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Vasu Jakkal@Microsoft Security Blog
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Microsoft has unveiled a significant expansion of its Security Copilot platform, integrating AI agents designed to automate security operations tasks and alleviate the workload on cybersecurity professionals. This move aims to address the increasing volume and complexity of cyberattacks, which are overwhelming security teams that rely on manual processes. The AI-powered agents will handle routine tasks, freeing up IT and security staff to tackle more complex issues and proactive security measures. Microsoft detected over 30 billion phishing emails targeting customers between January and December 2024 highlighting the urgent need for automated solutions.
The expansion includes eleven AI agents, six developed by Microsoft and five by security partners, set for preview in April 2025. Microsoft's agents include the Phishing Triage Agent in Microsoft Defender, Alert Triage Agents in Microsoft Purview, Conditional Access Optimization Agent in Microsoft Entra, Vulnerability Remediation Agent in Microsoft Intune, and Threat Intelligence Briefing Agent in Security Copilot. These agents are purpose-built for security, designed to learn from feedback, adapt to workflows, and operate securely within Microsoft’s Zero Trust framework, ensuring that security teams retain full control over their actions and responses. Recommended read:
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Chris McKay@Maginative
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Google is currently navigating the "innovator’s dilemma" by experimenting with AI-driven search solutions to disrupt its core search business before competitors do. The company is testing and developing AI versions of Google Search, including a new experimental "AI Mode" powered by Gemini 2.0. This new mode transforms the search engine into a chatbot-like interface, providing more nuanced and multi-step answers to user queries. It allows users to interact with the AI, ask follow-up questions, and even compare products directly within the search page.
AI Mode delivers a full-page AI-generated response. Users can interact with the AI, ask follow-up questions, and even compare products. This mode runs on a custom Gemini 2.0 version and is currently available to Google One AI Premium subscribers. This move comes as Google faces increasing competition from other AI chatbots like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Perplexity AI, who are rethinking the search experience. The goal is to provide immediate, conversational answers and a more comprehensive search experience, though some experts caution that the traditional link-based search may eventually disappear as a result. Recommended read:
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@oodaloop.com
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Samsung has significantly increased its stake in Rainbow Robotics, a South Korean firm specializing in advanced robotics, to 35%, making them the largest shareholder. This move involved an investment of approximately $181 million and aims to accelerate Samsung's development of humanoid robots. The company plans to combine its AI and software capabilities with Rainbow Robotics' existing technology, which includes the development of Korea's first two-legged walking robot, "Hubo." Samsung's investment will see Rainbow Robotics become a subsidiary of the tech giant.
As part of this strategic shift, Samsung is establishing a Future Robotics Office, which will report directly to the CEO and be headed by Dr. Jun-Ho Oh, a founding member of Rainbow Robotics and honorary professor at KAIST. This new office will be responsible for driving the innovation and commercialization of future robots and related technologies. Samsung anticipates that this investment will strengthen its global leadership in the robotics field. Recommended read:
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Jibin Joseph@PCMag Middle East ai
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DeepSeek AI's R1 model, a reasoning model praised for its detailed thought process, is now available on platforms like AWS and NVIDIA NIM. This increased accessibility allows users to build and scale generative AI applications with minimal infrastructure investment. Benchmarks have also revealed surprising performance metrics, with AMD’s Radeon RX 7900 XTX outperforming the RTX 4090 in certain DeepSeek benchmarks. The rise of DeepSeek has put the spotlight on reasoning models, which break questions down into individual steps, much like humans do.
