US adds 9th telcom to list of companies hacked by Chinese-backed Salt Typhoon cyberespionage

By AJ Vicens (Reuters) – U.S. officials have added a ninth telecommunications company to the list of entities compromised by a sweeping Chinese-linked cyberespionage operation known as Salt Typhoon, a top White House official said Friday.  Anne Neuberger, the U.S. deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technology, told reporters on a call that…

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OpenAI outlines new for-profit structure in bid to stay ahead in costly AI race

By Aditya Soni, Arsheeya Bajwa, Krystal Hu (Reuters) -OpenAI on Friday outlined plans to revamp its structure, saying it would create a public benefit corporation to make it easier to “raise more capital than we’d imagined,” and remove the restrictions imposed on the startup by its current nonprofit parent.  The acknowledgement and detailed rationale behind…

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Duke Energy files to recover $1.1 billion in hurricane costs

(Reuters) – U.S.-based utility Duke Energy said on Friday it had filed a plan with the Florida Public Service Commission to recover about $1.1 billion in direct costs associated with the company’s emergency activation and response to hurricanes Debby, Helene and Milton. Duke, the largest utility covering North and South Carolina, said the hurricanes hit…

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