Category: Biz Tech

AMD has outlined a long-term server processor roadmap extending to 2030, placing its Florence and Ravenna chips at the centre of a broader push to capture demand from artificial intelligence, cloud computing and high-performance data centres.Florence, based on the planned Zen 7 architecture, is targeted for 2028 as part of AMD’s seventh-generation EPYC processor family. It is scheduled to be followed by Ravenna, an eighth-generation EPYC platform using Zen 8 cores, in 2030.The disclosure gives data-centre operators an unusually long

Google has begun introducing a unified naming system for cyber threat actors, replacing overlapping labels used by its security teams with two-word cryptonyms designed to give defenders clearer context about attackers and their likely objectives.The Google Threat Intelligence Group, known as GTIG, said the taxonomy would standardise threat tracking across its platforms and public reporting. The change follows the integration of Mandiant and Google’s Threat Analysis Group, which had maintained separate naming conventions before their intelligence operations were brought together.Under

Nearly 200 US startups have urged the Trump administration to reject sweeping restrictions on Chinese open-weight artificial intelligence models, warning that a broad ban would raise costs, weaken competition and threaten companies built around affordable access to advanced technology.The coordinated appeal was organised by the newly formed Little Tech Association and sent to President Donald Trump and senior administration officials, including Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and White House science adviser Michael Kratsios. The signatories include startup founders, investors and technology

Google has launched a selfie video sign-in option that allows eligible users to regain access to locked accounts by matching a live facial recording with one stored earlier.The feature is designed for situations where people have forgotten passwords, lost a device or cannot use their usual two-factor authentication method. It adds facial verification to Google’s existing recovery choices, which include registered telephone numbers, recovery email addresses, backup codes, trusted devices and designated recovery contacts.Users must enrol before losing access

Hackers have hijacked GitHub Actions workflows across compromised repositories to create a distributed attack network targeting cPanel and WebHost Manager servers, exposing credentials, databases and cloud accounts.The campaign uses GitHub-hosted computing systems as disposable machines for scanning the internet, exploiting vulnerable hosting platforms and transmitting stolen information to attacker-controlled infrastructure. Security researchers linked the activity to malicious workflow files planted in thousands of repositories.The investigation began with suspicious development versions of 10 PHP packages on Packagist, a repository used by

Google has been fined €890 million for breaching European Union competition rules by favouring its own services in search results and restricting app developers from directing users towards cheaper payment options.The European Commission imposed two penalties under the Digital Markets Act, marking the first sanctions against Google under the bloc’s flagship legislation aimed at curbing the power of dominant technology platforms.A €460 million fine covers Google’s treatment of competing services in search results. Regulators found that the company displayed

Two-thirds of large organisations have delayed or cancelled Microsoft 365 Copilot deployments amid fears that the artificial intelligence assistant could expose confidential information stored across poorly governed corporate systems.A survey of 279 enterprise technology, security, infrastructure and compliance leaders found that 66% had paused or abandoned rollout plans because of concerns over data that Copilot could retrieve through SharePoint. Nearly three-quarters, or 73%, feared AI tools were already surfacing sensitive material internally.The findings underscore a widening gap between corporate enthusiasm

Advanced Micro Devices has launched a rack-scale artificial intelligence platform built around its next-generation accelerators, processors and networking technology, stepping up its attempt to weaken Nvidia’s hold over the fast-expanding AI infrastructure market.The Helios system, unveiled at AMD’s Advancing AI event at San Francisco’s Moscone Center, is now in full production and is scheduled to begin shipping before the end of the third quarter of 2026. It marks AMD’s most ambitious effort to sell complete computing systems rather than individual

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has claimed that cruise missiles struck Amazon Web Services infrastructure in Bahrain, describing the facility as a key component of United States-linked digital operations in the Gulf. The scale and timing of any new damage have not been independently verified.The IRGC said the attack destroyed what it called Amazon’s central data hub in Bahrain. Its statement presented the operation as retaliation for US military strikes on Iranian targets, including the Darkhovin nuclear power project in

The US Federal Communications Commission has barred approvals for devices containing key Huawei-built components while opening 160 megahertz of upper C-band spectrum for advanced wireless services.The two decisions, adopted at the commission’s July 22 meeting, combine a tougher national security approach towards Chinese technology with an effort to accelerate 5G capacity and prepare networks for future 6G services. They could reshape electronics supply chains, mobile investment plans and competition for valuable mid-band airwaves.The new equipment rule closes a regulatory gap

Samsung Electronics has unveiled three new foldable smartphones, including a wider passport-sized model, while raising prices on two devices as higher memory-chip costs add pressure to its mobile business.The Galaxy Z Fold8, Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra and Galaxy Z Flip8 were introduced at the company’s Galaxy Unpacked event in London on Wednesday. Samsung is expanding its foldable portfolio at a time when the wider smartphone market is shrinking and competition in premium devices is set to intensify.The standard Fold8 adopts

