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FBI Warns of UNC6040 and UNC6395 Targeting Salesforce Platforms in Data Theft Attacks

FBI Warns of UNC6040 and UNC6395 Targeting Salesforce Platforms in Data Theft Attacks

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a flash alert to release indicators of compromise (IoCs) associated with two cybercriminal groups tracked as UNC6040 and UNC6395 for a string of data theft and extortion attacks. “Both groups have recently been observed targeting organizations’ Salesforce platforms via different initial access mechanisms,” the FBI said. UNC6395 is a threat group …

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The ‘Gold Standard’ of Jobs Data Is Broken—And America Is Paying the Price

The ‘Gold Standard’ of Jobs Data Is Broken—And America Is Paying the Price

On Tuesday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics published a revision of its latest job numbers, a report that shows just how far off its estimates of overall employment were from reality.    The latest data just confirms what many already suspected—that the situation is worse than we thought. There’s something incredibly wrong at BLS, and for the sake of our economy, …

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US electric grids under pressure from energy-hungry data centers are changing strategy

US electric grids under pressure from energy-hungry data centers are changing strategy

HARRISBURG, Pa. — With the explosive growth of Big Tech’s data centers threatening to overload U.S. electricity grids, policymakers are taking a hard look at a tough-love solution: bumping the energy-hungry data centers off grids during power emergencies. Texas moved first, as state lawmakers try to protect residents in the data-center hotspot from another deadly blackout, like the winter storm …

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xAI reportedly lays off 500 workers from data annotation team

xAI reportedly lays off 500 workers from data annotation team

Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI laid off 500 team members on Friday night, according to internal messages viewed by Business Insider. These emails reportedly announce an immediate “strategic pivot,” with the company deciding to  “accelerate the expansion and prioritization of our specialist AI tutors, while scaling back our focus on general AI tutor roles.” “As part of this shift in …

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A Single Data Point at Age 7 Could Predict How Long You’ll Live : ScienceAlert

A Single Data Point at Age 7 Could Predict How Long You’ll Live : ScienceAlert

Researchers have found that one key health reading taken at the age of 7 could have a significant impact on the risk of dying of cardiovascular disease (CVD) decades later: blood pressure. In a new study carried out by researchers from institutions across the US, children with elevated blood pressure (in the 90 to 94th percentile) or hypertension (in the …

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Big Tech’s data centers may face grid cutoffs during power crises

Big Tech’s data centers may face grid cutoffs during power crises

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — With the explosive growth of Big Tech’s data centers threatening to overload U.S. electricity grids, policymakers are taking a hard look at a tough-love solution: bumping the energy-hungry data centers off grids during power emergencies. Texas moved first, as state lawmakers try to protect residents in the data-center hotspot from another deadly blackout, like the winter …

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E.P.A. To Stop Collecting Emissions Data From Polluters – The New York Times

E.P.A. To Stop Collecting Emissions Data From Polluters  The New York Times EPA calls for rolling back companies’ greenhouse gas reporting  Axios Trump’s EPA to Stop Tracking Emissions From Biggest US Polluters  Bloomberg.com US to stop collecting emissions data from polluters  France 24 US EPA Proposes End to Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting  U.S. News & World Report Source link

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Fraudulent Texas unemployment filings caused spike in national data – Axios

Fraudulent Texas unemployment filings caused spike in national data  Axios Jobless Claims Rose Sharply Last Week  The Wall Street Journal Fed seen on track for rate cuts as job worries eclipse inflation fears  Reuters The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits last week hits 263,000, most in nearly 4 years  AP News Jobless claims reach highest level since 2021, a sign layoffs are …

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Stock Market Today: Dow Futures Slip; Confidence Data Due — Live Updates – The Wall Street Journal

Stock Market Today: Dow Futures Slip; Confidence Data Due — Live Updates  The Wall Street Journal Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures trade muted with Fed rate cut seen as done deal  Yahoo Finance The Everyday Investor’s Report For Friday, September 12  Forbes S&P 500 futures slip after big rally this week as Fed decision looms: Live updates  CNBC Stocks Dip From …

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Water use figures unveiled for controversial New Mexico data center

Water use figures unveiled for controversial New Mexico data center

SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico – Developers behind Project Jupiter, the proposed $165 billion data center campus in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, shared numbers about its water consumption publicly for the first time Tuesday at a rowdy community meeting – figures that, if accurate, suggest the facility’s usage would be comparable to other industrial operations in the area.  The campus, which …

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