Christopher Budd
@christopherbudd.com
Making Awful News Just Bad Since 2001™.
Threats, attacks, privacy, incident management and comms.
Ex Microsoft (MSRC), Trend, PANW, Avast, Sophos.
Threats, attacks, privacy, incident management and comms.
Ex Microsoft (MSRC), Trend, PANW, Avast, Sophos.
Why AI Hallucinations Aren’t Going Away: thoughts from @megmorrone.bsky.social's recent @axios.com article.
tl;dr: we haven't solved this in humans, how are we going to solve it in AI?
christopherbudd.com/why-ai-hallu...
tl;dr: we haven't solved this in humans, how are we going to solve it in AI?
christopherbudd.com/why-ai-hallu...
June 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Why AI Hallucinations Aren’t Going Away: thoughts from @megmorrone.bsky.social's recent @axios.com article.
tl;dr: we haven't solved this in humans, how are we going to solve it in AI?
christopherbudd.com/why-ai-hallu...
tl;dr: we haven't solved this in humans, how are we going to solve it in AI?
christopherbudd.com/why-ai-hallu...
Recent surveys reveal Europeans are more trusting and optimistic about AI than Americans—here's why that matters.
Read more in my first monthly column for The European Financial Review:
www.europeanfinancialreview.com/surveys-reve...
Would love your thoughts—and suggestions for future columns.
Read more in my first monthly column for The European Financial Review:
www.europeanfinancialreview.com/surveys-reve...
Would love your thoughts—and suggestions for future columns.
Transatlantic AI Trust: What US Learns from Europe
Uncover crucial lessons for American policymakers and developers in adopting human-centric AI strategies for greater public acceptance.
www.europeanfinancialreview.com
June 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Recent surveys reveal Europeans are more trusting and optimistic about AI than Americans—here's why that matters.
Read more in my first monthly column for The European Financial Review:
www.europeanfinancialreview.com/surveys-reve...
Would love your thoughts—and suggestions for future columns.
Read more in my first monthly column for The European Financial Review:
www.europeanfinancialreview.com/surveys-reve...
Would love your thoughts—and suggestions for future columns.
I feel like my "I'm not touching Telegram" stance is vindicated yet again.
xAI to invest $300M in Telegram, integrate Grok into app
xAI to invest $300M in Telegram, integrate Grok into app | TechCrunch
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov on Wednesday said Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, is investing $300 million worth of cash and equity in the chat app.
techcrunch.com
May 28, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I feel like my "I'm not touching Telegram" stance is vindicated yet again.
I analyze Microsoft's best standing ever (#3) in the new Axios Harris poll to argue that the numbers over the past few years show how bad security news over the past couple of years hurt their reputation and that recently doing the right things has helped.
www.geekwire.com/2025/securin...
www.geekwire.com/2025/securin...
Securing the brand: Microsoft surges up annual reputation poll as top-ranked tech company
Microsoft was the top-ranked tech company in the Axios Harris Poll, coming in at No. 3 behind Trader Joe's and Patagonia. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop)
www.geekwire.com
May 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I analyze Microsoft's best standing ever (#3) in the new Axios Harris poll to argue that the numbers over the past few years show how bad security news over the past couple of years hurt their reputation and that recently doing the right things has helped.
www.geekwire.com/2025/securin...
www.geekwire.com/2025/securin...
Sharing this out without comment or opinion. This is a big change for nonprofits and so many of us work with nonprofits that it's good to raise awareness now since there's a deadline for this in two months.
www.techradar.com/pro/microsof...
#microsoft #nonprofit #MS365
www.techradar.com/pro/microsof...
#microsoft #nonprofit #MS365
Microsoft is pulling free MS365 Business Premium licenses granted to nonprofits
Nonprofits are in for a big change
www.techradar.com
May 20, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Sharing this out without comment or opinion. This is a big change for nonprofits and so many of us work with nonprofits that it's good to raise awareness now since there's a deadline for this in two months.
www.techradar.com/pro/microsof...
#microsoft #nonprofit #MS365
www.techradar.com/pro/microsof...
#microsoft #nonprofit #MS365
Regeneron is buying 23 and Me and your data in bankruptcy.
I would download my data and delete it now. There's no information on how that data will be used.
Without clarity around data a preemptive cautionary step is smart.
apnews.com/article/rege...
#privacy #geneticdata #23andme
I would download my data and delete it now. There's no information on how that data will be used.
