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Microsoft released tools to address security issues with its AI assistant Copilot.Copilot’s indexing of internal data led to oversharing of sensitive company information.Some corporate customers delayed Copilot deployment due to security and oversharing concerns.You know when a colleague overshares at work? It’s awkward at best.Microsoft’s Copilot has been doing an…
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) -A losing bidder connected to conspiracy theorist Alex Jones challenged on Monday the Onion’s purchase of Jones’ Infowars website, saying the parody news site won a rigged bankruptcy auction and offered half as much cash as its bid. First American United Companies, which is…
Ben & Jerry’s filed a lawsuit against its parent company, Unilever, on Thursday.It claims Unilever stopped it from making 4 public statements supporting Palestinians.Unilever rejected the claims, saying it would defend its case “very strongly.” Ben & Jerry’s is taking legal action against its parent company, Unilever, saying it was…
TeamViewer’s Session Insights tool uses generative AI to summarize remote IT-support sessions.The company, based in Germany, must ensure its AI features are secure, private, and GDPR-compliant.This article is part of “CXO AI Playbook” — straight talk from business leaders on how they’re testing and using AI. TeamViewer, a software-development company…
Loss-making EV firm VinFast to get $3.4 billion more funding from founder, parent company By Reuters
(Reuters) – Nasdaq-listed electric vehicle maker VinFast (NASDAQ:) said on Wednesday it will get a fresh round of funding worth 85 trillion dong ($3.35 billion) from its founder and its parent firm, Vingroup by 2026, when it expects to break even. VinFast began operations in 2019 and has been expanding…
Business leaders are speaking out on Election Day — including Starbucks founder Howard Schultz.Schultz on Tuesday called for a peaceful transition of power. He didn’t endorse a candidate.Elon Musk and Reid Hoffman are reiterating their support for Trump and Harris, respectively, too. Election Day has finally come, and executives at…
OpenAI is one step closer to becoming a for-profit company.The AI startup is in preliminary talks with California’s attorney general’s office, Bloomberg reported.A for-profit structure would be much more conventional for the investors OpenAI is courting. OpenAI is one step closer to changing its governance structure from nonprofit to for-profit.The…
Zoox cofounder Jesse Levinson said at TechCrunch Disrupt that he drives a Tesla.He said he sometimes uses Tesla’s so-called Full Self-Driving mode.The experience is “stressful” because of its potential to make a driver complacent, he said. The cofounder of Zoox, an Amazon-backed robotaxi company, said he sometimes feels nervous when…
Tesla’s falling California sales point to bigger problems for the car company.Changes to the EV market are finally catching up to Tesla.Some customers and investors are losing patience with Musk’s political antics. Tesla is losing some ground in its home state of California, signaling more trouble ahead for the world’s…
The US Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Lyft on Friday.The FTC said Lyft made “deceptive” claims about how much money drivers could earn per hour.Lyft agreed to a proposed settlement that included a $2.1 million civil penalty. Lyft has agreed to pay a $2.1 million civil penalty as…