This week saw one of the most widespread IT disruptions in recent years linked to a faulty software update from popular cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike. Businesses across the world reported IT outages, including Windows “blue screen of death” errors on their computers, impacting airlines, banks, retailers, brokerage houses, media companies and railway networks.
OpenAI released GPT-4o mini, a pared down version of its latest flagship model. According to the company, the new model is supposed to be more than 60% cheaper than GPT 3.5 Turbo and will be useful for simple, high-volume tasks. GPT-4o has begun rolling out to developers and consumers through the ChatGPT web and mobile apps, with enterprise users expected to gain access next week.
The USPS was caught sharing the postal addresses of its online customers with Meta, LinkedIn and Snap. TechCrunch found that customers’ information was shared by way of hidden data-collecting code used across its website, including the addresses of logged-in Informed Delivery customers. The USPS said it addressed the issue and stopped the practice, claiming that it was “unaware” of it.
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