Category: Biz Tech

Generative artificial intelligence is revolutionising research and innovation, empowering humans to push the boundaries of creativity and discovery. According to Innovation Endeavors, one in eight workers now engages with AI monthly—90 percent of that growth occurring in the past six months. Tools are reshaping software development by merging programming, design and product planning into unified pipelines. Meta is aggressively competing, launching a “Superintelligence” research wing, hiring top-tier talent—including three prominent OpenAI researchers and Alexandr Wang of Scale AI—backed by a $14.3 billion investment and

Copenhagen’s Parliament has approved legislation granting individuals automatic copyright over their face, body and voice, empowering them to demand takedowns and compensation for unauthorised AI-generated deepfakes. Culture Minister Jakob Engel‑Schmidt underlined the urgency of this measure, warning that “Human beings can be run through the digital copy machine and be misused for all sorts of purposes and I’m not willing to accept that.” Legislators across the political spectrum endorsed the amendment, regarded as Europe’s first to recognise personal likeness as copyrighted

Ledger has officially announced that it will end support for its flagship hardware wallet, the Nano S, originally introduced in 2016. The company will discontinue firmware updates, security patches, app additions, and feature submissions. While existing units will continue to operate, users are warned that new blockchain protocols and app compatibility are not assured. This step forms part of Ledger’s wider strategy to transition users to more advanced models—such as the Nano S Plus, Nano X, Flex, and Stax—that offer increased memory, enhanced security,

Senate Republicans have advanced a version of President Trump’s sweeping tax and spending bill that would accelerate the end of several clean‑energy incentives, prompting fierce criticism from Elon Musk, who warned the proposal threatens millions of jobs and harms future industries. The legislation aims to eliminate the federal $7,500 tax credit for new electric vehicles and a $4,000 credit for used models by September 30, 2025, and speeds up the repeal of wind and solar tax breaks—undermining incentives originally enacted in

Over 40 per cent of current agentic AI initiatives are projected to be halted by the close of 2027, Gartner warns, owing to spiralling costs, opaque business value and insufficient risk frameworks. Despite overwhelming industry enthusiasm, most ventures remain confined to pilot stages or proofs of concept and are driven more by hype than by tangible returns. Gartner’s senior director analyst, Anushree Verma, cautions that many vendors are indulging in “agent washing”—rebranding chatbots or robotic process automation tools without genuine autonomous capabilities. According

Tesla has not formally announced plans to launch a smartphone, despite persistent online chatter. CEO Elon Musk has dismissed phone development as a low priority, describing it as “a lot of work” and saying he hopes the company never has to build one. Fact-checking organisations confirm that no credible media outlet has reported a Tesla phone release. Rumours of a “Tesla Pi Phone” or “Model Pi” have circulated since 2021, citing speculative features such as solar charging, Starlink connectivity, even Mars compatibility.

OVHcloud posted €271.9 million in revenue for its third quarter of fiscal 2025, representing organic growth of 9.3%, and confirmed its projection to exceed €1 billion in annual revenue. The Paris‑listed cloud provider attributed the Q3 gains to sustained demand for its Public Cloud arm, which grew 17.2% year‑on‑year to €53.6 million, and a revival in Private Cloud, with new customer intake climbing over 25% in its bare‑metal offering. Web Cloud & Other services also nudged up 3.8%. CEO Benjamin Revcolevschi underlined that the business

YouTube will raise the minimum age to livestream independently to 16 from July 22, placing new responsibility on younger creators and aiming to strengthen protections for minors on the platform. Users aged 13 to 15 can still appear live, but only with a visibly present adult supervisor; otherwise, their live chat may be disabled, streams removed or, in repeated cases, channel streaming privileges revoked. This overhaul arrives amid rising concerns over child safety, the accuracy of age data provided by users, and

Scale AI has locked down thousands of documents containing classified AI training protocols after contractors and experts sounded the alarm on major security oversights. Files tied to high‑profile projects from Meta, Google and xAI—some labelled "confidential" and even editable—were stored in public Google Docs accessible to anyone with the link. The fallout has been swift: core clients have halted work and paused agreements, raising urgent questions about governance at the AI data‑labelling firm. Hundreds of Google Docs, totalling thousands of pages, detailed

