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Tracey Pretorius

@traceypretorius

Driving Microsoft’s AI vision as Chief of Staff for Data, Privacy, & Security Engineering | Keynote Speaker #ArtificialIntelligence #Cybersecurity #WomenInSTEM

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Seattle Will See Its Last 5 PM Sunset Tomorrow on Halloween, Until Late January!
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Alaska Air Group is laying off 200 employees, including 125 people based in Washington, the company said Friday. seattletimes.com/business/al…
Alaska Air Group lays off 200 people amid high jet fuel prices

Alaska Air Group lays off 200 people amid high jet fuel prices

Alaska Air Group is laying off 200 employees, 125 of them in Washington, as it faces a nearly $700 million loss this year due to high fuel prices and other geopolitical pressures, the company said...

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Autumn and Halloween time on campus! 🍁🍂🎃👻
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China denies allegations of spy operation targeting Nvidia CEO bbc.in/4ip29Cz
China denies allegations of spy operation targeting Nvidia CEO

China denies allegations of spy operation targeting Nvidia CEO

US intelligence officials believe a Chinese businesswoman was gathering information for Beijing on the US chip-making giant, The New York Times reports.

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We mourn the passing of Patrick Stewart, who inspired countless individuals at NASA (and beyond) to boldly go where no one has gone before.
Image description: A packed, sparkling starfield captured by our Hubble telescope — with strange new worlds potentially awaiting. Credit: ESA/Hubble and NASA, R. Cohen

ALT Image description: A packed, sparkling starfield captured by our Hubble telescope — with strange new worlds potentially awaiting. Credit: ESA/Hubble and NASA, R. Cohen

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European Central Bank
@ecbOct 29
President Lagarde has informed the Governing Council and the President of the European Council António Costa that she will step down from her position on 7 February 2027. Her successor will be appointed by the European Council in due course. Press release ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/…
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BREAKING: DoorDash just agreed to buy Instacart for $17 billion. Here's what that means for customers and shoppers. apnews.com/article/doordash-…
DoorDash to buy Instacart for $17 billion in big consolidation for grocery delivery

DoorDash to buy Instacart for $17 billion in big consolidation for grocery delivery

DoorDash is gobbling up Instacart in a $17 billion acquisition that will supercharge its grocery delivery business.

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Breaking News: A Chinese businesswoman who had a close relationship with Nvidia’s CEO, Jensen Huang, was found to be passing intelligence to Beijing. nyti.ms/3Ukob1t
Nvidia Chief, Jensen Huang, Is Seen as Target of Chinese Spy Plot

Nvidia Chief, Jensen Huang, Is Seen as Target of Chinese Spy Plot

A Chinese businesswoman who had a close relationship with Jensen Huang was found to be passing intelligence to Beijing. President Trump was briefed and took no action.

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The Hill
@thehillOct 29
Website leaks data on over 40,000 DHS employees thehill.com/policy/technolog…
Website leaks data on over 40,000 DHS employees

Website leaks data on over 40,000 DHS employees

Nonprofit leaker collective Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets) published data Wednesday for over 40,000 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees, some of whom are working in the inte…

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SAPS has warned members of the public against using its badge and emblem without authorisation, saying the unauthorised use of police insignia in artificial intelligence (AI)-generated images and videos contravenes the law. africaninsider.com/countries…
SAPS badge misuse puts AI creators on notice

SAPS badge misuse puts AI creators on notice

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has warned members of the public against using its badge and emblem without authorisation, saying the unauthorised use of police insignia in artificial...

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Volt Typhoon hides zero-day attacks using 'Silent Train' framework bleepingcomputer.com/news/se… bleepingcomputer.com/news/se…
Volt Typhoon hides zero-day attacks using 'Silent Train' framework

Volt Typhoon hides zero-day attacks using 'Silent Train' framework

Chinese state-sponsored hacking group Volt Typhoon has been using a framework that relies on rotating chains of connected devices compromised on demand, including for zero-day attacks targeting...