Without clarity around data a preemptive cautionary step is smart.
apnews.com/article/rege...
#privacy #geneticdata #23andme
Biotechnology company Regeneron buying 23andMe for $256 million
Biotechnology company Regeneron Pharmaceuticals is buying 23andMe for $256 million, two months after the genetic testing company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
apnews.com
May 20, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Regeneron is buying 23 and Me and your data in bankruptcy.
I would download my data and delete it now. There's no information on how that data will be used.
Without clarity around data a preemptive cautionary step is smart.
apnews.com/article/rege...
#privacy #geneticdata #23andme
I would download my data and delete it now. There's no information on how that data will be used.
Without clarity around data a preemptive cautionary step is smart.
apnews.com/article/rege...
#privacy #geneticdata #23andme
This crucial examination of tech's mass layoffs in Lisa Stiffler's GeekWire article highlights University of Washington research documenting "increasing disillusionment and alienation" among laid-off tech workers.
www.geekwire.com/2025/cruel-o...
#layoffs #tech #burnout #techinsociety
www.geekwire.com/2025/cruel-o...
#layoffs #tech #burnout #techinsociety
‘Cruel optimism’: Mass layoffs take the shine off careers in the tech sector, UW research finds
Mass layoffs have taken the shine off careers in the technology sector, according to new research from the University of Washington.
www.geekwire.com
May 15, 2025 at 12:50 AM
This crucial examination of tech's mass layoffs in Lisa Stiffler's GeekWire article highlights University of Washington research documenting "increasing disillusionment and alienation" among laid-off tech workers.
www.geekwire.com/2025/cruel-o...
#layoffs #tech #burnout #techinsociety
www.geekwire.com/2025/cruel-o...
#layoffs #tech #burnout #techinsociety
From 2023 through today, the technology industry has laid off 470,000. As context, that's about the population of Omaha, Nebraska.
Think of it as the industry has laid off Omaha in the past two years.
#layoffs #techlayoffs #Microsoft #geekwire
www.geekwire.com/2025/microso...
Think of it as the industry has laid off Omaha in the past two years.
#layoffs #techlayoffs #Microsoft #geekwire
www.geekwire.com/2025/microso...
Microsoft cuts nearly 3% of global workforce, about 6,000 jobs, in latest push for efficiency
Microsoft began laying off thousands of employees, targeting less than 3% of its global workforce in a move to streamline operations and reduce management layers.
www.geekwire.com
May 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
From 2023 through today, the technology industry has laid off 470,000. As context, that's about the population of Omaha, Nebraska.
Think of it as the industry has laid off Omaha in the past two years.
#layoffs #techlayoffs #Microsoft #geekwire
www.geekwire.com/2025/microso...
Think of it as the industry has laid off Omaha in the past two years.
#layoffs #techlayoffs #Microsoft #geekwire
www.geekwire.com/2025/microso...
This just in: research confirms you build trust with AI chatbots exactly like you build trust with humans.
semafor.com/article/05/11/2025/pr-pros-have-discovered-how-to-influence-the-chatbots-talk-to-a-journalist
#TrustBuilding #AI #ContentStrategy #GenAI #DigitalReputation
semafor.com/article/05/11/2025/pr-pros-have-discovered-how-to-influence-the-chatbots-talk-to-a-journalist
#TrustBuilding #AI #ContentStrategy #GenAI #DigitalReputation
PR pros have discovered how to influence the chatbots: Talk to a journalist
The public relations business is poised for a resurgence in the AI age. It just needs someone to write the stories.
semafor.com
May 12, 2025 at 7:41 PM
This just in: research confirms you build trust with AI chatbots exactly like you build trust with humans.
semafor.com/article/05/11/2025/pr-pros-have-discovered-how-to-influence-the-chatbots-talk-to-a-journalist
#TrustBuilding #AI #ContentStrategy #GenAI #DigitalReputation
semafor.com/article/05/11/2025/pr-pros-have-discovered-how-to-influence-the-chatbots-talk-to-a-journalist
#TrustBuilding #AI #ContentStrategy #GenAI #DigitalReputation
Reposted by Christopher Budd
Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to evade it.
The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance
Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to ev...
www.wired.com
May 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to evade it.
A variation of "who watches the watchers" apparently is "who attacks the attackers".
#lockbit #ransomware #threatactors #irony
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...
#lockbit #ransomware #threatactors #irony
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...
