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Microsoft has identified four Iranian hacker groups trying to influence the US presidential election. They are spreading disinformation, discrediting the authorities and sowing doubts about the integrity of the election process.

Google can avoid antitrust actions by terminating its default search agreement with Apple. This could cost Apple up to $20 billion in profits, but will accelerate its transition to AI-based search services.

Meta generated $39 billion in revenue and $13. 5 billion in profit in the last quarter. The company invests in AI development and plans to make its AI assistant the most popular in the world by the end of the year.

NVIDIA has introduced new software packages to facilitate the implementation of generative AI in companies. The updates include tools for creating virtual worlds and training robots to act like humans.

Microsoft reports that 8. 5 million computers worldwide have been affected by the CrowdStrike breach. This is the largest cyber incident in history, surpassing the 2017 WannaCry attack that affected 300,000 computers.

Japanese media claim that AI search engines from Google and Microsoft violate copyrights. They use information without authorization, which can lead to inaccurate answers and reduced traffic for the media.

Google is in talks to acquire Israeli cybersecurity startup Wiz for a record $23 billion, in what would be the tech giant's biggest acquisition to date.

MP Volodymyr Ariev proposed inviting Minister Mykhailo Fedorov to a committee meeting to investigate the alleged data leak of 13 million Ukrainians after a Russian hacker was suspected of attacking government websites before Russia's invasion.

One of the world's largest technology funds, the $72. 34 billion Technology Select Sector SPDR fund, will acquire Nvidia shares for about $10 billion and reduce its stake in Apple to bring its assets in line with changes in the S&P Dow Jones Technology Select Sector index, which it tracks, as Nvidia has become the world's most valuable company.

The US Department of Defense has awarded $982 million worth of contracts to 49 companies to develop systems and supply equipment for maritime drones, including combat equipment, sensors, control systems, and logistics support, with a deadline of February 2025 and a possible extension to February 2030.

Next week, Microsoft will release new Copilot Plus computers without the controversial Recall feature that takes screenshots of everything, postponing it for further testing and security improvements through the Windows Insider program.

Apple becomes the first brand to be worth more than $1 trillion, with a 15% increase in brand value compared to last year.

Microsoft announced layoffs that affected about 1,000 employees, including in the mixed reality division working on HoloLens 2 and Azure for operations and mission development.

The hacker group Storm-1679 used AI to create a feature film called "The Fall of the Olympic Games", which used Tom Cruise's deepfake. The film shows a dismissive attitude towards the leadership of the International Olympic Committee.

С 15 мая более 1000 российских пользователей получили свой отзыв на международные сервисы Microsoft, такие как Visio Online, Project Online и Power BI.

russian propagandists have launched a Dez information campaign to discredit the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Fake videos and fake news are designed to sow panic among participants and guests of the games, raising alarm in connection with possible terrorist attacks.

Microsoft has launched Copilot, an artificial intelligence chatbot for Telegram, a personal assistant based on GPT and Bing Search that helps users with information search, travel planning, fitness recommendations, entertainment updates, and entertainment in everyday life.

Scarlett Johansson is threatening legal action against OpenAI for allegedly copying her voice without permission for a new AI assistant.

Microsoft has introduced a new artificial intelligence-based recall feature for PC Copilot+, which allows Windows 11 users to find and restore their past actions on the PC, recording everything they do.

Microsoft has introduced Copilot+ computers, a new line of Windows-based computers with artificial intelligence integration, including generative features such as Recall to help users find content and special chips for artificial intelligence functions.

Russian hackers sent out phishing emails in German, but made mistakes in the text. Now, Germany's constitutional protection agency (counterintelligence) has warned of a new threat of Russian cyberattacks.

Ilya Sutskever, co-founder and chief scientist of OpenAI, left the company after almost 10 years of work, and Jakub Pachocki became the new chief scientist.

Sony has appointed Hermen Hulst and Hideaki Nishino to lead the PlayStation division, sharing responsibility for the platform and gaming businesses.

The FBI is closely monitoring whether U. S. support for Ukraine could encourage Russia to take greater risks in potentially interfering in the 2024 U.S. presidential election.

The United States plans to introduce new rules to restrict Chinese companies' access to advanced artificial intelligence models developed by American tech giants such as Microsoft, OpenAI, and Alphabet for national security reasons.

Microsoft is closing Tango Gameworks, the studio that created the critically acclaimed Hi-Fi Rush, along with other studios, and Xbox CEO Matt Booty emphasizes the need to create more "prestigious and rewarding" games like Hi-Fi Rush.

Microsoft is investing $3. 3 billion in a new data center and artificial intelligence training programs in Wisconsin, creating more than 4,000 jobs.

The United States is considering restricting the export of patented artificial intelligence models, such as ChatGPT, to China over concerns that they could be used for cyberattacks or biological weapons development.

Since the start of the full-scale invasion, the Ministry of Education and Science, with the support of international partners, has provided 218,188 devices to Ukrainian students and teachers, most of them in Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipro regions.

Microsoft's strong earnings, driven by 31% growth in its Azure division, of which 7% came from artificial intelligence, as well as impressive reports from Alphabet and Snap, lifted the tech sector on Wall Street after the Meta crash.