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Open source Euro-Office productivity suite to launch June 9

Euro-Office consists of four browser-based applications: a document editor, spreadsheet program, presentation tool, and a PDF editor, with each application enabling collaborative document editing. It supports Microsoft Office file formats DOCX, PPTX and XLSX, as…


AGI could be here in three years, says DeepMind CEO

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis believes progress toward artificial general intelligence (AGI) is moving faster than expected and that society now has only a few years to prepare. He believes AGI could arrive around 2030,…


Apple’s iPhone satellite ambition goes beyond rescuing hikers

The decision not to charge for those satellite services suggests they’re just the thin end of the company’s plans for satellite deployment. It’s possible the company’s ambitions were limited by GlobalStar’s ability to put satellite…


ECB warns banks of new AI risks

The European Central Bank (ECB) has summoned major banks to an emergency meeting to warn of new cybersecurity risks linked to advanced AI models, according to the Financial Times. Frank Elderson, vice chair of the…



Coming Bright Up: Apple’s AI moment looms

On the developer website, Apple’s media images all show that bright glow, which also hints at potential improvements to Liquid Glass. There’s no doubt at all that the entire industry will be tuned into WWDC to…



Cyberattack: First they come for Foxconn, then they come for you

Industrial defenses have improved; so have attacks In practice, most large industrial facilities are moving to secure their own internal factory networks using technologies such as SD-WAN, private 5G networks, network segregation, isolation of production…