Gyana Ranjan Swain

1 week ago | cio.com | Gyana Ranjan Swain

Now open to the public, IBM’s IT automation benchmarking platform brings transparency, domain-specific metrics, and collaboration through the AI Alliance.

1 week ago | computerworld.com | Gyana Ranjan Swain

Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group must pay almost $168 million in damages for exploiting WhatsApp to deploy its notorious Pegasus spyware against users worldwide, the jury in a US court said Tuesday.

1 week ago | computerworld.com | Gyana Ranjan Swain

OpenAI is reportedly acquiring Windsurf, an AI-powered coding assistant, for approximately $3 billion. The acquisition comes just months after Windsurf explored funding at this same valuation from investors, highlighting the premium being placed on specialized AI coding capabilities, reported Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with the matter.

1 week ago | computerworld.com | Gyana Ranjan Swain

Mozilla, the creator of Firefox browser, has issued a dire warning that remedies aimed at curbing Google’s search monopoly could inadvertently kill one of the few remaining independent forces in web browsing. The stark assessment came as Mozilla CFO Eric Muhlheim testified in Google’s defense against Department of Justice antitrust proposals, calling the potential outcomes “very frightening” for the browser’s future, the Verge reported.

1 week ago | computerworld.com | Gyana Ranjan Swain

A handful of dominant AI companies have been quietly manipulating one of the most influential public leaderboards for chatbot models, potentially distorting perceptions of model performance and undermining open competition, according to a new study. The research, titled “The Leaderboard Illusion,” was published by a team of experts from Cohere Labs, Stanford University, Princeton University, and other institutions.