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Demis Hassabis says humanity has a 'precious window' to ensure AGI is safe
Demis Hassabis has issued a stark warning: highly powerful AI may be close, and humanity needs to do more to prepare. In a short essay posted on X and Substack on Tuesday, the Google DeepMind CEO said there is a 'precious window' to act before…
Your Cyber Controls Now Decide What Coverage You Can Get
Keegan Crage | Owner, TechBrain AU — ISO 27001 certified, cyber security & AI governance partner. A mid-market business owner forwards the cyber insurance renewal to their IT manager and asks how long it will take to fill out. Last…
Interim report: January - June 2026
Order intake increased by 20% to SEK 979 m (816). Organically, order intake increased by 15% Net sales increased by 18% to SEK 991 m (843). Organically, net sales increased by 12% EBITA reached SEK 266 m (167), equal to a 26.8% (19.8) margin EBIT…
The Script Kid to Celebrity Pipeline: Fact-Checking Sunny Vaghela
If you follow the history of the early-2000s tech boom in India, the narrative style becomes predictable. A college student performs a simple tech trick, local media runs a sensational headline, and almost overnight, a new 'National Cyber Warfare…
Unpatched Claude for Chrome Flaw Lets Extensions Read Gmail, Calendar
AI security firm Manifold says two vulnerabilities it reported to Anthropic in May remain exploitable in the latest version of Claude for Chrome, the company's agentic browser extension. According to Manifold, the flaws let a malicious browser…
Valarian Raises $50 Million for Sovereign Infrastructure Control Layer
UK-based sovereign infrastructure company Valarian announced on Tuesday that it has raised $50 million in Series A funding. The company, which previously raised $20 million in seed capital, said the latest funding comes from New Enterprise…
US, Allies Warn of Russian Cyberattacks Targeting Critical Infrastructure Routers
Russian state-sponsored advanced persistent threat (APT) actors are targeting networking devices to compromise critical infrastructure worldwide, the US and its allies warn. The activity involves scanning for poorly secured devices, mainly routers…
Pentagon Suspends CMMC Phase 2 as It Rethinks Contractor Cybersecurity Rules
The Pentagon is suspending Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) phase two requirements that were set to take effect in November, pending a 60-day review of the entire program. Kirsten Davies, CIO at the Department of War (formerly the…
SAP Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in NetWeaver, Approuter, Commerce Cloud
Enterprise software maker SAP on Tuesday announced the release of 19 new and updated security notes as part of its July 2026 security patch day. The most severe of the resolved vulnerabilities is CVE-2026-44747 (CVSS score of 9.9), a memory…
Mastering Healthcare AI Implementation For Better Patient Care
Artificial intelligence is reshaping the future of medicine and medical imaging sits at the forefront of that transformation. From earlier cancer detection to faster stroke triage, AI is helping clinicians see more, decide faster and treat with…
Multiple Jscrambler Packages Impacted by Supply Chain Attack
Several malicious versions of Jscrambler's NPM package were published over the weekend as part of a supply chain attack involving compromised credentials. The popular NPM package is used within the Jscrambler Code Integrity product, a JavaScript…
Walmart delivery workers say a new app feature is sending them running around stores - and wasting precious time
A new feature in Walmart's Spark app is slowing the chain's delivery efforts, workers say. The Spark delivery workers told Business Insider that Walmart's app has changed a feature that helps them map out their trip around the store to pick up…
Visa is launching an AI Financial Assistant for banking apps: What cardholders should know
Visa is launching an AI Financial Assistant to help cardholders manage their spending and achieve their financial goals. Cardholders can use Visa's AI assistant within their banking app to chat about their card use, get savings recommendations…
The Pentagon Just Paused Its Cybersecurity Certification Program. Here's What Everyone Is Missing.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announces a 60-day review of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program, signaling a shift from emphasizing certification timelines toward reassessing how the Department validates cybersecurity…
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Applied Materials: The Picks-and-Shovels Play in an AI Era Will Continue to Trend Higher
Applied Materials (AMAT) stock has surged by nearly 190% in the last 52-weeks. The picks and shovels play in the AI revolution has continued to benefit and growth can potentially accelerate in the coming years. According to Stifel, semiconductor…
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