A fifth of passwords used by federal agency cracked in security audit

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) More than a fifth of the passwords protecting network accounts at the…

TSMC reports Q4 revenue up 43% YoY to ~$20.6B, below ~$20.8B analyst estimates, its first miss in two years; TSMC stock dropped 27% in 2022 but is up 8% in 2023 (Debby Wu/Bloomberg)

Debby Wu / Bloomberg: TSMC reports Q4 revenue up 43% YoY to ~$20.6B, below ~$20.8B analyst…

Microsoft’s new AI can simulate anyone’s voice with 3 seconds of audio

Enlarge / An AI-generated image of a person’s silhouette. (credit: Ars Technica) On Thursday, Microsoft researchers…

People’s Bank of China official Guo Shuqing says the government’s two-year clampdown on financial units at Alibaba, Tencent, Didi, and others is winding down (Nikkei Asia)

Nikkei Asia: People’s Bank of China official Guo Shuqing says the government’s two-year clampdown on financial…

First LastPass, now Slack and CircleCI. The hacks go on (and will likely worsen)

Enlarge In the past 24 hours, the world has learned of serious breaches hitting chat service…

After years of hype, 5G took a back seat at CES 2023, as the industry focuses on laying the groundwork for self-driving cars, AR, and expanding IoT in cities (Allison Johnson/The Verge)

Allison Johnson / The Verge: After years of hype, 5G took a back seat at CES…

What Twitter’s 200 million email leak really means

Enlarge (credit: Rosie Struve; Getty Images) After reports at the end of 2022 that hackers were…

IBM SVP and Director of Research says the company will no longer pursue numeric patent leadership and will instead focus on open innovation and collaboration (Darío Gil/Fortune)

Darío Gil / Fortune: IBM SVP and Director of Research says the company will no longer…

ChatGPT is enabling script kiddies to write functional malware

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Since its beta launch in November, AI chatbot ChatGPT has been used…

Stellantis announces Mobilisights, a business unit focused on selling software using connected vehicle data to enterprises, utilities, and other organizations (Kirsten Korosec/TechCrunch)

Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch: Stellantis announces Mobilisights, a business unit focused on selling software using connected…