Google has released CodeMender in public preview as a managed artificial intelligence security agent designed to find, verify and repair software vulnerabilities while keeping developers in control of final code changes.The service is available through the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform and can also operate as a component of Google AI Threat Defense. It marks the transition of CodeMender from a Google DeepMind research project into an enterprise product that can be integrated with development tools and software delivery pipelines.CodeMender differs

The 2026 FIFA World Cup altered internet use across time zones, with match schedules, streaming behaviour and short breaks in play producing sharp shifts in global online activity throughout the tournament.An analysis of HTTP traffic across more than 120 countries found that kickoff times were among the strongest influences on digital behaviour. Matches played between midnight and 8am local time frequently pushed internet activity well above normal levels as supporters stayed awake or rose early to watch. Traffic more than

The European Commission has fined Alibaba-owned AliExpress €550 million, or about $629 million, for failing to control the sale of illegal, unsafe and counterfeit products on its online marketplace.The penalty, announced on July 20, is the largest imposed under the European Union’s Digital Services Act and marks a significant escalation in Brussels’ enforcement campaign against global technology and e-commerce platforms. Regulators said AliExpress had not adequately identified or reduced systemic risks facing consumers despite operating one of Europe’s largest online

Employees’ growing use of unauthorised artificial intelligence tools is making it harder for companies to calculate returns on technology spending while exposing confidential information to systems outside corporate control.Businesses that invested heavily in generative AI are now confronting a widening gap between formal deployment plans and how staff use the technology. Workers are often turning to free consumer platforms or personal accounts because approved systems are slower, restricted or poorly suited to the task at hand.This informal adoption, widely described

London Stock Exchange is preparing to open a near-continuous weekday trading venue designed for algorithmic systems and AI-enabled trading, extending access to its markets across Asian, European and American time zones. The new platform, London Stock Exchange 24, or LSE 24, is scheduled to enter client testing by the end of 2026. Exchange-traded products will become its first asset class during the first half of 2027, subject to regulatory approval. LSE 24 will operate separately from the exchange’s Main Market. Trading is

Google has launched three lower-cost Gemini artificial intelligence models, including a cybersecurity system designed to detect and repair software vulnerabilities, as the technology group seeks to improve efficiency while its next flagship model remains under development. The lineup comprises Gemini 3.6 Flash, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber. Google is positioning the releases for organisations that need faster responses, predictable operating costs and the capacity to process large volumes of requests without relying on the most computationally demanding systems. Gemini

SpaceX is approaching its first major post-listing share release, with stock worth about $116 billion becoming eligible for sale after the rocket and satellite group publishes its maiden quarterly results as a public company. The release could sharply expand the number of SpaceX shares available to investors and test demand following a volatile first month on the Nasdaq. Employees and some early shareholders will be permitted to sell about 911.5 million shares on the second trading day after the results announcement,

US stocks rose on Monday as chipmakers recovered from last week’s sell-off, reassuring investors that artificial intelligence remains perfectly capable of generating profits, provided nobody asks where the profits are.The S&P 500 gained about 0.6%, while the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite advanced roughly 0.9%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average posted a smaller rise as traders concentrated on semiconductor shares, corporate earnings and the comforting possibility that another expensive computer might solve everything.Nvidia climbed around 1.5%, joining Advanced Micro Devices, Intel,

Telegram has introduced a rich text editor that allows users to publish structured, article-length content directly inside chats, groups and channels, marking a significant expansion beyond conventional instant messaging.The editor supports headings, tables, numbered and bulleted lists, quotations, code blocks, mathematical formulas and media embedded within the body of a message. Users can compose posts of more than 32,000 characters, removing the need to divide detailed announcements, reports or explainers across multiple messages or link readers to an external publishing

The entrepreneur and strategist argues that the debate around AI and creativity has been captured by the wrong questionTORTOLA, British Virgin Islands —The conversation about artificial intelligence and creative work has been dominated by a single, persistent question: will AI replace human creativity? Alessio Vinassa thinks this is the wrong question, asked at exactly the wrong time, by people who fundamentally misunderstand what creativity is."Creativity is not a skill set," Vinassa said. "It is a form of output that emerges

Anthropic has extended inclusive access to Claude Fable 5 for paying subscribers until July 19, delaying a planned shift towards usage-based charges as speculation mounts over another advanced Claude model appearing inside the Cursor coding platform.The company said Fable 5 would remain available on Pro, Max, Team and eligible Enterprise subscriptions for up to half of each user’s weekly allowance. Claude Code customers will also retain weekly usage limits that are 50 per cent higher until the new deadline, set

Infoblox has agreed to acquire network observability specialist Kentik, bringing together core internet infrastructure data and real-time traffic intelligence as enterprises seek greater control over increasingly complex digital operations.The companies announced a definitive agreement on July 8, with completion subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. Financial terms were not disclosed. Kentik will continue operating under its existing contracts, pricing, account teams and support arrangements while the transaction moves towards completion.The deal combines Infoblox’s strengths in Domain Name System

