Jon Swartz

San Francisco

Senior Writer, Techstrong Group. SiriusXM and LiveNow contributor. Formerly: Dow Jones, USA Today, Forbes, Independent, S.F. Chronicle. Devotee of Saul Bellow.

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Anthropic's Win in Copyright Case is First in Favor of AI Industry

2 days ago | techstrong.ai | Jon Swartz

In what legal experts are calling the first copyright ruling favoring the artificial intelligence (AI) industry, a federal judge on Tuesday sided with Anthropic in a closely-watched case. U.S. District Judge William Alsup of Northern California ruled Anthropic’s use of legally purchased books to train Claude, its AI model, did not violate federal copyright law.
Apple, Meta Dodge Hefty EU Fines - For Now

3 days ago | techstrong.it | Jon Swartz

Apple Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc. received a reprieve of sorts when the European Commission decided this week not to impose hefty fines announced two months ago under landmark legislation created to rein in Big Tech. In late April, EU regulators slapped Apple with a fine of 500 million euros ($570 million) and docked Meta Platforms Inc. 200 million euros ($230.4 million) if they did not comply with the Digital Markets Act (2023) by Thursday.
HPE, NVIDIA Go to Work on AI Factories

3 days ago | techstrong.ai | Jon Swartz

LAS VEGAS — Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. on Tuesday said it will “supercharge the creation, adoption and management of AI factories” with the help of NVIDIA Corp. Under the accord, announced at the Discover conference here, HPE is expanding its NVIDIA AI Computing by HPE portfolio of AI factory solutions with NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs, including new composable solutions optimized for service providers, model builders and sovereign entities, as well as the next generation of HPE Private Cloud AI.
app-to-app interaction Archives

4 days ago | securityboulevard.com | Jon Swartz

Okta Inc. on Monday said it has created a new protocol to secure artificial intelligence (AI) agents to bring visibility, control and governance to agent-driven and app-to-app interactions. The Cross App Access ...
Okta Introduces Cross App Access to Secure AI Agents in Enterprise

4 days ago | securityboulevard.com | Jon Swartz

Okta Inc. on Monday said it has created a new protocol to secure artificial intelligence (AI) agents to bring visibility, control and governance to agent-driven and app-to-app interactions. The Cross App Access platform is especially important as more AI tools use protocols like Model Context Protocol (MCP) to connect their AI learning models to important data and apps within the enterprise.
Operation Midnight Hammer: Analyzing the Attack and its Effectiveness

5 days ago | techstrong.it | Jon Swartz

Operation Midnight Hammer, the ultra-secret U.S. precision air attack on Iran’s nuclear sites this weekend, was stunning in its sweep and ambition. It was not only the largest strike using B2 bombers in history but entailed the longest flight involving the fleet since 2001.
Tesla's Oft-Delayed Robotaxi Launch Finally Happened

6 days ago | digitalcxo.com | Jon Swartz

It finally happened: Tesla Inc. introduced its long-delayed driverless robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, on Sunday. The modest event, deemed a “pilot,” showcased the ride-hailing service using the company’s Model Y vehicles operating in the safes areas of the city within specific geo-mapped boundaries. On Sunday, videos on social media confirmed what Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been teasing for months: Rides are happening at a flat fee of $4.20 per ride.
Masayoshi Son's Project Crystal Land is a $1 Trillion AI/Robotics Industrial Hub in Arizona: Report

6 days ago | techstrong.ai | Jon Swartz

SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son’s grandest artificial intelligence (AI) plan yet, a $1 trillion AI/robotics high-tech industrial hub in Arizona christened Project Crystal Land, would turn the Southwest region into a AI manufacturing center rivaling Shenzhen.
Texas Instruments to Invest $60 Billion on Semiconductor Manufacturing Expansion in U.S.

1 week ago | techstrong.it | Jon Swartz

Texas Instruments Inc. on Thursday vowed to invest more than $60 billion on domestic semiconductor expansion across seven fabrication plants in Texas and Utah as President Donald Trump continued to press Apple Inc. and other tech giants to build their products in America. TI said its commitment, which will result in more than 60,000 jobs, is the “largest investment in foundational semiconductor manufacturing in U.S. history.”The company — a partner of Apple, NVIDIA Corp.
Google's $32 Billion Acquisition of Wiz Draws DoJ Antitrust Probe: Report

1 week ago | securityboulevard.com | Jon Swartz

Alphabet Inc.’s Google’s proposed $32 billion acquisition of cloud security startup Wiz is drawing early-stage antitrust scrutiny from the Department of Justice. The all-cash deal, which would integrate Wiz into Google Cloud, has antitrust enforcement officials investigating whether it could illegally limit rivals’ access to advanced security tooling, according to a Bloomberg report.