Microsoft is accelerating the in-house production of semiconductors for its data centers, aiming to reduce its dependence on external suppliers like Nvidia and AMD. Kevin Scott, the tech giant’s Chief Technology Officer , said this on Wednesday, emphasizing that the long-term strategy calls for the predominant adoption of chips developed in-house. Data centers, the heart of the processing required for developing applications and artificial intelligence models, currently rely largely on GPUs from Nvidia, the undisputed leader in the industry, and to a lesser extent on AMD. However, Microsoft, like other cloud computing players, including Google and Amazon, is investing in the development

Starting September 1, 2025, all artificial intelligence (AI)-generated content in China must be marked with an “electronic watermark,” according to new legislation. The stated goal is to improve the transparency of digital content and reduce the spread of false information. In March this year, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) , together with four other departments, released the “Measures for Identifying Artificial Intelligence-Generated Synthetic Content” (known as the “Identification Measures” ). According to these rules, text, images, audio, video, and virtual scenes created using AI must carry both explicit identifiers, visible to users, and implicit identifiers, embedded in the data that produces

A new phishing toolkit, MatrixPDF , has been discovered that allows attackers to transform ordinary PDF files into interactive decoys that bypass email security and redirect victims to websites that steal credentials or download malware. Varonis researchers, who discovered the tool, note that MatrixPDF is advertised as a phishing simulator and a solution for black team specialists . However, they emphasize that it was first discovered on hacker forums. ” MatrixPDF: An advanced tool for creating realistic phishing PDFs, designed for black-team teams and cybersecurity training,” the announcement reads. “With drag-and-drop PDF import, real-time preview, and customizable overlays, MatrixPDF enables you to

Broadcom has fixed a severe privilege escalation vulnerability in VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools that was exploited in attacks starting in October 2024. The issue has been assigned the identifier CVE-2025-41244. While the company did not report an exploit in the official bulletin , NVISO researcher Maxime Thibault reported in May that the attacks began in mid-October 2024. Analysis linked the attacks to the Chinese group UNC5174 . The vulnerability allows an unprivileged local user to inject a malicious binary into directories that match generic regular expressions . A variant observed in real-world attacks uses the /tmp/httpd directory. For the malware

A team of researchers has developed a simple hardware tool that challenges the fundamental principles of trusted computing in modern cloud environments. Using a device costing less than $50, they were able to bypass the hardware protections of Intel Scalable SGX and AMD SEV-SNP , which enable Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs). These technologies are the foundation of confidential computing used by major cloud providers and protect in-memory data from privileged attacks and physical access, including cold restarts and memory bus interceptions. The developed device is a DDR4 interposer that is inserted between the processor and the memory stick. It manipulates address lines

A criminal hacker group calling itself Radiant has claimed responsibility for stealing the personal data of over 8,000 children enrolled in daycare centers run by London-based Kido International . The news was released this week via a dark web portal linked to the group. The attackers released as evidence the personal details of 10 minors who allegedly attend one of 18 Kido institutions in the London area. The information disclosed includes names, photographs, addresses, and family contact information. Radiant announced its intention to release additional data: 30 child profiles and 100 employee profiles. The group stated, via posts on its data leak

Artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic concept from science fiction films . It is already part of our daily lives and, above all, it is revolutionizing the world of work . Until a few years ago, programming was considered one of the safest and most promising professions: anyone who learned to write code was practically guaranteed a job, even without years of experience. Today the situation has changed radically. With the arrival of generative AI tools capable of generating code, detecting errors, and even developing complete applications , many tasks that were previously entrusted to novice programmers are now performed by

In recent years, the marketing industry has undergone a radical transformation : today, one in two positions requires artificial intelligence skills. According to representatives from the agency Digital Duke, the ability to use AI tools is no longer a plus, but an essential requirement for those working in content creation, short videos, and promotional copy. Veronika Klimova, owner of the digital talent management agency Marketlead.me, explains: “Over the past twelve months, we’ve screened hundreds of marketing candidates and have seen a direct impact of artificial intelligence on entry-level positions. Approximately 20% of ads for junior copywriters and content managers have disappeared from

On September 25, during the interview program Bg2 Pod , Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang expressed positions that fueled heated public debate. During his speech, Huang defended the Chinese economic system, praised the “996” work culture, and called the so-called “China hawks” not a title of honor, but a “mark of shame.” Relationship between the United States and China Huang recalled having previously convinced Donald Trump to lift the ban on the sale of Nvidia H20 chips to China, but in exchange for a 15% export tax. Today, the situation has changed: Beijing has responded to US restrictions with a ban on the

Microsoft has launched Agent Mode, an AI-powered feature in Excel and Word that automatically creates complex spreadsheets and text documents with a single text query. Copilot Chat also launched Office Agent, powered by Anthropic templates, which allows users to quickly create PowerPoint presentations and Word documents. Agent mode in Excel and Word is a more powerful version of the Copilot assistant already present in the Office suite. One of the agent’s tasks is to make complex Excel functions accessible to users. The AI agent is based on the OpenAI GPT-5 model. When presented with a complex task, it breaks it down into