Thought Leadership
Investment
The Dutch chip group ASML is backing the French AI hopeful Mistral: What’s behind the €1.3 billion deal?
Salesloft drift interface
Following the large-scale attack on Salesforce customers via the Salesloft Drift interface, Proofpoint, SpyCloud, Tanium and Tenable have now also confirmed data losses. The attack is said to have affected more than 700 companies in total.
Much ado about nothing?
Security researchers at New York University have demonstrated how cost-effectively AI-based blackmail software can be developed. Security experts initially mistook the project for real malware.
Malfunction
Underwater fiber optic cables in the Red Sea were damaged, causing delays to Microsoft’s Azure cloud service. The company was able to reroute the data traffic via alternative routes.
A few days after the jaguar attack
The tire manufacturer Bridgestone is struggling with the effects of a cyberattack on its production sites. However, the company is confident that it has stopped the attack early enough.
Takeover
The provider of software solutions for project management Atlassian acquires the startup behind the Arc and Dia browsers. The acquisition is intended to lay the foundation for an AI-optimized workplace browser.
Disruptions
Major internet disruption hits Eastern Europe and beyond as Google’s core services and others go down, leaving thousands unable to search, send emails, or access essential online tools.
Shiny Hunters
The largest cyber security company by market capitalization, Palo Alto Networks, has also been affected by the large-scale supply chain attack on Salesforce systems and confirms a data leak.
Autonomous assistant
The start-up DeepL is known for its translation software. Now the Cologne-based company is venturing into a larger field and launching an autonomous AI agent.
Disruption to production and sales
The British car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover has suffered severe disruption to production and sales due to a cyber attack.