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upi.com - S. Korea to dissolve military counterintelligence command, shift roles
S. Korea to dissolve military counterintelligence command, shift roles
UPI

Jan. 8 (Asia Today) -- South Korea will begin a formal process next year to dismantle its Military Counterintelligence Command and redistribute or scrap many of its functions, a civilian-military advisory panel said Thursday. The Military…

bbc.co.uk - Isaac Ashe - Substantial' cannabis factory discovered in raid in Market Harborough - BBC News
Substantial' cannabis factory discovered in raid in Market Harborough - BBC News
BBC

Image source, Leicestershire Police A raid on a cannabis factory in Leicestershire has been described as a 'huge disruption to drugs being produced in our community' by police. A warrant was executed at a property in Market Harborough in the early…

businessinsider.com - Thibault Spirlet - $14 billion AI startup Mistral - Europe's answer to OpenAI - lands French military deal as the region bets on homegrown tech
$14 billion AI startup Mistral - Europe's answer to OpenAI - lands French military deal as the region bets on homegrown tech
Business Insider

French AI startup Mistral has secured a major vote of confidence from its home government after landing a deal to provide AI technology to France's military. France's Ministry of the Armed Forces said on Thursday that it has formally notified a…

businessinsider.com - BI Staff - The list of companies laying off staff this year includes Angi and Tailwind, with dozens of others warning of job cuts
The list of companies laying off staff this year includes Angi and Tailwind, with dozens of others warning of job cuts
Business Insider

2026 is just getting started, and layoffs are already underway. Companies, including Angi, the company formerly known as Angie's List, and the popular web tool Tailwind, have cut staff, citing the impact of artificial intelligence among the reasons…

itweb.co.za - Simnikiwe Mzekandaba - SITA MD-designate to assume office in April
SITA MD-designate to assume office in April
www.itweb.co.za

SITA's head office in Erasmuskloof, Pretoria. (Photograph by Lesley Moyo) The incoming managing director (MD) of the State IT Agency (SITA) is expected to lead and oversee the implementation of the SITA 2025 – 2030 corporate strategy when he…

globenewswire.com - Frontline plc. - FRO - Strategic Fleet Renewal and Expansion
FRO - Strategic Fleet Renewal and Expansion
GlobeNewswire

Frontline plc (“Frontline”) (NYSE: FRO – OSE: FRO) announces a strategic fleet renewal initiative, involving both the acquisition of new vessels and the sale of older vessels. Sale of eight of its oldest 1 generation ECO VLCCs…

businessinsider.com - Pranav Dixit - Amazon gives managers a new way to spot who's barely coming into the office
Amazon gives managers a new way to spot who's barely coming into the office
Business Insider

Amazon is equipping its managers with powerful new metrics to monitor their reports with a dashboard that tracks not only whether employees show up to the office, but also how many hours they spend there, according to an internal document obtained…

globenewswire.com - Atos International - Atos Announces a Strategic Partnership with the World DanceSport Federation to Drive its Technological Evolution
Atos Announces a Strategic Partnership with the World DanceSport Federation to Drive its Technological Evolution
GlobeNewswire

Atos Announces a Strategic Partnership with the World DanceSport Federation to Drive its Technological Evolution Paris, France, January 9, 2026 – Atos, a global leader in secure, AI-driven digital transformation, is proud to announce a…

businessinsider.com - Grace Kay - Diary entries, text messages, and late-night emails: 9 revelations from newly unsealed court documents in Musk v Altman
Diary entries, text messages, and late-night emails: 9 revelations from newly unsealed court documents in Musk v Altman
Business Insider

More than 100 documents detailing texts, emails, and even diary entries from some of the world's most powerful tech executives were unsealed on Tuesday as part of Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman. The documents provide a…

koreaherald.com - Choi Ji-won - Korea to open FX market around the clock from July
Korea to open FX market around the clock from July
The Korea Herald

Government unveils foreign currency, capital markets road map aimed at MSCI developed-market upgrade Overseas traders will be able to access the Korean won around the clock at real-time exchange rates from July 2026, under a sweeping overhaul of…

newswire.ca - Lightspeed Commerce Inc. - Lightspeed Commerce Launches Lightspeed AI, a New AI-Powered Intelligence Layer for Retail and Hospitality
Lightspeed Commerce Launches Lightspeed AI, a New AI-Powered Intelligence Layer for Retail and Hospitality
CNW

Prominently featured at the upcoming Lightspeed Edge event in New York, Lightspeed AI introduces new conversational assistants within Lightspeed Retail and Lightspeed Restaurant. These assistants help merchants ask questions, get answers quickly…

barchart.com - Oleksandr Pylypenko - S&P Futures Tick Higher With All Eyes on Key U.S. Jobs Report
S&P Futures Tick Higher With All Eyes on Key U.S. Jobs Report
Barchart.com

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH26) are trending up +0.05% this morning as investors await the all-important U.S. payrolls report for more cues on the path of interest rates this year. Market participants also brace for a potential Supreme Court…

barchart.com - Darin Newsom - What is the Big Picture for Markets Heading Into Friday's Session?
What is the Big Picture for Markets Heading Into Friday's Session?
Barchart.com

Later Friday morning, US employment data for December will be released, immediately followed by heated debate amongst the “experts” along political rather than economic lines. The commodity complex was mostly higher again pre-dawn…

barchart.com - Caleb Naysmith - It's 'As Important as Electricity': Jensen Huang Says Nvidia Is 'At the Center of the Single Most Important Industrial Revolution in Human History'
It's 'As Important as Electricity': Jensen Huang Says Nvidia Is 'At the Center of the Single Most Important Industrial Revolution in Human History'
Barchart.com

Bottom Line Up Front: In a recent interview, Nvidia (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang talked about the near-unparalleled importance of artificial intelligence and its role in geopolitics and the economy of the future. Huang didn't downplay the significance…

computerweekly.com - Aaron Tan - Agentic AI requires rethink of cloud security strategy | Computer Weekly
Agentic AI requires rethink of cloud security strategy | Computer Weekly
ComputerWeekly.com

Amy Herzog, vice-president and chief information security officer (CISO) at AWS, warned that while the basics of security – identity management and least privilege – remain important and unchanged, the stakes are higher when humans…

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