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securityweek.com - Kevin Townsend - UK Government Rolls Out Agentic AI Defense Plan Alongside Industry Pledge
UK Government Rolls Out Agentic AI Defense Plan Alongside Industry Pledge
SecurityWeek

Two announcements on July 7, 2026, demonstrate the government's determination to improve the level of cybersecurity within the UK. At the first annual lecture at Bletchley Park (May 27, 2026), Director of GCHQ Anne Keast-Butler defined the UK…

thehindu.com - Teesta Prakash - The Indian diaspora as Australia's identity, its future
The Indian diaspora as Australia's identity, its future
The Hindu

The Indian diaspora is now officially Australia's largest overseas-born community, overtaking the England-born population for the first time. This is not a small demographic footnote. Australia's population has, for two centuries, been anchored by…

businessinsider.com - Alex Bitter - Uber's CTO embedded its top AI engineers in HR, finance, and legal, and found better ways to build
Uber's CTO embedded its top AI engineers in HR, finance, and legal, and found better ways to build
Business Insider

Uber has a new approach to using AI: 'Agentic pods.' Praveen Neppalli Naga, the ride-hailing company 's tech chief, said in an X post on Tuesday that Uber embedded 30 of its 'most AI-proficient engineers' with teams across the company, including…

businessinsider.com - Tom Carter - Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is raising external funding for the first time. Read the CEO's email to staff.
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is raising external funding for the first time. Read the CEO's email to staff.
Business Insider

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is raising $10 billion as the rocket startup aims to catch up with Elon Musk's SpaceX. In a memo sent to employees on Wednesday and seen by Business Insider, Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp said the company would raise funds at a…

prnewswire.com - Keeper Security - Keeper Security surpasses $225M in ARR with transformative growth and is emerging as the market standard for AI-native identity security
Keeper Security surpasses $225M in ARR with transformative growth and is emerging as the market standard for AI-native identity security
Cision PR Newswire

Keeper protects over 95,000 organizations, which includes many Fortune 500 enterprises and public sector agencies. The company is quickly emerging as the market standard for AI-native identity security for enterprises globally with its leading…

securityweek.com - Eduard Kovacs - Palo Alto Networks Patches 13 Vulnerabilities
Palo Alto Networks Patches 13 Vulnerabilities
SecurityWeek

Palo Alto Networks on Wednesday published advisories describing more than a dozen vulnerabilities affecting its products. The new advisories cover 13 vulnerabilities specific to Palo Alto Networks products, as well as more than 500 flaws patched…

securityweek.com - Ionut Arghire - 12 Million Impacted by Data Breach at Japanese Telco KDDI
12 Million Impacted by Data Breach at Japanese Telco KDDI
SecurityWeek

Japanese telecommunications giant KDDI this week confirmed that over 12 million people were affected by a June data breach. The incident occurred on June 17 and involved unauthorized access to a system developed by KDDI as part of the email…

securityweek.com - Ionut Arghire - Mount Royal University Confirms Data Stolen in Ransomware Attack
Mount Royal University Confirms Data Stolen in Ransomware Attack
SecurityWeek

Mount Royal University (MRU), a public university in Alberta, Canada, has confirmed that employee and student data was stolen from its network in a disruptive ransomware attack. The incident was discovered on June 17, after hackers deleted two file…

securityweek.com - Eduard Kovacs - AI Coding Tools Tricked Into Hacking Developer Machine via Decades-Old Technique
AI Coding Tools Tricked Into Hacking Developer Machine via Decades-Old Technique
SecurityWeek

Several popular AI coding assistants were tricked into facilitating developer machine hacking via an attack technique that has been known for decades, according to Google-owned cloud security giant Wiz. Dubbed GhostApproval, the attack has been…

securityweek.com - Ionut Arghire - Unpatched Backdoor in Tenda Firmware Grants Admin Access to Devices
Unpatched Backdoor in Tenda Firmware Grants Admin Access to Devices
SecurityWeek

A security researcher has discovered an undocumented backdoor in multiple Tenda firmware versions that provides attackers with administrative access to a device's web management interface. The security hole appears to affect Tenda routers…

barchart.com - Rob Isbitts - These 3 Niche ETFs Might Just Buck A Bear Trend
These 3 Niche ETFs Might Just Buck A Bear Trend
Barchart.com

The broad stock market looks like a total minefield right now. Big indexes like the S&P 500 ($SPX) are sitting at historically expensive prices, and they are relying almost entirely on a few massive AI stocks to keep from falling. However, when the…

scrippsnews.com - Emily Hanford-Ostmann - AI-powered scams cost Americans billions; here's why it could get worse
AI-powered scams cost Americans billions; here's why it could get worse
Scripps News

Navy veteran Mitchell Gordon saw a social media video promoting a government refund website. Thinking it was real, he entered his personal information and paid $200. The next day, he tried to cancel. 'All I wanted was the $200 back, so that's when…

barchart.com - Oleksandr Pylypenko - Nasdaq Futures Climb as Chipmakers Provide a Boost, Middle East Developments in Focus
Nasdaq Futures Climb as Chipmakers Provide a Boost, Middle East Developments in Focus
Barchart.com

September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU26) are up +0.46% this morning, led by advances in chip and other AI-linked shares, while investors kept a close eye on developments in the Middle East. Chip and AI infrastructure stocks advanced in…

thehindubusinessline.com - KS Badri Narayanan - Stock Market Highlights, July 9: Sensex ends 238 points higher; Nifty closes above 23,950
Stock Market Highlights, July 9: Sensex ends 238 points higher; Nifty closes above 23,950
BusinessLine

Sensex Today, Nifty 50 | Stock Market Highlights: The Sensex closed 238.22 points, or 0.31 per cent, higher at 76,741.82, while the Nifty gained 80.75 points, or 0.34 per cent, to settle at 23,962.80, recovering from Wednesday's sharp slide. The…

globenewswire.com - Man Group PLC - Man Group PLC : Form 8.3 - JTC Plc
Man Group PLC : Form 8.3 - JTC Plc
GlobeNewswire

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”) (a) Full name of discloser:Man Group PLC(b) Owner or controller…

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