Platform engineering is all about building reusable tools, workflows, and infrastructure that empower development teams to move faster without compromising on reliability or security. It’s a shift from ad hoc support to treating internal platforms like products, complete with roadmaps, user feedback, and clear ownership. Paired with infrastructure automation, which handles tasks like provisioning environments, … Read more
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Detroit automaker General Motors (GM) has reported strong first-quarter financial results but warned of significant future impacts from automotive tariffs. The company has announced earnings per share of $2.78 U.S., which beat the $2.74 U.S. that was expected on Wall Street. Revenue in the quarter totaled $44.02 billion U.S., which came out ahead … Read more
Employee benefits administration firm VeriSource Services is warning that a data breach exposed the personal information of four million people. VeriSource is a Texas-based employee benefits administration and HR outsourcing solutions provider with diverse clients across the U.S. The firm has begun data breach notifications to impacted individuals about a cybersecurity incident that occurred in … Read more
A ransomware attack in January at Frederick Health Medical Group, a major healthcare provider in Maryland, has led to a data breach affecting nearly one million patients. With almost 4,000 employees and over 25 locations, Frederick Health is one of Frederick County’s largest employers. As the health system revealed in a late March notification to … Read more
Port of Seattle, the U.S. government agency overseeing Seattle’s seaport and airport, is notifying roughly 90,000 individuals of a data breach after their personal information was stolen in an August 2024 ransomware attack. The agency disclosed the attack on August 24, saying the resulting IT outage disrupted multiple services and systems, including reservation check-in systems, … Read more
When it comes to Google’s AI Overviews (AIO), there is scant information about what influences these AI-generated results, especially from official sources. There are articles and speculation, but not much data-driven research into AIO that answers basic questions. For instance, are AIOs consistent over time or constantly changing? What impacts whether or not a page… … Read more
Microsoft is investigating a new Microsoft 365 outage that is affecting Teams customers and causing call failures. Since the incident started more than one hour ago, outage monitoring service Downdetector has received hundreds of reports, with affected users saying they’re also experiencing authentication problems. “Users may not be able to receive calls placed through Microsoft Teams-provisioned auto attendants and … Read more
With AI making its way into code and infrastructure, it’s also becoming important in the area of data search and retrieval. I recently had the chance to discuss this with Steve Kearns, the general manager of Search at Elastic, and how AI and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) can be used to build smarter, more reliable … Read more
American tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson recently walked out of a podcast due to discomfort caused by bad air quality. Know the adverse effects of poor air quality. American tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson, known for his focus on health, and anti-ageing efforts, shocked many when he abruptly left a podcast interview in India. Later, he shared … Read more
Food delivery company GrubHub disclosed a data breach impacting the personal information of an undisclosed number of customers, merchants, and drivers after attackers breached its systems using a service provider account. “Our investigation found that the intrusion originated with an account belonging to a third-party service provider that provided support services to Grubhub,” the company … Read more