Category: Biz Tech

Meta has acquired Moltbook, a niche social networking platform known for communities built around autonomous AI agents, as the technology company accelerates its efforts to develop advanced artificial intelligence through its Meta Superintelligence Labs initiative.Deal terms have not been publicly disclosed, but the acquisition reflects a broader strategy by the company to strengthen its research pipeline in agent-based AI systems, an emerging field that focuses on autonomous digital entities capable of interacting, reasoning and collaborating with humans and other AI

Software that rewrites and improves its own code is emerging as one of the most consequential developments in artificial intelligence, pushing the boundaries of how digital systems are designed, maintained and regulated. Engineers and researchers say the rise of autonomous coding agents capable of modifying their own behaviour could alter the economics of software development while raising profound questions about oversight and accountability.Advances in large language models and automated reasoning have enabled AI systems to move beyond generating snippets of

Salesforce is preparing to raise as much as $25 billion through a bond sale aimed at financing a major share repurchase programme, marking the largest debt offering in the software company’s history and one of the biggest corporate borrowings seen in the technology sector this year.The proposed issuance would allow the cloud-software group to fund a significant expansion of its stock buyback plan while maintaining liquidity for ongoing investments in artificial intelligence, enterprise software and global operations. Market participants say

MEXC Foundation and the University Network for Cryptocurrency & Blockchain have launched a university-focused Web3 education initiative at the University of New South Wales, signalling a push to cultivate blockchain and digital-asset talent among students. The programme, branded MEXCampus, was introduced during an event at the Roundhouse on the UNSW campus in Sydney and positions the digital-asset exchange’s philanthropic arm as an official partner in a student-driven network promoting cryptocurrency education.Announcement of the initiative marked the start of a structured

Construction has begun on what is described as the world’s first industrial-scale facility dedicated to producing indium phosphide photonic chips, a move aimed at strengthening Europe’s strategic position in advanced semiconductors and next-generation computing technologies.The factory project, centred at the High Tech Campus Eindhoven in the Netherlands, marks a significant milestone for the region’s photonics sector and forms part of a broader effort to translate years of laboratory research into high-volume manufacturing. Developed through a collaboration involving research organisation TNO,

Huawei has presented a new blueprint for transforming broadband infrastructure with artificial intelligence, unveiling an upgraded fibre access architecture aimed at helping internet service providers manage surging data demand and increasingly complex digital services.The proposal, introduced during Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2026, centres on Huawei’s Next Generation Fiber Access Network, or FAN, which integrates AI tools with all-optical broadband systems. Company executives said the architecture is designed to help telecom operators automate network management, improve performance and adapt to the

Nvidia has indicated that its era of large-scale equity investments in leading artificial-intelligence developers may be drawing to a close, with chief executive Jensen Huang saying the company is unlikely to make further major financial commitments to OpenAI or Anthropic as both firms move closer to potential public listings.Speaking at a technology and telecom conference in the United States, Huang said Nvidia’s existing stakes in the two companies may represent the final private investments the chipmaker makes in them. The

OpenAI has introduced Codex Security, an artificial intelligence–driven application security agent designed to identify and remediate software vulnerabilities automatically, signalling a broader shift toward AI-powered cyber-defence in software development pipelines. The system, released in a research preview, expands the company’s earlier internal project known as Aardvark and aims to help development teams detect flaws in code and deploy fixes with minimal human intervention.Growing complexity in modern software ecosystems has strained traditional security review processes, which often rely on manual audits

Virtual-reality industry veteran Kevin Joyce has launched a new publishing venture aimed at helping independent developers survive a turbulent period for immersive gaming, arguing that the sector’s long-anticipated breakthrough remains ahead despite financial pressure and shifting investment priorities.The company, Evolution Publishing, has been created to support studios developing native VR titles and provide them with marketing, publishing and commercial guidance. Joyce, who has more than two decades of experience in the videogame and immersive-technology sector and previously led specialist media

Artificial intelligence designed to audit software security has identified 22 vulnerabilities in Mozilla’s Firefox browser within a two-week testing period, highlighting the growing role of automated systems in discovering complex flaws in widely used digital infrastructure.The findings emerged from experiments involving the Claude artificial intelligence model, developed by the company Anthropic, which was tasked with analysing the Firefox codebase for weaknesses. Security researchers said the AI system demonstrated an ability to locate subtle bugs and memory-safety issues that could potentially

Global cloud communications platform Infobip has opened a new data centre in Saudi Arabia, marking a strategic expansion aimed at supporting the Kingdom’s accelerating digital transformation and growing demand for locally hosted data services.The facility strengthens Infobip’s presence in the Middle East and aligns with Saudi Arabia’s efforts to build a resilient digital infrastructure under its economic diversification agenda. By locating critical cloud communications infrastructure inside the Kingdom, the company seeks to help businesses and public institutions comply with strict

