Month: August 2024

Building automations to accelerate remediation of AWS Security Hub control findings using Amazon Bedrock and AWS Systems Manager

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Several factors can make remediating security findings challenging. First, the sheer volume and complexity of findings can overwhelm security teams, leading to delays in addressing critical issues. Findings often require a deep understanding of AWS services and configurations and require many cycles for validation, making it more difficult for less experienced teams to remediate issues … Read more

Will HP still demand $4B from Mike Lynch’s estate?

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Before entrepreneur and investor Mike Lynch died along with six others after the yacht they were on capsized in a storm last week, the party was celebrating Lynch’s victory in the U.S. criminal courts. In June, he was acquitted of all counts of fraud connected to HP’s 2011 acquisition of his company, Autonomy. But it … Read more

Mark Zuckerberg responds to GOP pressure, says Biden pushed to ‘censor’ covid posts

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Illustration by The Verge | Photo by Tom Williams via Getty Images In a letter to the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee on Monday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the Biden administration “repeatedly pressured” his teams to “censor” content related to covid in 2021. Zuckerberg told the committee chair, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), that the pressure … Read more

Why AI can’t spell ‘strawberry’

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How many times does the letter R appear in the word “strawberry?” According to formidable AI products like GPT-4o and Claude, the answer is twice. Large language models can write essays and solve equations in seconds. They can synthesize terabytes of data faster than humans can open up a book. Yet, these seemingly omniscient AIs … Read more

Just how much cash does Stripe have?

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Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re looking at the craziness that is Bolt’s proposed fundraise, how much money Synapse’s founder has raised for his new venture, just how much cash Stripe has and more. To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important fintech stories delivered to your inbox every Tuesday at 8:00 … Read more