How McKinsey Lost Its Edge
Summary McKinsey & Company, a titan in the management consulting industry, is grappling with dwindling relevance in the face of rising AI competition. The firm has had to reduce its…
Perplexity is Using Stealth, Undeclared Crawlers To Evade Website No-Crawl Directives, Cloudflare Says
AI startup Perplexity is reportedly using undeclared web crawlers that masquerade as regular browsers to gather data from websites that have blocked its official bots. This information comes from a…
Microsoft Used China-Based Engineers to Support Product Recently Hacked by China
Summary Microsoft disclosed that state-sponsored hackers from China exploited their SharePoint software to infiltrate numerous companies and government agencies. Notably, it was revealed that support for SharePoint was handled by…
What Happens To Your Data If You Stop Paying for Cloud Storage?
What Happens To Your Data If You Stop Paying for Cloud Storage? Major cloud storage providers maintain unclear policies about deleting user data after subscription cancellations. Each provider has different…
The Great Indian IT Squeeze
The Indian IT sector is currently facing significant challenges as its growth model, historically tied to a strong U.S. economy, is under pressure. The multiplier effect that previously propelled the…
World in $1.5 Trillion ‘Plastics Crisis’ Hitting Health From Infancy To Old Age, Report Warns
World in $1.5 Trillion ‘Plastics Crisis’ Hitting Health From Infancy To Old Age, Report Warns A recent expert review reveals that we are facing a “plastics crisis” detrimental to human…
Engineer Restores Pay Phones For Free Public Use
An electrical engineer named Patrick Schlott has taken it upon himself to restore old pay phones, converting them for free public use in several towns across Vermont’s Orange County. By…
ChatGPT Nears 700 Million Weekly Users, Up 4x From Last Year
Summary OpenAI’s ChatGPT is rapidly approaching 700 million weekly active users, a significant leap from 500 million in March, showcasing a remarkable fourfold growth over the past year. This surge…
The Uproar Over Vogue’s AI-generated Ad Isn’t Just About Fashion
Summary The use of AI-generated models in fashion advertising has sparked a heated conversation about representation and authenticity. Following Vogue’s July print edition featuring an AI-generated model, the industry is…
CrowdStrike Investigated 320 North Korean IT Worker Cases In the Past Year
CrowdStrike Investigated 320 North Korean IT Worker Cases In the Past Year CrowdStrike has reported a staggering increase in the infiltration of North Korean operatives into the global IT sector,…