Tens of thousands of students studying for final exams around the world have regained access to a key online learning system after a cyberattack had earlier knocked it offline.

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A system that thousands of schools and universities use went offline due to a cyberattack, creating chaos as students tried to study for finals.

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Musk said that he could have founded OpenAI as a for-profit company, just like the other companies he started or took over. “I deliberately chose this,” he said, “for the public good.”

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Google, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Nvidia, OpenAI, Reflection and SpaceX will provide resources to help augment warfighter decision-making in complex operational environments,” the Defense Department said.

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US conducts sweeping crackdown on Southeast Asian cyberscam operations as part of what officials say is a “new theater of war”.

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The Trump administration is vowing to crack down on foreign tech companies’ exploitation of U.S. artificial intelligence models.

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British businesses need to prepare themselves to defend against cyberattacks because the U.K. could be targeted “at scale,” if it became involved in an international conflict.

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The Senate approved a short-term renewal until April 30 of a controversial surveillance program used by U.S. spy agencies.

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A White House official said the administration is engaging with advanced AI labs about their models and the security of software.

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Thursday’s discussion comes as leaders on Capitol Hill grapple with the dizzying pace of global developments in which technology plays a central role.

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In what was Sweden’s first public mention of the attack, the country’s minister for civil defense said it targeted a heating plant in western Sweden.

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Congress is set to take up the reauthorization of a divisive program that lets U.S. spy agencies pore over foreigners’ calls, texts and emails.

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Hackers vowed to revive its efforts against America when the time was right — demonstrating how digital warfare has become ingrained in military conflict.

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Iran-linked hacking groups are turning to high-volume, low-impact cyberattacks, and AI is providing a boost.

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The group that it was making available for download emails and other documents from Patel’s account.

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The attacks included a destructive infiltration of Poland's energy system in December and was suspected of originating in Russia.

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The role of Israel’s hijacking of Iran’s street cameras in the killing of the country’s supreme leader underscores how surveillance systems are increasingly being targeted by adversaries in wartime.

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The men violated U.S. export controls laws by scheming to divert massive quantities of the high-performance servers assembled in the United States to China.

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