Concerns surrounding DeepSeek have also emerged. The U.S. government is investigating whether DeepSeek smuggled restricted NVIDIA GPUs via Singapore to bypass export restrictions. A NewsGuard audit found that DeepSeek’s chatbot often advances Chinese government positions in response to prompts about Chinese, Russian, and Iranian false claims. Furthermore, security researchers discovered a "completely open" DeepSeek database that exposed user data and chat histories, raising privacy concerns. These issues have led to proposed legislation, such as the "No DeepSeek on Government Devices Act," reflecting growing worries about data security and potential misuse of the AI model. Recommended read:
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Matthias Bastian@THE DECODER
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Anthropic has successfully closed a Series E funding round, securing $3.5 billion and elevating the company's valuation to an impressive $61.5 billion. This substantial financial injection will be channeled towards accelerating Anthropic's research efforts, expanding its compute capacity and infrastructure, and driving the company's international growth strategy. Lightspeed Venture Partners spearheaded the funding round with a $1 billion contribution, underscoring strong investor confidence in Anthropic’s mission.
The financing round also attracted participation from several prominent investors including Salesforce Ventures, Cisco Investments, Fidelity Management & Research Company, General Catalyst, D1 Capital Partners, Jane Street, Menlo Ventures and Bessemer Venture Partners. The company's annualized revenue reached $1 billion by December 2024, representing a tenfold increase year-over-year and the company plans to further enhance its AI systems with the new funding. Anthropic aims to advance the development of next-generation AI systems and expand what humans can achieve. Recommended read:
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@techstrong.ai
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Microsoft has been making significant strides in the realm of artificial intelligence, with developments ranging from new Copilot features to breakthroughs in quantum computing and large language models. The company recently released a native Copilot application for macOS, bringing the AI assistant to Mac users with features similar to the Windows version, including image uploading and text generation. The macOS version includes dark mode and a shortcut command for easy activation. Microsoft also removed limits to Copilot Voice and Think Deeper, allowing Copilot users to have extended conversations with the AI assistant.
Microsoft AI has also released LongRoPE2, a near-lossless method designed to extend the context window of Large Language Models (LLMs) to 128K tokens while retaining a high degree of short-context accuracy. This addresses a key limitation in LLMs, which often struggle to process long-context sequences effectively. In the quantum computing space, Microsoft researchers announced the creation of the first “topological qubits” in a device, representing a potential leap forward in the field. Recommended read:
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Microsoft 365 Blog
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Microsoft is pushing forward on multiple fronts, enhancing both its AI capabilities and graphics technology. A significant collaboration with NVIDIA is underway, aiming to create more efficient AI systems. This partnership leverages the strengths of both companies to deliver what they're calling a "Significant Leap Forward" in AI. NVIDIA’s GTC 2025 event put this collaboration in the spotlight, focusing on integrating Blackwell with Azure to further boost AI performance and accessibility.
Microsoft also recently introduced DirectX Raytracing 1.2 (DXR 1.2), promising substantial improvements in gaming visuals and performance. The DXR 1.2 update aims to change the face of gaming, with claims of up to 2.3x performance gains in path-traced games. Microsoft Principal Program Manager Cassie Hoef stated that the update promises "groundbreaking performance improvements and breathtaking visual fidelity." This update will affect partners like NVIDIA, AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm, who utilize Microsoft's tools to integrate the latest tech into their hardware and games. Recommended read:
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archanarani@Verdict
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Analytics India Magazine
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Turing, a coding provider for OpenAI and other LLM producers, has secured $111 million in Series E funding, boosting its valuation to $2.2 billion. This latest round, led by Malaysia's Khazanah Nasional Berhad, brings the company's total funding to $225 million. Turing, originally an HR tech startup focused on vetting and hiring remote coders, has become a key partner to AI companies.
This funding will be used to expand Turing's business, attracting more customers and exploring new use cases, CEO Jonathan Siddharth said. With approximately $300 million in annualized revenue run rate, the company has also been profitable for around a year. Turing currently engages with around 4 million coders globally, with a much smaller number of direct employees. Recommended read:
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Matt Marshall@AI News | VentureBeat
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Microsoft Security Blog
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Microsoft is enhancing its Copilot Studio platform with AI-driven improvements, introducing deep reasoning capabilities that enable agents to tackle intricate problems through methodical thinking and combining AI flexibility with deterministic business process automation. The company has also unveiled specialized deep reasoning agents for Microsoft 365 Copilot, named Researcher and Analyst, to help users achieve tasks more efficiently. These agents are designed to function like personal data scientists, processing diverse data sources and generating insights through code execution and visualization.
