regional, but those interested can type their ZIP code into the National Wildlife Federation Native Plant Finder for suggestions.

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