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Web souk says Echo hardware doesn't have the oomph for next-gen AI anyway

Come March 28, those who opted to have their voice commands for Amazon's AI assistant Alexa processed locally on their Echo devices will lose that option, with all spoken requests pushed to the cloud for analysis.…

Large organizations among those cleaning up the mess

It's not such a happy Monday for defenders wiping the sleep from their eyes only to deal with the latest supply chain attack.…

Technology Services 4 framework expands by £4B, with procurement to begin this week

UK government is set to crack open the pork barrel for up to £16 billion in contracts for a range of IT services. The buying framework was delayed by six months and the total pot of spending is now potentially 25 percent bigger than the previous proposal.…

Maddening techno loop, Zoolander reference, and 14 minutes of time wasted

A vulnerability analyst and prominent member of the infosec industry has blasted Microsoft for refusing to look at a bug report unless he submitted a video alongside a written explanation.…

PLUS: Alleged Garantex admin arrested in India; Google deletes more North Korean malware

Infosec In Brief  United States Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr has unveiled plans to form a Council on National Security that will combat foreign threats to American tech and telecommunications infrastructure.…