ProPublica
@ProPublica@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp 9 hours ago

Pentagon Warns Microsoft: Company’s Use of China-Based Engineers Was a “Breach of Trust”
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The Defense Department is opening an investigation to determine if the tech giant’s use of overseas engineers to maintain sensitive U.S. government computer systems compromised national security.
https://www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-china-defense-department-digital-escorts-investigation-warning?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#Microsoft#Tech#Pentagon#Defense #Technology#Cybersecurity
ProPublica
@ProPublica@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

Microsoft is required to regularly provide U.S. officials with its plan for keeping government data safe from hacking. Yet a copy of the tech giant’s security plan obtained by ProPublica makes no reference to the company’s China-based operations.

https://www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-china-defense-department-cloud-computing-security?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#Microsoft#Tech#Data #China#Cybersecurity#Government #Technology
Danny Boling ☮️
@IAmDannyBoling@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

This is better advice than I get from my IT guy! blobcatheadphones

#cats #CatsOfMastodon#CouldntWaitForCaturday #IT#HelpDesk#tech#technology#IAmDB

It's a four-panel meme with a caption. The panels each have a slightly different headshot photo of a really cute kitty cat who's mostly white except for its black ears and a striking and unique thin strip of black fur that starts at the kitty's left ear, circles the left side of its head then curls upward at its chin toward its mouth, ending in a small circle of fur right at its lower lip. The strip of black fur couldn't look more like a telephone headset if it tried lol. I mean, you can't miss it! That it looks like a telephone headset is the first thing most people would think of, IMO. Anyhoo, the first panel has the kitty quote talking on the phone un-quote and saying "Right..." The second says "Uh-huh..." and the next one says "Ah, I see." The last panel has the kitty saying "Have you tried pushing it off the counter?" under a caption that says "Thank you for calling Kitty I.T. How may I help you today?"
It's a four-panel meme with a caption. The panels each have a slightly different headshot photo of a really cute kitty cat who's mostly white except for its black ears and a striking and unique thin strip of black fur that starts at the kitty's left ear, circles the left side of its head then curls upward at its chin toward its mouth, ending in a small circle of fur right at its lower lip. The strip of black fur couldn't look more like a telephone headset if it tried lol. I mean, you can't miss it! That it looks like a telephone headset is the first thing most people would think of, IMO. Anyhoo, the first panel has the kitty quote talking on the phone un-quote and saying "Right..." The second says "Uh-huh..." and the next one says "Ah, I see." The last panel has the kitty saying "Have you tried pushing it off the counter?" under a caption that says "Thank you for calling Kitty I.T. How may I help you today?"
It's a four-panel meme with a caption. The panels each have a slightly different headshot photo of a really cute kitty cat who's mostly white except for its black ears and a striking and unique thin strip of black fur that starts at the kitty's left ear, circles the left side of its head then curls upward at its chin toward its mouth, ending in a small circle of fur right at its lower lip. The strip of black fur couldn't look more like a telephone headset if it tried lol. I mean, you can't miss it! That it looks like a telephone headset is the first thing most people would think of, IMO. Anyhoo, the first panel has the kitty quote talking on the phone un-quote and saying "Right..." The second says "Uh-huh..." and the next one says "Ah, I see." The last panel has the kitty saying "Have you tried pushing it off the counter?" under a caption that says "Thank you for calling Kitty I.T. How may I help you today?"
Danny Boling ☮️
@IAmDannyBoling@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

This is better advice than I get from my IT guy! blobcatheadphones

#cats #CatsOfMastodon#CouldntWaitForCaturday #IT#HelpDesk#tech#technology#IAmDB

It's a four-panel meme with a caption. The panels each have a slightly different headshot photo of a really cute kitty cat who's mostly white except for its black ears and a striking and unique thin strip of black fur that starts at the kitty's left ear, circles the left side of its head then curls upward at its chin toward its mouth, ending in a small circle of fur right at its lower lip. The strip of black fur couldn't look more like a telephone headset if it tried lol. I mean, you can't miss it! That it looks like a telephone headset is the first thing most people would think of, IMO. Anyhoo, the first panel has the kitty quote talking on the phone un-quote and saying "Right..." The second says "Uh-huh..." and the next one says "Ah, I see." The last panel has the kitty saying "Have you tried pushing it off the counter?" under a caption that says "Thank you for calling Kitty I.T. How may I help you today?"
It's a four-panel meme with a caption. The panels each have a slightly different headshot photo of a really cute kitty cat who's mostly white except for its black ears and a striking and unique thin strip of black fur that starts at the kitty's left ear, circles the left side of its head then curls upward at its chin toward its mouth, ending in a small circle of fur right at its lower lip. The strip of black fur couldn't look more like a telephone headset if it tried lol. I mean, you can't miss it! That it looks like a telephone headset is the first thing most people would think of, IMO. Anyhoo, the first panel has the kitty quote talking on the phone un-quote and saying "Right..." The second says "Uh-huh..." and the next one says "Ah, I see." The last panel has the kitty saying "Have you tried pushing it off the counter?" under a caption that says "Thank you for calling Kitty I.T. How may I help you today?"
It's a four-panel meme with a caption. The panels each have a slightly different headshot photo of a really cute kitty cat who's mostly white except for its black ears and a striking and unique thin strip of black fur that starts at the kitty's left ear, circles the left side of its head then curls upward at its chin toward its mouth, ending in a small circle of fur right at its lower lip. The strip of black fur couldn't look more like a telephone headset if it tried lol. I mean, you can't miss it! That it looks like a telephone headset is the first thing most people would think of, IMO. Anyhoo, the first panel has the kitty quote talking on the phone un-quote and saying "Right..." The second says "Uh-huh..." and the next one says "Ah, I see." The last panel has the kitty saying "Have you tried pushing it off the counter?" under a caption that says "Thank you for calling Kitty I.T. How may I help you today?"
ProPublica
@ProPublica@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

