xAI brings Grok to Excel with paid-plan add-in
The Microsoft Marketplace add-in puts Grok in an Excel sidebar, but it requires a qualifying xAI subscription and has looser integ...
By Renata Fuchs 2 months agoPolicy Reporter
Renata Fuchs
Renata reports on the rules that shape the industry: antitrust, privacy, AI regulation, and the lobbying around all three.
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Ireland cancels Microsoft tender worth up to €1 billion
The government plans to rerun the procurement after concerns were raised, as lawmakers question dependence on US software vendors.
By Renata Fuchs 2 months ago
Dolphin X stealer adds AI victim scoring to malware-as-a-service sales pitch
Varonis says the Windows malware is being sold with an AI profiler, three subscription tiers and claimed coverage of more than 300...
By Renata Fuchs 2 months ago
Proofpoint says ransom payments still leave UK victims exposed
Proofpoint survey data found 58% of affected UK organizations paid ransoms, while 22% of payers faced further extortion.
By Renata Fuchs 2 months ago
Fujitsu sells five Australian data centers to Next Capital
Fujitsu is exiting five Australian data centers as it shifts capital toward services including cyber resilience, sovereign AI and...
By Renata Fuchs 2 months agoWeka launches NeuralMesh 6 to cut GPU load with flash-backed AI caching
Weka says its new storage software and Wekapod 3 hardware can reduce AI inference waste by caching precomputed model tokens on NAN...
By Renata Fuchs 2 months ago
JudgeGPT trial in Pakistan reports $38.50 return per dollar spent
A randomized trial across 118 Pakistani courts found AI access raised case clearances only when judges received targeted training.
By Renata Fuchs 2 months ago
Iran claims new missile strike on AWS infrastructure in Bahrain
The IRGC says it hit Amazon cloud infrastructure in Bahrain, where AWS service status has already shown prolonged outages tied to...
By Renata Fuchs 2 months agoExpedia AI chief says evals are becoming product requirements
Xavi Amatriain said AI teams should encode product behavior, security and release criteria in evals before code is written.
By Renata Fuchs 2 months ago
Alibaba ships Qwen-Image-3.0 for text-heavy AI image generation
The new Qwen model targets infographics, mockups and document-like images, with invite-only API access and no disclosed pricing.
By Renata Fuchs 2 months ago
Google adds three Gemini Flash models while Pro delay continues
Google released lower-cost Gemini Flash models and a restricted cyber variant, but its next top-tier Pro model remains in partner...
By Renata Fuchs 2 months ago
Nvidia pitches Vera Rubin as a higher-yield AI factory platform
Nvidia says Vera Rubin can produce 10 times more tokens per watt than GB200 NVL72 in early CoreWeave tests, with pricing and rollo...
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