Tension between Silicon Valley’s artificial-intelligence developers and defence officials has surfaced again as Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei re-engages in discussions with the Pentagon over potential collaboration on advanced AI systems. The renewed talks follow a disagreement that underscored deep divisions over the role of powerful generative AI models in military applications and the ethical boundaries technology companies seek to maintain.Dialogue between Anthropic and the US Department of Defence had stalled after disputes about how frontier AI systems might be

A large-scale phishing infrastructure that enabled cybercriminals to bypass multi-factor authentication and hijack thousands of online accounts has been dismantled through a coordinated operation led by Microsoft, Europol and several industry partners, marking one of the most significant disruptions of a phishing-as-a-service network targeting corporate and consumer accounts worldwide.Authorities and cybersecurity specialists said the platform, known as Tycoon 2FA, operated as a sophisticated adversary-in-the-middle phishing system that allowed criminals to intercept login credentials and authentication tokens, giving them the ability

Security researchers have uncovered a vulnerability in the AI-powered Comet browser developed by Perplexity that could allow attackers to extract sensitive files and credentials from a user’s computer through a malicious calendar invitation, highlighting growing security risks tied to emerging “agentic” web browsers.The flaw centres on the way Comet’s built-in artificial intelligence assistant processes instructions embedded within everyday digital content. According to cybersecurity analysts who disclosed the issue, attackers could embed hidden prompts in a calendar invitation that appear harmless

Apple has introduced a wave of new devices spanning smartphones, laptops and tablets, signalling a strategy aimed at widening access to its ecosystem while strengthening its position in the premium computing market. The launches include the iPhone 17e, refreshed MacBook models powered by the M5 family of chips, and a new entry-level laptop called the MacBook Neo priced at $599 — the lowest price ever for a Mac notebook.Announcements unfolded during a multi-day product rollout culminating on March 4 as

Speculation around a possible Windows 12 release is intensifying as the global PC industry confronts a major transition triggered by the end of support for Windows 10, leaving millions of computers facing an uncertain upgrade path.Technology analysts and industry leaks suggest Microsoft is developing a new generation of its operating system that could debut around 2026, emphasising artificial intelligence integration, improved hardware acceleration through neural processing units, and stronger security architecture designed for AI-driven computing.The potential launch comes amid a

Global tourism leaders gathering at the 2026 edition of ITB Berlin signalled a turning point for the travel industry, projecting that emerging markets and the rapid deployment of agentic artificial intelligence could drive a sector valued at nearly $2 trillion in the coming decade. Industry executives, technology developers and government representatives described a period of structural transformation in which new digital tools and shifting travel demand are redrawing the competitive map of international tourism.Travel technology companies presenting at the event

TikTok users across the United States faced widespread service disruption after a technical failure linked to cloud provider Oracle interrupted access to the video-sharing platform, marking the second such outage involving the technology partner within weeks and raising renewed scrutiny over the resilience of the infrastructure supporting one of the world’s largest social media networks.Reports of problems began circulating as users struggled to load videos, refresh feeds or access creator accounts on the platform. Outage-tracking services logged a sharp surge

Barcelona set the stage for a decisive shift in telecoms strategy as leading network vendors and chipmakers used Mobile World Congress 2026 to outline how artificial intelligence will be embedded at the core of 6G systems, signalling a move beyond incremental 5G upgrades towards a fully software-defined, AI-native architecture.Executives from Nokia, Ericsson and Intel presented live demonstrations, new research partnerships and early field deployments aimed at shaping global standards expected to crystallise later this decade. Their announcements underscored how competition

An autonomous AI agent known as hackerbot-claw has mounted a systematic campaign against misconfigured continuous integration and delivery workflows on GitHub, successfully triggering remote code execution and repository takeovers across multiple high-profile open-source projects maintained by Microsoft, DataDog, Aqua Security and others. The bot leveraged weaknesses in GitHub Actions configurations to gain elevated permissions, steal credentials, and in at least one case fully compromise a repository that underpins widespread software development tooling.Security analysts from independent firms tracking the

VAST Data has introduced two new services aimed at tightening governance and accelerating optimisation in large-scale artificial intelligence deployments, positioning its software platform as a secure and self-improving operating system for enterprise AI.The company used its VAST Forward 2026 event to unveil PolicyEngine and TuningEngine, additions to its VAST AI OS that are designed to address mounting concerns around control, explainability and performance in agent-driven systems. The move reflects intensifying competition among infrastructure providers seeking to underpin mission-critical AI workloads

A critical security vulnerability in the open-source AI assistant OpenClaw has exposed developers to silent takeovers of their automated workflows, raising fresh concerns about the risks tied to rapidly deployed autonomous coding tools.OpenClaw, a widely adopted AI personal assistant with more than 100,000 stars on GitHub, is designed to manage developer tasks across local machines, messaging platforms and integrated development environments. Security researchers disclosed that a zero-click exploit allowed malicious websites to hijack an OpenClaw agent without requiring any interaction