Apple has sued OpenAI and two former employees, accusing them of stealing trade secrets to accelerate the ChatGPT maker’s push into consumer hardware.The lawsuit, filed on Friday in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, marks a sharp escalation in tensions between companies that began working together two years ago. Apple alleges that OpenAI systematically obtained confidential product, manufacturing and supplier information by recruiting staff who had worked on some of its most closely guarded technologies.OpenAI

OpenAI and Google have supplied advanced artificial intelligence services to overseas subsidiaries of major Chinese technology companies identified by the Pentagon as having links to China’s military, exposing a gap in Washington’s technology controls.The services were provided through entities in Singapore connected to Alibaba, Baidu and Tencent. Transactions involving the subsidiaries were permitted under existing US rules, even though their parent groups appear on a Department of Defense list of Chinese military companies.The arrangements have intensified debate over whether restrictions

Space42 and Skylo Technologies have successfully tested two-way satellite text messaging and emergency alerts on standard Android devices in the UAE, moving direct-to-device connectivity through the Thuraya-4 satellite closer to commercial launch.The test linked an ordinary Android smartphone with a satellite messaging device, allowing SMS and SOS communications to travel in both directions through Space42’s next-generation mobile communications satellite. The companies said the connection required no additional hardware on the smartphone.Commercial introduction of the messaging services is targeted for the

Microsoft Corp. is moving more artificial intelligence work inside its own systems, replacing some OpenAI and Anthropic models in products such as Excel and Outlook as pressure grows to reduce the cost of running generative AI at scale.The shift marks a notable change for one of the technology industry’s biggest AI spenders. Microsoft has relied heavily on OpenAI’s models to power Copilot features across its software portfolio, while also adding Anthropic technology for selected Microsoft 365 functions. The company is

Enterprise AI agents are moving from pilot projects into business software faster than many security teams can rework the systems that decide who, or what, is allowed to log in.The main obstacle is no longer only model performance. Deployment is being slowed by multi-factor authentication prompts, short-lived session tokens, bot-detection systems, consent screens, delegated permissions and audit requirements built for people using keyboards, not software agents acting across several applications. The gap has become more visible as companies try to

G42 and Microsoft have deepened their artificial intelligence alliance through a new collaboration linking Inception42’s Catalyst agentic AI platform with Microsoft Copilot, a move designed to shift AI agents from limited trials into day-to-day government and enterprise operations.The agreement, announced on Monday, allows organisations to build, govern and monitor AI agents on Catalyst while making them available through Microsoft 365 applications including Teams, Outlook and Word. Agents developed within Microsoft Copilot will also be able to flow back into Catalyst,

Parrot OS 7.3 has been released with a clear emphasis on faster execution, cleaner images and smoother daily use, marking a refinement-led update for the security-focused Linux distribution rather than a broad expansion of its tool catalogue.The update rebuilds every edition of the operating system and targets two areas that matter to security researchers, penetration testers, developers and privacy-focused users: better performance on modern hardware and a less cluttered desktop workflow. The release follows Parrot 7.2, which arrived in May,

Opera has rolled out Paste Protect, a built-in browser defence designed to stop malicious clipboard commands before users can paste them into terminals, run boxes or other command-line tools.The feature, launched on 2 July 2026 and switched on by default in Opera’s desktop browsers, targets a fast-growing class of social engineering attacks known as ClickFix. These scams usually begin with a familiar-looking prompt: a failed video player, a broken verification page or a CAPTCHA that asks the user to copy

Aflac Life Insurance Japan has disclosed a major cyber incident affecting about 4.38 million customers, with personal, policy and some banking information exposed after unauthorised access to its customer portal and related systems.The breach, announced on June 30 and updated on July 1, involved systems including Aflac Yorisou Net, a policyholder website used for checking contract details and carrying out account changes. The company said the intrusion was detected on June 25 after abnormal system activity and that related systems

by Alexandra GovorukhaBetween 70% and 95% of digital transformation efforts fail. That’s not a technology problem. Boston Consulting Group research reveals roughly 70% of challenges in AI projects stem from people and process issues, not technical ones.Yet most organisations continue to treat transformation as a deployment challenge, not a communications one.My Executive Master’s in Digital Transformation and Innovation Leadership from IE Business School gave me a front-row seat to how transformations are architected. Studying Strategic Communications at LSE showed me why

OpenAI has begun a tightly controlled preview of GPT-5.6 Sol, a new flagship artificial intelligence model with stronger cybersecurity, coding and scientific capabilities, restricting access to vetted partners while it works with US authorities on safeguards for frontier systems.The rollout covers three models under the GPT-5.6 family: Sol, the most advanced tier; Terra, a lower-cost model designed for everyday work; and Luna, a faster and cheaper option for high-volume use. Access during the preview is limited to selected organisations through