Microsoft says it will no longer use China-based engineers to support the Pentagon. But ProPublica found that the tech giant has relied on its global workforce for years to support other federal clients, including the Justice Department.
propublica.org/article/microso
Sarah Lea
@Sarah_Lea@techhub.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

Want to really understand how RAG, vector search & chunking work?

Then stop reading theory and build your own chatbot.

This guide shows you how to create a local PDF chatbot using:

☕ LangChain

☕ FAISS (vector DB)

☕ Mistral via Ollama

☕ Python & Streamlit

Step-by-step, from environment setup to deployment. Ideal for learning how Retrieval-Augmented Generation works in practice.

👉 https://medium.com/data-science-collective/rag-in-action-build-your-own-local-pdf-chatbot-as-a-beginner-96c2833869ff

Comment “WANT” if you need the friends link to the article, as you don’t have paid Medium.

#rag #tech #Technology #chatbot #AI #ki #python #vector #langchain #datascience #DataScientist #streamlit
Sarah Lea
@Sarah_Lea@techhub.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

Want to really understand how RAG, vector search & chunking work?

Then stop reading theory and build your own chatbot.

This guide shows you how to create a local PDF chatbot using:

☕ LangChain

☕ FAISS (vector DB)

☕ Mistral via Ollama

☕ Python & Streamlit

Step-by-step, from environment setup to deployment. Ideal for learning how Retrieval-Augmented Generation works in practice.

👉 https://medium.com/data-science-collective/rag-in-action-build-your-own-local-pdf-chatbot-as-a-beginner-96c2833869ff

Comment “WANT” if you need the friends link to the article, as you don’t have paid Medium.

#rag #tech #Technology #chatbot #AI #ki #python #vector #langchain #datascience #DataScientist #streamlit
ProPublica
@ProPublica@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

After a ProPublica investigation revealed how Microsoft’s “digital escort” tech support service could expose sensitive government data to cyberattacks, the company says China-based engineers will no longer provide assistance on DOD cloud services.

https://www.propublica.org/article/defense-department-pentagon-microsoft-digital-escort-china?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#Microsoft#Tech #Technology#Defense#Government#DOD#Cybercrime
ProPublica
@ProPublica@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

A ProPublica investigation revealed how a little-known Microsoft program could leave some of the U.S. government’s most sensitive data vulnerable to hacking from its leading cyber adversary.

Here are the biggest takeaways from our reporting.
https://www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-digital-escort-china-government-data-takeaways?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#Tech #Technology#Microsoft#Cybersecurity#Cybercrime#Government
ProPublica
@ProPublica@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

A Little-Known Microsoft Program Could Expose the Defense Department to Chinese Hackers
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The Pentagon bans foreign citizens from accessing highly sensitive data, but Microsoft bypasses this by using engineers in China and elsewhere to remotely instruct American “escorts” who may lack expertise to identify malicious code.

https://www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-digital-escorts-pentagon-defense-department-china-hackers?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#Tech#Cybersecurity #Technology#Microsoft#Government#Data

Cory Doctorow
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ProPublica
@ProPublica@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

“ProPublica’s reporting revealed these cancelled contracts were delivering essential services … and exposed the cruel and dumb AI formulas DOGE bros used to cancel contracts,” Sen. Blumenthal said. “Veterans and all Americans deserve transparency.”

https://www.propublica.org/article/doge-veterans-affairs-ai-senator-investigation?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#DOGE#Veterans#AI#Health#Government #Technology #Journalism#Transparency
ProPublica
@ProPublica@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

“ProPublica’s reporting revealed these cancelled contracts were delivering essential services … and exposed the cruel and dumb AI formulas DOGE bros used to cancel contracts,” Sen. Blumenthal said. “Veterans and all Americans deserve transparency.”

https://www.propublica.org/article/doge-veterans-affairs-ai-senator-investigation?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#DOGE#Veterans#AI#Health#Government #Technology #Journalism#Transparency
vruz
@vruz@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Some people still weren't born, or came of age recently and are building the future, but never before had the luxury afforded to them and they have never known a world without React, or a world with non-stupidly complex technology so they keep reinventing things like Mustache.

#mustachejs #mustache#javascript #compsci#programming#tech#technology
ProPublica
@ProPublica@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Senators Demand Investigation Into Canceled VA Contracts, Citing “Damning Reporting From ProPublica”
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The senators are calling for a federal watchdog to investigate the Trump administration’s killing of hundreds of VA contracts. Among their concerns: ProPublica revealed DOGE used artificial intelligence to mark contracts as “munchable.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/doge-veterans-affairs-ai-senator-investigation?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#DOGE#Veterans#AI#Health#Government #Technology