Cloudflare and OpenAI have unveiled a powerful integration enabling developers to build intelligent, stateful AI agents that combine OpenAI’s reasoning with Cloudflare’s scalable execution infrastructure. By pairing the OpenAI Agents SDK with Cloudflare’s new Agents SDK and foundational technologies like Durable Objects and Workers, the collaboration delivers global reach, persistent memory, and human‑in‑the‑loop interaction, all within a serverless framework. The synergy addresses a key shortcoming of stateless AI agents. OpenAI’s Agents SDK offers advanced cognition—planning, tool‑calling, decision‑making—yet leaves execution environment and

Denmark’s Ministry for Digital Affairs has begun replacing Microsoft Office 365 with LibreOffice and is exploring wider adoption of Linux, citing a strategic imperative to reduce dependency on foreign software providers. Caroline Stage Olsen, Minister for Digital Affairs, stated that nearly half the ministry’s staff will complete the switch this summer, with full implementation scheduled by autumn. While Windows remains in use, Office products are being phased out to reinforce national autonomy over critical digital infrastructure. The move follows similar local

Elon Musk has disclosed plans to overhaul xAI’s conversational system Grok by essentially reconstructing its entire knowledge foundation. Frustrated with what he describes as “garbage” and “uncorrected data” in the model, Musk intends to launch Grok 3.5—potentially rebranded as Grok 4—with enhanced reasoning capabilities that will first re-write the entire corpus of human knowledge before retraining the model on that curated dataset. Musk wilted no words on X, characterising the endeavour as necessary to purge errors and integrate missing information—a process he says

A newly disclosed series of vulnerabilities in Realtek’s Bluetooth Low Energy implementation jeopardises the stability and security of connected devices, with one issue rated medium and another deemed high severity. The exposed flaws, affecting the RTL8762E BLE SDK version 1.4.0 and its EKF‑EVB derivative, allow attackers to trigger denial‑of‑service conditions during the pairing process by injecting crafted packets at precise stages. The first flaw, identified as CVE‑2024‑48290, emerges from inadequate validation in the BLE protocol’s termination routine. An attacker

 Small and medium-sized companies need more than just spreadsheets and simple systems to be competitive in today's fast-paced, digital market. They need a single platform that makes finance, operations, sales, and customer support easier. That too, while still being able to grow and provide them real-time data.    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central helps small and medium-sized enterprises run their businesses more effectively. It works well with Office 365 and other Dynamics 365 apps as well. That is because it is built

Trellix’s Advanced Research Center has documented a red team exercise named OneClik, simulated Advanced Persistent Threat tactics against entities within the energy, oil, and gas sectors. The red team employs sophisticated phishing lures and exploit Microsoft ClickOnce, a.NET deployment tool, to execute malware under the guise of trusted applications. This campaign exhibits hallmarks consistent with Chinese-affiliated threat actors, according to the researchers. Phishing emails played a central role in initial access, directing recipients to a camouflaged “hardware analysis” site. Visitors are

A newly disclosed flaw in TeamViewer’s Remote Management tools for Windows allows attackers with local, unprivileged access to delete files with SYSTEM-level privileges, raising serious security concerns for organisations relying on the platform. Tracked as CVE‑2025‑36537, the vulnerability stems from incorrect permissions during MSI rollback operations and affects installations prior to version 15.67. TeamViewer issued a patch on 24 June 2025 and urges all users with Remote Management enabled to upgrade immediately. The vulnerability only applies to the Backup, Monitoring and Patch

A six-month-old San Francisco‑based venture, Thinking Machines Lab, has secured a staggering $2 billion seed round, propelling its valuation to at least $10 billion. Led by Andreessen Horowitz with participation from Conviction Partners and reportedly the government of Albania, this marks one of the largest initial funding rounds in Silicon Valley history. Founded in February 2025 by former OpenAI chief technology officer Mira Murati, the company has assembled a formidable team of around 30 engineers and researchers. This group notably includes OpenAI co‑founder and