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GeekWire
@geekwireOct 28
Microsoft Azure revenue surges 48% to $33.2B, beating expectations as cloud and AI demand grows geekwire.com/2026/microsoft-…
Microsoft Azure revenue surges 48% to $33.2B, beating expectations as cloud and AI demand grows

Microsoft Azure revenue surges 48% to $33.2B, beating expectations as cloud and AI demand grows

Microsoft's Azure cloud business brought in $33.2 billion in the September quarter, up 48%, the first time the company has reported Azure's quarterly revenue. Total revenue rose 19% to $92.3 billion,...

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Dark Reading
@DarkReadingOct 28
3 Frameworks to Protect CISOs & Orgs Against AI Liability bit.ly/47KprOs by Becky Bracken
3 Frameworks to Protect CISOs & Orgs Against AI Liability

3 Frameworks to Protect CISOs & Orgs Against AI Liability

Cyber leaders can get ahead of AI liability with rigorous documentation, transparency, and smart contract negotiations with AI vendors.

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@geekwireOct 28
Trending: Former GitHub CEO launches rival platform built for AI coding agents geekwire.com/2026/former-git…
Former GitHub CEO launches rival platform built for AI coding agents

Former GitHub CEO launches rival platform built for AI coding agents

Entire, the startup led by former GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke, launched a platform for hosting and reviewing code that it's pitching as an alternative to GitHub. The company says its Trails feature,...

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GCHQ
@GCHQOct 27
Our brilliant people work 24/7 on our mission to protect the UK from those seeking to do us harm, including: ⦿ Cyber criminals, ⦿ Hostile states, ⦿ Terrorists. Find out more about our vital work ⬇️ gchq.gov.uk/section/mission/…
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Microsoft has confirmed to @CRN that about 60,000 of its employees are eligible for a new voluntary exit offer launched as the tech giant continues to spend hundreds of billions of dollars on infrastructure to enable AI and meet demand for the technology. Here’s what you need to know: crn.com/news/ai/2026/microso…
Microsoft Confirms About 60,000 Employees Eligible For Voluntary Exit Offer

Microsoft Confirms About 60,000 Employees Eligible For Voluntary Exit Offer

Microsoft is offering voluntary exits that are reportedly open to about 60,000 employees as the tech giant continues reshaping its workforce and prepares to report quarterly earnings.

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Sky News
@SkyNewsOct 26
Microsoft offers 'buyouts' to 60,000 staff including UK workers trib.al/Ay9GHlF
Microsoft offers 'buyouts' to 60,000 staff including UK workers

Microsoft offers 'buyouts' to 60,000 staff including UK workers

The workers said to be offered voluntary redundancy are in divisions including AI experiences, Copilot, finance and human resources.

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The Dutch government aims to cut 25,000 civil servant jobs in an AI-led efficiency drive targeting annual savings of €3.5 billion bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Dutch Government Plans to Cut 25,000 Jobs in AI-Led Overhaul

Dutch Government Plans to Cut 25,000 Jobs in AI-Led Overhaul

The Dutch government aims to cut 25,000 civil servant jobs in an AI-led efficiency drive targeting annual savings of €3.5 billion ($3.9 billion).

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Microsoft makes new ‘voluntary exit’ offer to about a quarter of its workforce, including some execs geekwire.com/2026/microsoft-…
Microsoft makes new ‘voluntary exit’ offer to about a quarter of its workforce, including some execs

Microsoft makes new ‘voluntary exit’ offer to about a quarter of its workforce, including some execs

Microsoft is offering buyouts to about 60,000 employees in the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and India, with no age or tenure requirement. The package is equivalent to the company's standard severance, and...

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Trending: Exit interview: Microsoft’s comms chief on CEOs, reporters, what he got wrong, and stories that stuck geekwire.com/2026/exit-inter…
Exit interview: Microsoft’s comms chief on CEOs, reporters, what he got wrong, and stories that...

Exit interview: Microsoft’s comms chief on CEOs, reporters, what he got wrong, and stories that...

Microsoft communications chief Frank X. Shaw, who is leaving the company at the end of the year, reflects on nearly three decades of shaping its public image. He talks about working for Bill Gates,...

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