LockBit ransomware gang hacked, victim negotiations exposed
The LockBit ransomware gang has suffered a data breach after its dark web affiliate panels were defaced and replaced with a message linking to a MySQL database dump.
www.bleepingcomputer.com
May 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM
A variation of "who watches the watchers" apparently is "who attacks the attackers".
#lockbit #ransomware #threatactors #irony
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...
#lockbit #ransomware #threatactors #irony
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...
This is actually a pretty smart and simple trick, abusing the update process.
This is another one where now that someone has thought of it, I'm surprised no one thought of this angle sooner.
cybersecuritynews.com/threat-actor...
#security #attacks #EDR #ransomware
This is another one where now that someone has thought of it, I'm surprised no one thought of this angle sooner.
cybersecuritynews.com/threat-actor...
#security #attacks #EDR #ransomware
Threat Actor Bypass SentinelOne EDR to Deploy Babuk Ransomware
A sophisticated new attack method that disables endpoint security protection has been identified by security researchers.
cybersecuritynews.com
May 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
This is actually a pretty smart and simple trick, abusing the update process.
This is another one where now that someone has thought of it, I'm surprised no one thought of this angle sooner.
cybersecuritynews.com/threat-actor...
#security #attacks #EDR #ransomware
This is another one where now that someone has thought of it, I'm surprised no one thought of this angle sooner.
cybersecuritynews.com/threat-actor...
#security #attacks #EDR #ransomware
A little bit of experimentation. Using @anthropic.com's Claude, I asked it to "Write a canto about Dr. John Faustus in Hell in the style of Dante's inferno."
Playing with a handful of my interests.
Here's the result:
claude.site/artifacts/82...
Playing with a handful of my interests.
Here's the result:
claude.site/artifacts/82...
Claude Artifact
Try out Artifacts created by Claude users
claude.site
March 19, 2025 at 2:34 AM
A little bit of experimentation. Using @anthropic.com's Claude, I asked it to "Write a canto about Dr. John Faustus in Hell in the style of Dante's inferno."
Playing with a handful of my interests.
Here's the result:
claude.site/artifacts/82...
Playing with a handful of my interests.
Here's the result:
claude.site/artifacts/82...
In case you missed it, happy and proud to be back on the GeekWire contributing writer team once again.
My latest article on the encryption ramifications of the recent quantum chip announcements.
www.geekwire.com/2025/microso...
#encryption #AWS #microsoft #PQC #quantumcomputing
My latest article on the encryption ramifications of the recent quantum chip announcements.
www.geekwire.com/2025/microso...
#encryption #AWS #microsoft #PQC #quantumcomputing
Microsoft and Amazon quantum advancements spark questions about the future of encryption
Microsoft’s new “Majorana 1” processor is the first quantum chip powered by a topological core based on a new class of materials. (Photo by John Brecher
www.geekwire.com
March 18, 2025 at 8:11 PM
In case you missed it, happy and proud to be back on the GeekWire contributing writer team once again.
My latest article on the encryption ramifications of the recent quantum chip announcements.
www.geekwire.com/2025/microso...
#encryption #AWS #microsoft #PQC #quantumcomputing
My latest article on the encryption ramifications of the recent quantum chip announcements.
www.geekwire.com/2025/microso...
#encryption #AWS #microsoft #PQC #quantumcomputing
An excellent example of "right sizing" of technology.
Sometimes an older technology turns out to be the better technology.
Next up: bring back tactile keyboards on mobile devices.
Sometimes an older technology turns out to be the better technology.
Next up: bring back tactile keyboards on mobile devices.
Next year, the EU will require cars to have buttons & dials -- not just touchscreens -- to get a top safety rating.
This is a great move. Drivers can fiddle with knobs & buttons without taking their eyes off the road, but they can't do that with touchscreens.
(Even better: Tesla will hate this)
This is a great move. Drivers can fiddle with knobs & buttons without taking their eyes off the road, but they can't do that with touchscreens.
(Even better: Tesla will hate this)
Cars will need fewer screens and more buttons to earn five-star safety rating in Europe
Euro NCAP will release new testing guidelines in 2026.
www.theverge.com
February 28, 2025 at 6:17 AM
An excellent example of "right sizing" of technology.
Sometimes an older technology turns out to be the better technology.
Next up: bring back tactile keyboards on mobile devices.
Sometimes an older technology turns out to be the better technology.
Next up: bring back tactile keyboards on mobile devices.