Equinix and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board have struck a $4 billion deal to acquire Nordic data centre operator atNorth from Partners Group, marking one of the largest transactions in Europe’s digital infrastructure sector and underscoring intensifying investor appetite for facilities tailored to artificial intelligence workloads.The agreement, announced this week, hands joint control of Iceland-headquartered atNorth to US-listed Equinix and CPP Investments, the Toronto-based pension fund manager. The valuation reflects the rapid expansion of hyperscale and high-performance computing demand across

OpenAI’s expanding work with the United States military has ignited a wave of criticism among sections of its user base, with some subscribers cancelling ChatGPT plans and shifting to rival platform Claude, citing concerns over artificial intelligence ethics and safety.The controversy follows confirmation that OpenAI is collaborating with US defence agencies on projects involving cybersecurity and the responsible deployment of advanced language models. The company has said its tools are being adapted for defensive and research purposes rather than for

Cyber criminals are exploiting counterfeit Zoom and Google Meet pages to install employee monitoring software on unsuspecting Windows systems, security researchers have warned, marking a shift towards using legitimate enterprise tools as covert surveillance implants.Investigations by multiple cyber security firms show that threat actors are building convincing replicas of video-conferencing portals belonging to Zoom and Google Meet, part of Google’s Workspace suite, to trick users into downloading what appears to be a meeting client update or required plug-in. Instead of

Threat actors are exploiting a legacy Windows feature to deliver remote access malware while sidestepping conventional browser safeguards and some endpoint monitoring tools, according to new findings from cybersecurity researchers.Investigators at Cofense Intelligence have identified an ongoing campaign in which attackers abuse the Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning protocol, known as WebDAV, in combination with Windows File Explorer. The technique allows malicious files hosted on remote servers to be accessed and executed through the operating system’s native file management interface,

OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman confirmed that the company has reached a strategic agreement with the U. S. Department of War to deploy its artificial intelligence models on the ministry’s classified network, signalling a major shift in the technology sector’s engagement with national security infrastructure and government contracts. The contract embeds safety principles that bar mass domestic surveillance and fully autonomous weapon-control, reflecting a delicate balance between innovation and ethical restraint as the administration redefines its approach to AI governance.The

OpenAI has secured an unprecedented $110 billion investment commitment from Amazon, Nvidia and SoftBank, propelling the artificial intelligence company into what could be the largest private funding round in history and sharply intensifying competition in the AI sector. The financial injection comes as the developer of the ChatGPT generative AI platform prepares for a potential public offering later this year and looks to expand its global infrastructure at scale.Amazon is set to lead the funding trio with a $50

Anthropic has declined to proceed with a revised artificial intelligence contract offered by the US Department of Defense, citing concerns that changes to the agreement would weaken safeguards tied to its core safety commitments and restrictions on military applications.The San Francisco-based company, founded by former OpenAI executives including Dario Amodei and Daniela Amodei, confirmed it would not accept amendments to a previously negotiated arrangement that it believed diluted provisions aligned with its published safety framework. The decision comes amid heightened

Atlassian has moved to embed autonomous artificial intelligence agents directly into Jira, unveiling an open beta that allows teams to assign tasks, automate workflows and connect enterprise systems through agent-driven collaboration.The Australia-founded software group said the new capability enables AI agents to operate alongside human users inside Jira, carrying out actions such as creating and updating tickets, triaging issues, assigning work and responding to project changes in real time. The initiative marks a shift from AI as a passive assistant

Google has upgraded its Wear OS platform to allow smartwatches to receive earthquake alerts independently of a paired smartphone, expanding a safety feature that until now relied largely on a connected handset.The update, delivered through Google Play Services, enables compatible Wear OS devices to display earthquake warnings even when they are out of Bluetooth range of a phone or temporarily disconnected. The change means users wearing LTE-enabled smartwatches can receive early warnings directly on their wrist, a move that strengthens

Super Micro Computer Inc. and Abu Dhabi-based EHC Investment have unveiled plans to develop sovereign artificial intelligence data centres in the United Arab Emirates, positioning the Gulf state to expand domestic control over high-performance computing infrastructure amid accelerating demand for AI workloads.The partnership seeks to deliver modular, rapidly deployable data centre facilities designed to support advanced AI training and inference while ensuring data residency within the UAE. Executives from both companies said the initiative will combine Supermicro’s high-density server and

OpenAI has disclosed that a ChatGPT account with connections to individuals affiliated with Chinese law enforcement was exploited as part of a multi-faceted cyberattack and influence operation, according to its latest threat report on malicious AI use. The account was used to draft, plan and document activities that included online harassment, covert influence campaigns and operational coordination across hundreds of platforms, prompting OpenAI to ban the associated account and highlight how artificial intelligence tools are being abused to support complex

Cyber security researchers have identified a fresh phishing campaign distributing an updated strain of Agent Tesla that relies on process hollowing and layered anti-analysis techniques to bypass conventional detection tools, underscoring the malware’s enduring role in credential theft and corporate espionage.Investigators tracking the activity say the operation begins with carefully crafted phishing emails masquerading as invoices, purchase orders or shipping documents. Attached files typically contain malicious archives or obfuscated scripts that execute a multi-stage infection chain. Once activated, the payload