Microsoft-backed OpenAI has accused Chinese competitor DeepSeek of using its proprietary models to train its own system.
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2025/ai/openai-deepseek-stealing-ip
[#]ai #deepseek #openai #technews #irony
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Newly released figures suggest the scale of the 2024 Change Healthcare cyberattack is far larger than initially estimated. Around 190 million individuals are thought to have been affected.
The new estimate is almost double the previous figure of 100 million, according to a statement from UnitedHealth Group.
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2025/security/unitedhealth-breach-could-have-impacted-190m-people
[#]unitedhealth #changehealthcare #cybersecurity #infosec #ransomware
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US and Asian tech stocks plummeted in value yesterday as investors reacted to the newly launched Chinese chatbot DeepSeek topping the Apple app store charts over the weekend after apparently having been trained with a fraction of the resources of its US competitors.
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2025/ai/tech-stocks-plummet-as-investors-react-to-deepseek
[#]openai #ai #deepseek #technews
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Hugging Face has introduced two new models in its SmolVLM series, which it claims are the smallest Vision Language Models (VLMs) to date.
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2025/ai/hugging-face-claims-world-s-smallest-vision-language-models
[#]huggingface #ai #llm #technews #opensource #vlm
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Welcome to Computing's weekly roundup of tech news in Asia. This time we look at DeepSeek-R1, the open source Chinese LLM that it’s makers claim is the equal of OpenAI o1, and also Samsung’s latest smartphones.
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2025/ai/asian-tech-roundup-chinas-openai-rival
[#]technews #asia #india #china #samsung #s25 #deepseek #ai #opensour
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The US Department of Homeland Security has dismissed all members of advisory committees, including the Cyber Safety Review Board. The board had been investigating the Salt Typhoon cyberattack on US telecoms infrastructure.
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2025/security/trump-disbands-cyber-safety-review-board
[#]technews #cybersecurity #csrb #salttyphoon
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LinkedIn has been sued in a class action lawsuit by Premium subscribers in the US who allege that the platform illegally shared their private messages with third parties to train AI models.
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2025/legislation-regulation/linkedin-sued-by-premium-users-for-allegedly-using-their-data-to-train-ai
[#]technews #ai #linkedin #microsoft #classaction
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A consortium of eight European technology organisations has joined forces to develop a sovereign Edge cloud platform, branded as Virt8ra. The initiative aims to strengthen Europe’s digital autonomy and cloud capabilities.
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2025/legislation-regulation/european-collaboration-launches-virt8ra
[#]technews #virt8ra #europe #cloud
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From Facebook to Fediverse
As the world’s biggest social media sites bow to political pressure, is it finally the Fediverse’s time to shine?
https://www.computing.co.uk/opinion/2025/it-essentials-from-facebook-to-fediverse
[#]technews #twitter #meta #fediverse #bluesky #mastodon
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The UK government plans tech procurement “without detailed assessments of technical feasibility,” says an analysis by the National Audit Office.
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2025/leadership-strategy/government-tech-procurement-branded-simplistic
[#]nao #uk #technews #procurement
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Vulnerability in Google’s OAuth System exposes millions to risk
Researchers warn that unused domains could grant unauthorised access to sensitive SaaS accounts
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2025/security/vulnerability-in-google-oauth-system-exposes-millions-to-risk
[#]google #oauth #infosec #cybersecurity
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Meta cuts another 5% of global workforce
Plans to 'raise the bar on performance management'
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2025/meta-cuts-another-5-percent-of-workforce
[#]technews #jobcuts #meta
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Social media sites look to billionaire-proof their organisations
Mastodon founder and Bluesky users seek to avoid the fate of Twitter and Facebook
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2025/open-source/social-media-sites-look-to-billionaire-proof-their-organisations
[#]technews #bluesky #mastodon #oligarchy #elonmusk #meta #threads #fediverse #socialmedia
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Leading AI models accused of cheating benchmark tests
Some of the world’s most prominent AI models have been accused of cheating on industry-standard benchmarking systems.
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2025/ai/ai-models-cheating-benchmark-tests
[#]technews #ai #openai #google #meta #llm
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CISA adds critical Mitel and Oracle vulnerabilities to exploited list
Exploitation could allow attackers to gain unauthorised access to an organisation's entire unified communications infrastructure
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2025/security/cisa-adds-critical-mitel-and-oracle-vulnerabilities-to-exploited-list
[#]infosec #cybcersecurity #technews #mitel #oracle #cisa #kev
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NHS England on the hunt for new CIO
John Quinn, CIO at NHS England, is to leave the role in March.
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2025/nhs-england-hunt-new-cio
[#]nhs #cio #uk
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Taiwan seeks South Korean help to probe cable sabotage incident
Authorities suspect that Chinese-owned cargo ship intentionally damaged the cable by dragging its anchor
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2025/security/taiwan-seeks-south-korean-help-probe-cable-sabotage
[#]technews #china #taiwan #subsea #cable #finland #russia #southkorea
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Fake GitHub stars are being used to inflate malicious repositories
Fake reviews aren’t just for online shopping
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2025/security/fake-github-stars-inflating-malicious-repositories
[#]technews #infosec #github
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Apple and Meta square off in DMA row over privacy and interoperability.
Apple accuses Meta of making excessive interoperability requests that would undermine user privacy.
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2024/legislation-regulation/apple-and-meta-in-digital-markets-act-row-over-privacy-and-interoperability
[#]apple #meta #dma #eu #technews
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In Computing's weekly roundup of tech news in Asia via the newsfeeds we look at a very expensive potential addition to your living room, plus Meta’s settlement of the Cambridge Analytica scandal with Australia. And more.
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2024/asian-tech-roundup-lgs-60000-tv
[#]technews #australia #southkorea #meta #india #china #taiwan #lg
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