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Check Point warns of rising attacks & AI data leak risk
Malware

Check Point warns of rising attacks & AI data leak risk

Rising phishing, ransomware and AI misuse are leaving organisations exposed, with weekly attacks up 22% from a year earlier.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last week
Professor warns on AI authority, not consciousness
Robotics

Professor warns on AI authority, not consciousness

The real risk is not sentient machines but systems that can shape loans, jobs and treatments before humans can meaningfully intervene.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last week
Lasso launches AI guardrail LEAP & raises USD $30m
Cloud Security

Lasso launches AI guardrail LEAP & raises USD $30m

The funding will help Lasso expand a guardrail designed to inspect AI traffic at scale without costly GPUs, including for US government users.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last week
It & telecoms workers most likely to use shadow AI
Data Protection

It & telecoms workers most likely to use shadow AI

Employees in IT and telecoms are most likely to use unapproved AI at work, despite higher awareness of the security and privacy risks, survey data shows.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
AOK PLUS moves member support onto NiCE cloud platform
Data Protection

AOK PLUS moves member support onto NiCE cloud platform

More than 5 million annual member contacts will be handled faster as the insurer links AI self-service with 2,400 staff on a single cloud system.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
FARx appoints ex-BT executive as Chairman for expansion
Gaming

FARx appoints ex-BT executive as Chairman for expansion

Seed-backed FARx is ramping up abroad as deepfake and identity-fraud attacks push demand for its biometric authentication tools.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
UK execs overconfident on AI failure diagnosis, survey finds
Data Protection

UK execs overconfident on AI failure diagnosis, survey finds

A 25-point gap between executives and engineers suggests many UK firms are scaling AI faster than they can diagnose failures or meet governance demands.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Three Industries, One Common Challenge: Getting Data Right Before MDM
Manufacturing

Three Industries, One Common Challenge: Getting Data Right Before MDM

Poor-quality records could undermine MDM programmes in finance, healthcare and manufacturing as AI begins acting on the data.

By Edmund Ng • 5 min read • Last week
Foxit adds local AI & Workspace in PDF Editor update
Software-as-a-Service

Foxit adds local AI & Workspace in PDF Editor update

Local AI processing in Foxit's latest PDF Editor update is aimed at regulated users who need document analysis without sending files to the cloud.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 6 days ago
Tech Mahindra launches AWS centre to scale agentic AI
Manufacturing

Tech Mahindra launches AWS centre to scale agentic AI

The launch targets firms struggling to move AI from pilots into production, with a first UK deployment reporting efficiency gains of about 40%.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Stories from Other Regions

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Malaysia ranks second in ASEAN digital nations index
Digital Transformation

Malaysia ranks second in ASEAN digital nations index

The report says ASEAN must turn national gains into a shared market as the region targets a USD2 trillion digital economy by 2030.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Clinibase named among Fast Company innovation winners
Software-as-a-Service

Clinibase named among Fast Company innovation winners

The honour highlights Clinibase's rapid scaling, as its clinical trial software and recruitment teams now use live data to cut delays.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Labour unveils AI plan with tougher rules in New Zealand
Data Protection

Labour unveils AI plan with tougher rules in New Zealand

Public anxiety over jobs, power bills and harmful content is pushing AI to the centre of New Zealand's election campaign.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 4 days ago
Confluent: Stale, unreliable data could impair enterprise AI
Data Protection

Confluent: Stale, unreliable data could impair enterprise AI

Fresh data and tighter controls are becoming critical as businesses push AI into production, with weak lineage and quality seen as a major risk.

By David Shilovsky • 5 min read • Last week
Taiwan Excellence showcases medtech at Singapore fair
Supply Chain

Taiwan Excellence showcases medtech at Singapore fair

Ageing populations and staff shortages are driving demand for Taiwan's hospital, diagnostics and home-care devices at Medical Fair Asia 2026 in Singapore.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
Manulife Asia, Ant Health eye connected care in Hong Kong
Customer Experience

Manulife Asia, Ant Health eye connected care in Hong Kong

Patients moving between Hong Kong and mainland China could get simpler treatment, claims and payments as the firms test services across the border.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Why agentic AI is the key to systems integrity
Disaster Recovery

Why agentic AI is the key to systems integrity

Tighter Australian resilience rules are pushing firms to embed governance into agentic AI before expanded access and autonomy raise compliance risk.

By Paul Arthur • 6 min read • Last week