Avalonia UI has secured a €3 million sponsorship deal with Devolutions, the provider of Remote Desktop Manager, to boost the development of the Avalonia Accelerate suite over the next three years. This partnership aims to accelerate improvements in documentation, tooling, and core functionality, benefiting the entire Avalonia community. The alliance between Devolutions and Avalonia arrives as the latter seeks new means to sustain its open‑source framework while delivering advanced capabilities to professional developers. Introduced in April 2025, Avalonia Accelerate’s Phase 1 features—such

Aflac detected a cyberattack on its U.S. network on 12 June and contained the intrusion within hours. The company has confirmed that the attack may have compromised sensitive personal data, including Social Security numbers, claims and health information belonging to customers, beneficiaries, employees and agents. Operations remain fully functional as experts investigate the full extent of the breach. The insurer’s SEC filing and subsequent statement referred to the perpetrators as a “sophisticated cybercrime group”. While Aflac has not named the

A wave of sophisticated scams on Instagram is impersonating legitimate banks to mislead users into surrendering their credentials and cash. Using AI-generated deepfake videos and phoney ads, cybercriminals have successfully mimicked institutions such as the Bank of Montreal and EQ Bank, prompting victims to divulge sensitive data or make immediate payments into fraudulent accounts. The scam typically begins with users encountering ads that closely mirror authentic bank branding. One such example mimics EQ Bank under the guise of “Eq Marketing,”

Factories are increasingly adopting a Unified Namespace architecture—an event‑driven, centralised framework that unites data from diverse systems under a single, real‑time source of truth. By standardising naming conventions and utilising protocols like MQTT, this model dismantles data silos, enhances scalability, and accelerates decision‑making across engineering, operations, and management teams. UNS addresses the critical issue of fragmented automation ecosystems, where legacy PLCs, SCADA, MES, ERP and new IIoT devices yield data in inconsistent formats and isolated silos. By reorganising data into

Elon Musk has cast aside the existing Grok AI training corpus and directed xAI to construct an entirely new foundation—one that excludes what he calls “garbage” and “uncorrected data”—and then retrain the model from that vetted base. This overhaul is intended to power the next-generation Grok, tentatively dubbed Grok 3.5 or Grok 4, with "advanced reasoning" capabilities that Musk says will enable it to “rewrite the entire corpus of human knowledge” by filling gaps and purging errors. Musk announced on X

Businesses across Houston are accelerating their transition to Voice over Internet Protocol blended with cloud services, aiming to streamline communication, enhance customer experience and reduce costs. Leading this shift is Phonoscope Communications, a Houston-based provider that leverages its fibre-optic metro network to integrate VoIP and cloud-based services for enterprises across eight counties. With a history dating to 1953—and pioneering two-way videotelephony in schools—Phonoscope now supplies unified voice, video, messaging and data under a single cloud umbrella. Meanwhile, independent IT vendors like Xvand

Reddit is exploring integration of Worldcoin’s iris‑scanning Orb technology to verify that account holders are genuine, unique individuals while preserving user anonymity. The move aims to curb bot activity and AI‑generated content, and to comply with emerging age‑verification regulations. In discussions with Tools for Humanity, the Orb would capture an encrypted representation of a user’s iris—known as an IrisCode—to assign a secure, anonymous World ID. That identifier confirms uniqueness across the Reddit platform without revealing the user’s real identity. News of

Apple is facing a class action securities fraud lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, with shareholders led by Eric Tucker accusing the company and its top executives of misleading investors about the readiness of its Apple Intelligence platform—particularly the advanced Siri features. The suit alleges that assurances made during the June 2024 Worldwide Developers Conference implied that AI-driven upgrades would be available in the iPhone 16, despite the absence of a working prototype and no realistic