Microsoft's focus includes securing AI and using it to bolster security measures, as demonstrated by the upcoming Microsoft Security Copilot agents and new security features. Microsoft aims to provide an AI-first, end-to-end security platform that helps organizations secure their future, one example being the AI agents designed to autonomously assist with phishing, data security, and identity management. The Security Copilot tool will automate routine tasks, allowing IT and security staff to focus on more complex issues, aiding in defense against cyberattacks. Recommended read:
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Louis Columbus@AI News | VentureBeat
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The Cloudflare Blog
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Cloudflare is addressing the growing need for robust cyber security in the face of emerging technologies and cyber threats, particularly concerning quantum computing. They've announced that organizations can now protect their sensitive corporate network traffic against potential quantum threats through their Zero Trust platform. This allows customers to tunnel corporate network traffic through Cloudflare's Zero Trust platform using post-quantum cryptography, effectively upgrading network security without requiring customers to manage the complex cryptographic updates themselves.
Recent breakthroughs in quantum computing highlight the vulnerability of conventional cryptography, and Cloudflare has been at the forefront of developing and implementing post-quantum cryptography since 2017. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has also set a timeline to phase out RSA and Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) by 2035, emphasizing the urgency of this transition. Cloudflare reports that over 35% of the non-bot HTTPS traffic that touches Cloudflare today is post-quantum secure, and users of major browsers like Chrome, Edge, and Firefox already benefit from this enhanced security. Recommended read:
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Matt G.@Search Engine Journal
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David Phelan
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Google is expanding its AI initiatives in both search functionality and health-related technology. AI Overviews are now available for thousands more health topics in multiple languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, and Japanese. This expansion uses Google's AI and ranking systems, aiming to provide more relevant and comprehensive information that meets high standards for clinical accuracy. These advancements incorporate health-focused refinements to Google's Gemini models, improving the summarization of health-related content.
New features like "What People Suggest" have been introduced to offer users insights from online discussions and the experiences of others with similar health conditions. This feature, currently available on mobile in the U.S., uses AI to analyze perspectives from online forums, aiding users in discovering helpful advice. In addition to the AI enhancements, Google has launched the sleek new Pixel 9a smartphone with improved battery life, available for $499. The Pixel 9a comes in four colors: obsidian, porcelain, peony and iris. Recommended read:
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Ryan Daws@AI News
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OpenAI is pushing for policies that promote AI innovation and maintain America's leadership in the AI landscape. In a proposal submitted to the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy, OpenAI advocates for policies ensuring AI innovation remains unfettered, warning of threats from Chinese AI models and urging the US government to support the AI industry. They emphasize the importance of the "freedom to innovate," cautioning that overregulation could hinder American AI leadership, potentially benefiting competitors like China.
OpenAI stresses the significance of fair use under U.S. copyright law, viewing it as an advantage in facilitating AI development and innovation. Specifically, it urges the U.S. government to codify the right to train AI models on publicly available data, including copyrighted material, without undue restriction. They argue that limiting access to copyrighted data for AI training would disadvantage American firms against China, where AI developers have unfettered access to data. Recommended read:
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www.lemonde.fr
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AI is increasingly becoming a central topic of discussion among experts and governments alike. The French public investment bank has announced a significant commitment to the field, stating it will invest €10 billion into AI by 2029. This investment will target AI model development, infrastructure, hardware, and funds that support companies in the sector.
Experts are also exploring how AI can combat societal issues, including gender discrimination. AI can be used to assess the gender impact of proposed laws, prevent discrimination, track gender representation in leadership, and encourage gender quotas to address inequalities. AI systems could analyze and draft gender-sensitive laws by finding patterns of discrimination. Recommended read:
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