Top Tech Stories for July 2024

July 2024 was a big month in the world of AI, cyber security and technology. Here is a roundup of some of the latest tech stories that we’ve been following from the last month.

1. CrowdStrike Global IT Outage: A content update from CrowdStrike caused a global IT outage, affecting over 8.5 million computers.
2. Historic Password Leak: Nearly 10 billion passwords were exposed in the “RockYou2024” leak, posing severe risks for users reusing passwords.
3. Disney Data Breach: Hackers accessed 1.2 TB of internal Slack messages from Disney employees, highlighting vulnerabilities in corporate communication platforms
4. New ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode impresses Testers: Early tests of Open AI’s latest audio-based content generator sounds more natural than ever, with enhancements like pauses and the sound of breathing.
5. AI and the Olympics: AI technologies played a significant role in the 2024 Olympics, from optimizing athlete performance to improving event management.
6. Google’s New Math-Solving AI: Google has unveiled an AI that can solve complex mathematical problems, potentially revolutionizing fields like engineering and physics.
7. AI Start-Up Investment Surges: Investment in AI start-ups hit $24 billion in Q2 2024, more than doubling from the previous quarter, highlighting the growing interest in AI technologies.
8. Intuit Cuts Workforce to Boost AI Investment: Intuit announced a 10% workforce reduction to reallocate resources towards key growth areas, including AI.
9. Arc’teryx’s new powered pants could make hikers feel 30 pounds lighter: MO/GO hiking pants include exoskeleton knee enhancements to increase hikers strength when going up hill and absorbing impact. Preorders for late 2025 are available…they only cost $4,500 USD.
10. Watch a robot peel a squash with human-like dexterity: Fine motor-skills have long been a hurdle for robotics. But a new MIT robot can hold and peel a fruit.

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