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Meta offers Llama AI to US government for national security

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Meta will allow US government agencies and contractors in national security roles to use its Llama AI. Significantly, this comes days after Reuters reported that Chinese research institutions linked to the People’s Liberation Army develop a chatbot using Llama for intelligence gathering and decision support.

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Cost, security, and flexibility: the business case for open source gen AI

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The main commercial model, from OpenAI, was quicker and easier to deploy and more accurate right out of the box, but the open source alternatives offered security, flexibility, lower costs, and, with additional training, even better accuracy. Finally, in addition to security and flexibility, cost is a key factor.

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7 risk management rules every CIO should follow

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CIOs should adopt a proactive, preventative approach managing enterprise applications holistically to prevent security gaps before they emerge. In many cases, companies should opt for closed, proprietary AI models that arent connected to the internet, ensuring that critical data remains secure within the enterprise.

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AI dominates Gartner’s 2025 predictions

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Artificial Intelligence continues to dominate this week’s Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo, as well as the research firm’s annual predictions list. “It It is clear that no matter where we go, we cannot avoid the impact of AI,” Daryl Plummer, distinguished vice president analyst, chief of research and Gartner Fellow told attendees. “AI

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10 top priorities for CIOs in 2025

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Tay notes that Accenture research shows that enterprises with digital core investments accelerate their reinvention and innovation, achieving up to 60% higher revenue growth rates and a 40% boost in profits. According to our own research , organizations believe it will take an average of four years to transition to PQC, he notes.

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Research: Businesses optimistic as they deploy generative AI

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More about the research For our primary research, we interviewed more than 2,300 executive and senior IT and business leaders from organisations in 34 countries across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East and Africa. The report identifies that most CEOs view GenAI as transformational.

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Can you have too many security tools?

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A member of your organization’s security team reads about a new kind of security tool and brings it to the CISO’s attention, who decides that it’s a good investment. The CISO sees a new kind of security threat that requires a different security tool. A colleague recommends a security tool she says is indispensable.

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