Phagos, a Paris‑based biotech startup, is deploying an artificial‑intelligence model built on Amazon Web Services to accurately match bacteriophages with antibiotic‑resistant bacterial strains. This development marks a pivotal shift from arbitrary trial‑and‑error methods to precision medicine in combating infections that claim an estimated one million lives annually. The challenge of antibiotic resistance has spurred Phagos, co‑founded by microbiologist Adèle James and economist Alexandros Pantalis, to pursue alternative therapies. Phages are viruses that specifically infect bacteria, a property that enables targeted treatment

WhatsApp is rolling out a trio of monetisation tools within its Updates tab, signalling a significant shift in strategy while keeping its core service intact. Businesses and creator‑led Channels can now access new advertising options, subscribers can unlock exclusive content, and adverts will begin appearing in status updates – all isolated from personal chats. Approximately 1.5 billion users engage with the Updates feed daily, where ephemeral Status posts and one‑way Channels feature prominently. Meta, the parent company, is instituting three monetisation pillars:

Question.AI has launched a significantly enhanced AI-driven educational platform designed to provide immediate, accurate assistance across diverse subjects. Now boasting over 20 million monthly users, the platform offers image-based problem solving, writing enhancements, multilingual translation, and real-time AI chat—all accessible around the clock. At the heart of the offering is a “snap‑and‑solve” feature that allows users to upload photos of homework problems and receive detailed, step‑by‑step solutions powered by sophisticated image recognition and deep‑learning technology. This functionality has attracted millions of

European Commission regulators have launched an in-depth inquiry into the corporate restructuring of X following its $33 billion acquisition by Elon Musk’s AI venture, xAI in March. Officials have issued formal information requests probing whether the deal reshaped the obligations and liabilities under the Digital Services Act, which could trigger fines of up to 6 per cent of global turnover or even a suspension of operations within the EU. At stake is not merely compliance but scope. Brussels is examining if revenue from Musk’s

Siemens has completed its acquisition of Altair Engineering in a £8.3 billion all-cash transaction, signalling a significant evolution in its industrial software strategy. The integration of Altair’s high-performance computing, data analytics and simulation portfolio into the Siemens Xcelerator platform represents a major leap in the company’s ambition to lead in AI-powered engineering. At the heart of this consolidation lie clear financial and strategic benefits. The deal, offering Altair shareholders US $113 per share, reflected a near 19 percent premium on its pre-announcement price. Siemens

Security researchers have uncovered an enormous password cache comprising 16 billion unique login credentials spanning major platforms such as Apple, Facebook, Google, Telegram, GitHub, VPN services and even government portals—making it the largest credential leak known to date. These credentials were harvested via at least 30 substantial datasets, some containing up to 3.5 billion records, indicating multiple infostealer malware operations operating at a large scale during 2025. Researchers found that the leaked datasets were transiently exposed in unsecured Elasticsearch and object‑storage instances, allowing

Twelve consolidated copyright suits filed by US authors and news outlets against OpenAI and Microsoft have landed in the Southern District of New York, elevating the question of whether the extent of human input in AI training crosses the threshold of lawful fair use. The judicial panel cited shared legal and technical claims involving unauthorised use of copyrighted material, notably books and newspapers, as justifying centralised legal proceedings. The US Copyright Office added its authoritative voice in May, questioning whether AI

Cost estimates suggest manufacturing and assembling an iPhone entirely in the United States would push retail prices well beyond current norms, potentially reaching up to USD 3,500. Analysts point to steep labour costs, the absence of a mature electronics supply chain, and existing tariffs as primary drivers behind the inflation. Bill of materials for an iPhone 16 Pro is around USD 550, with assembly and testing adding approximately USD 30 when done in China. By contrast, shifting assembly to U.S. workers would raise that figure

OpenAI and Microsoft are locked in critical negotiations over the former’s plan to transform its for-profit entity into a public-benefit corporation, a move that hinges on Microsoft’s approval and hinges on its desire for greater equity. With tensions mounting, OpenAI has even contemplated accusing Microsoft of anti-competitive conduct as leverage in talks, signalling a shift from collaboration to confrontation. The dispute centres on Microsoft's demand for a larger ownership stake in OpenAI’s restructured unit than the 33 per cent that OpenAI is reportedly