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WASHINGTON (AP) — As March Madness takes over this week, how many people are filling out NCAA brackets — and why? A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows what share of Americans typically take a shot at bracket predictions and their motivation for joining in the madness. The survey found that about one-quarter of Americans fill out a men’s March Madness bracket “every year” or “some years.” But what about the women’s tournament? High-profile NCAA women’s basketball games have closed the gap with men’s tournaments in terms of viewership and there is more money…

Nvidia recently patched a couple of Riva vulnerabilities that could allow hackers to abuse AI services. Riva is a set of GPU-accelerated multilingual speech and translation services designed for building customizable, real-time conversational AI for large language models (LLMs) and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). A security advisory published by Nvidia on March 10 reveals that Riva is impacted by two improper access control issues. One of the flaws, tracked as CVE-2025-23242 and assigned a ‘high severity’ rating, can allow privilege escalation, data tapering, denial of service (DoS), and information disclosure. The second vulnerability, CVE-2025-23243, is a medium-severity issue allowing data tampering…

DUBLIN (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people packed the streets of Dublin on Monday to watch Ireland’s national St. Patrick’s Day parade, as crowds in green flooded cities and towns across the country to honor the country’s patron saint.Officials said half a million spectators were expected to line the parade route in the capital to watch the colorful floats, performers and dancers. Many waved the Irish tricolor flag or had it painted on their faces, while others sported leprechaun hats and all shades of green. Some 4,000 people and 12 marching bands from across Ireland, North America and Austria…

A popular GitHub Action has been compromised in a supply chain attack apparently targeting secrets associated with continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD). The targeted GitHub Action is called ‘tj-actions/changed-files’. Tj-actions provides GitHub Actions for streamlining CI/CD processes. Changed-files, which is actively used in over 23,000 repositories, is designed for tracking file and directory changes. According to StepSecurity, a security company specializing in GitHub Actions, the incident started on March 14 and involved a threat actor modifying the Changed-files code to execute a malicious Python script designed to dump CI/CD secrets to build logs. “If the workflow logs are publicly…

A lot of the focus in generative AI up to now has been on text-based interfaces used to generate text, images and more. The next wave appears to be voice, and it’s rolling in fast. In the latest development, Google today announced that it would be adding Chirp 3 — its HD voice interface — to its Vertex AI development platform starting next week. Last week Google quietly announced that Chirp 3 would be rolling out 8 new voices for 31 languages. Use cases for the platform include building voice assistants, creating audiobooks, developing support agents and voice-overs for videos. The…

Google is doubling down on building out its AI business in the U.K. On Monday morning in London, the CEO of Google DeepMind Demis Hassabis and Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian appeared alongside customers BT and WPP to spell out some of its plans. The company said it would expand UK data residency to include Agentspace so that AI agents for enterprises built on Google infrastructure can be hosted locally — a key detail for organizations that are wary of hosting data outside of their own purview. Alongside this, Google is introducing more financial incentives for AI startups to work…

Docupace, a provider of back-office software solutions for WealthTech enterprises and financial advisors, has acquired Hubly, a workflow management platform. Hubly specializes in enhancing operational efficiency and client service for registered investment advisors (RIAs) and wealth management firms.The acquisition of Hubly by Docupace is a strategic move aimed at expanding their comprehensive back-office ecosystem for the financial services industry. Although the exact financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, the merger is aligned with Docupace’s vision to streamline and enhance the operations of TAMPs, broker-dealers, banks, and RIAs.Docupace delivers critical software solutions that simplify complex, back-office operations in the…

The Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) has imposed a fine of €1.6m on neo-broker BUX for breaches related to the inducements ban. According to Finance Magnates, this fine is linked to BUX’s past practices of compensating existing customers, comparison websites, and financial influencers (finfluencers) for new customer referrals, which according to the AFM, violated regulatory inducement prohibitions.BUX, now under the umbrella of ABN AMRO following its acquisition in December 2023, had ceased these referral payments in April 2023. Yorick Naeff, CEO of BUX, stated, “At BUX, transparency and the interests of our customers always come first. While we…

Cytora, an AI-powered risk digitisation platform, has announced its availability on Google Cloud Marketplace, as it looks to enhance accessibility for insurers, managing general agents (MGAs), reinsurers and brokers.This partnership aims to help insurers automate risk processing, improve operational efficiency, and enhance decision-making by gaining better control over risk submission data.By leveraging Google Cloud Marketplace, Cytora can reach a broader audience and support digital transformation efforts across the insurance sector.Cytora provides an AI-powered risk digitisation platform that enables insurers, MGAs, reinsurers and brokers to automate risk processing. The platform is built on large language models (LLMs) and processes unstructured risk…

Devexa, the AI-powered trading assistant developed by Devexperts, has unveiled a new community feature designed to enhance trader engagement within broker ecosystems.The feature provides a secure environment where traders can exchange insights, discuss market movements, and collaborate on investment strategies—all without leaving their broker’s platform.Unlike third-party communication platforms such as Discord and Telegram, Devexa’s new community feature offers a controlled and secure space. It eliminates the risks posed by scammers, competitors, and unverified users, ensuring a safer environment for traders to interact. By hosting these discussions within their own ecosystems, brokers can enhance trust and security while fostering a collaborative…